Statement Of Purpose: AP Chemistry

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Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom.(prompt)
For sure an academic subject that has inspired me has been chemistry. My sophomore year I began by taking the Honors Chemistry course offered at my school. The first couple of weeks proved challenging but I loved learning and applying this subject to my everyday life so much that I decided to take AP Chemistry my Junior year. Despite not having the highest grades in the class I can say with certainty that I had the greatest newfound understanding of the world I live in. Specifically the world of chemical reactions within the human body. Anything from respiration to memory requires a certain set of

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