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I got Denmark, Koala and an Apple.Well, I first got Denmark, Koalo and Orange, but then I realized I was spelling Koala wrong. Whoops.

I will be attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo this Fall. Are there any other Mustangs out there? If there are, do you have any advice? I'll be going into Computer Engineering and my friend is going into Business Administration. What should we expect from Cal Poly? We're rooming in the Yosemite Dorm. What is Yosemite like? Thanks!

This question was open ended. [See other post for my other essay] I cant do it! cries three-year-old Jessica Lu, moments before I kneel down and gently reassured her. After she accomplishes her latest stunt, a mini cartwheel, joy encompasses my mind while a huge smile beams across her innocent face and her older sister cheers zealously. This hidden gem, in the form of a red brick community center where I had spent 14 years of my life growing, learning and giving, had become my second family with classmates as sisters, Miss Barbara as my second mom and the children as my younger siblings. My supportive classmates and I, who share a passion for dancing, helping others and participating in this irreplaceable community, were about to embark on a journey to choreography and teach all of the ballets and taps in the recital to all levels. Okay, so since were coming from a triple time step, how about if we invert a shim sham (tap step) and then waterfall (way of performing step) into a TTBB (tap step)? Like this, I asked with a sudden outbreak of dance that nearly knocked over my well-worn water bottle during one of our frequent 9-hour long choreography sessions. Since we maintain a high standard of creativity, we often find ourselves spending hours creating our own steps, rearranging formations and, as the year progressed, readjusting our untaught choreography to accommodate for shifting levels as students transfer classes. By sacrificing many summer hours, weekends and holidays, we learned unwavering determination and collaborative teamwork. On your mark, get set, go! My students white ballet slippers leap across the creamy floor tiles with a tourjete and jete combination as they raced to the hastily assembled finish line in order to choose the acrobatic warm-up song. Laughter and friendly competition filled the room with humane warmth despite a broken heater in the midst of winter. This was just one of the numerous techniques we use to help our students, not only learn new steps, but to foster a love of dance. Teaching the entire class efficiently required leadership, respect and responsibility, skills that began to mature and transform me into a capable leader. By the end of the recital, though I was far from perfect, I had developed into effervescent and respected leader with an eccentric mind, innovative methods and compassionate heart that is always full of hugs and listening ears. As the year progresses, our endless list of tasks grows to include creating a program, cutting music and organizing all details of the recital, dress rehearsal and picture day. Later on, to ease communication between busy families and ourselves, I created a dance e-mail and website. My 20 hours a week commitment quickly increased to 30 hours during the busiest time of junior year which, consequently, helped me to better my time management skills. When the bright lights hit the stage, all of our apprehension washed away and I was filled with the image a childs glowing eyes, the warmth in a loved ones contagious smile and the invigorating energy of watching the fruits of your dedication. Minor mishaps, like when the electricity was temporarily turned off to the entire building, could not have been prevented and only added to the uniqueness of our show. As I proudly watched my students zealously doing their best, I realized that since we used our best efforts to live up to our shows name, The Wonderful World of Dance, our hard work ensured that the world wouldnt end if a period was missing from the program or the music had been cut a second too late. Our perseverance and perfectionist mindset showed us that success is not measured by preventing Murphys Law that says, Everything that can go wrong will go wrong, but by the fulfillment you extend into yourself and others. As long as you ardently put forth your heart and best effort, your dedication will effulgent and the show, similar to life, will go on to succeed. What do you think? Any feedback is more than welcome!

The question is: "How does technical fields, such as mathematics, influence who you are becoming?"I am the girl whose eyes brimmed with joyful tears when she discovered Alfonso, her beloved calculator, could graph in 3D. I am the student who was filled with uncontainable, let's break into random song kind of joy when she learned how to accurately graph any differentiable equation without the help of her adored Alfonso. I am the explorer who began doing Suduko puzzles while they were still called, "Number Place" in Dell's Math and Logic magazine. I am the learner whose infectious curiosity changed the purpose of her bed from an ideal sleeping spot to a cozy place to ponder new ideas for her growing 70-page math portfolio. While my strongest passion is applying concepts to solve practical problems, it would be distressing to deny any other of my loves, such as math, physics or helping others. I wish I could say I know exactly how all of my passions will shape my future, but, unfortunately, I'm still trying to make something out of this organized mess of beloved puzzle pieces. As a result, I have happily supersaturated my life with math, science and engineering in a world where my excited outbursts are playfully considered to be ?what happens when you take drugs? by loving but very confused friends. Whether it is taking local community college courses, performing electrochemical equations to remove the silver tarnish off my earrings or waking up at an ungodly hour to design a rocket, every memorable experience makes me more capable of incorporating as much of all of my loves into my future.In my younger years, math and logic have always created a concrete, black and white puzzle that serves as an outlet to life?s emotions. However, the inability to proven postulates, such as Euclid?s parallel postulate, relentlessly stimulated my curiosity until I found larger parallels in my own life. One example is contradictions of taking mathematical postulates on faith, yet denying religious viewpoints since they have not been scientifically proven. Though not enough to change my perspective, in many unexpected ways, math has provided a relative structure to aid my thoughts and has begun to foster a love of analyzing.I am the leader who finds blissful paradise in the prospect of creating a Geek Squad Junior and I am the friend who rejuvenates herself by researching the last technological advances. I am the teacher finds comfort in reading the latest issue of Popular Science and I am the dreamer who aspires to a life full of exhilaration and challenges. Simply put, I express my passions by being myself and by surrounding my life in as much of my passions as possible. I ooze Taylor?s series from my pores, breath string theory out of my lungs, allow stoichiometry to flow through my veins, and still, my curious mind desires more. The invigorating energy of having passion running through my blood makes me believe in the possibilities of tomorrow.I'm afraid that my essay doesn't answer the question or give enough specific examples. What do you think?

I should add that I begin college this Fall, so you might not want to regard my advice with much authority. It's just what I have been trying to do this summer, so that I won't kill myself in college. Sorry for any confusion

I took both the SATs and ACTs. The SATs seem to be better for people who are strong test takers. The ACTs are better for people who are better studiers. For me, my ACT score was higher and better reflected my strength in math. My overall was a 31, which is equivalent to about 2100 (or 1400 using the old system). My math was a 33, which is about a 760. I can't recall my other scores. I would advise you to try and take both. Most people I know do better on the ACTs than the SATs.

I'm going into Computer Engineering and according to my counselor, I have to take 18 units a semester if I want to graduate within 4 years. Most engineers at my college opt to become super seniors (5th year) and only take 15 units a semester.My advice is more for next year, but try to take a course in the summer at a local community college or an online course from your actual college. That will lighten your load a little bit. In addition, try to work two jobs during the summer and winter, so that you can work less during the school year.Good luck!