Help! Is my Caltech essay off topic?

<p>It's the prompt about how math and science inspires you.</p>

<p>This is a short summary of the essay:</p>

<p>I have many basketball teammates that tore their ACL's, and because of this I did a lot of reading about the injury and the rehab. So during my research, I found a method that had a significantly quicker recovery rate and that really had me mindblown. This discovery made me want to find other ways to further lessen the amount of time need to get back in the game.</p>

<p>So this method i came across was extremely intriguing, which is why I now use it to "satisfy my intellectual curiosity" by trying to think of ways to improve these methods.</p>

<p>Sorry if this doesn't make sense, but I appreciate any answers you guys have!</p>

<p>IMO, it is a unique and very interesting story, though I’m not sure if your “inspiration” can be counted as related to math/science.</p>

<p>P.S. My son is still working on this one. You have to come out one page of it!</p>

<p>My son’s essay was similar in that it was all about how he thought about math and he didn’t actually have a product (nor did have research) and he got in. I guess they want to see potential and passion.</p>

<p>Thank you both! I appreciate your input.</p>

<p>For the prank/quirky humor/fun short answer, does it necessarily have to be about a prank, or can I just write about a way I have fun, for example, doing the rubik’s cube?</p>

<p>In the answer, I tried to incorporate my sense of humor into having fun with the rubik’s cube. Does that answer the prompt correctly?</p>

<p>please anyone?</p>

<p>Showing yourself to be inventive, quirky, and creative is more important than exactly answering a prompt. I think your notion has great possibilities, especially if you describe creativity and humor in the paragraph!</p>

<p>something that happens a lot in your school–> you realize that there is a pattern, and it is a problem that must have solution —> sparks your intellectual curiosity —> you investigate ----> you learn something that you and your class mates did not know before, and that will help them----> you may able to improve for betterment of everyone.</p>

<p>Analogy
Apples have been falling down for centuries, Newton was curious why and the rest is history. </p>

<p>Now your example and results are not as earth shattering as Newton’s but it shows scientific method, it shows an aptitude for reserach. </p>

<p>That is what is the essay is about. About you, about your analytical and intellectual abilities and interests. You have a good example, you can choose to present it an intelligent and thoughtful way, or you can make it pedestrian. Think of how you will write about it.</p>

<p>(hint: why did someone else in your school not do that reserach or realize there could be a different way?}</p>

<p>Thank you guys for the input :)</p>