Design of the Overall Picture of Overseas University Application Materials

• Title: Draft

• In this document, I want to discuss the overall design of the application for studying abroad, combining various elements.

  • I also want to consider if Each Element to be Submitted Should Support Each Other is achieved.
  • How can we create consistency?

• It’s difficult to put together a puzzle when each university has different Supplementary Essay requirements.

  • It’s challenging to convey the same message to all universities through CommonApp.
  • It would be helpful to have a spreadsheet for Supplementary Essay.

• In other words,

  • I basically want to convey everything through CommonApp 650 + recommendation letters or MIT + recommendation letters.
  • Recommendation letters are important.

• How can I convey Myself as a person?

  • Personality that Prefers New Discoveries

    • Exploring New Models through Implementation
      • Programming as a Means
    • The ability to perceive challenges optimistically (mentioned in Professor Takamatsu’s recommendation letter).
    • I want to convey this in my CommonApp Essay.
      • The sense of excitement, perhaps?

  • Analytical

    • Maybe I tend to over-analyze things.
    • The process of applying for college, as seen in Scrapbox, also reflects this characteristic.
      • Grasping the Type of Supplementary Essay and the table of Supplementary Essay, for example.
      • I enjoy doing that.
    • However, I don’t consider myself to be utilitarian or purely logical.
      • I Want to Consider and Pursue the Fundamental Evaluation Function of Life
      • No Need to Rush
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      • I want to understand these concepts better.
    • (I haven’t really thought of these characteristics as my own before.)

  • Introverted aspects

    • Impostor Syndrome → I have resistance to confidently speaking out loud
    • The transformation from there.
    • I need to show that I’m different from the stereotype of being “sensitive” (according to my mother).

  • It’s better to be exposed to various fields in college

    • Specialization in Information Processing Methods in IB

  • Tendency to Think about High-level Things

  • I Want to Consider and Pursue the Fundamental Evaluation Function of Life

  • Things that might be overlooked (it would be good if these could be covered in recommendation letters, etc.):

    • The fact that I have been involved in CS for a long time.
      • I also have achievements in this area.
    • The fact that I was born and raised in a somewhat rural area (suburbs) of Saitama/Gunma.
      • I feel like it gives me a different identity from private school students in Tokyo.
    • The fact that I have been involved in rapid prototyping projects.
      • I have had experiences where I consistently progressed from planning to implementation rapidly.
        • (Hackathons/Career Koshien/Midtown+cards/GKADC)
      • For example, the Poker Chip Management LINE Bot, where I mentioned quickly implementing solutions for small problems in daily life.
        • (Also in GKADC)
      • Indeed, upon closer inspection, it seems that the aspect of creating things was not included in my application (blu3mo).
        • Thank you.

• What experiences do I want to convey? (It would be a waste to omit these)

  • Mito
    • At the very least, it is mentioned in Professor Inami’s recommendation letter.
    • However, I’m unsure if it can be mentioned in the supplementary essays.
  • GKADC/CCC
    • At the very least, I want the school counselor to mention it.
    • But I also want to mention it in the supplementary essays, especially in relation to leadership and community involvement.

• What abilities do I want to convey?

  • Academic rigor
    • IB HL Science
      • I want to convey the nuance of deliberately choosing difficult subjects.
  • Expertise in information systems
    • Achievements