Major
Art history and visual arts
1. What aspect of the Columbia community, outside of the classroom, would you most want to impact and why? (150 words or less)
I want to get involved in the Columbia University Badminton Club. As the president of the Badminton Club in my high school myself, the club won the award for the Best Club; badminton is always the sport I have great passion for. Columbia has a well-developed badminton club with weekly exercise and professional games. If I can get in this club, I am going to further revise the setting of weekly practice.I believe this club is designed for students with all skill levels, but the biggest concern for beginners is the lack of confidence while having skillful players around. What I did in high school was setting training sections with different levels; students could choose to take part in the training levels they prefer. Skillful players can coach beginners; higher level sessions can work with hired professional coaches periodically. I mean to make the environment more inclusive. Members can not only further their own skills, but are highly encouraged to pass this passion towards others; the Inheritance and promotion of sports beyond generations is the emphasis I valued most. Please tell us what you value most about Columbia and why. (300) With the 2-year experience of pursuing STEM subject and auditing internships at PwC, I am absolutely sure about my real interest in the career now and I am eager to catch up the professional training in art I somehow lack. Columbia has an incredible academic reputation in art; it offers tons of opportunities for students to explore. Besides high-standard professional art courses I am addicted to, I will gain advantages of Broadway shows, operas and museums due to school’s preferential ticket policy. Students are also encouraged to choose internships or jobs off campus. The internship in Phoenix Printing and Dyeing Company fired my affection towards exhibition art; interning at local art museums or gallery is the first intern choice for me like working at MoMA. In Columbia, students have every right to define and express the art they value. For me, art is a combination with unlimited possibilities. The creation of art requires the communication with ego and the inside sensitiveness; it couples the hardness with the softness, the existing history and the expectation of future. The balance of all these elements makes art can be greatly influenced by the outside. Watching performers of Shakespeare Troupe vitalizing those ancient lines under the stars, I felt the glory of liberty, which is exactly what I look forwards to. Besides the classes, the Artist Society Club is the most attractive association for me because it is a place where I can materialize what I learned or conceived. Specifically, I am particularly interested in Chinese traditional handicraft such as paper art and embroidery; I believe I will bring these elements into this unrestrained club and seek a perfectly balanced combination of western and eastern styles. Besides the major field, the embodiment of liberal education at Columbia is another highlight for me. The core curriculum requirement at Vanderbilt is more scientific based. Differently, the core curriculum at Columbia also greatly emphasizes the Literature Humanities, Contemporary Civilization. Specifically, by taking both western and eastern philosophy courses, I no longer have traditional stereotype of western philosophy and realize how various ideological bases influenced the formation of different cultures and thinking modes. By jumping out of those familiar scientific subjects and studying curriculums from …show more content…
Spirited by the art culture in New York, I took the Asian Art History course last year. By exploring a broad range of artifacts including monuments, painting, calligraphy, etc, I realized the process of the shaping of Asian art culture influenced by local philosophy, social politics, and other cultures. It is the key to professionally re-encourage my passion towards art. At that period, regardless how much academic pressure I faced or how cultural differences frustrated me at first, the spirit of art gave me the strongest reason to stay enthusiastic towards my life. After one semester at Vanderbilt, while losing the opportunities to engage in art, I started to be awarded that my enthusiasm towards art has been always there, rooted in my life and nourishes my
Art history and visual arts
1. What aspect of the Columbia community, outside of the classroom, would you most want to impact and why? (150 words or less)
I want to get involved in the Columbia University Badminton Club. As the president of the Badminton Club in my high school myself, the club won the award for the Best Club; badminton is always the sport I have great passion for. Columbia has a well-developed badminton club with weekly exercise and professional games. If I can get in this club, I am going to further revise the setting of weekly practice.I believe this club is designed for students with all skill levels, but the biggest concern for beginners is the lack of confidence while having skillful players around. What I did in high school was setting training sections with different levels; students could choose to take part in the training levels they prefer. Skillful players can coach beginners; higher level sessions can work with hired professional coaches periodically. I mean to make the environment more inclusive. Members can not only further their own skills, but are highly encouraged to pass this passion towards others; the Inheritance and promotion of sports beyond generations is the emphasis I valued most. Please tell us what you value most about Columbia and why. (300) With the 2-year experience of pursuing STEM subject and auditing internships at PwC, I am absolutely sure about my real interest in the career now and I am eager to catch up the professional training in art I somehow lack. Columbia has an incredible academic reputation in art; it offers tons of opportunities for students to explore. Besides high-standard professional art courses I am addicted to, I will gain advantages of Broadway shows, operas and museums due to school’s preferential ticket policy. Students are also encouraged to choose internships or jobs off campus. The internship in Phoenix Printing and Dyeing Company fired my affection towards exhibition art; interning at local art museums or gallery is the first intern choice for me like working at MoMA. In Columbia, students have every right to define and express the art they value. For me, art is a combination with unlimited possibilities. The creation of art requires the communication with ego and the inside sensitiveness; it couples the hardness with the softness, the existing history and the expectation of future. The balance of all these elements makes art can be greatly influenced by the outside. Watching performers of Shakespeare Troupe vitalizing those ancient lines under the stars, I felt the glory of liberty, which is exactly what I look forwards to. Besides the classes, the Artist Society Club is the most attractive association for me because it is a place where I can materialize what I learned or conceived. Specifically, I am particularly interested in Chinese traditional handicraft such as paper art and embroidery; I believe I will bring these elements into this unrestrained club and seek a perfectly balanced combination of western and eastern styles. Besides the major field, the embodiment of liberal education at Columbia is another highlight for me. The core curriculum requirement at Vanderbilt is more scientific based. Differently, the core curriculum at Columbia also greatly emphasizes the Literature Humanities, Contemporary Civilization. Specifically, by taking both western and eastern philosophy courses, I no longer have traditional stereotype of western philosophy and realize how various ideological bases influenced the formation of different cultures and thinking modes. By jumping out of those familiar scientific subjects and studying curriculums from …show more content…
Spirited by the art culture in New York, I took the Asian Art History course last year. By exploring a broad range of artifacts including monuments, painting, calligraphy, etc, I realized the process of the shaping of Asian art culture influenced by local philosophy, social politics, and other cultures. It is the key to professionally re-encourage my passion towards art. At that period, regardless how much academic pressure I faced or how cultural differences frustrated me at first, the spirit of art gave me the strongest reason to stay enthusiastic towards my life. After one semester at Vanderbilt, while losing the opportunities to engage in art, I started to be awarded that my enthusiasm towards art has been always there, rooted in my life and nourishes my