College Admissions Essay: I Love That Changed My Life

I am a scholar and a fixer. Learning new things and solving problems are two things I find myself devoting the majority of my brain power to, not because I have to-- but because those are things I genuinely enjoy. My heart (and my brain) call me to science and math because they speak equally to my curiosity about the world and to the analytical side of me. The pursuit of knowledge never stops, not for me at least. The more I learn about the world the more I realize I do not know nearly anything, which just makes me crave to know more. And with more knowledge, comes more problems in my wheelhouse which I can solve. There is something so uniquely soothing about finally figuring out a problem; whether it is the solution to a complex mathematical problem or just the answer to a simple “why is this happening?” question. It is a euphoric high I could spend my life chasing. I yearn to understand everything I possibly can about the world. My love of science stems from the fact that we can use it to understand (almost) all of what we see around us.

I am an explorer.

One area I am extremely passionate about is outer space. Since I was a child, I have always looked at the stars with a sense of awe, wondering “what could possibly be out there?” Still, I retain that sense of wonder when I read about new advancements and discoveries. The unfathomable vastness of space never ceases to knock me off my feet. One particular point of fascination is black holes: massive, unrelenting voids which we still understand little about. One reason I am drawn to them (aside from their inescapable pull), is because we know so little, there is so much to discover, there is so much to explore. Space is full of unsolved problems and unexplained phenomena, just begging for order to be extracted from their

chaos.
I am an advocate. Law is a passion I have always been drawn to for a myriad of reasons, the first being that I am not afraid of an argument. Dare I say I actually enjoy it? My Mother always swore I could and would argue with a blank signboard. While that may be an overstatement, I certainly am not afraid to fight for what I believe in. It is important to stand up for what you believe is right with so much injustice in today’s world. Nothing makes my blood boil like the heat of injustice. Though it may seem contradictory, another reason I am pulled to the study of law is the ambiguity of it. Ambiguous laws make for ethical gray areas, which are an interesting caveat of the law to explore. A big debate that comes up in courts is morality vs legality-- the abortion debate is a fantastic example. Some may consider it immoral, but does that mean that it should be illegal? In my opinion, courts should regulate legality exclusively, morality is a debate that should be left to one's own conscious. This philosophy seems to be falling out of favor in the legal system, putting the rights of those who may not share the same moral views of those in power in jeopardy. Majority rule with minority rights is a fundamental principle of democracy, a principle which people in the legal system must fight to protect. Ethically ambivalent issues are one of my favorite topics to debate, as they connect both my love of law and my love of mental challenges.
I am uniquely me-- weird intellectual passions and all. I am a thinker, researcher, and explorer all rolled into one.