Art History Personal Statement

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From a young age, my passion lay in my utter fascination with numbers and mathematical concepts. Whether I recalled sport stats or my teammates’ swim times to adding the total for the groceries we were purchasing, math has always been in my blood. Math problems are puzzles that need to be cracked, especially in calculus, with challenging and intriguing topics including differential equations, derivatives, integrals, and numeric sequences. However, in the midst of my junior year, I discovered a newfound passion: art. Art, an unexpected passion, truly surprised me. Art History literally took my breath away. It wasn’t just the grandiosity of the works, but the style, history, meaning, and effect that each painting has on society. Underneath …show more content…

The opportunity to undertake challenging dual-degree programs at a highly academically respected institution would not only ensure post-graduate success, but allow me to explore my intellectual passions and ultimately, to learn and grasp the power of knowledge. The intellectual atmosphere fosters and produces the top individuals in their field and Nobel Laureates and I simply hope to gather the expertise UPenn has to offer. Moreover, the school combines the scholarly pursuit with inquisitive research, which allows great minds to collaborate and discover how to change the world for the better. The curriculum’s flexibility allows students to choose between double majors in the same school or dual-degree in two separate schools, which would allow me to pursue my passion in art history and math with the choice of an actuarial science or an applied math degree. I find the plasticity and U Penn’s different approach would satisfy my intellectual curiosities and allow me to pursue my academic interests intensely. The Wharton Business school offers a personalized actuarial career path one void of business focus, rather oriented on real-world situations and using mathematical concepts to solve global problems. Hence, I find UPenn’s Wharton School and the College of Arts and Sciences to be truly inspiring as they discover life-saving cures, genetic breakthroughs, examine

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