<p>Hey, this is my college essay.
I’m trying to get into Virginia Tech, George Mason, and possibly UVA (but not at all likely).
Does anyone know if JMU is good for Computer Science and Astrophysics? Thanks!</p>
<p>The reason I chose to write about my depressions is because that is what made my gpa low in the first place. In my Freshman and Sophomore years when I was depressed (My parents never got it diagnosed, but I clearly wasn’t at all happy), I had gpa’s of 2.7 and 2.8.
After It ended, my Junior GPA jumped to 3.95.
Overall, my gpa is 3.3, but I think colleges ought to know why that is.</p>
<p>Thunder Clouds
By: Nathaniel Zhu</p>
<p>I crawled shattered over my stormy clouds of depression wondering, could I become anyone else but me? Is reality truly void of respect and love? Am I the only one living in this dark ecstasy of failed hopes and friendships? Is hope merely the figment of human coinage? Who and where am I? Help! </p>
<p>No one came to help. I never voiced my inner fire. I thought about suicide - the idea of heaven, a realm of eternal peace was tempting, but my logical half told me I had to help myself. The storm finally cleared over the summer of my junior year in High School when I browsed over a series YouTube video on Cosmology by Carl Sagan. For a while, it pervaded all aspects of my thinking. It opened my eyes to the vast possibilities of the universe. How I remember it, it was as if I was engulfed in a sense of tingly warmth and I knew I would do whatever it took to bottle that wonder and its wisps of golden dust.</p>
<p>One year later, I now see life as a puffy cloud – not black like it used to be, but shimmering like a shard of diamond encase in a cocoon of silver. I am whoever I want to be and I can overcome whichever path I choose. I am free from the gloom of self-hate and self-pity. </p>
<p>The side-effect of this awakening became an improvement in my grades. In Biology, I often catch myself with my mouth hanging open at the inner workings of Neurotransmissions or the practical applications of Physics. Finally free, I drenched myself in philosophy and cosmology. I was struck by Doris Lessing’s Prisons We Choose to Live Inside; I realized the extent to which I was shaped by society. Only when I understood myself was I able to understand others. </p>
<p>I asked myself “how could I help others dissipate their storm clouds?” I thought, “YouTube was how I found myself so it is fitting that it is where I can help others”. I made many videos about my experiences with depression and how I overcame it along with many on philosophy supported by cosmology. Soon I had amassed over 2200 friends and 1800 subscribers which then prompted me to join the YouTube Partnership program. I received many comments saying things like “I really do like your quotes” and “You’re very brave” but I need a greater outreach. I need an education only Virginia Tech could provide. With a good education, I will truly be able to make a difference in the world. </p>
<p>In the future when I think back on what I’ve done for humanity, I want to be able to say, “I did as much as I possibly could”. I believe my love for cosmology will save humanity from ourselves. In less than 50 years, the Biologists would have discovered the cure to aging. What then? How can the Earth support our huge numbers?</p>
<p>My target is set: I shall catapult humanity into the deep cosmos where-in we may experience the realities of the universe abroad.</p>
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<p>Here’s my resume:
Check it out!
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I think my GPA is around 3.34 or so. Yeah It sucks…If only I could have ended my depression earlier.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>