Intellectual Education Vs Mount Holyoke

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There are two main passions guiding me through life—development and mathematics. While Mount Holyoke, as an institute representing intellectualism, exceeds all of my expectations, it also provides freedom of development to its students. As a Mount Holyoke scholar, I would be able to study in a unique and demanding program based on my aspirations. Coming from a Russian standardized system of education, it would be exciting to enter into a bigger intellectual arena based on personal choice.
Back in Russia, at the Omsk State University, I faced one of the most motivating and terrifying challenges. I was a freshman in the applied physics and math department when I asked a professor about an equation we discussed during the lecture. He answered,

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