âMy first and most important research project to date almost ended with failure.â
My first and most important research project to date almost ended with failure. Ăron Ricardo Perez-Lopez describes his first experience with research in an MIT application essay that worked!
âMy finished sculpture is born of nothing but a handful of pipe cleaners and my imaginationâ
Pipe cleaners may seem childish to use in art â but to me, they are colorful and comforting, flexible and versatile, and there are no boundaries to what I can create with a few fuzzy sticks.
âLegolas is my favorite characterâ
My optimism has drawn others to me, even if they occasionally grumble "How can you be so darn happy all the time?"
âI consider my work to be funâ
Like most teenagers, I spend a lot of time on the internet.
âI hope to share this wild ingenuity with the worldâ
When the sand became too much of an obstacle to plow through, we took to digging into the earth as pirates, eager to find the precious hidden booty of Dr. Phillips island.
âI will not forget what my mother dreamedâ
Since that time, I have longed to see snow and to encounter exotic experiences that I could not find in Thailand.
Apples to apples to better apples
They stared at it in stunned silence for a while. I fidgeted with my fingers. Did I mess up?
A physics Olympiad that was almost bad
By the time I switched back to the test a neglected anxiety problem was at its peak, a sticky area covered my arm, empty test pages were sitting on the table, and only two hours were left. I knew it wouldnât end well.
âThis is the place where the fog rollsâ
I am still picking through it all, trying to piece together who I think I want to be.
âThe world was once just a tiny silhouetteâ
I loved the hustle and bustle of daily commuters. I dreamed about becoming them, about having the opportunity to live life in a busy city.
âThe pride I felt after volunteeringâ
The weekends I spent volunteering at events around the city soon translated to hours leading students.
âI feel aloof yet connected to the rest of the worldâ
When it is dusk, I can see how the lights of the houses echo the stars above...