Traveling outwards, you would see our universe: billions of galaxies, trillions of worlds, an uncountable number of stars. We marvel at the vastness of magnificence of the cosmos, yet sometimes we forget, there is also magnificence inside of the human.
Traveling inwards, you could see inside my individualistic brain: an incoherent mass of number values, peculiar concepts, unimaginable ideas. My mind is colored with hues of fascination towards the natural world, with shades of intrigue towards equations and functions, with tints of enthrallment towards the workings of human society. Organisms are astonishing pieces of art created amidst chaos. The scope of biology is unlimited; the element of wonder is inexhaustible; the possibilities for
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Penn’s commitment to research through CURF provides openings to examine topics that interest me, such as Professor Abel’s research on the role of sleep on the hippocampus and the effects of neurodevelopmental disorders on memory storage. Additionally, Penn offers classes, such as “Molecular Genetics of Neurological Disease,” which permits me to decipher the inner workings of the brain’s diverse functions and the outcomes that arise when a disease occurs. At Penn, countless opportunities to broaden my appreciation for and comprehension of the study of life empower me explore my intrigue towards the miniscule and my aspirations of seeking macroscopic impact outside the …show more content…
Mathematics is perceived to be a checklist of procedures and formulas, but it actually opens up my world into a limitless, open-ended, dynamic universe. Math is the foundation to scientific discoveries, the language of physics and engineering, the underlying principle of the natural law. Its strict rules guarantee intricate, complex and logical reasoning, yet it contains creativity, different approaches, and distinct avenues of thinking. Math is everywhere, defining the small and the big. In addition to mathematics, my head contains musings of studying human society and its relationships. Social sciences reflect on the personality of our universe: the history, culture, policy, behavior; this field allows me to comprehend the nature of mankind and the societies we organize. History paints the timeline of the progression to our lives today, psychology underlines the mental processes that build human behavior, economics predicts responses to policy