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How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future?
Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to Chicago.
Since my kindergarten days, my inclination in school has always been to absorb and mull over new information. While my peers often bemoaned the “uselessness” of the material that our teachers presented, I faithfully remembered and considered anything any teacher said. Though my memorization skills did not always produce stellar test grades, I understood and retained the big picture without fail.
High school courses, containing seemingly boundless new knowledge, more than satiated my penchant for learning and thinking. I have always had an affinity for math, but the readiness with which I took to French, history, and literature surprised even me. After four years and twenty courses, I have outgrown my high school and am already yearning for the wealth of information in college.
The University of Chicago has no divisions. Every student can take any course that the school offers. This freedom particularly appeals to me. It allows me to pursue, in depth, subjects in which I do not necessarily excel. As an economics major, I will be able to take literature and creative writing classes that I might be unable to take at another university.
Finally, I expect an excellent assortment of peers at the University of Chicago. When admissions counselor Jeffrey Hreben visited my high school, he described the university’s student population as slightly nerdy but very fun. Judging from his description, past attending students from my high school, and the people who are applying to the University of Chicago this year, I safely assume that if I am accepted into the University of Chicago, I will never be far from diverse, curious classmates. The students around me will be of the highest caliber, and I belong among them.
SD
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
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