Personal Statement Archives

As a student how I plan to be successful is pretty simple and straight forward. Be confident in yourself, stay focused, organize your time, communication and studying! When it comes to my goals and dreams I have no choice but to be focused inside and outside out class if I want to succeed in life. Taking notes and asking questions is something thats effective for school and outside of school in the real world this is a great way of always knowing whats going on, and you can also learn things you...

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Should College Attendance Be Mandatoryor Optional

It is difficult to determine if attending classes in the university should be obligatory or not. It is depending on student commitment and university itself .In my opinion, as a student at Syrian Virtual University I believe that attending classes should be optional for the following reasonsFirst, Syrian Virtual University is a developed university and it is depending on communications through a lot of civilized ways like emails, internet, special programs, so teachers can record all the session...

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Why Iwanttogoto College

Have you ever dreamed of being all that you could be, Did you ever wishyou could make a difference, Have you ever asked yourself questions likethis What if I didn't do this..., What if I did this instead..., If youhad an opportunity to redeem yourself and make yourself better in everyaspect of your life would you do it, I sure would! And that is exactlywhat a college education means to me. What could I possibly do whilegetting a college education that would redeem my past mistakes and makemyself...

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Invisible Strings Attached My Own Faith Perspectiveand How It Shapes My Daily Life

While Seattle Pacific does not require a profession of Christian faith for admission, we do seek to admit students who will best succeed in and benefit from a Christian learning environment. Please describe your own faith perspective and how it shapes your daily life. (250-500)My father came from a very religious Buddhist family, and my mother came from a very religious Christian family. Growing up from two different religious backgrounds never left me with a specific religion of my own. But tha...

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My Shoesmakea Statementabout Me

Hey! Did you get the new Jordans this weekend, Oh, are you talking about the Toronto Raptors 7s, Of course I did! How can I pass on such a beautiful and carefully crafted shoe, When I took the shoes out the box, I could smell the burnt rubber and sweat from the workers who put the shoes together. It was like I was there in the steamy hot factory watching the soles and tongue bring the shoes to life. The red stripes on the soles of the shoes are what catch your eyes. They resemble the color of a ...

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What Basketball Meansto Me

It was like my life flashed before my eyes witnessing my life go do the drain, I was headed for the worst. Growing up in a home with eleven other siblings, I received barely any attention. I decided for myself that I was going to act out to gain the attention that I needed. I was young with a very bad attitude, and I felt like the world owed me everything. I was hostile to my parents, my teachers, and anyone who stepped in my way. Although, there were people who were helping me turn my life ar...

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What Friendsand Family Meanto Me

People say that friends both come and go, and to the extent of my knowledge, this is the most truthful saying that I have ever come across. Daily, I encounter many people whom have an impact on my life in numerous ways. Despite the plethora of people that I have come to know, my father reigns at the top of the list as he is the one person that has influenced my life the most. My father, through his own life and experience, has taught me the importance of education by seizing the opportunities th...

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Learninga Life Lesson

I came to the United States with dreams of further study. Initially, it wasnt easy to settle down, as I was away from my family for the very first time. I was feeling home sick, so I invited my mother to visit me. I was extremely happy to see my mother, however, my happiness turned to grief when my mother suffered a transient ischemic attack in the very first week of her visit. The biggest problem that I had to face at that time was a lack of funds. My mother had no medical insurance, and we wer...

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Granny Nannies Business Plan

The generation of Baby Boomers'' is finally hitting theretirement age and the need for home healthcare for the elderly isreaching it's peak tremendously. With the rising cost of nursing homesand assisted living facilities, there is a rising need for in home carefor retirees and elderly people age 65 due to physical or mentallimitations. Granny Nannies is a franchise that offers in home care tothis age group with either full or part time options (franchisebuygranny nannies). They cater to t...

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What Ilearnedin High School

Is there anything in your past that you would like to change, How would you change it if you could, To begin with, I would go back and change my high school years. I slacked off and didnt do my best. They would always talk to us about these zero level classes and of course, I was like, that will never happen to me. Unfortunately, it did. No, I was not proud of myself but what could I possibly do. I procrastinated my whole high school years. To make things worse, I was hanging out with the wrong...

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Why I Wantto Pursuea Careerin Dentistry

Since I started primary school, I have always had a deep passion forbiology and art. I started making sculptures out of clay when I was inthe secondary school, I accompanied my cousin to a dental office once atthat time and I can vividly remember paying full attention to thedentists hands all that instruments and materials and the way he usedthem, art and science in one place. My cousin was all smiles when helooked at the mirror and there it was, my future job, Dentistry. Givingsmiles to people ...

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Senior Yearof High School

Life is all about choices be they good or bad I choose to make good decisions. One of the most important and recent decisions I made was to attend the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. Over these last two trimesters, Ive had an eye-opening experience as far as learning how to manage my time wisely and how to balance the three Ss School, Sleep, and Social. That being said, I still have occasional lapses in decision-making as I learn the hard way the consequences of procrastinatio...

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Applicationfor John Hopkins

Even though my career path is in the medical field, I have gained invaluable experience the past three summers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, MA. With my high school Biology teacher Dr. Roslyn March-Amegadzie along with a scientist at WHOI, Dr. Richard Camilli. The program, Summer Introduction to Engineering and Scientific Research (SIESR), gave me and a group of students from the Chester-Upland School District, that were low-income students a chance to explore...

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Describing My Family History

Both of my parents migrated to the US in order to find a better life but have found themselves struggling to make ends meet. My father never finished high school and my mother graduated from high school in Illinois but stopped her education there. As of today no one on my dads side of the family has managed to make it to a university. I would love being the first in the family to have the privilege to attend a university. It has always been a dream of mine to go to a university and to demonstrat...

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Personal Statementfor College Application

My past jobs may seem surprising at first glance but these jobs have aided me significantly in reaching my career goals. Through these selective jobs and my community Ive begun to forge myself into the confident, client oriented, team based leader that I aspire to be. Post MBA I plan to become a socially responsible leader specializing in small to medium sized businesses and startups. Over the course of my experience Ive come to recognize the importance of communication. The most important of th...

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