Essays H/S

I have some semblance of completed essays for H and S. After the W decision, I am not sure what to think of my chances at H and S, but I have to admit that this process of writing the essays has been the most enlightening.

As a GSB alum said "Stanford essays are not meant to be an exercise in marketing, but should be an exercise in accounting". I cannot help but agree more. I think I would like to go through this process of introspection and goal-setting every 5 years. So even if the results are not favorable, I would like to think that a lot of good came out of writing these essays.

I think both sets of essays are very similar to each other, although they look to be very different at the beginning. Both of them ask you to really look inside and express what you see. This has been challenging, for an engineer like me. However, I hope that I still have managed to convey my passions intelligently, and most important honestly.

We decided not to Party this year, given the calamity in south east Asia, and instead donate the money to charity. It may be good time to reflect and ponder on what a year this has been...

To everyone, Happy new year.. hope we all have success in all shapes and sizes this coming year!!