Who am I? This is the question millions of people struggle to define. I am a woman; not a girl. I have faced medical terms and illness involving oncology since the age of nine. I have faced two life changing surgeries with the support of loved ones and the best staff at UCLA. I have been blessed to narrowly escaped cancer and losing the option to conceive. I have carried a job since the age of sixteen. I have graduated high school early. I have finished sixty units in under a year and half. But I have not fulfilled the education necessary to better myself and hopefully the lives of others.
While these life events and achievements do not define me as a human, they certainly have shaped me into the woman present today. And I am seeking admission to your school to continue my journey, giving me the education and tools to create my personal legacy. Every person has stepping stones throughout their life, and I am confident that my next one will begin with a letter in the mail from your college. This will be the very beginning of our journey together. Your school will guide me along my personal success route. With your psychology program I will be able to better develop my knowledge and passion. Soon enough stop two will come, I will be receiving my bachelor’s degree in psychology. But there is still more to come for us, your graduate program will ultimately help me accomplish the biggest portion of my education and future career goal. Please help me achieve these beautiful moments, I assure you we will make a great team.
April 2004: Picture a 9 year old girl, she is tall and lean with chocolate colored hair and blue eyes that have not yet gained a lot of wisdom or life experience. She sits in a cold waiting room cuddling and feed...
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...r children. It was then I enrolled in the Regional Occupational Program for child development. A co-requisite of the program was to do volunteer work of 180 hours at a local day care. I chose Tutor Time, and it was an amazing choice. It was there I really was able to observe the different developmental techniques in action and how the children interacted.
I have started developing my own life experiences but need the educational background to better serve myself and others. Everything has a purpose and going through those medical struggle’s as a child was no exception. I am grateful to say that no longer do those moans haunt me, instead they drive to complete my goal of achieving a Masters in psychology and having a career that is truly meaningful to me. Not many can say they were meant to be in their profession. I look forward to the day I can proudly declare it.
That moment marked both an end and a new beginning. It was the culmination of and an ending to two of the most difficult years I have had to face: being in medical school, in a different country, with a catastrophically ill parent. I suffered immensely during those two years—struggling academically and personally. My attention was inevitably divided between what was happening at home and concentrating on my studies. I stumbled, faltered, failed, and fought with self-doubt, but each challenge I faced required that I remind myself of one thing: I have to
...r. With all of the downfalls that I have experienced in my academic and personal life a college education will make it possible for me to continue my journey into becoming a prestigious working corporate lawyer. I have the drive for success and I am certain that with this scholarship I would be able to pay off my debt and help my mother with her own educational goals. I was content that I was able to encourage her to attend school and I am most fortunate to be given an opportunity to help both her and myself obtain our ultimate goals for the near future. Thank You so much for this opportunity to compose this essay to you about my experiences in the academic arena and why I am deserving of this course. I am most deserving of this opportunity and I wish you and your organization much success for endowing me with this opportunity to be a candidate for your scholarship.
I have had several wonderful opportunities to work with children. At my school I enjoyed helping teach a young children's music class by playing songs for them, telling them about the violin, and helping them develop a love of beautiful music. I would enjoy continuing this as an adult. Last year I helped a kindergarten teacher in an underprivileged school, stapling papers and supervising children. I most enjoyed helping small groups learn the alphabet, supervising two children at a time as they tried to match the capital and lowercase letters and identify each letter.
During my first semester in college, when I was enrolled in Intro to Psychology (Psych 101) I established a new love for school and learning. I began so engrossed in every aspect of it that I never wanted class to end. It was from then on that I decided to pursue my B.A. in psychology. After completing three years, I realized that there is still so much knowledge to be obtained in this field. Therefore, I want to continue my education at the Queens College School of Psychology Graduate Program.
I started my journey of furthering education at Brunswick Community College. I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to major in but I knew I wanted to work with children no matter what. I started my college courses for nursing and quickly realized that I needed to do what I loved most, which is teaching young children. I switched my major to Early Childhood Education which was honestly the best decision I have ever made. I finished my degree in about two and a half years and was so happy to graduate. I actually graduated with honors (cum laude) which was a great accomplishment! I was so proud of myself! I had known since my first day in this major that I wanted to continue on after my associate's degree. I knew I was too dedicated to stop there. So I
It was in my second year of college, upon transferring to Hofstra University, when I realized how much harder my experience as a foster youth made college for me. Because of this, I decided to dissect Administrative Children 's Services
I had been volunteering in a kindergarten classroom during my study hall my sophomore year. I was about one month into working with this class and was really fond of it. I enjoyed getting to teach the kids to read and write, as well as forming some cool relationships with
To this day, I am so thankful I had to go through these life experiences, because it is those struggles, and those hardships, that define me as the person I am today. I believe my confidence, international, and life experience will add a lot of value to the academic community of Hult....
In conclusion, I have had many definitive experiences that have confirmed that school psychology is a career that is strikingly well suited for me. My ambitions, characteristics, passions and determination will drive my success in this field. I am eager to have the opportunity to receive a graduate level education in this field in such an prosperous program at NAU.
It has been my lifelong dream to have a profound academic achievement. My personal goal is to become a Licensed Psychologist. Just recently I graduated from my Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Phoenix. This first step in my educational pursuit gave me the confidence that I can still fulfill my dream of becoming a psychologist. There are a few turns and road blocks in my educational trek; however, I never lose sight of my goal. I now, more than ever, intensified my passion for reaching my goal.
My first semester in college, I took a Psychology 101 course and immediately knew I wanted to work in this field. I was drawn into different theories and how individual’s minds work. I always believed I was born to help others and guide them to success in life. I desire to help others because of my own personal struggles with mental illness. My unique perspective on mental illness allows me to empathize on a different level with individuals. I desire to give back and support to the community the way it was there for me during my dark times. I was lucky to have known from the start that psychology was my interest. I am excited to continue my education in the counseling field and become a future Clinical Mental Health Counselor.
I started working for the school district and really enjoyed working with the kids, but they were only mild special education, kids who had reading problems or language barriers, some with more severe problems. I knew that I wanted something more challenging.
My choice of nursing as a career was inspired by past experiences that made me appreciate the field and its virtues. My mother was an obstetrician-gynecologist in China. I grew up having spent lots of time in her hospital. The medical field really appealed to me. Nevertheless, my mom thought that being a teacher was a better career choice for me. As a result, I worked as a high school teacher till my husband and I came to the U.S. to pursue our post-graduate education. I started my retail business in Madison, Wisconsin after I earned my master’s degree in Organization Development. My life appeared to have nothing to do with my childhood medical dream. However, things changed when both of my sons were diagnosed with Autism. The successful experience
In conclusion, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for enabling me to express myself. I would be very thankful if I am offered an admission in your esteemed university.
I never thought this day would come. I mean, I did know it was coming, but I just never thought it would be this soon. Since birth, Lina has been my older sister, my companion, my confidant, and moreover, my best friend. As years passed, I acknowledged that we were getting older, and that the date of her departure was getting closer, yet, I did not want to believe it. Since last year, she had been in the exhausting process of applying to universities, and by the end of May, the University of New Orleans (UNO) granted her with a generous scholarship. With a smile full of pride and amazement, she accepted the scholarship and reserved her space in the Psychology field in the UNO. Overshadowed by the great news of her scholarship, we failed to foretell the gloomy days that were close to arrive.