<p>sorry for posting another completely unnecessary thread... its probably not healthy to stalk this forum so much, but anyways...</p>
<p>what's everyones unique talent or quality they have that they believe makes them stand out in the ED pool? </p>
<p>for me, i sent in a visual arts supplement, i've won some art/writing awards, and i personally think my art is pretty cool/something you don't normally see everyday. i'm banking on there being a small amount of good artists to drown out my talents... hehe</p>
<p>yeah I think it’s healthier for pretty much everyone who’s applied ED (or even RD) to stay off these boards, try worry about other applications and try to enjoy senior year a little. Ask questions if you don’t know what to do about a situation like “should I write to my interviewer?” or “should I contact admissions about X?”. Otherwise the board just becomes neurotic and gets students more anxious than they need to be (what we all hate about college confidential).</p>
<p>hmm my mom’s an alumna so I have the legacy thing going for me although that’s not much.</p>
<p>I’d say what really makes me stand out is that I currently beta test for the iPhone gaming company Tapulous. What that entitles is that I get to test some of their app updates and future tracks for bugs, glitches, etc. I’ve been at it for a year or so now.</p>
<p>If not that then I have a full scholarship to the school I am currently attending and I’ve been playing the piano for ages and now do community service involving that. I’ve also been doing karate for 7 years and I am a brown belt (my current black belt test date is sometime in July).</p>
<p>I think those of the more outstanding things I do that were on my application. I do a lot of stuff outside of school. xD</p>
<p>Astronomy researcher on the Gliese 581 Solar System (the one that beholds a presumed planet with a plausible habitable zone) It’s actually very exciting !</p>
<p>not much i think. i’m a URM, english as second language, all that. i submitted the abstract i did for this research project as part of my internship at a pennstate institution. i think my essay says a lot about me. i did it about ayn rand. i don’t think you can find a lot of people my age that have read both atlas shrugged and the fountainhead…at least i hope not, for my sake lol</p>
<p>Pop-Punk band Vocalist/Guitarist
Multilinguist (5 languages)
CEO of an Independant Record Label (try searching for “Maneo” on iTunes or Amazon. You should find some of the music I released under this label. )
Ridiculous involvement in audition-based schools arts (Drama, Musical, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Choir)
President of Cultural Exchange Club, Treasurer of Gay Straight Alliance</p>
<p>I don’t know if this counts…but a good family friend serves on the board of visitors for columbia so he wrote me a great letter and put in a call to the office.</p>
<p>kmigasde, that’s awesome i feel kind of ~eh admitting it cause i feel like people think ~oh you read a big book you’re smart huh? you know, in that sarcastic kind of way. but the book was a gift and i read it and it really changed my way of thinking. it’s great. i don’t agree 100% with EVERYTHING rand talks about, but i do agree with a lot of it. she’s a great writer and philosopher.</p>
<p>I only read it bc my sister basically made me, she is obsessed with rand. like you i disagree with a lotttt of what she writes but the ideas themselves really are amazing to think about. one of these days i have got to read fountainhead.</p>
<p>hmm, can’t say i’ve ever read one of his books. but i know my psych professor is a fan. </p>
<p>the fountainhead is okay. i read them in “order”, and by that i mean in the order she wrote them in. the fountainhead was mean to be read first, and rand actually wrote atlas shrugged for the sole purpose of explaining the fountainhead. </p>
<p>i found atlas shrugged to be more enjoyable, but the fountainhead’s story is certainly captivating.</p>
i feel kind of ~eh admitting it cause i feel like people think ~oh you read a big book you’re smart huh? you know, in that sarcastic kind of way. but the book was a gift and i read it and it really changed my way of thinking. it’s great. i don’t agree 100% with EVERYTHING rand talks about, but i do agree with a lot of it. she’s a great writer and philosopher.</p>