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OutgrowingtheGarage—Elijah

Theairistaintedwithunnaturalfumesofgrease,wood,andburntelectricaltape.Oilslicksstainthefloor.Thickwoodenshelvessagunnervinglyclosetobucklingundertheweightofoldhousepaintandpowertools.Aworkbenchliesburiedbeneathpapers,rulers,cans,andmetalshards.Anuncomfortablegrowlpoursfromthewaterheater.Mostpeoplewouldn’tdescribemygrimygarageaspleasant,butIlovespendingmyfreetimehere.It’swhereIbuilta2fttrebuchetinsixthgrade,a4fttrebuchetinseventhgrade,andplantobuildan8fttrebuchetthiswinterbreak.It’swhereIbuiltabattlebotandslappedanArduinomicrocontrollerontoptogiveitintelligence.EversinceIsatwatchingjetsshaketheskyandexplosionsrockthescreeninthemovieIronManasastunnedsixthgrader,I’vespentweekendsexperimentinginmygarage,tryingtolearneverythingIcanaboutengineeringandrobotics.

Sure,outsideofmygarageIlovewildlifeandhiking,history,andweirdfoods.Iloveclassicrock,jazz,andmaybeevensecretlyKatyPerry.Nevertheless,I’vealwayshadalifeplancenteredonrobotics:

gotoagreatcollege,learnrobotics,buildrobots,getaBernesemountaindog,andlivehappilyeverafterinabeautifulforesthome.ItseemsstrangethatI’vecommittedmyselftoroboticssoeasilydespitemymanyinterests,butinreality,roboticscombinesnearlyallofthem.Computerscience,electricalengineering,andmechanicalengineeringarecrucialtotherobot,butcombinethemwithbiology,astronomy,music,orecology,andthat’swhenroboticsbecomesamazing.Icouldhelpthesickwithrobotsthatgivesurgeonsmoredexteritywhileoperating.Icouldhelpthepoorwithaffordable,robot-madeproducts.Icouldaidtheelderly,replacethelimbsofwoundedwarriors,andkeepfirefightersfromharm’sway,allwithrobots.AlthoughtheserobotsmaynotbethecrimsonandgoldIronMansuitthatfirstgotmeinterested,Ilovetherealisticandheroicpossibilitiesinthefieldofrobotics.

AlmostasexcitingasimaginingtherobotsIcouldbuild,isimaginingwhereIcouldbuildthem.IcouldbecomeaprofessorandresearchcuttingedgeA.I.algorithms.Icouldbecomeanentrepreneurandbringmycreationstomarket.Icouldevenbecomeanemployeeforatechcompanyanddevotemyselftoitslatestinnovations.Maybenextyeararoundthistime,IwillevenbestudyingontheFreshmanQuad.WiththeLCSRroboticslab,theminorinrobotics,atop-notchengineeringprogram,abeautifulcampus,incredibleseafood,andwhatthevisitingadmissionscounselordescribedasa“vibrantacappellascene,”JohnsHopkinswillbothmakecollegefunandsatisfymyinnernerd.Butfornow,Iwillgoonworkinginmygarage,competingforspacewiththefamilycar.

“WelikeElijah’sessaybecauseyoureallygetasenseofhispersonality—theessayislight-hearted,butstilldoesagoodjobofhighlightinghisinterestinroboticsinadescriptiveandentertainingwaybycomparingittohisfascinationwithIronMan.HetieshisinterestsbacktoopportunitiesatJHUlikethefreedomtocombinemultipleacademicfields,researchintheLCSRlab,andtheacappellascene.Asyouarereadinghisessay,youpicturesomeonewhowillexploreacademicprograms,studentgroups,andopportunitiesonandoffcampus—youpictureadynamicmemberofourHopkinscommunity.”

—JohnsHopkinsUndergraduateAdmissionsCommittee

StringTheory—Joanna

Ifstringtheoryisreallytrue,thentheentireworldismadeupofstrings,andIcannottieasingleone.Thispastsummer,Iappliedformyveryfirstjobatasmall,busybakeryandcafé

inmyneighborhood.IknewthatifIwerehiredthere,Iwouldlearnhowtouseacashregister,preparesandwiches,andtakecakeorders.IimaginedthatmybiggeststrugglewouldbecateringtodemandingNewYorkers,butIneverthoughtthatitwouldbethebenignactoftyingaboxthatwouldbecomebothmybiggestobstacleandgreatestteacher.

OnmyfirstdayofworkinlateAugust,oneofthebakery’semployeeshastilyexplainedtheprocedure.Itseemedsimple:

wrapthestringaroundyourhand,thenwrapitthreetimesaroundtheboxbothways,andknotit.Irecitedtheantheminmyhead,“threetimes,turnit,threetimes,knot”untilitbecamemymantra.Afterobservingmultipleemployees,itwasclearthatanyonetyingtheboxcouldcompleteitinamatterofseconds.Forweeks,Ilaboredendlessly,onlytowatchthestrongandsmallpiecesofmyprideunraveleachtimeItried.

AsIrushedtodiscreetlyshovehalf-tiedcakeboxesintoplasticbags,Icouldnothelpbutwonderwhatwaswrongwithme.IhavelearnedMozartarias,memorizedthefunctionalgroupsinorganicchemistry,andcalculatedtheanti-derivativesoffunctionsthatIwillprobablyneveruseinreallife—allwithamodestamountofenergy.Forsomereasonthough,afteramonth’seffort,tyingstringaroundacakeboxstillleftmeinaquandary.

Astheweeksprogressed,myskillsslowlybegantoimprove.OfcoursethereweredayswhenIjustwantedtothrowallofthestringinthetrashanduseScotchtape;

thissenseofdefeatwasneitherwelcomenorwanted,butremarkslike“Oh,youmustbenew”fromsnarkycustomerscatapultedmydeterminationtogreaterheights.

Itshouldbemoredifficulttodevelopaninternalpulseandsenseoflegatoinapieceofmusicthanitistofindthenecessaryrhythmrequiredtotieabox,butthisseeminglytrivialtaskhasclearlyprovennottobetrivialatall.ThedifficultiesthatIencounteredtryingtokeepasingleknotintactareproofofthis.Thelackofcooperationbetweenmycoordinationandmyunderstandingleftmefrazzled,butthesatisfactionIfeltwhenIsuccessfullytiedmyfirstboxwasalmostasgreatasanyIhadfeltbefore.

Scientistsdevelopingstringtheorysaythatstringcanexistinastraightline,butitcanalsobend,oscillate,orbreakapart.IamthankfulthatthestringIworkwithisnotquiteastemperamental,butIstillcringewhensomeoneasksforachocolatemandelbread.Supposedly,thestringsuggestedinstringtheoryisresponsibleforunifyinggeneralrelativitywithquantumphysics.TheonlythingIamresponsibleforwhenIusestringisdeliveringsomeone’spietothemwithouttheboxfallingapart.Tyingacakeboxmaynotbequantumphysics,butitisjustascrucialtoholdingtogetherwhatmatters.

IambeginningtorealizethatIshouldnotbeashamedifittakesmelongertolearn.Ipersist,andIcontinuetotieboxeseveryweekendatwork.EventhoughIoccasionallybackslideintofeelingsofexasperation,IalwaysrewrapthestringaroundmyhandandstartoverbecauseIhavelearnedthatthemostgratifyingvictoriescomefromtenacity.Iftheuniversereallyiscomprisedofstrings,IamconfidentthatIwillbeabletotiethemtogether,evenifIdohavetokeepmyfingerscrossedthatmyknotsholdup.

“Joannadoesagreatjobofgrabbingyourattentionfromthefirstsentencebycomparingherstruggleslearningtotieupbakeryboxestostringtheory.Wegetaglimpseatherpersonalitythroughouttheessay—sheisnotafraidtolaughatherselforadmitfailure.Sheusesherstorytoillustratethatsherecognizedaweakness,refusedtogiveup,andisabletogrowfromit;

whichgivesusasenseofhowshewilltacklechallengeshereatJHU.Hervoicedefinitelycamethroughinthisessay.Shealsousedthespaceeffectivelytotellusalotaboutwhosheis—herloveofmusicandscience,herdedicationtoapart-timejob,andherabilitytoputthingsinperspective.Eventhoughtheactualtopicitself—learningtotiestringaroundbakeryorders—seemsnarrowinscope,itallowedustoseehowwell-roundedherinterestswereandreallygettoknowherthroughherwriting.”

Temper—Morley

IfeelperfectlycontentatWoodrowWilsonSkateboardPark,acementswellinthegroundlocatedjustwestoftheeasternmostpointofthenorthsideofChicagoandtrappedperenniallyinthementalspaceinhabitedbyfourteen-year-oldangryyouths.Outsideofhomeandschool,itistheplacewhereIhavespentmostofmylife.Itsterrainsofamiliar,Icouldnavigateitblindfolded,towedonmyboardbyapackofferaldogs.MuchofwhatIknowoflife,Ilearnedthere.

Aseaofnodsandhandshakesandbackpatswelcomesmyeveryarrivaltothismunicipaloasis.Here,Iamknown.CalledvariouslyMor,BobMorley,Mordog,Mo,MoMoney,or（longstory）TomPork.Itistheonlyplaceonearthwhere（wereanelectionevertobeheld）Icouldalmostcertainlybemayor.Amongthestrange,sometimesdowncast,andessentiallygoodpeoplehere,Ihavefoundanotherfamily.Ineedthemasmuchastheyneedmeandasmuchasweallneedskateboarding.Thisfour-wheeledtoybringsusinnerpeace.Skateboardingisastandingmeditation,atimetoputconsciousthoughtasideandletprimalimpulseguidethebodythroughvariousjumpsandbalancingacts.Iturntoskatingintimesofjoyandintimesofstrife,tocelebrateagoodday,escapewriter’sblock,socialfailures,orotherminortragedies.

ItisatWilsonthatIencounteredonce,andthenagain,amancalledTemper.IwasthirteenwhenIcrashedintoabeefyshadowyfigureIhadheardtalkedaboutonlyinwhispers.This