<p>The deadline is today, so I was hoping to be able to get a few last minute comments on them. (I think they're aweful....just a warning.)
Any feedback/comments will be VERY much appreciated!</p>
<p>ESSAY #1: In an essay of 300 words or less, write about how your personal or academic interests relate to your intellectual or professional goals.</p>
<p>There has always been a concept in biology that has fascinated me to no enda concept that can take all of the bits and pieces in the world and make them seem like they each belong on opposite ends of the universe, and at the same time bring them so close together, that they are suddenly the same thing. This concept is the unity and diversity of life. How is it that each person on the entire planet can be so amazingly different in how we think and feel and want, yet look exactly the same underneath a microscope? And if we extend this concept to all life forms, it is truly difficult to not to suspect a greater being above us. My captivation with life on earth has lead to my extreme interest in biology. It seems that the more I learn about all the different facets of life, the more perfectly they seem to fit together. It is like a large jigsaw puzzle in which with each piece I find, the clearer the picture becomes. However, I realize that there are still many gaps in my picturethe things yet to be learned, and things yet to be found. Some scientists spend their entire lives working out tiny corners of this puzzle, so I know that it will not be easy. However, I make it my personal goal to fill in as many of those holes as I can, so I can possibly one day oversee the entire masterpiece of life on earth.</p>
<p>ESSAY #2: In an essay of 300 words or less, choose one extracurricular activity, work experience or community service project from the list you provided on the application and explain why you initially chose it, why you continued with it, and how you benefited from it.</p>
<p>I could never be more thankful of my parents for forcing me to start piano. Even though I had dreaded every one of my first few lessons, and used to spend more time sulking underneath the piano bench than actually on it, I do not regret any of it. If I had not started piano, I would have never learned to respect the focus, emotion, and most of all, the hard work pianists put into each performance; I would have never noticed that there is no moment more beautiful than when someone is trying their best. It was an inspiring image, and it caused me to suddenly immerse myself in music. Although I know that even my best might not be good enough sometimes, and that it might take me two hours to learn something someone else could learn in one, I realized over the years that if that someone does not bother putting in that hour of effort, they would have just opened up the opportunity for me to become better than them. Someone who tries hard is more formidable than someone who is born a genius; it was because of piano that I was able to learn that. I now constantly try to remind myself that I must always try my best because it is humble, respectable, and always beautiful.</p>