I was born into a traditional Hispanic family in Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States. This conventional family pattern follows a patriarchal hierarchy in which the father is the head of the household and responsible for all major decisions for the family.
My father served the US Army where I had the opportunity to study in several schools during my early childhood. This allowed me to become fully bilingual. In elementary school, I studied in three different schools: Kindergarten in my home town, Naranjito, Puerto Rico; first grade in Fort Bragg, North Carolina; second grade in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico; and I returned to my local town of Naranjito to finish fourth to sixth grades. Later, my family settled in Naranjito, which provided me with an opportunity to continue my studies in middle and high school. I graduated from high school with a GPA of 3.30 and with 2,789 in the College Board. I completed my associate degree studies while attending full time. I completed my baccalaureate degree in Secretarial Sciences in 1996 while attending part-time at night at the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamon. As education has been a major goal in my life, I continued my pursuit for personal development by obtaining Master’s in Business Administration with a major in Human Resources while working full-time and raising a family as a single parent. I completed this two-year program within 18 months achieving a GPA of 3.71.
The demanding requirements of military life, adapting to different cultural values and various issues facing a single parent raising a family forged in intrinsic desire to seek after additional education, stability, and own development. These experiences continue to inspire me and provide the momentum toward...
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...nality, talents, training, organization, attention to detail, attributes, and love of helping others. It would be a pleasure and honor to have the opportunity to be accepted into your law school.
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I would like to make a clarification regarding my GPA difference on my Bachelor’s Degree versus my Master’s Degree in Business Administration. When I was pursuing my Bachelor’s Degree, I was very young and naïve to understand the importance of the GPA for additional education in the future. Once I matured, I decided to forge ahead academically and pursue a Master’s Degree. Although the evening program was for two years, I could complete it in 18 months with a GPA of 3.71 due to my educational commitment and the continual desire to further my education, which will continue throughout the remainder of my scholastic career. Thank you for your consideration.
Attending the University of Houston Law Center would afford me the opportunity to gain an education I know only they could offer. The University of Houston is a first-tier institution that constantly produces superior talent that continuously excels in all fields of law. Earning my degree of jurisprudence would be the crowning achievement in my life, but knowing that I couldn’t be able to use it effectively would be as equally disappointing. Coming full circle, I’d use my degree to make a difference for those privileged and those who aren’t alike. The realm of law is where I feel I belong and I’m eager to prove myself.
In both cultures, grandparents and elders are highly respected, the father holds most of the power and is the decision maker of the household, the mother is the caretaker of the household, and the children’s only responsibility is to go to school and receive an education. This is the case in almost every Hispanic family because they tend to keep traditional values. This hierarchy also occurs in traditional American families. It was always thought that the “absence of a father is destructive to children, particularly boys, because it means that children will lack the economic resources, role model, discipline, structure, and guidance that a father provides.” (Biblarz & Raftery, 1999) However, this is no longer the case. The differences between American family structures can be most clearly seen when separated by socioeconomic class. Now, studies have shown that “children from single-mother families do approximately as well as children from two-biological-parent families.” (Biblarz & Raftery, 1999) This encourages mothers to believe that a single-mother household is still successful. Therefore, the mother becomes the decision maker and caretaker. This concept also applies for opposite genders. In single-father households, the father is not only the decision maker but the caretaker as well. These family structural differences make way for another similarity in Hispanic and American cultures. Faith
Child rearing and family structure within the Hispanic culture is noticeably different than what is present in the mainstream Western culture of today. One apparent difference is in gender roles. There exists a vastly different expectation in Hispanic culture for males and females. The male is considered to be the independent breadwinner, and the head of the household. Accordingly, the female role is one of submission and provider of childcare. In contrast, it is more than acceptable in Western culture for a female to maintain a non-traditional role. Hispanic culture additionally differs from Western culture in the traditional makeup of the family. Within Hispanic culture the extended family plays a huge role
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