But although the aim of many computer games may be bloody, they continue to provide a source of community and connection for me, and a sense of uniting fun with technology -- a spirit I hope to bring to the university community.

Question Two:

Focus: Potential to Contribute

Rationale: UC welcomes the contributions each student brings to the campus learning community. This question seeks to determine an applicant's academic or creative interests, and potential to contribute to the vitality of the University. Tell us about a talent, experience, contribution or personal quality you will bring to the University of California.

It's just a game." But for me, games are a very serious business. I do not only refer to my potential to contribute in the university team for ACM ICPC in algorithm contests, as I have in the past for Google Code Jam, Topcoder Open and Topcoder Single Round Matches,...
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