Write a short thank-you note to someone you have not yet thanked and would like to acknowledge. (We encourage you to share this note with that person, if possible, and reflect on the experience!) (150-200 words)*
Dear Hoang Minh,
As you probably remember, I was pretty much a loner back in primary school. I still remember the times, back in fourth grade: when we hid behind the lunch tables in the cafeteria from the school security guard, after running around the school hallway - breaking the school rule. Or when we used to play pranks by throwing wet paper tissue at others' bathroom stalls. You were my one and only friend that I had. You were always proud to introduce me to your friends. You made my life so much brighter and filled with memories of joy and happiness. Because of you, I've grown to be much more sociable and welcoming to meeting new people. Because of you, I don't have to live in regret of not making friends. Because of you, I enjoyed life. Thank you for all the laughter you brought me. Thank you for changing me into a more open and cheerful person. What you did meant the world to me, though I have never said it before.
Your forever best friend,
Dat
Considering the specific undergraduate school you have selected, describe how you intend to explore your academic and intellectual interests at the University of Pennsylvania. (150-200 words)*
UPenn Wharton School provides a flexible curriculum, innovative learning, leadership development, and knowledge for action. These four aspects will be crucial for my journey in pursuing business analytics at Penn. First, with a flexible curriculum, I can get a head start on graduate school as I look to pursue a Master's degree in the US. Secondly, innovative learning is vital in developing my creative thinking through participating in the various teaching methods - seminars, case studies, and lectures - that professors at Wharton provide. Thirdly, with leadership development in Wharton's classes, I will be advancing my leadership skills through group-related activities as a team leader, especially in the case studies. Lastly, through Wharton's knowledge for action quality, the program supplies me with hands-on experience in starting a business with Venture Lab through Wharton Leadership Venture. Wharton also has a research program that will help me to dive deeper into solving complicated business problems.
How will you explore the community at Penn? Consider how Penn will help shape your perspective and identity, and how your identity and perspective will help shape Penn. (150-200 words)*
I was raised in a very traditional and political Vietnamese family. Every Tet Holiday - a Traditional Vietnamese holiday - I go into the fields to the really old gravestones of my ancestors and "invite" them back to join our family for Tet. In addition, I have been listening, conversing, and meeting politicians all my life, developing my own political perspective through them.
Besides contributing to Penn's diversity with my Vietnamese culture and political view, I come with a passion for math. I expect to meet people at Penn's undergraduate math society, exposing me to new angles on math and sharing my views. Moreover, Penn has a math contest club, which organizes a math contest annually, in which I could participate and help organize the competition, making the club more vibrant and invested. Additionally, since Penn has a very vibrant and diverse international community, I will encounter new traditions and cultures as I make new friends there. Lastly, I look forward to focus on civic engagement, a quality that I've been yearning to participate in.
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