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For a long time, I was comfortably drifting. In my specialized physics-math school, the path laid out for us is incredibly clear and logical: work for the GPA, enter a solid local university, and let the system guide you. It’s a good, safe path, and most people around me follow it. I did too. When […]
I am a strong candidate because I approach problems the way researchers do, by sitting with uncertainty long enough to turn it into a question worth answering. I first encountered environmental issues not as topics to study, but as questions that seemed impossible to ignore. A West African forest on a map looked intact, yet […]
My fascination with the classics lies in the profound ways in which Greco-Roman antiquity established the foundations for modern political structures, literature, art, and philosophical thought. This passion of mine recently culminated in my High Honours award in the Lumiere Essay Competition, where I interrogated modern democracy which I contrasted with the democratic thought of […]
Many students think about sciences independently. I am more interested in combining sciences as that is where the real benefit comes in. Interdisciplinary sciences are the future for solving earth’s problems. I aim to bridge the gap between math, science and humanities which results in more rounded and effective research that results in real benefits […]
To achieve something, does someone else always have to have achieved it? In my country, around me, most people follow the same path or are influenced by what people say. I don’t think they really know what they want. Most people follow the same path anyway, like everyone else, you have to do well in […]
I believe that everyone needs external support to some degree. Over the past nine months, my understanding of this phrase has changed a lot. I used to think that everyone should cope with problems on their own, but now I realize that everyone deserves to be supported. This is especially important in a society where […]