College Admissions Essay: Intellectual Pursuit Of My Life

As an avid pursuer of knowledge and intellectual fulfillment, I seek fresh and meaningful intellectual experiences on a consistent basis. One such experience had originated with a personal connection between my passion for mathematics - my favorite school subject for as long as I can remember - and what I had seen as a hole in the love and dedication shown by others towards mathematics that implored filling. I had wholeheartedly decided to fill the hole myself by creating a math contest for everyone in the area, and led them to enjoy the spectacle of mathematics firsthand. In so doing, I have experienced an intellectual pursuit which, to this day, and likely for the rest of my life, continues, and will continue, to provide not only satisfaction, but also a wondrous sense of accomplishment and gratification. As a young child raised in a small, rural town, I did not have nearly the number of opportunities that I have now. My exposure to intellectual material outside the classroom was somewhat limited, and I was constantly seeking challenge, yet had seldom been satisfied. When my family had heard of higher educational opportunities, we had relocated there, and my capacity for intellectual pursuit had
Despite my ever-growing love for mathematics and its ties to the world around me, only a few of my peers had partaken in the same sort of inseparability. Those who were not part of this bond seemed to be isolated from it altogether. From then onward, I had made it my mission to foster a connection between math and the rest of the world - one which could not be broken or compromised. Although the area around my family’s new home was abundant in learning opportunities, it did not have many math competitions - though the few that existed had significantly helped in making my mathematical dreams a