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***Recommened 100-250 words******Please help me to fix any problems***Thanks*** Born and raised in a developing country and from a middle-class family, nevertheless, the opportunities that I have had during the past 16 years are not much, but they built my foundation for the future. Learning from history classes and traveling did make a huge impact on me. I had the chance to go from the poorer countries to the most powerful Western countries. And I knew some of the reasons for the small countries to be poorer is because these countries used to be the colony of Europe and America. However, a history lesson changed my point of view about Asia's economic situation. The Meiji Restoration, a revolution that made Japan, a feudatory country turned into a strong and wealthy empire. With the intelligence and enterprising leadership skills, Meiji led his country to innovate significantly. The revolution's success is why Japan wasn't invaded and turned into the most powerful country, just by learning from the West. I have learned from this revolution the skills of leadership, organizing, and learning from others. In 2017, I have participated in the Global Issues Network program as a participant to develop my communication skill and to acknowledge globalization. The program taught me the skills for communicating, researching, time arrangement, and more. The reason for me to study International Relations is because I have been questioning and gaining the answer for the policy revolution for the developing countries in Southeast Asia and other countries with a lack of economy, politics, etc. I also want to do researches about the way to make a better relationship between every country.

***Recommended 100-250 words******Please help me to fix any problems***Thanks*** Born and raised in a developing country and from a middle-class family, nevertheless, the opportunities that I have had during the past 16 years are not much, but they built my foundation for the future. Learning from history classes and traveling did make a huge impact on me. I had the chance to go from the poorer countries to the most powerful Western countries. And I knew some reasons for the small countries to be poorer is because these countries used to be the colony of Europe and America. However, a history lesson changed my point of view about Asia's economic situation. The Meiji Restoration, a revolution that made Japan, a laudatory country turned into a strong and wealthy empire. With the intelligence and enterprising leadership skills, Meiji led his country to innovate significantly. The revolution's success is why Japan wasn't invaded and turned into the most powerful country, just by learning from the West. I have learned from this revolution the skills of leadership, organizing, and learning from others. In 2017, I have participated in the Global Issues Network program as a participant to develop my communication skill and to acknowledge globalization. The program taught me the skills for communicating, researching, time arrangement, and more. The reason for me to study International Relations is that I have been questioning and gaining the answer for the policy revolution for the developing countries in Southeast Asia and other countries with a lack of economy, politics, etc. I also want to do researches about the way to make a better relationship between every country.

Growing up with a learning disability in a hyper-competitive education system I have had to work harder than my peers to achieve the same results. this instilled the value of hard work and perseverance in me. My family would describe me as reserved and dependable while my friends would tell a completely different story by describing me as extroverted and reckless . I have always been ready to try new things like playing a new sport for example. I started playing squash at the age of 14 which is very late as people start playing as early as 5 years old. When I started I could barely hit the ball let alone compete with people of my age group. I started to play train for 8-10hrs a week for a year until I felt that I was ready to compete in tournaments. I played tournaments all over the country and I achieved a top 100 national rank in my first year of competing, only due to my hard work and my commitment to prove to people that it is never too late to start. Something else I am proud of is my ability to apply concepts taught in the classroom in building projects that will help people who are not as fortunate as us. An example of this is my electricity-producing water pump which converts the kinetic energy produced by the pumping motion into electricity and stores it for later use. This would allow electrification of rural and remote areas with almost no added cost and would use pre-existing infrastructure

Growing up with a learning disability in a hyper-competitive education system I have had to work harder than my peers to achieve the same results. This instilled the value of hard work and perseverance in me. My family would describe me as reserved and dependable while my friends would tell a completely different story by describing me as extroverted and reckless. I have always been ready to try new things like playing a new sport for example. I started playing squash at the age of 14 which is very late as people start playing as early as 5 years old. When I started I could barely hit the ball let alone compete with people of my age group. I started to play train for 8-10hrs a week for a year until I felt that I was ready to compete in tournaments. I played tournaments all over the country and I achieved a top 100 national rank in my first year of competing, only due to my hard work and my commitment to prove to people that it is never too late to start. Something else I am proud of is my ability to apply concepts taught in the classroom in building projects that will help people who are not as fortunate as us. An example of this is my electricity-producing water pump which converts the kinetic energy produced by the pumping motion into electricity and stores it for later use. This would allow electrification of rural and remote areas with almost no added cost and would use pre-existing infrastructure

Essay Start:So many subjects delight me. I am interested in biology AND philosophy, technology AND psychology, literature AND cognition. It's in my DNA. From the outside, one wouldn't expect a STEM oriented person like me to be enthralled by literature. And yet I've spent countless mornings groggy after a night of reading by flashlight. Percy Jackson and Harry Potter filled my childhood, but as I grew older I was introduced to political and social concepts through Ender's Game and Isaac Asimov's Foundation. Zlata's Diary, All The Light We Cannot See, Trevor Noah's Born a Crime and so many more have further influenced the way I think. Through literature I've explored my own philosophies, creating weird blends like optimistic nihilism yet a strong belief in the importance of the church. At Northwestern, Professor Gary Morson's famous class "Russian Literature" or Professor Megan Hyska's "Introduction to the Philosophy of Language" are the perfect places for me to explore my fascination. I've also always been captivated by Biology and Computer Science. From K-12, my brain has been filled with cell membranes, for loops, encryption, and protein structures, all equally exciting (shout out to Mrs. Stine for sparking my love for mnemonics and binomial nomenclature!). My favorite part is that though the subjects are completely different in material, they both share a logic based foundation. Every element and molecule follows a logical "this causes that" pathway, all together creating incredibly intricate systems of reactions forming what we call life. Every line of code gives the computer a specific instruction, creating cascades of information that allow us to use the basic functions of the computer. Northwestern has an array (haha) of great professors and courses that I would love to explore my favorite topics through. Computer Science, Biology, and Psychology are my bread and butter. Through them I've found Cognitive Science, an awesome blend of subjects used to understand one of Earth's greatest complexities. What's especially interesting to me is that Cognitive Science is interdisciplinary at its core, meaning that the Northwestern quarter system complements the essence of what Cogn Sci is. Should I want to explore a certain part of my major further, such as how artificial intelligence attempts to imitate our neurological processes (biomimicry is so cool!), I could take those classes with flexibility. And, as the cherry on top, the Cognitive Science program is expansive with incredible faculty. I would love to study under Professor Mark Beeman and get involved at the Creative Cognition Lab in his exploration of human problem solving and intuition. Why Northwestern? Because where else can I be AND. (I know this is too long, I plan to cut it down to meet the 300 word limit)

Essay Start:So many subjects delight me. I am interested in biology AND philosophy, technology AND psychology, literature AND cognition. It's in my DNA. From the outside, one wouldn't expect a STEM oriented person like me to be enthralled by literature. And yet I've spent countless mornings groggy after a night of reading by flashlight. Percy Jackson and Harry Potter filled my childhood, but as I grew older I was introduced to political and social concepts through Under's Game and Isaac Asimov's Foundation. Late's Diary, All The Light We Cannot See, Trevor Noah's Born a Crime and so many more have further influenced the way I think. Through literature, I've explored my own philosophies, creating weird blends like optimistic nihilism yet a strong belief in the importance of the church. At Northwestern, Professor Gary Mormon's famous class "Russian Literature" or Professor Megan Ska's "Introduction to the Philosophy of Language" are the perfect places for me to explore my fascination. I've also always been captivated by Biology and Computer Science. From K-12, my brain has been filled with cell membranes, for loops, encryption, and protein structures, all equally exciting (shout out to Mrs. Stine for sparking my love for mnemonics and binomial nomenclature!). My favorite part is that though the subjects are completely different in material, they both share a logic based foundation. Every element and molecule follows a logical "this causes that" pathway, all together creating incredibly intricate systems of reactions forming what we call life. Every line of code gives the computer a specific instruction, creating cascades of information that allow us to use the basic functions of the computer. Northwestern has an array (haha) of great professors and courses that I would love to explore my favorite topics through. Computer Science, Biology, and Psychology are my bread and butter. Through them, I've found Cognitive Science, an awesome blend of subjects used to understand one of Earth's greatest complexities. What's especially interesting to me is that Cognitive Science is interdisciplinary at its core, meaning that the Northwestern quarter system complements the essence of what Coin Sci is. Should I want to explore a certain part of my major further, such as how artificial intelligence attempts to imitate our neurological processes (biomimicry is so cool!), I could take those classes with flexibility? And, as the cherry on top, the Cognitive Science program is expansive with incredible faculty. I would love to study under Professor Mark Bee man and get involved at the Creative Cognition Lab in his exploration of human problem-solving and intuition. Why Northwestern? Because where else can I be AND. (I know this is too long, I plan to cut it down to meet the 300-word limit)

Each person has a different concept of the most critical thing in their lives, and to me, nothing is more important than my persistence. After successfully getting into my dream high school, another problem started to appear to me. Even though I'm not in good shape, I have always been a huge fan of soccer so I applied to the soccer club at my school as soon as they announced their recruitment. However, when I showed up at the try-out, almost everybody there, even some of the judges, was laughing at me. Obviously, I failed that test, but I didn't feel discouraged and tried to practice for the club's selection next year. One more time, I was jeered for my overweight body at the try-out, and I couldn't be recruited. Again, my persistence didn't allow me to quit, so I kept practicing and waiting for my opportunity. Fortunately, this time I had successfully passed the test with a quite high score and officially became a member of my school's soccer team. From my experience, I must acknowledge that I cannot succeed in the future with just my persistence alone, but without it, I'm sure that I won't be able to achieve any of the big goals in my life.

Each person has a different concept of the most critical thing in their lives, and to me, nothing is more important than my persistence. After successfully getting into my dream high school, another problem started to appear to me. Even though I'm not in good shape, I have always been a huge fan of soccer, so I applied to the soccer club at my school as soon as they announced their recruitment. However, when I showed up at the try-out, almost everybody there, even some judges, was laughing at me. Obviously, I failed that test, but I didn't feel discouraged and tried to practice for the club's selection next year. One more time, I was jeered for my overweight body at the try-out, and I couldn't be recruited. Again, my persistence didn't allow me to quit, so I kept practicing and waiting for my opportunity. Fortunately, this time I had successfully passed the test with a quite high score and officially became a member of my school's soccer team. From my experience, I must acknowledge that I cannot succeed in the future with just my persistence alone, but without it, I'm sure that I won't be able to achieve any of the big goals in my life.

I am not what destiny has chosen me for, but what I have chosen me for.My story evolved from being an inept personality to an avid-ardent identity. Born into a family of multi-cultured parents, I am a fusion of varied traditions. To be more specific, my mother is from Southern India, from whom I inhibited the quality of selflessness and persistence. My father from Northern India, and corporate environment, fetched my special interest in computers and leading the team. I was fortunate enough to have a computer at the age of 8. While other kids were hopping on the street playing hop-scotch, I was bouncing from one page to another on internet. This is where it all started, I was engrossed with the 16-inch screen most of the time. No games, no activities & no friends. I used to be in my room all the time, after I returned back from school. My parents thought I had some Social Anxiety Disorder, but they didn't know I was busy learning a new language in my 16-inch world. With Java in trend at the time, I was learning C++ basics from a website called learncpp.com. It was my summer break, when I created my first basic game PONG game using C++. It was a big achievement for me. I continued learning it, isolated from my friends and family. It was same until the summers of 2015; this incident altered the course of my life. My father, a charming and social person, was hit hard by stress & depression. He was traumatized and due to abnormal behaviour was admitted into an asylum for 14-days treatment. Post treatment, he was fine and was getting back on track. But this hit me the other way, from being isolated in a room, I took care of the house, my sister and consoled my mom. Be it from cooking food, getting groceries or handling my school work; I matured at a very tender age. I was away from my 16-inch world for months; I could not get back to learn the language in the time. This incident produced a new version of myself. When & where did I gain back my interest in my 16-inch world? It was the end of my summer break, when our school collaborated with SOF (leading Olympiad conducting body). We were introduced to Science, Maths, Cyber & English Olympiad. Eager for an event to spark my ash-interest, I took part in the Cyber Olympiad. I was back in my world, bouncing from one page to other, looking for all the important stuffs for the exam. The preparation was good, paper was moderate, summing up it went well for the first-time participant. I was back on my academics to score good in the finals. It was one cold morning of January, amid the assembly, I was invited on the stage for an award called "Zonal Excellence Award". Shocked me, took seconds to understand what was happening until I was called again. I stood up and walked up the stage to receive it. Seeing my fellows cheering for me, I was overwhelmed by the appreciation. I received the award for achieving Rank 4th in the entire state. This event took me back to my 16-inch world again, but for ever this time. With time being passed, I actively took part in the events and competition held inside and outside the school. The reward, was the thing which kept me motivating to get going. Our school was not a classy school with many clubs & contests held now and then, but with my interest for computers & specifically developing web pages never ceased. Inspired by my classmate, I and my small team of 3 approached our Principal Ma'am with a small proposal to launch a CS Club in school, helping juniors with ICT problems and hosting small inter-house hackathons. To my surprise, we were denied at first for being immature to launch it. But with our constant approach and sheer passion for the club, we were allotted to launch our club in the campus, after 3 denials in a year. It was a great pride for my team to be the Founder of the leading club of the school for 2 years; until I left the school in Grade 10, to find more exposure to my subject. But the world was struggling with a very indifferent event of the century. And, maybe God has something else for me. My 16-inch world, which made me curious to find my career in computer world, left me in the pandemic. With no physical classes, and everything virtual, I was introduced with a 14-inch world. The world which I am grateful to for bringing a universal change in my personality and goal. I got to know about Digital Marketing and Business. I invested my time in learning a new area, skipped my online classes to dive deep into it. As a result, I was able to build an Influencer Marketing Agency with my friend. With my deep interest in web development, I framed the backbone of the platform used my 9-years' experience to craft an excellent model, as they say (my colleagues). New to LinkedIn, I got to know about HKUST. With the wider range of courses offered & especially intensive research environment of the campus, left no other reason for me to look for other university to pursue my interest in Computer Science. After deep research, I was fascinated by the interdisciplinary courses combining CS & Management, let me put a step ahead to draft my application to the esteemed institution. I believe not only my interest in the field, but a working-cum-entrepreneurship experience has boosted my interest in HKUST, to work in the financial capital. With a 14-inch world in my lap, and coming more worlds in future, still I am obligated to my 16-inch world.

I am not what destiny has chosen me for, but what I have chosen me for. My story evolved from being an inept personality to an avid-ardent identity. Born into a family of multi-cultured parents, I am a fusion of varied traditions. To be more specific, my mother is from Southern India, from whom I inhibited the quality of selflessness and persistence. My father from Northern India, and corporate environment, fetched my special interest in computers and leading the team. I was fortunate enough to have a computer at the age of 8. While other kids were hopping on the street playing hop-scotch, I was bouncing from one page to another on internet. This is where it all started, I was engrossed with the 16-inch screen most of the time. No games, no activities camp; no friends. I used to be in my room all the time, after I returned from school. My parents thought I had some Social Anxiety Disorder, but they didn't know I was busy learning a new language in my 16-inch world. With Java in trend at the time, I was learning C++ basics from a website called learncpp.com. It was my summer break, when I created my first basic game PONG game using C++. It was a big achievement for me. I continued learning it, isolated from my friends and family. It was same until the summers of 2015; this incident altered the course of my life. My father, a charming and social person, was hit hard by stress camp; depression. He was traumatized and due to abnormal behavior was admitted into an asylum for 14-days treatment. Post treatment, he was fine and was getting back on track. But this hit me the other way, from being isolated in a room, I took care of the house, my sister and consoled my mom. Be it from cooking food, getting groceries or handling my school work; I matured at a very tender age. I was away from my 16-inch world for months; I could not get back to learn the language in the time. This incident produced a new version of myself. When camp; where did I gain back my interest in my 16-inch world? It was the end of my summer break, when our school collaborated with SOF (leading Olympiad conducting body). We were introduced to Science, Math, Cyber camp; English Olympiad. Eager for an event to spark my ash-interest, I took part in the Cyber Olympiad. I was back in my world, bouncing from one page to other, looking for all the important stuffs for the exam. The preparation was good, paper was moderate, summing up it went well for the first-time participant. I was back on my academics to score good in the finals. It was one cold morning of January, amid the assembly, I was invited on the stage for an award called "Zonal Excellence Award". Shocked me, took seconds to understand what was happening until I was called again. I stood up and walked up the stage to receive it. Seeing my fellows cheering for me, I was overwhelmed by the appreciation. I received the award for achieving Rank 4th in the entire state. This event took me back to my 16-inch world again, but forever this time. With time being passed, I actively took part in the events and competition held inside and outside the school. The reward, was the thing which kept me motivating to get going. Our school was not a classy school with many clubs camp; contests held now and then, but with my interest for computers camp; specifically developing web pages never ceased. Inspired by my classmate, I and my small team of 3 approached our Principal Ma'am with a small proposal to launch a CS Club in school, helping juniors with ICT problems and hosting small inter-house hackathons. To my surprise, we were denied at first for being immature to launch it. But with our constant approach and sheer passion for the club, we were allotted to launch our club in the campus, after 3 denials in a year. It was a great pride for my team to be the Founder of the leading club of the school for 2 years; until I left the school in Grade 10, to find more exposure to my subject. But the world was struggling with a very indifferent event of the century. And, maybe God has something else for me. My 16-inch world, which made me curious to find my career in computer world, left me in the pandemic. With no physical classes, and everything virtual, I was introduced with a 14-inch world. The world which I am grateful to for bringing a universal change in my personality and goal. I got to know about Digital Marketing and Business. I invested my time in learning a new area, skipped my online classes to dive deep into it. As a result, I was able to build an Influencer Marketing Agency with my friend. With my deep interest in web development, I framed the backbone of the platform used my 9-years' experience to craft an excellent model, as they say (my colleagues). New to LinkedIn, I got to know about MUST. With the wider range of courses offered camp; especially intensive research environment of the campus, left no other reason for me to look for other university to pursue my interest in Computer Science. After deep research, I was fascinated by the interdisciplinary courses combining CS camp; Management, let me put a step ahead to draft my application to the esteemed institution. I believe not only my interest in the field, but a working-cum-entrepreneurship experience has boosted my interest in MUST, to work in the financial capital. With a 14-inch world in my lap, and coming more worlds in the future, still I am obligated to my 16-inch world.

If you ask any of my friends to describe me, the first thing that comes up to them will probably be my creativity (believe me, I have made lots of polls about me on my Instagram!). In fact, I have been treated like a "savior" by my team in class many times ( sometimes even by my club) thanks to my "crazy" opinions that I came up with during the time that they ran out of ideas for our projects. Additionally, I also earn a good reputation for my sense of humor since I'm always the person to hype everybody up with my jokes in my class to help them feel more comfortable when working with me, and this personality, in some ways, makes me find it quite easy to make new friends and to integrate into any society. However, in my parents' eyes, I'm more likely to be a determined, as well as a hard-working person, and these characteristics are what I'm proud of myself the most. During my days at secondary school, my results were always the last in my class, and this made my parents feel extremely disappointed, but everything has changed since I decided to apply for the top high school in my province. Although I received many objections from my parents and teachers, I still put all of my time and effort into studying, with a strong belief in my ability. Finally, I successfully passed the school's entrance test with 35.25 points in total, and this unbelievable achievement has changed my parents' and teachers' attitudes towards me forever. ** I really have no idea if this is appropriate in my college essay!! Please help me !!! Thank you in advance.

If you ask any of my friends to describe me, the first thing that comes up to them will probably be my creativity (believe me, I have made lots of polls about me on my Instagram!). In fact, I have been treated like a "savior" by my team in class many times (sometimes even by my club) thanks to my "crazy" opinions that I came up with during the time that they ran out of ideas for our projects. Additionally, I also earn a good reputation for my sense of humor since I'm always the person to hype everybody up with my jokes in my class to help them feel more comfortable when working with me, and this personality, in some ways, makes me find it quite easy to make new friends and to integrate into any society. However, in my parents' eyes, I'm more likely to be a determined, as well as a hard-working person, and these characteristics are what I'm proud of myself the most. During my days at secondary school, my results were always the last in my class, and this made my parents feel extremely disappointed, but everything has changed since I decided to apply for the top high school in my province. Although I received many objections from my parents and teachers, I still put all of my time and effort into studying, with a strong belief in my ability. Finally, I successfully passed the school's entrance test with 35.25 points in total, and this unbelievable achievement has changed my parents' and teachers' attitudes towards me forever. ** I really have no idea if this is appropriate in my college essay!! Please help me !!! Thank you in advance.

In Morocco, the Baccalaureate is the most revered form of distinction, an emblematic yearly event, and a guaranteed way to convince my mom to buy me my first piano. Such honorable titles made that year even more challenging as it coincided with the Covid-19 outbreak. The 12-years long movie of my peers and I came to an unforeseen ending. A plot twist interrupted me, and everyone else, from making decisions I wouldn't regret for the rest of my life. I took my finals in the midst of an expected summer vacation, late July, and earned my long-awaited baccalaureate with the highest honors, in addition to the piano. As I reflected on this incredible year, I decided to take a moment for myself and explore the rich person I hold. First, I swayed from my main domain, Physics, and unfolded a new world through online courses: economics. An intricate yet fascinating science that justifies all relations between the piling events, and, by understanding them, can help make better decisions leading to a happier life. I have also invested my time in making music and expanding my skill set. I found time to sleep, play sports, read more, and, most importantly, joined an association where I unleashed the social energy that had been confined during the lockdown. My gap year was filled with exhilarating experiences, that Adam writing this essay will always be thankful for. A disfavored adventure in my country allowed me to discover where and who I am, as I pave the next chapter of my life without regrets.

In Morocco, the Baccalaureate is the most revered form of distinction, an emblematic yearly event, and a guaranteed way to convince my mom to buy me my first piano. Such honorable titles made that year even more challenging as it coincided with the Covid-19 outbreak. The 12-years long movie of my peers and I came to an unforeseen ending. A plot twist interrupted me, and everyone else, from making decisions I wouldn't regret for the rest of my life. I took my finals in the midst of an expected summer vacation, late July, and earned my long-awaited baccalaureate with the highest honors, in addition to the piano. As I reflected on this incredible year, I decided to take a moment for myself and explore the rich person I hold. First, I swayed from my main domain, Physics, and unfolded a new world through online courses: economics. An intricate yet fascinating science that justifies all relations between the piling events, and, by understanding them, can help make better decisions leading to a happier life. I have also invested my time in making music and expanding my skill set. I found time to sleep, play sports, read more, and, most importantly, joined an association where I unleashed the social energy that had been confined during the lockdown. My gap year was filled with exhilarating experiences, that Adam writing this essay will always be thankful for. A disfavored adventure in my country allowed me to discover where and who I am, as I pave the next chapter of my life without regrets.

Any critiques or advice is greatly appreciated! I am especially worried about the essay being too cliché, "corny", or coming off in a "bragging" manner. Any ways in which I can elevate this are helpful. Last night, I was awake far later than I would have liked. Just after midnight, I was stuck trying to determine what five letter thing Warren Buffet is the "oracle of." Enigmatic puzzles, like the crossword I was working on, have entranced me since before I can remember: my father calling out newspaper crossword clues over breakfast, my siblings sharing logic puzzles from class, even disentanglement puzzles which I was particularly partial to as a toddler. This infatuation has led me to perceive any problems that I and others face as puzzles, some with unambiguous solutions, others more complex. As I grew, my curious relationship with puzzles stuck with me; I was adept at solving puzzles in my life, but I struggled to solve puzzles that others encountered. I attended protests, spoke to city councils and boards, led community forums, worked with activists, and did research. These experiences allowed me to catch glimpses of puzzles that beset different people. Supporting humanitarian causes was hardwired in me, but I struggled to execute change and make what I deemed a substantial impact on different people and the puzzles that plagued them. Laced with nuance and intricacies, most issues were not solvable by me alone (despite my occasional hubris in thinking otherwise). I humbly understood and accepted this, yet still felt futility in much of my advocacy. While I found difficulty in solving others' puzzles, life⁠-be it Murphy's law or something else-ensured that I never faced an absence of them. The summer before my junior year, multiple students at my school came forward to share their experiences as survivors of sexual assault, and more specifically, the circumstances surrounding how our school administration had grossly mishandled and covered up these situations. The strength of their voices connected them, but the community lacked unified action. Since legal restrictions limited the activity and public presence of many of the survivors, I began directly working with them to develop a plan. Ire festered throughout the community, everyone was ready to act, but there was no clear direction. After much consternation, I began to organize a protest to demand accountability from the district. Throughout the process, I viewed the situation as a puzzle-one which lacked any clear solution but afflicted students across the district. I garnered more support, and with the help of survivors, community members, and peers, I reached out to news sources, coordinated a sign-making event, and continued to plan. The culmination of our efforts resulted in hundreds of community members attending the protest, which gained significant news and social media attention. Almost immediately after the event, I got in touch with the school and district administration, and we began meeting shortly thereafter. In the subsequent months, we worked to overhaul the very systems that had enabled this grim situation. I met with my principal and different committees to ameliorate district policies, revamp education around sexual assault, remove sexist dress codes, provide resources for students, and do everything possible to close any existing gaps. In contrast to the organization of the protest, these meetings felt mundane and stagnant. However, we were progressing. Tangible and impactful results began to emerge. For the first time, I felt I was making a consequential change in the lives of others- the puzzle was finally coming together. The rest of my life will, unquestionably, be full of puzzles. To my dismay, they may not all be as simple as determining that Warren Buffet is the oracle of "Omaha," but nothing brings me greater fulfillment than helping others solve their puzzles. I now not only accept, but appreciate the patience and energy it takes to fight for people; change is not linear nor instantaneous, and one cannot merely shift life's puzzle pieces like a jigsaw piece. Experiencing a puzzle, from start to finish, fills me with bliss; the value of each individual step, regardless of how trivial, is now something I will always cherish in full.

Any critiques or advice is greatly appreciated! I am especially worried about the essay being too cliché, "corny", or coming off in a "bragging" manner. Any ways in which I can elevate this are helpful. Last night, I was awake far later than I would have liked. Just after midnight, I was stuck trying to determine what five letter thing Warren Buffett is the "oracle of." Enigmatic puzzles, like the crossword I was working on, have entranced me since before I can remember: my father calling out newspaper crossword clues over breakfast, my siblings sharing logic puzzles from class, even disentanglement puzzles which I was particularly partial to as a toddler. This infatuation has led me to perceive any problems that I and others face as puzzles, some with unambiguous solutions, others more complex. As I grew, my curious relationship with puzzles stuck with me; I was adept at solving puzzles in my life, but I struggled to solve puzzles that others encountered. I attended protests, spoke to city councils and boards, led community forums, worked with activists, and did research. These experiences allowed me to catch glimpses of puzzles that beset different people. Supporting humanitarian causes was hardwired in me, but I struggled to execute change and make what I deemed a substantial impact on different people and the puzzles that plagued them. Laced with nuance and intricacies, most issues were not solvable by me alone (despite my occasional hubris in thinking otherwise). I humbly understood and accepted this, yet still felt futility in much of my advocacy. While I found difficulty in solving others' puzzles, life⁠-be it Murphy's law or something else-ensured that I never faced an absence of them. The summer before my junior year, multiple students at my school came forward to share their experiences as survivors of sexual assault, and more specifically, the circumstances of how our school administration had grossly mishandled and covered up these situations. The strength of their voices connected them, but the community lacked unified action. Since legal restrictions limited the activity and public presence of many of the survivors, I began directly working with them to develop a plan. Ire festered throughout the community, everyone was ready to act, but there was no clear direction. After much consternation, I began to organize a protest to demand accountability from the district. Throughout the process, I viewed the situation as a puzzle-one which lacked any clear solution but afflicted students across the district. I garnered more support, and with the help of survivors, community members, and peers, I reached out to news sources, coordinated a sign-making event, and continued to plan. The culmination of our efforts resulted in hundreds of community members attending the protest, which gained significant news and social media attention. Almost immediately after the event, I got in touch with the school and district administration, and we began meeting shortly thereafter. In the subsequent months, we worked to overhaul the very systems that had enabled this grim situation. I met with my principal and different committees to ameliorate district policies, revamp education around sexual assault, remove sexist dress codes, provide resources for students, and do everything possible to close any existing gaps. In contrast to the organization of the protest, these meetings felt mundane and stagnant. However, we were progressing. Tangible and impactful results began to emerge. For the first time, I felt I was making a consequential change in the lives of others-the puzzle was finally coming together. The rest of my life will, unquestionably, be full of puzzles. To my dismay, they may not all be as simple as determining that Warren Buffett is the oracle of "Omaha," but nothing brings me greater fulfillment than helping others solve their puzzles. I now not only accept, but appreciate the patience and energy it takes to fight for people; change is not linear nor instantaneous, and one cannot merely shift life's puzzle pieces like a jigsaw piece. Experiencing a puzzle, from start to finish, fills me with bliss; the value of each individual step, regardless of how trivial, is now something I will always cherish in full.

Whenever you ask any of my friends to describe me, the first thing that comes up to them is probably my sense of humor. In fact, in every group that I'm involved in, I'm always the one that hypes everybody up with my jokes whenever the atmosphere is getting strained and to help the other members feel more relaxed when working with me, and this is also the reason why many people find me quite easy and comfortable to talk to. Additionally, I also acquired a reputation as a creative person since I have "saved" my team's works many times with my "crazy" ideas, and honestly, I must admit that I'm really happy about it. However, in my parents' eyes, I'm an absolutely different child. They say that I'm such a quiet person because there were many times that I didn't talk to them for a whole day, but I have to say that I'm not really comfortable when sharing my stories with adults, even if they are my parents, as I believe that there are problems of my generation that they just can't understand. Besides, they also describe me as a determined as well as a hard-working person and these characteristics are what I'm proud of myself the most. During my days at secondary school, my results were always the last in my class, and this made my parents feel extremely disappointed, but everything has changed since I decided to apply for the top high school in my province. Despite my parents' and teachers' objections, I still put all my time and effort into studying, with a strong belief in my abilities. As a result, I successfully passed the school's entrance test with 35.25 points in total, ranking 22nd out of 90 students, and this unbelievable achievement has completely changed my parents, teachers, and even my friends' attitudes towards me forever.

Whenever you ask any of my friends to describe me, the first thing that comes up to them is probably my sense of humor. In fact, in every group that I'm involved in, I'm always the one that hypes everybody up with my jokes whenever the atmosphere is getting strained and to help the other members feel more relaxed when working with me, and this is also the reason why many people find me quite easy and comfortable to talk to. Additionally, I also acquired a reputation as a creative person since I have "saved" my team's works many times with my "crazy" ideas, and honestly, I must admit that I'm really happy about it. However, in my parents' eyes, I'm an absolutely different child. They say that I'm such a quiet person because there were many times that I didn't talk to them for a whole day, but I have to say that I'm not really comfortable when sharing my stories with adults, even if they are my parents, as I believe that there are problems of my generation that they just can't understand. Besides, they also describe me as a determined as well as a hard-working person and these characteristics are what I'm proud of myself the most. During my days at secondary school, my results were always the last in my class, and this made my parents feel extremely disappointed, but everything has changed since I decided to apply for the top high school in my province. Despite my parents' and teachers' objections, I still put all my time and effort into studying, with a strong belief in my abilities. As a result, I successfully passed the school's entrance test with 35.25 points in total, ranking 22nd out of 90 students, and this unbelievable achievement has completely changed my parents, teachers, and even my friends' attitudes towards me forever.

In today's world, Business is the blood of the nation's economy. It is vital because it provides both jobs and goods that help the country grow and develop its communities. Both of my parents graduated from the University of San Jose Recoletos, a prominent and competitive university in Cebu, obtaining the same degree of Bachelor of Science in electronics and communications engineering. I am the eldest among the siblings of three. Being the eldest, I know the responsibilities affiliated to me. The weight of being the eldest is evident and puts a lot of pressure. This motivates me to strive harder in achieving my goals and dreams. I grew up in a simple yet happy family. As the firstborn, I saw the struggles, problems, and relief all of us shared and have been through, but I am still thankful that we remain intact. Since kindergarten, I have been a consistent achiever. I am not bragging, but my name has never been outside of the top 20 ranks among the class. My parents enrolled my siblings and me in a private institution near our home. We go off to school by walking because it's just a kilometer away. Since we are enrolled in a private school, the problem of money and payments never distances itself from us. There is a monthly examination at our institution, and it requires you to pay the tuition fee every month for the exam and miscellaneous. On the test day, my parents sometimes do come short, and as a result, they weren't able to pay for it. The school's office then summons me, asking for an explanation. I then explained to them that my parents assured me of paying the due next month. It was hilarious because I am not the only one in our class being summoned sometimes. These experiences taught me how to value the privilege of education given to me by my parents. Although, they still run short sometimes and also struggle when it comes to money. I never heard any complaints from them: instead, they didn't stop themselves from making our lives comfortable. And I thank them for that. Furthermore, because I was also a grantee of ESC, a government financial assistance to students enrolled in a private institution, it also helped us financially. Even before Elementary, I began engaging myself in different extra-curricular activities. When I was in my 3rd grade, I joined DBC or drum and bugle corps. As a lyrist. As a member of DBC, you need to balance academics and extra-curricular activities. As a result, I carefully adjusted and made my time management table to be able to cope. Joining the drum and bugle corps., It made me discover a new version of myself. I realized that I could multitask and do things beyond what I knew. Since then, I have joined different competitions at school both for fun and passion. I started listing myself to compete as the representative of the school at the School's Press conference. Luckily, I got the chance to compete as the school's representative more than twice, both in elementary and Junior High school. I won once at the district meet and competed in the City level of the competition. During my Junior High school, I developed the sense and passion of becoming a public servant. I entered Senior High school as a Humanities and Social Sciences student not because I didn't want mathematics but because I was already set on pursuing a degree that caters to my aspiration and passion for public serving and governance. I thought that Senior High school would be just the same level as Junior High school, but I was wrong. The Senior year is a lot different. It was chill and relaxed during the junior years: It was much more intense and pressured throughout the senior years. You should have great discipline and balance if you want to join any extra-curricular activities because the academic loads and requirements vary. I consider myself as an interchangeable ambivert and omnivert. I do socialize one day, but the next day I go silent and shy. I am kind of not an approachable-looking person but trust me; I am friendly and approachable. I can even become the craziest version if you are close to me. Being a student who balances academics and extracurricular, I enveloped and opted to strive harder to achieve the result I wanted. As a result, I received several awards at School's research congress. When I graduated, a new chapter awaited, and I needed to decide which path I would take. It was a tough decision for me to make. I know once you choose a college degree and enroll yourself. You cannot turn back. Turning back is like wasting money and time. You need to have a large amount for you to be able to shift course. One day, a new struggle emerged; one member of my family was hospitalized and needed to be admitted to a hospital. I saw how my mom struggled with finance. The starting of a new school year was also about to start. I was also hesitant about the path I would take. But then, a blessing in disguise just happened. Because I decided not to enroll myself for the first semester, my dream of finishing my tertiary education abroad was to conceptualize again. I saw the notice for the GKS program for incoming undergraduate students who wish to study and get a degree abroad. At first, I doubted myself if I would finish all the documents and requirements needed. Days went on, and I couldn't get off my mind about the scholarship. I then realized something; if you don't build your dreams, someone will hire you to build theirs, Tony Gaskin once said. As days passed by, I found myself arranging the requirements and documents needed for the program. I was also torn about what degree to pursue. Back when I was in grade 11, I had three different dreams and goals I planned to pursue one by one. It was pursuing a degree in political science, becoming an actor, which sounds hilarious, and establishing my own business. The deadline for the program is fast approaching. I weighed the possible outcomes and results of the path I would take every single day. I finally decided to pursue a degree in Business administration. I did not choose this degree just because I wanted to be practical. I sought and selected this degree because I want my family to experience a more comfortable life after I graduate, but not just that, I also feel the urge to establish a competitive Filipino owned company that will par with the best in the region and the world just like Samsung and Hyundai. Moreover, I want to build a company or business that will provide job opportunities for every Filipino who wants to give a comfortable life to their family. Finally, being able to experience a different kind of assistance from the government further fortify my awareness of the responsibilities and task of a scholar grantee. The GKS program provides an excellent opportunity for me to gain knowledge and expertise, experience something new, and discover things I didn't know I was capable of. If given a chance to be selected as a GKS recipient, I will use this platform further to understand Korean culture, lifestyle, and traditions. I want to experience how South Korea emerged into one of the most developed and essential nations globally. I want to gain knowledge and experience on how Korean companies could break through and be one of the best in the world. I hope to understand different unique cultures better while forming meaningful ties, relations, and connections. Thank you for your time and consideration in offering this prestigious scholarship. I would appreciate and look forward to transforming my dreams into reality with you.

In today's world, Business is the blood of the nation's economy. It is vital because it provides both jobs and goods that help the country grow and develop its communities. Both of my parents graduated from the University of San Jose Recounts, a prominent and competitive university in Cebu, obtaining the same degree of Bachelor of Science in electronics and communications engineering. I am the eldest among the siblings of three. Being the eldest, I know the responsibilities affiliated to me. The weight of being the eldest is evident and puts a lot of pressure. This motivates me to strive harder in achieving my goals and dreams. I grew up in a simple yet happy family. As the firstborn, I saw the struggles, problems, and relief all of us shared and have been through, but I am still thankful that we remain intact. Since kindergarten, I have been a consistent achiever. I am not bragging, but my name has never been outside the top 20 ranks among the class. My parents enrolled my siblings and me in a private institution near our home. We go off to school by walking because it's just a kilometer away. Since we are enrolled in a private school, the problem of money and payments never distances itself from us. There is a monthly examination at our institution, and it requires you to pay the tuition fee every month for the exam and miscellaneous. On the test day, my parents sometimes do come short, and as a result, they weren't able to pay for it. The school's office then summons me, asking for an explanation. I then explained to them that my parents assured me of paying the due next month. It was hilarious because I am not the only one in our class being summoned sometimes. These experiences taught me how to value the privilege of education given to me by my parents. Although, they still run short sometimes and also struggle when it comes to money. I never heard any complaints from them: instead, they didn't stop themselves from making our lives comfortable. And I thank them for that. Furthermore, because I was also a grantee of ESC, a government financial assistance to students enrolled in a private institution, it also helped us financially. Even before Elementary, I began engaging myself in different extracurricular activities. When I was in my 3rd grade, I joined DBC or drum and bugle corps. As a list. As a member of DBC, you need to balance academics and extracurricular activities. As a result, I carefully adjusted and made my time management table to be able to cope. Joining the drum and bugle corps., It made me discover a new version of myself. I realized that I could multitask and do things beyond what I knew. Since then, I have joined different competitions at school both for fun and passion. I started listing myself to compete as the representative of the school at the School's Press conference. Luckily, I got the chance to compete as the school's representative more than twice, both in elementary and Junior High school. I won once at the district meet and competed in the City level of the competition. During my Junior High school, I developed the sense and passion of becoming a public servant. I entered Senior High school as a Humanities and Social Sciences' student not because I didn't want mathematics but because I was already set on pursuing a degree that caters to my aspiration and passion for public serving and governance. I thought that Senior High school would be just the same level as Junior High school, but I was wrong. The Senior year is a lot different. It was chill and relaxed during the junior years: It was much more intense and pressured throughout the senior years. You should have great discipline and balance if you want to join any extracurricular activities because the academic loads and requirements vary. I consider myself as an interchangeable ambivert and omnivore. I do socialize one day, but the next day I go silent and shy. Furthermore, I am kind of not an approachable-looking person but trust me; I am friendly and approachable. Furthermore, I can even become the craziest version if you are close to me. Being a student who balances academics and extracurricular, I enveloped and opted to strive harder to achieve the result I wanted. As a result, I received several awards at School's research congress. When I graduated, a new chapter awaited, and I needed to decide which path I would take. It was a tough decision for me to make. I know once you choose a college degree and enroll yourself. You cannot turn back. Turning back is like wasting money and time. You need to have a large amount for you to be able to shift course. One day, a new struggle emerged; one member of my family was hospitalized and needed to be admitted to a hospital. I saw how my mom struggled with finance. The starting of a new school year was also about to start. I was also hesitant about the path I would take. But then, a blessing in disguise just happened. Because I decided not to enroll myself for the first semester, my dream of finishing my tertiary education abroad was to conceptualize again. I saw the notice for the GKS program for incoming undergraduate students who wish to study and get a degree abroad. At first, I doubted myself if I would finish all the documents and requirements needed. Days went on, and I couldn't get off my mind about the scholarship. I then realized something; if you don't build your dreams, someone will hire you to build theirs, Tony Ga skin once said. As days passed by, I found myself arranging the requirements and documents needed for the program. I was also torn about what degree to pursue. Back when I was in grade 11, I had three different dreams and goals I planned to pursue one by one. It was pursuing a degree in political science, becoming an actor, which sounds hilarious, and establishing my own business. The deadline for the program is fast approaching. I weighed the possible outcomes and results of the path I would take every single day. I finally decided to pursue a degree in Business administration. Furthermore, I did not choose this degree just because I wanted to be practical. Furthermore, I sought and selected this degree because I want my family to experience a more comfortable life after I graduate, but not just that, I also feel the urge to establish a competitive Filipino owned company that will par with the best in the region and the world just like Samsung and Hyundai. Moreover, I want to build a company or business that will provide job opportunities for every Filipino who wants to give a comfortable life to their family. Finally, being able to experience a different kind of assistance from the government further fortify my awareness of the responsibilities and task of a scholar grantee. The GKS program provides an excellent opportunity for me to gain knowledge and expertise, experience something new, and discover things I didn't know I was capable of. If given a chance to be selected as a GKS recipient, I will use this platform further to understand Korean culture, lifestyle, and traditions. I want to experience how South Korea emerged into one of the most developed and essential nations globally. I want to gain knowledge and experience on how Korean companies could break through and be one of the best in the world. Furthermore, I hope to understand different unique cultures better while forming meaningful ties, relations, and connections. Thank you for your time and consideration in offering this prestigious scholarship. I would appreciate and look forward to transforming my dreams into reality with you.

Ceramics, an ancient yet still prevalent art form with extreme versatility, from functional ware to purely artistic use, is something to admire. My fascination with ceramics started at a young age, school art projects involving clay were always my favorite, from a functional bowl to a figurine for display, the possibilities were endless and fueled my imagination. For the longest time, I never realized that clay could be so much more than just a fun art project, it could be the items people bring into their home and use on a daily basis. Your favorite mug you look forward to pouring your morning coffee into each day, or the gorgeous figurine you always fawned over as a child at grandma's house, they hold a special place in your heart, a piece of clay molded into something special. When I learned I could be the one to create these objects that people hold so near and dear to their hearts I knew it was something I wanted to spread to as many people as possible. As a ceramic teacher at a local studio, I've already started to accomplish that goal, I've seen so many students get the clay bug and get excited to give their creations to others to enjoy. With a degree in Art Education and a minor in Ceramics earned at VCU with its tight nit community of craft artisans and education-based professors, I could greatly expand my ability to touch others as a ceramic teacher across our community and onto others. The ability to teach in a larger setting to many students about the joys and wonders of ceramics and what it can do for them and those around them is a dream I know I could accomplish readily at VCU.

Ceramics, an ancient yet still prevalent art form with extreme versatility, from functional ware to purely artistic use, is something to admire. My fascination with ceramics started at a young age, school art projects involving clay were always my favorite, from a functional bowl to a figurine for display, the possibilities were endless and fueled my imagination. For the longest time, I never realized that clay could be so much more than just a fun art project, it could be the items people bring into their home and use on a daily basis. Your favorite mug you look forward to pouring your morning coffee into each day, or the gorgeous figurine you always fawned over as a child at grandma's house, they hold a special place in your heart, a piece of clay molded into something special. When I learned I could be the one to create these objects that people hold so near and dear to their hearts I knew it was something I wanted to spread to as many people as possible. As a ceramic teacher at a local studio, I've already started to accomplish that goal, I've seen so many students get the clay bug and get excited to give their creations to others to enjoy. With a degree in Art Education and a minor in Ceramics earned at ICU with its tight nit community of craft artisans and education-based professors, I could greatly expand my ability to touch others as a ceramic teacher across our community and onto others. The ability to teach in a larger setting to many students about the joys and wonders of ceramics and what it can do for them and those around them is a dream I know I could accomplish readily at ICU.

Rate it on 0-10 !! Thanks to one who cares for evaluating it. Blend. What do you get in mind listening to the word? A fusion or concoction of varied elements. This is what my cultural background sounds like. Born in a country with diverse culture-changing every mile, people with contrasting perspectives, and parents with distinct values bought me up. More specifically, my mom is from Southern India and my dad is from Northern India, with a common root coming from Eastern India. Sounds like a triangle with three different coordinates. Both had different birth-place and workplaces, so am I, born in dad's city and carrying on my studies from their stem. My weekends, of which I am a great fan, morning with South Indian delicacy, carried with Northern Cuisine and summing up with a blend, which I am, of all the culture I have inhabited. I adore myself to be embedded in an eccentric culture.

Rate it on 0-10 !! Thanks to one who cares for evaluating it. Blend. What do you get in mind listening to the word? A fusion or concoction of varied elements. This is what my cultural background sounds like. Born in a country with diverse culture-changing every mile, people with contrasting perspectives, and parents with distinct values bought me up. More specifically, my mom is from Southern India and my dad is from Northern India, with a common root coming from Eastern India. Sounds like a triangle with three different coordinates. Both had different birth-place and workplaces, so am I, born in dad's city and carrying on my studies from their stem. My weekends, of which I am a great fan, morning with South Indian delicacy, carried with Northern Cuisine and summing up with a blend, which I am, of all the culture I have inhabited. I adore myself to be embedded in an eccentric culture.

Please write the personal statement with a focus on what you learned from and felt during curricular andor extracurricular activities (up to three) to which you attached meaning and devoted yourself in high school.(within 1500 characters200words) In high school, I had the chance to volunteer to work at an orphanage for a day. I only had to play with the children there, my job was so simple yet I felt nervous and scared on my way there, but to my surprise, they were delighted that I would play with them, I enjoyed the many activities we had. It made me learn life-changing lessons and I want to believe that beyond an orphanage there is a journey full of hope for those children. I would later come and see them twice a month. I also played in a street football tournament that took place once each year. The premise was to eliminate 9 teams each formed of 5 players to win a prize, we never knew what this prize was at that time, we were just enjoying ourselves. After every win, we climbed closer to the finals but suffered defeat in the semi-finals. Although we were frustrated and sad about our loss, we built friendships and memories along the way, which I will always cherish, I'm very grateful for this experience and will improve myself so that hopefully I will win this year's tournament alongside my teammates.

Please write the personal statement with a focus on what you learned from and felt during curricular ardor extracurricular activities (up to three) to which you attached meaning and devoted yourself in high school.(within 1500 characters200words) In high school, I had the chance to volunteer to work at an orphanage for a day. I only had to play with the children there, my job was so simple, yet I felt nervous and scared on my way there, but to my surprise, they were delighted that I would play with them, I enjoyed the many activities we had. It made me learn life-changing lessons and I want to believe that beyond an orphanage there is a journey full of hope for those children. I would later come and see them twice a month. I also played in a street football tournament that took place once each year. The premise was to eliminate 9 teams each formed of 5 players to win a prize, we never knew what this prize was at that time, we were just enjoying ourselves. After every win, we climbed closer to the finals but suffered defeat in the semi-finals. Although we were frustrated and sad about our loss, we built friendships and memories along the way, which I will always cherish, I'm very grateful for this experience and will improve myself so that hopefully I will win this year's tournament alongside my teammates.

Morocco is a country situated on the northern side of Africa. Being an Arabic country colonized by France and Spain, the Moroccan lifestyle resembles more to the European lifestyle than the African one even though its people are conservative and attached to their traditions. This cultural mix helped me get fluent in Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, French, and English. I was born in Marrakech and spent most of my life in Temara, a city near the capital. Since I was a child I was always taught to be respectful and solve problems with logic rather than emotions thanks to my dad who always accepted my arguments and tried to convince using logic rather than giving me arbitrary orders.

Morocco is a country situated on the northern side of Africa. Being an Arabic country colonized by France and Spain, the Moroccan lifestyle resembles more to the European lifestyle than the African one even though its people are conservative and attached to their traditions. This cultural mix helped me get fluent in Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, French, and English. I was born in Marrakech and spent most of my life in Tamara, a city near the capital. Since I was a child I was always taught to be respectful and solve problems with logic rather than emotions thanks to my dad who always accepted my arguments and tried to convince using logic rather than giving me arbitrary orders.

Everything that I learnt within the four walls of my school and my home prepared me, yet pales in comparison to what I have learnt outdoors - be it on wheels, in water or at the table. I was a great swimmer in primary school, and later on pursued Table Tennis. Table tennis played a huge role in shaping my personality. I started as a hobby in a nearby sports complex under the guidance of Dhananjay sir; my coach who shaped my thinking and focus. I owe a lot to this coach who taught me to never give up no matter what happens in life. Over the next five years, I went through various coaches to master this sport. This gave immense exposure by representing school, districts, and state travelling across multiple cities. I still remember my first challenge as an 11 year nervous girl told to play under 18 category due to unexpected circumstances. But sheer determination played out our complacent opponents winning the title at Zila Parishad level advancing to district level in Solapur. I was super excited for my first ever trip out of Pune for table tennis. Though we lost districts, the failure was a great experience. As expertise grew, I started winning more in the next two years and going to various cities for tournaments. One of my life changing experiences was going to Chandrapur during 7th grade and playing among the best players. Another life changing event was when I went to Mumbai where I played my first state level tournament. The fun part was that this state level tournament was during my final exams, but due to immense support from my school and parents, I was able to give the exam later on. The success in past tournaments had strengthened my sense of belief and was ready for the big stage. Unfortunately I lost the finals so could not play the nationals but made amazing friends who guided me throughout. One of my best performances is still fresh in my mind where I was down one set in one of the district tournaments in Pune in my seventh grade against a girl who had a good past record against me so there was some mental blockage. Thanks to Dhananjay Sir ( referred above) whose pep talk reignited self-belief during time out in the match and I happened to win the match after a tough fight. From that moment, I learnt that anything is possible, all you need is a little push to work harder. I have always believed that playing table tennis. It improves focus significantly as it is one of the fastest games in the world. Reflexes, alertness and constant determination always keeps you in the current moment and makes you mentally stronger with a great immune system. Playing doubles helped to work in teams for better coordination. Overall I am really happy that I got to learn this brilliant sport and I am looking forward to learning so much more in the future.

Everything that I learned within the four walls of my school and my home prepared me, yet pales in comparison to what I have learned outdoors - be it on wheels, in water or at the table. I was a great swimmer in primary school, and later on pursued Table Tennis. Table tennis played a huge role in shaping my personality. I started as a hobby in a nearby sports complex under the guidance of Dhananjay sir; my coach who shaped my thinking and focus. I owe a lot to this coach who taught me to never give up no matter what happens in life. Over the next five years, I went through various coaches to master this sport. This gave immense exposure by representing school, districts, and state travelling across multiple cities. I still remember my first challenge as an 11-year nervous girl told to play under 18 categories due to unexpected circumstances. But sheer determination played out our complacent opponents winning the title at Vila Paris had level advancing to district level in Solapur. I was super excited about my first ever trip out of Pune for table tennis. Though we lost districts, the failure was a great experience. As expertise grew, I started winning more in the next two years and going to various cities for tournaments. One of my life-changing experiences was going to Chandra during 7th grade and playing among the best players. Another life-changing event was when I went to Mumbai where I played my first state level tournament. The fun part was that this state level tournament was during my final exams, but due to immense support from my school and parents, I was able to give the exam later on. The success in past tournaments had strengthened my sense of belief and was ready for the big stage. Unfortunately I lost the finals so could not play the nationals but made amazing friends who guided me throughout. One of my best performances is still fresh in my mind where I was down one set in one of the district tournaments in Pune in my seventh grade against a girl who had a good past record against me, so there was some mental blockage. Thanks to Dhananjay Sir (referred above) whose pep talk reignited self-belief during time out in the match and I happened to win the match after a tough fight. From that moment, I learned that anything is possible, all you need is a little push to work harder. I have always believed that playing table tennis. It improves focus significantly as it is one of the fastest games in the world. Reflexes, alertness and constant determination always keeps you in the current moment and makes you mentally stronger with a great immune system. Playing doubles helped to work in teams for better coordination. Overall I am really happy that I got to learn this brilliant sport, and I am looking forward to learning so much more in the future.

Urdu, the native language of Pakistan, was not something you could afford to lack. That was my complication. I admired the English language ever since I was six when I started school. I was always in front of the TV, watching anything that contained a trace of English. At the time, it seemed as if I was a prodigy. My family would praise me for being well versed in English. Unbeknownst to me, the scrutiny was about to begin. Having focused on English my whole life, I would read and write everything in English. Even the common Urdu words I'd write in English by making up my spellings. When I reached the sixth grade, my class fellows started making fun of me, calling me "Angraiz" (Foreigner), for going against the cultural norm. Even the teachers would join in, commenting on my inability to read and write in Urdu. It seemed unreal how people could ridicule you for doing something different. But as time went on, it became more evident. The dislike of anything foreign has engulfed our society to the point that anything new is considered taboo. But, looking back, I'm glad I remained steadfast. Ignoring their petty remarks helped me develop confidence. In a way, it prepared me for my future, where people would try their hardest to drag you down, and to overcome, you need to believe in yourself, you need strong support in the form of family and friends, and most importantly, stay confident, never let anyone bully you into changing who you are!

Urdu, the native language of Pakistan, was not something you could afford to lack. That was my complication. I admired the English language ever since I was six when I started school. I was always in front of the TV, watching anything that contained a trace of English. At the time, it seemed as if I was a prodigy. My family would praise me for being well versed in English. Unbeknownst to me, the scrutiny was about to begin. Having focused on English my whole life, I would read and write everything in English. Even the common Urdu words I'd write in English by making up my spellings. When I reached the sixth grade, my class fellows started making fun of me, calling me "Angrier" (Foreigner), for going against the cultural norm. Even the teachers would join in, commenting on my inability to read and write in Urdu. It seemed unreal how people could ridicule you for doing something different. But as time went on, it became more evident. The dislike of anything foreign has engulfed our society to the point that anything new is considered taboo. But, looking back, I'm glad I remained steadfast. Ignoring their petty remarks helped me develop confidence. In a way, it prepared me for my future, where people would try their hardest to drag you down, and to overcome, you need to believe in yourself, you need strong support in the form of family and friends, and most importantly, stay confident, never let anyone bully you into changing who you are!

I still remember that , during my secondary School days many international delegate's from different countries like Croatia, Mongolia, Russia etc . used to visit our school and tell us about their country language , culture ,food etc . And as kids we used to be perplexed by seeing those things and the way they used to speak in their language . Also , our school used to give us basic lessons on french language once a week but we weren't able to continue to learn the language as it was only for secondary School kids . Since then I have always wanted to learn a new language and I believe Korean is a very beautiful language . It would be very helpful for me to learn a new language as Korean is very different from our native language . And I want to do my bachelor's degree i.e law ,from Korea and studying my favorite subject along with a new language would be more than good for me . After doing my Bachelor's I decided to settle up there only so it would be beneficial for me as I would be able to connect up with people and get to know their culture easily I believe that not only in Korea , if you go anywhere in the world you should definitely know some basic of their native language or English so it would be easy for you to communicate to the people of that particular region We would get to learn something new everyday by learning Korean and also about the country . (Guys please tell me if Ican add something else as well in this language plan )

I still remember that, during my secondary School days many international delegate's from different countries like Croatia, Mongolia, Russia etc. Used to visit our school and tell us about their country language, culture, food etc. And as kids we used to be perplexed by seeing those things and the way they used to speak in their language. Also, our school used to give us basic lessons on French language once a week, but we weren't able to continue to learn the language as it was only for secondary School kids. Since then, I have always wanted to learn a new language and I believe Korean is a very beautiful language. It would be very helpful for me to learn a new language as Korean is very different from our native language. And I want to do my bachelor's degree i.e. law, from Korea and studying my favorite subject along with a new language would be more than good for me. After doing my Bachelor's I decided to settle up there only so it would be beneficial for me as I would be able to connect up with people and get to know their culture easily I believe that not only in Korea, if you go anywhere in the world you should definitely know some basic of their native language or English, so it would be easy for you to communicate to the people of that particular region We would get to learn something new everyday by learning Korean and also about the country. (Guys please tell me if Can add something else as well in this language plan)

- Motivations with which you apply for this program- Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. What can I do when my family's educational background can not impress the public? My father managed to graduate from senior high school. Mother pursued her undergraduate study but discontinued due to her financial which did not support her to take another year. I come from a loving family, which encouraged me always to be a grateful and better person. Unfortunately, in this pandemic, our living cost for four persons is hard to get. My father has given a chance to work until the age of 55 before retiring, which concerns my family's future. Furthermore, my sister is in a recovery state after getting appendix surgery which costs a considerable amount of money. I can not do much for my family since they told me to go focusing on this scholarship. Hence, I still help them finding some money through food delivery. Some motivations deliberately put why I chose GKS-2022 as a scholarship that I want to take. To learn about Korea and its culture and study culture and its language, we need to do field research and put interest in studying Korea's language, culture, and environment based on real-life research. Interestingly, Korea has its cultural standards, fast-growing economy, and certifiable education, making it a suitable country for learning culture, study, and business. The government provides opportunities to study there with the recognized universities. I found out that Korea is a unique country from its people, habit, and study environment amazes me, convincing more to study in Korea. GKS is my chance to thrive in the selected major and Korea. I want to experience a new study life, gaining more knowledge from Korea and around the country, developing more skills within the scholarships period. I learned how to write a Korean language and pronounce it even though I did not know the meaning, which motivated me to learn more about Korea. It is not perfectly fluent right now; I have often enhanced my Korean language and tried every day to read hangul correctly autodidact. While taking an exciting path in editing photos, making a video, and writing makes me want to dig up my potential. I sense myself that I will thrive in media and communication platform. Therefore, I seek an opportunity to study Media & Communication. I want to voice my opinion and art through Media and Communication, which they said, "Art and Media can be the platform for the voiceless." I want to be part of the change for the country, for the society, and it drives my inspiration to help out people and share information through media around the world. We will never know the world unless we experience it by ourselves. My journey meeting countless people will still advance from Sumatera, Borneo, Bali, and the last one, Java. Javanese people tend to speak with a soft tone, are very respectful to the eldest, and treat people like their family, which is highly different from Jakarta. I hung out frequently to learn their behavior, their accent, their language. I developed a survey - less talk, watch more - and in less than a year, I managed to control emotions, doing more social life to enhance my adapting skills. "Silence is golden," they said. It is possible to say that moving from another region bring forth a culture shock, fear of failure, seal off your social life. What is the point of life when you are not brave enough to take the risk of changing yourself? Since I went into vocational high school and entering food service, I learned survivability, independence at handling problems, teamwork, and arrangement of order and item. Food service is about your food quality and works in the kitchen, attitude, and knowledge. There are plenty of skills we could learn in vocational high school. I could tell the difference in the freshness of groceries;I could manage my time accuracy;I could manage financial expenses by picking a good quality of food;I learned how to bargaining politely;Besides the introductory course, I perform channeling deals on the job, accounting, selling, dealing with the work environment, and managing food quality and manner when we face strangers or customers. Aside from school policy, we could take any work to fill our vacation or semester off. I learned how to be a waitress and a cook helper. Important things to do on work is communication and teamwork, and I apply those things on my real life whenever I need to be a professional student handling assignment. Indeed work has its own rules to be obeyed; therefore, rules are acceptable to be performed by me. Being a waitress in Teak Tree back is all about handling a different customer and serving food. While working as a waitress, I needed to treat a different person with a different personality. The second important thing about being a waitress is that you need to treat them equally based on their personality, not as I pleased. As a cook helper in Il-Nostro and Eastparc Hotel, I enhanced my working skill and my socialization in the kitchen. You can not stay quiet all the time, can you? Talking to them about the progress or problems helped me gain a bond between them and the customer. Never pass an opportunity to act friendly to a stranger, right? As for my concern, those working experiences helped me motivate myself to learn new things from people. In my volunteering time, it was focusing on communication division. First thought about it was that this division was straitened. Hence, it was not that eerie to enforceable. I spoke calmly with a perfect pace, announcing my sentence with perfect clarity. I am now capable of communicating in public, having manners on communication, speaking in front of people, and changing the mood of a situation. I handle managing the rundown on an event; which time does it suitable for this session? My activity other than taking a volunteer, part-time job, I also love filming, editing photo, and writing. I filmed and edited my sister's work for the school's competition, and the result was terrific for a beginner. As for editing photo, I love to play with tone and saturation to make the photo looks more aesthetic like in Pinterest. About my writing, I wrote fanfiction on Wattpad using the Indonesian Language, but now still on hold because I am focusing on writing as a journalist. It took my attention after reading references about current news, international issues, and many more.

- Motivations with which you apply for this program-Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. What can I do when my family's educational background can not impress the public? My father managed to graduate from senior high school. Mother pursued her undergraduate study but discontinued due to her financial which did not support her to take another year. I come from a loving family, which encouraged me always to be a grateful and better person. Unfortunately, in this pandemic, our living cost for four persons is hard to get. My father has given a chance to work until the age of 55 before retiring, which concerns my family's future. Furthermore, my sister is in a recovery state after getting appendix surgery which costs a considerable amount of money. I can not do much for my family since they told me to go focusing on this scholarship. Hence, I still help them to find some money through food delivery. Some motivations deliberately put why I chose GKS-2022 as a scholarship that I want to take. To learn about Korea and its culture and study culture and its language, we need to do field research and put interest in studying Korea's language, culture, and environment based on real-life research. Interestingly, Korea has its cultural standards, fast-growing economy, and certifiable education, making it a suitable country for learning culture, study, and business. The government provides opportunities to study there with the recognized universities. I found out that Korea is a unique country from its people, habit, and study environment amazes me, convincing more to study in Korea. GKS is my chance to thrive in the selected major and Korea. I want to experience a new study life, gaining more knowledge from Korea and around the country, developing more skills within the scholarships period. I learned how to write a Korean language and pronounce it even though I did not know the meaning, which motivated me to learn more about Korea. It is not perfectly fluent right now; I have often enhanced my Korean language and tried every day to read Hangul correctly autodidact. While taking an exciting path in editing photos, making a video, and writing makes me want to dig up my potential. I sense myself that I will thrive in media and communication platform. Therefore, I seek an opportunity to study Media camp; Communication. I want to voice my opinion and art through Media and Communication, which they said, "Art and Media can be the platform for the voiceless." I want to be part of the change for the country, for the society, and it drives my inspiration to help out people and share information through media around the world. We will never know the world unless we experience it by ourselves. My journey meeting countless people will still advance from Sumatra, Borneo, Bali, and the last one, Java. Javanese people tend to speak with a soft tone, are very respectful to the eldest, and treat people like their family, which is highly different from Jakarta. I hung out frequently to learn their behavior, their accent, their language. I developed a survey - less talk, watch more - and in less than a year, I managed to control emotions, doing more social life to enhance my adapting skills. "Silence is golden," they said. It is possible to say that moving from another region bring forth a culture shock, fear of failure, seal off your social life. What is the point of life when you are not brave enough to take the risk of changing yourself? Since I went into vocational high school and entering food service, I learned survivability, independence at handling problems, teamwork, and arrangement of order and item. Food service is about your food quality and works in the kitchen, attitude, and knowledge. There are plenty of skills we could learn in vocational high school. I could tell the difference in the freshness of groceries;I could manage my time accuracy;I could manage financial expenses by picking a good quality of food;I learned how to bargain politely;Besides the introductory course, I perform channeling deals on the job, accounting, selling, dealing with the work environment, and managing food quality and manner when we face strangers or customers. Aside from school policy, we could take any work to fill our vacation or semester off. I learned how to be a waitress and a cook helper. Important things to do on work is communication and teamwork, and I apply those things on my real life whenever I need to be a professional student handling assignment. Indeed, work has its own rules to be obeyed; therefore, rules are acceptable to be performed by me. Being a waitress in Teak Tree back is all about handling a different customer and serving food. While working as a waitress, I needed to treat a different person with a different personality. The second important thing about being a waitress is that you need to treat them equally based on their personality, not as I pleased. As a cook helper in Il-Nostro and Eastward Hotel, I enhanced my working skill and my socialization in the kitchen. You can not stay quiet all the time, can you? Talking to them about the progress or problems helped me gain a bond between them and the customer. Never pass an opportunity to act friendly to a stranger, right? As for my concern, those working experiences helped me motivate myself to learn new things from people. In my volunteering time, it was focusing on communication division. First thought about it was that this division was straitened. Hence, it was not that eerie to enforceable. I spoke calmly with a perfect pace, announcing my sentence with perfect clarity. I am now capable of communicating in public, having manners on communication, speaking in front of people, and changing the mood of a situation. Furthermore, I handle managing the rundown on an event; which time does it suitable for this session? My activity other than taking a volunteer, part-time job, I also love filming, editing photo, and writing. I filmed and edited my sister's work for the school's competition, and the result was terrific for a beginner. As for editing photo, I love to play with tone and saturation to make the photo looks more aesthetic like on Pinterest. About my writing, I wrote fan fiction on Wattpad using the Indonesian Language, but now still on hold because I am focusing on writing as a journalist. It took my attention after reading references about current news, international issues, and many more.

- Motivations with which you apply for this program- Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons orevents that have had a significant influence on you- Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, "Surrender, as I surrendered. Dive into what you don't know as I did. Don't worry about understanding, living surpasses any understanding." I read this quote by writer Clarice Lispector a few days before I started preparing for this scholarship three years ago, when I knew myself enough to know I was ready and confident to accomplish something as grand as moving to Korea and getting the best possible education and that they could develop skills and improve myself in a professional and personal way that studying in my country would not give me. After watching a Korean film for the first time and being dazzled by the cinema of that country, I started to delve into the history of Korean cinema and realized how much it could help me to develop cinema in my own country, and I believe that South Korea it is the best destination for students in terms of education, technology and a good culture to develop character. In Brazil, there is currently not so much investment in cultural areas, which could limit my learning and my performance in the labor market, in addition to the lack of appreciation of the Brazilian people with their own cinema, and little space for smaller and national productions. However, the South Korean example makes clear the importance of a country providing the necessary support so that its film industry is strengthened and able to conquer its space globally. After the war, South Korea was completely devastated and taken by poverty, and the way the country found to recover was investing in education and culture. It was most evident when in 2020 the parasite film was the biggest winner at the Oscar ceremony, drawing the attention of Hollywood, who maintain a friendly relationship now that Korea has been making its mark on the American creative economy in recent years. After my parents divorced when I was very young and I moved in with my grandmother, studying hard for school, movies and books became my greatest comfort, so reading about cinema my passion for the career came to the fore. I don't even remember when I wasn't sure I wanted to be a filmmaker, always looking for ways to learn as much as I could, as I've always known that education in this area in my country is very scarce. Once when my father, to whom I was always very distant, had cancer I decided to visit him in his hospital bed. For the first time he asked me while holding my hand what I wanted from the future, so I shared all my dreams with him. of studying and working with something that could bring joy to the world, besides being an industry that is always developing I could always be discovering new things and innovating and being able to make my mark in the world. I was surprised that he yelled at me that I would be a nobody in life and that I would remain poor if I did movies instead of becoming a doctor or lawyer, in a way that everyone in the hospital could hear. I felt humiliated for him, but not for a second was I ashamed of what I knew was my greatest purpose in the world. I knew it wouldn't be easy. People around me constantly questioned my ambitions, reminded me that in a country like Brazil my chances were close to zero - it just made me even more desperate and sure of achieving those goals. I was raised by strong and intelligent women like my mother and grandmother, who even with few financial conditions raised me to be free and independent, as well as encouraging me to discover my skills and follow my dreams, even if I went through difficulties for that. My biggest inspiration was my mother, she always helped me get involved in helping the community, together we did some volunteer work such as food distribution in poorer regions, we visited an orphanage near my house and promoted fun activities, in Beyond one of the my favorite hobbies, rescuing and finding new homes for abandoned kittens, I saved eight stray animals, including my own cat. When I was ten years old I used to be very shy and my mother sacrificed herself so that I could develop in every way possible, she put me in jazz dance, and in just one year I managed to be in the advanced class and did dance performances in several festivals and completely improved my shyness and created a real connection with different types of dance, improving the way I expressed myself. It was also when I was ten years old that I started to fall in love with the English language. I decided to leave jazz, since my mother would not be able to afford both activities and I focused on the language. I was always the best in the class and helped those who had difficulties. That's when I discovered how easy it was to learn, I always developed quickly in the activities I proposed and this was the biggest incentive for me to get interested in the GKS scholarship, to ensure that I'll make good use of the investment the government would make in me, both in language classes and at university. After three years of taking English classes, I decided to stop and try to develop a method to achieve fluency on my own, as I always love studying and because I want to devote more hours to English than just a few hours of class per week. Which I really made a lot of progress on, but recently decided to come back to finish my final year of English and get my certificate, take a proficiency test and be able to teach the language to people who can't afford private tuition. When I started high school, I entered a technical school where I could be taking a course in audiovisual, and I discovered that I had a gift for the area. I had experiences of developing works such as short films, video editing, producing video clips and so on. I was always in the top three in the class until they elected me as class leader.My familiarity with leadership made me realize that I can never be just a follower. I was the leader of my team in a scientific work about musical prejudice and we won third place in the entire school, which filled me with pride because everyone trusted in me doing the job right. I'm good at recognizing people's abilities and putting them on the right path and in the activity that I think they do best, with more care and wisdom, that's what makes me a good leader. My desire is to become a great art director and overcome the title question of the essay by American art historian Linda Nochlin, "Why have there been no great female artists?". I find myself in the context of living in a country that would not invest in my talent and willpower to learn, in addition to the low visibility of women in the audiovisual sector. The opportunity given by the Korean government can change my reality and give me the opportunity to excel in my career and give visibility and encourage women artists. "Being a part of something special makes you special, right?"-Rachel Berry, Glee

- Motivations with which you apply for this program-Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons prevents that have had a significant influence on you- Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, "Surrender, as I surrendered. Dive into what you don't know as I did. Don't worry about understanding, living surpasses any understanding." I read this quote by writer Clarice Inspector a few days before I started preparing for this scholarship three years ago, when I knew myself enough to know I was ready and confident to accomplish something as grand as moving to Korea and getting the best possible education and that they could develop skills and improve myself in a professional and personal way that studying in my country would not give me. After watching a Korean film for the first time and being dazzled by the cinema of that country, I started to delve into the history of Korean cinema and realized how much it could help me to develop cinema in my own country, and I believe that South Korea it is the best destination for students in terms of education, technology and a good culture to develop character. In Brazil, there is currently not so much investment in cultural areas, which could limit my learning and my performance in the labor market, in addition to the lack of appreciation of the Brazilian people with their own cinema, and little space for smaller and national productions. However, the South Korean example makes clear the importance of a country providing the necessary support so that its film industry is strengthened and able to conquer its space globally. After the war, South Korea was completely devastated and taken by poverty, and the way the country found to recover was investing in education and culture. It was most evident when in 2020 the parasite film was the biggest winner at the Oscar ceremony, drawing the attention of Hollywood, who maintain a friendly relationship now that Korea has been making its mark on the American creative economy in recent years. After my parents divorced when I was very young, and I moved in with my grandmother, studying hard for school, movies and books became my greatest comfort, so reading about cinema my passion for the career came to the fore. I don't even remember when I wasn't sure I wanted to be a filmmaker, always looking for ways to learn as much as I could, as I've always known that education in this area in my country is very scarce. Once when my father, to whom I was always very distant, had cancer I decided to visit him in his hospital bed. For the first time he asked me while holding my hand what I wanted from the future, so I shared all my dreams with him. Of studying and working with something that could bring joy to the world, besides being an industry that is always developing I could always be discovering new things and innovating and being able to make my mark in the world. I was surprised that he yelled at me that I would be a nobody in life and that I would remain poor if I did movies instead of becoming a doctor or lawyer, in a way that everyone in the hospital could hear. I felt humiliated for him, but not for a second was I ashamed of what I knew was my greatest purpose in the world. Furthermore, I knew it wouldn't be easy. People around me constantly questioned my ambitions, reminded me that in a country like Brazil my chances were close to zero - it just made me even more desperate and sure of achieving those goals. I was raised by strong and intelligent women like my mother and grandmother, who even with few financial conditions raised me to be free and independent, as well as encouraging me to discover my skills and follow my dreams, even if I went through difficulties for that. My biggest inspiration was my mother, she always helped me get involved in helping the community, together we did some volunteer work such as food distribution in poorer regions, we visited an orphanage near my house and promoted fun activities, in Beyond one of the favorite hobbies, rescuing and finding new homes for abandoned kittens, I saved eight stray animals, including my own cat. When I was ten years old I used to be very shy and my mother sacrificed herself so that I could develop in every way possible, she put me in jazz dance, and in just one year I managed to be in the advanced class and did dance performances in several festivals and completely improved my shyness and created a real connection with different types of dance, improving the way I expressed myself. It was also when I was ten years old that I started to fall in love with the English language. I decided to leave jazz, since my mother would not be able to afford both activities and I focused on the language. I was always the best in the class and helped those who had difficulties. That's when I discovered how easy it was to learn, I always developed quickly in the activities I proposed and this was the biggest incentive for me to get interested in the GKS scholarship, to ensure that I'll make good use of the investment the government would make in me, both in language classes and at university. After three years of taking English classes, I decided to stop and try to develop a method to achieve fluency on my own, as I always love studying and because I want to devote more hours to English than just a few hours of class per week. Which I really made a lot of progress on, but recently decided to come back to finish my final year of English and get my certificate, take a proficiency test and be able to teach the language to people who can't afford private tuition. When I started high school, I entered a technical school where I could be taking a course in audiovisual, and I discovered that I had a gift for the area. I had experiences of developing works such as short films, video editing, producing video clips and so on. I was always in the top three in the class until they elected me as class leader. My familiarity with leadership made me realize that I can never be just a follower. I was the leader of my team in a scientific work about musical prejudice, and we won third place in the entire school, which filled me with pride because everyone trusted in me doing the job right. I'm good at recognizing people's abilities and putting them on the right path and in the activity that I think they do best, with more care and wisdom, that's what makes me a good leader. My desire is to become a great art director and overcome the title question of the essay by American art historian Linda Cochin, "Why have there been no great female artists?". I find myself in the context of living in a country that would not invest in my talent and willpower to learn, in addition to the low visibility of women in the audiovisual sector. The opportunity given by the Korean government can change my reality and give me the opportunity to excel in my career and give visibility and encourage women artists. "Being a part of something special makes you special, right?"-Rachel Berry, Glee

PERSONAL STATEMENT- Motivations with which you apply for this program- Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. Going to college and studying abroad has been my goal since I chose to become an architect. I love art as much as my father. I was introduced to various things about art from a young age, especially drawing and painting. I also like to take pictures of several things, especially aesthetic buildings and human interests. I chose to become an architect after I learned about graphic design and a few things in making a building perspective during school. I finally realized and saw how important development is in modern times. With the rapid growth now, an architect's primary responsibility is to provide design solutions to create and improve a better living environment. In Indonesia, architects have an essential role in helping infrastructure development. However, Indonesia is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, making Indonesia vulnerable to natural disasters. It has become a challenge for me to learn more about architecture. If the infrastructure in Indonesia is increasingly developed, it can well establish the possibility of cooperation between countries in investing. I think Inje University has a tight curriculum that is remarkable to encourage and foster creativity and responsibility in architects. At this time, I believe GKS can allow me to learn to explore the field I chose to achieve my goal to help provide creative design in improving better development, especially in infrastructure in Indonesia. I was born in a simple family, and I am the second child of two siblings. My father works as a house guard in someone else's villa, while my mother works in a simple restaurant as a chef, but she has been unemployed since the Covid 19 pandemics. Since I was born, we don't have a private house because of our economic background, so we live in a house belonging to my mother's cousin. I also have an older brother who works as a laborer and a younger sister who is still in elementary school. It has also become one of my motivations to be successful as an architect. I want to help my family's economy in the future. My educational background started when I attended elementary school. At first, it was a little bit hard because many of my friends had previously attended kindergarten, but I didn't. I started everything like writing, reading, and arithmetic since I was in elementary school. My parent always trains me so I can do it well. I have also participated in the elementary school choir competition, but our group has not succeeded. It's a little disappointing, but since I'm an active child, it helps me learn and try things both at school and in church. The significant experience that I ever had was In junior high school. I made the most effective decision I ever made. I ask my parent to put me in a boarding school, which means I must study far away from home. Like my brother, who used to go to school boarding, I hope to make many friends here. Without realizing it, that can help me live more independently at a very young age. In junior high school, I once participated in a badminton competition representing my school. However, I failed in the 3rd phase. I started looking for new things that I wanted to learn from the failure, such as traditional music. I have even appeared at events attended by several Indonesian ministers. After graduating from junior high school, I decided to continue my education at a vocational high school. I chose Multimedia as my major. In the Multimedia major, I learned many things, such as Graphic Design, Videography, Photography, 2D, 3D, Computer Systems, etc. I also participated in several activities, such as school scouting organizations and collaborative music communities. School scouting organizations made me learn many things about leadership, independence, and responsibility. I have participated in activities such as scouting competitions and even taught my juniors about scouting. In the collaborative music community, I chose to join a traditional music team like Angklung. I have also won 1st place in the SEAMEO (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization) Angklung contest. I am a person who loves to learn new things in new environments, new people, and new traditions. Therefore, after graduating, I tried to learn English in an English village located in a different province and so far from where I live. I lived there for six months. In addition to learning English, I also learned to live independently in a new society, such as attitudes that must be maintained, associations, and a frugal lifestyle. Because I graduated from a vocational school who was ready to work, after returning from the English village, I tried to work first while developing my abilities and gaining experience. For one year, I worked for an international freight forwarder company. I work in a team working on export documents. There are so many experiences and lessons that can be learned. Moreover, it is new for me, which is certainly not the same as my major. After completing the work contract, I applied as an intern to be employed in Japan. My target is to learn new things, new cultures, and of course, increase work experience. I studied Japanese for about six months, but I decided to leave after the institution turned out to be problematic. After that, I worked in an elementary school as an administrator and was part of its IT team. Working for three years did not make me forget my goal to become an architect. I'm looking for scholarships, and honestly, I think abroad is the best choice to study in terms of new technology and culture. I tried to register for GKS last year but failed in the early stages. One day, I felt like, could I compete among more competent people? Could I adapt to them? How could I make my parents proud? Even when I knew that studying in Korea was not easy. Then I finally heard a quote from someone who said, "HARD WORK beats TALENT when TALENT DOESN'T WORK HARD." It was the umpteenth time someone had proved that nothing is impossible if one is willing to work hard. That's why I'm preparing to start over again this year. I chose Korea because, first, of course, I saw the excellent benefits that could be obtained through studying abroad. One of which is to build up good relations between students from different countries. Second, I believe that South Korea is the best student destination in terms of education, technology, and a good culture to develop one's character. I believe the manners and culture of discipline in South Korea are very good and help international students extend their character quality. I got many lessons and responsibilities from all the experiences I had, and they were precious to me. I hope that my goals and strong determination can help me get into this GKS program. I wish we could meet each other, so you can see all of the potency that I have.

PERSONAL STATEMENT- Motivations with which you apply for this program-Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. Going to college and studying abroad has been my goal since I chose to become an architect. I love art as much as my father. I was introduced to various things about art from a young age, especially drawing and painting. Furthermore, I also like to take pictures of several things, especially aesthetic buildings and human interests. Furthermore, I chose to become an architect after I learned about graphic design and a few things in making a building perspective during school. Furthermore, I finally realized and saw how important development is in modern times. With the rapid growth now, an architect's primary responsibility is to provide design solutions to create and improve a better living environment. In Indonesia, architects have an essential role in helping infrastructure development. However, Indonesia is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, making Indonesia vulnerable to natural disasters. It has become a challenge for me to learn more about architecture. If the infrastructure in Indonesia is increasingly developed, it can well establish the possibility of cooperation between countries in investing. I think Inge University has a tight curriculum that is remarkable to encourage and foster creativity and responsibility in architects. At this time, I believe GKS can allow me to learn to explore the field I chose to achieve my goal to help provide creative design in improving better development, especially in infrastructure in Indonesia. I was born in a simple family, and I am the second child of two siblings. My father works as a house guard in someone else's villa, while my mother works in a simple restaurant as a chef, but she has been unemployed since the COVID-19 pandemics. Since I was born, we don't have a private house because of our economic background, so we live in a house belonging to my mother's cousin. I also have an older brother who works as a laborer and a younger sister who is still in elementary school. It has also become one of my motivations to be successful as an architect. I want to help my family's economy in the future. My educational background started when I attended elementary school. At first, it was a little hard because many of my friends had previously attended kindergarten, but I didn't. I started everything like writing, reading, and arithmetic since I was in elementary school. My parent always trains me, so I can do it well. I have also participated in the elementary school choir competition, but our group has not succeeded. It's a little disappointing, but since I'm an active child, it helps me learn and try things both at school and in church. The significant experience that I ever had was In junior high school. I made the most effective decision I ever made. I ask my parent to put me in a boarding school, which means I must study far away from home. Like my brother, who used to go to school boarding, I hope to make many friends here. Without realizing it, that can help me live more independently at a very young age. In junior high school, I once participated in a badminton competition representing my school. However, I failed in the 3rd phase. I started looking for new things that I wanted to learn from the failure, such as traditional music. I have even appeared at events attended by several Indonesian ministers. After graduating from junior high school, I decided to continue my education at a vocational high school. I chose Multimedia as my major. In the Multimedia major, I learned many things, such as Graphic Design, Videography, Photography, 2D, 3D, Computer Systems, etc. I also participated in several activities, such as school scouting organizations and collaborative music communities. School scouting organizations made me learn many things about leadership, independence, and responsibility. I have participated in activities such as scouting competitions and even taught my juniors about scouting. In the collaborative music community, I chose to join a traditional music team like Angling. I have also won 1st place in the SEAMEN (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization) Angling contest. I am a person who loves to learn new things in new environments, new people, and new traditions. Therefore, after graduating, I tried to learn English in an English village located in a different province and so far from where I live. I lived there for six months. In addition to learning English, I also learned to live independently in a new society, such as attitudes that must be maintained, associations, and a frugal lifestyle. Because I graduated from a vocational school who was ready to work, after returning from the English village, I tried to work first while developing my abilities and gaining experience. For one year, I worked for an international freight forwarder company. I work in a team working on export documents. There are so many experiences and lessons that can be learned. Moreover, it is new for me, which is certainly not the same as my major. After completing the work contract, I applied as an intern to be employed in Japan. My target is to learn new things, new cultures, and of course, increase work experience. I studied Japanese for about six months, but I decided to leave after the institution turned out to be problematic. After that, I worked in an elementary school as an administrator and was part of its IT team. Working for three years did not make me forget my goal to become an architect. I'm looking for scholarships, and honestly, I think abroad is the best choice to study in terms of new technology and culture. I tried to register for GKS last year but failed in the early stages. One day, I felt like, could I compete among more competent people? Could I adapt to them? How could I make my parents proud? Even when I knew that studying in Korea was not easy. Then I finally heard a quote from someone who said, "HARD WORK beats TALENT when TALENT DOESN'T WORK HARD." It was the umpteenth time someone had proved that nothing is impossible if one is willing to work hard. That's why I'm preparing to start over again this year. I chose Korea because, first, of course, I saw the excellent benefits that could be obtained through studying abroad. One of which is to build up good relations between students from different countries. Second, I believe that South Korea is the best student destination in terms of education, technology, and a good culture to develop one's character. I believe the manners and culture of discipline in South Korea are very good, and help international students extend their character quality. I got many lessons and responsibilities from all the experiences I had, and they were precious to me. Furthermore, I hope that my goals and strong determination can help me get into this GKS program. Furthermore, I wish we could meet each other, so you can see all the potency that I have.

- Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. It is not complete My best friend always told me that I would still conquer the world, and when I entered high school I realized that people around me had a different vision of the future than mine and even though I was just a teenager, I started to be fascinated by the constant evolution in we live in the world. I've always had a great interest in events, incidents around the world and always tried to stay up to date with current affairs and find out what economic issues were for me. Economics is a subject particularly relevant to the modern world we live in and being able to argue and analyze economic issues further sparked my passion for the subject and studying it at university will equip me with the knowledge to understand economics fully. My interest in the course made me want to study in another country and join the GKS program. The program has the opportunity to offer a quality education that, through an educational exchange, will contribute to my academic training. I am convinced that the program will help me gain a level of education relevant to one of the emotionally rewarding careers available and will combine to help people's physical well-being. This would give me the opportunity to study something that involves both academic and practical study. I was born in a small town in a family that didn't have many opportunities to study. I was very lucky to have the family I have, although it's not perfect and I've been through a lot of problems. My father is a businessman who started working early and ended up dropping out of school and my mother is a manicurist and pedicure who ended up finishing school after I grew up. For some time we were always moving, my parents took a long time to have our own house and it meant that we had lived in several different houses. I say I am who I am today because of them. I didn't have much support from them when I wanted to study in another country, but they didn't try to change my opinion because they knew it was my decision and they wanted my happiness. In my teenage years I learned a lot from them, I know their history and how they struggled to get where they are today, it makes me very proud because it made me have a completely different view of things. I had experiences that were very important for my personal development, during high school I was chosen to be one of the representatives and organizers of a cultural event where we would donate the money and food collected. Participating in this project gave me the enthusiasm to be able to test my skills, helped me to develop the role of leadership, organization and communication, as it was necessary to speak in public and communicate with my other colleagues to discuss ideas that we would go. include in the event schedule. Having this experience was very rewarding, we had 1 month to raise a considerable amount of money and organize everything, we started asking for sponsorship from people with good influence so that everything worked out. The whole process taught me about the value of perseverance and teamwork. Participating in this project gave me the enthusiasm to be able to test my skills, helped me to develop the role of leadership, organization and communication, as it was necessary to speak in public and communicate with my other colleagues to discuss ideas that we would include in the event schedule. Having this experience was very gratifying, we had 1 month to raise a considerable amount of money and organize everything, we went out asking for sponsorship from people with good influence so that everything worked out. The entire process taught me about the value of perseverance as well as teamwork. Being part of school activities is something that I consider very important and, although the school did not have as much structure, they tried to promote as many events as possible, I participated in athletic competitions where I won second place, I was director of marketing designer at the student union and I participated in two charity projects. Outside school I continued to seek to leverage my knowledge, I participated in three volunteer programs, the first was entitled "release the future" where we published on social media with the aim of informing and mobilizing our audience about events around the world, the second called if "animal equality" and our role is to fight for the improvement of the lives of animals kept on industrial farms by signing and disseminating petitions, sending e-mails and comments on the company's social networks, the third was called "letters that heal" that were intended to help elderly people with problems, whether depression, anxiety or loss of relatives, and all through letters that helped them and showed that life is still important. I have certificates where I had the opportunity to improve my knowledge and studies in my chosen career.

- Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. It is not complete My best friend always told me that I would still conquer the world, and when I entered high school I realized that people around me had a different vision of the future than mine and even though I was just a teenager, I started to be fascinated by the constant evolution in we live in the world. I've always had a great interest in events, incidents around the world and always tried to stay up to date with current affairs and find out what economic issues were for me. Economics is a subject particularly relevant to the modern world we live in and being able to argue and analyze economic issues further sparked my passion for the subject and studying it at university will equip me with the knowledge to understand economics fully. My interest in the course made me want to study in another country and join the GKS program. The program has the opportunity to offer a quality education that, through an educational exchange, will contribute to my academic training. I am convinced that the program will help me gain a level of education relevant to one of the emotionally rewarding careers available and will combine to help people's physical well-being. This would give me the opportunity to study something that involves both academic and practical study. I was born in a small town in a family that didn't have many opportunities to study. I was very lucky to have the family I have, although it's not perfect, and I've been through a lot of problems. My father is a businessman who started working early and ended up dropping out of school and my mother is a manicurist and pedicure who ended up finishing school after I grew up. For some time we were always moving, my parents took a long time to have our own house, and it meant that we had lived in several houses. I say I am who I am today because of them. I didn't have much support from them when I wanted to study in another country, but they didn't try to change my opinion because they knew it was my decision, and they wanted my happiness. In my teenage years I learned a lot from them, I know their history and how they struggled to get where they are today, it makes me very proud because it made me have a completely different view of things. I had experiences that were very important for my personal development, during high school I was chosen to be one of the representatives and organizers of a cultural event where we would donate the money and food collected. Participating in this project gave me the enthusiasm to be able to test my skills, helped me to develop the role of leadership, organization and communication, as it was necessary to speak in public and communicate with my other colleagues to discuss ideas that we would go. Include in the event schedule. Having this experience was very rewarding, we had 1 month to raise a considerable amount of money and organize everything, we started asking for sponsorship from people with good influence so that everything worked out. The whole process taught me about the value of perseverance and teamwork. Participating in this project gave me the enthusiasm to be able to test my skills, helped me to develop the role of leadership, organization and communication, as it was necessary to speak in public and communicate with my other colleagues to discuss ideas that we would include in the event schedule. Having this experience was very gratifying, we had 1 month to raise a considerable amount of money and organize everything, we went out asking for sponsorship from people with good influence so that everything worked out. The entire process taught me about the value of perseverance as well as teamwork. Being part of school activities is something that I consider very important and, although the school did not have as much structure, they tried to promote as many events as possible, I participated in athletic competitions where I won second place, I was director of marketing designer at the student union and I participated in two charity projects. Outside school, I continued to seek to leverage my knowledge, I participated in three volunteer programs, the first was entitled "release the future" where we published on social media with the aim of informing and mobilizing our audience about events around the world, the second called if "animal equality" and our role is to fight for the improvement of the lives of animals kept on industrial farms by signing and disseminating petitions, sending e-mails and comments on the company's social networks, the third was called "letters that heal" that were intended to help elderly people with problems, whether depression, anxiety or loss of relatives, and all through letters that helped them and showed that life is still important. I have certificates where I had the opportunity to improve my knowledge and studies in my chosen career.

Hi this is my personal statement, i believe it's very average so please let me know if you've got any suggestions to improve it. Thank you for reading this <3 My interest in Business first sparked when I saw my grandfather's workshop he worked so hard at. His side business was manufacturing automated electronic packaging machines. My interest in Business skyrocketed when my grandfather's business collapsed. As the business expanded, he was unable to manage it primarily because he didn't have an organized and structured financial plan. Since he was an engineer, he didn't know the commercial aspects and requirements of the business, which is also why he failed to put a competent team together. I want to major in finance and accounting for two primary reasons. The first one being my ambition to be an entrepreneur. Second- I want to be challenged. I would love to take on Accounting and Finance as my biggest challenge yet. I believe this course will help me understand the business world. I possess the ability to learn new skills quickly. I like to be independent. Throughout high school, I have taught myself various chapters in various subjects, in order to remain ahead of the class. I have grown up being aware of how finances affect one's way of living and why financial stability is paramount. I have always been good with money and numbers. Math is and always will be my favorite subject. I am fascinated by math, business and the corporate world. I believe, through the study of accounting and finance, I can effectively satisfy my interest in these fields and ultimately achieve my goals. A significant experience in my high school was organizing a gaming tournament all by myself, through which I primarily learned the skill of persuasion and influence. Despite all my teachers being against it and having the conventional idea that gaming is detrimental to children in every possible aspect, I made it happen. I made presentations, charts and speeches to effectively communicate the idea to students that I was looking at the more constructive side of gaming- better problem-solving skills, visual spatial skills practice, better hand eye coordination-and that I didn't support the excessive violence it depicted or the students glued to their devices all day long. By the end of it, the teachers were glad to have given me a chance and lauded my efforts and approach. I was also elected the Green house vice-captain and Captain for two consecutive years. I also participated in important school meetings with the principal and school administration and organized major school events with the student council. I was active in debates on social issues and school dramas. I have developed my confidence and overcome my stage fear through the years. The experience instilled essential characteristics in me such as leadership skills and conversational skills and I believe it would be a strong point for me as an aspiring Business expert. Besides studies, I have interest in music and swimming. I'm more than satisfied with everything I've done and am doing. I believe that I am capable of achieving anything I aim for and that this will be the chance for me to stand apart from others. I've participated in many charity shows to raise money and also in an English literacy drive in Indonesia. In the recent decade nusntusmu brand has become synonymous with excellence, the alumni have gained recognition and renown worldwide, the slew of educational markers bear testimony to the wondrous prospects of academic eminence that one rises to. It will truly be a privilege for me to dawn the title of NUSNTUSMU alumni.

Hi this is my personal statement, I believe it's very average, so please let me know if you've got any suggestions to improve it. Thank you for reading this Lt;3 My interest in Business first sparked when I saw my grandfather's workshop he worked so hard at. His side business was manufacturing automated electronic packaging machines. My interest in Business skyrocketed when my grandfather's business collapsed. As the business expanded, he was unable to manage it primarily because he didn't have an organized and structured financial plan. Since he was an engineer, he didn't know the commercial aspects and requirements of the business, which is also why he failed to put a competent team together. I want to major in finance and accounting for two primary reasons. The first one being my ambition to be an entrepreneur. Second- I want to be challenged. I would love to take on Accounting and Finance as my biggest challenge yet. I believe this course will help me understand the business world. Furthermore, I possess the ability to learn new skills quickly. Furthermore, I like to be independent. Throughout high school, I have taught myself various chapters in various subjects, in order to remain ahead of the class. I have grown up being aware of how finances affect one's way of living and why financial stability is paramount. I have always been good with money and numbers. Math is and always will be my favorite subject. I am fascinated by math, business and the corporate world. I believe, through the study of accounting and finance, I can effectively satisfy my interest in these fields and ultimately achieve my goals. A significant experience in my high school was organizing a gaming tournament all by myself, through which I primarily learned the skill of persuasion and influence. Despite all my teachers being against it and having the conventional idea that gaming is detrimental to children in every possible aspect, I made it happen. I made presentations, charts and speeches to effectively communicate the idea to students that I was looking at the more constructive side of gaming-better problem-solving skills, visual spatial skills practice, better hand eye coordination-and that I didn't support the excessive violence it depicted, or the students glued to their devices all day long. By the end of it, the teachers were glad to have given me a chance and lauded my efforts and approach. I was also elected the Green house vice-captain and Captain for two consecutive years. I also participated in important school meetings with the principal and school administration and organized major school events with the student council. Furthermore, I was active in debates on social issues and school dramas. Furthermore, I have developed my confidence and overcome my stage fear through the years. The experience instilled essential characteristics in me such as leadership skills and conversational skills and I believe it would be a strong point for me as an aspiring Business expert. Besides studies, I have interest in music and swimming. I'm more than satisfied with everything I've done and am I doing. I believe that I am capable of achieving anything I aim for and that this will be the chance for me to stand apart from others. Furthermore, I've participated in many charity shows to raise money and also in an English literacy drive in Indonesia. In the recent decade nusntusmu brand has become synonymous with excellence, the alumni have gained recognition and renown worldwide, the slew of educational markers bear testimony to the wondrous prospects of academic eminence that one rises to. It will truly be a privilege for me to dawn the title of NUSNTUSMU alumni.

I realized that the past twenty one years I have been passing through perfectly depict the outstanding personal statement I am writing now. I was inspired to learn Korean language and culture ever since I was introduced to the experience of studying in South Korea by my senior from high school who studied digital media major in Seoul. Then, I started learning Hangul in 2016 from when my dream to study in Korea was born. I could say that all the things I have been striving to achieve all along was dedicated to that sole dream. It would be a huge reward for me to acquire high standard education in a welcoming environment for international students as it has been my long held dream throughout these times. If my life could be a documentary, the beginning is at the age when I could retrieve my memories. My mother used to be a tailor. Later, she ran a small garment factory while taking care of me and my brother on her own as my father lived apart with us because of his job. As a child, I have had the best school experiences studying at the same school for ten years from first grade to tenth grade. With the great support of my teachers, I was always among the top students in the class. I ranked second within my class two years consecutively when I was in eighth grade and ninth grade. I even did not go to big-budgeted classes outside school like my friends as I wanted to lessen the burden on my parents. However, I always managed to catch up with the others in the class. With all of my effort, I passed the matriculation exam with all distinctions, a GPA 3.89 out of 5. Schooling alone definitely did not make me a better person. During my school years, I was allowed to explore different things. I have learnt how to play flute, joined traditional dance and handicraft club, essay and impromptu competitions. I won a writing competition about Myanmar language and culture when I was in sixth grade. This probably encouraged me to develop a habit of journaling that let me grow creative thoughts and imagination. Thanks to my mother, I have cultivated the habit of reading since I was a child. I was brought into different story books, journals and magazines where I could explore more about the things that I was not taught in my school lessons. As I grow older, my range of interest has been wider to novels and documentary films. "Art and media can become a platform for the voiceless". This is what I have heard from a documentary film about poverty. I felt really fascinated about the idea of helping the lives in difficult situations through one's career. Being a citizen of a third world country, I want to be part of the change and it really drives an inspiration for me to help out with people in those situations as well as to share the world about our society, history and culture through the power of media. I am indeed grateful to my parents for raising me not only as a student who is successful in academics but also as a person who has a considerate mind for others. Aside from my own lessons, I spent my time helping my young cousins and children of the workers from my mother's factory in their studies and shared as much knowledge as I knew. In the summer of 2018, I participated in the 'Light for Children' program where I spent two-month time at 'The Bethel Children Home' as a volunteer teacher. The pleasure and experience gained from assisting the orphanage children by teaching and spending fun time together with them is irreplaceable. Another experience worth mentioning is the time when I organized a fund with my friends to donate meals for 100 people at 500 bedded Yangon Specialty hospital. I intended this for the patients' families who find difficulties to afford meals outside the hospital. The tasks were divided accordingly to collect funds, contact the authority from the hospital and cater the food to the patients on the donation day. I am really fond of performing these kinds of volunteer work as I can at least be a grain of sand for my community as well as get a chance to improve interpersonal skills. By participating in social activities, I come to know that I have a keen interest in communicating with people, sharing stories and experiences. Therefore, after finishing high school, I intended to follow a career where my passion lies. Living hard does not surely mean you will achieve what you want. There is no media or communication major among public universities in my country. I was neither in the situation to ask my parents to send me to private universities nor to study abroad as my mother was getting treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis disease and they already cost a lot for hospital expenses. Nevertheless, I joined free yet effective online courses which are related to communication media such as media literacy, screenwriting and online communication offered by international universities. Luckily, I gained an opportunity to work as an HR intern at XX Group which is one of the largest corporations in our country. It was such a valuable experience as I got to know about work culture and human relations, and at the same time improved organizational skills and ability to communicate with different people throughout the internship program. In addition, one more wish to learn content writing was fulfilled when I was selected as one of the content writer trainees out of 300 applicants across the country. During that two-month online program, I applied my critical thinking skills to develop creative contents by doing research on specific topics. I can say that I made the most out of myself during those past years. All I wish is to get a chance to study my desired major and make my dream come true. Well, there are times in life when fortune does not work. I have been running through this whole 20 years of my life and suddenly, at some point, it stopped. I lost my mother last year in March 2020. I have confidently overcome the difficulties in my life with my own intelligence and with the support of my parents but it hurts me so bad when it comes to losing my mother. She has always been a great support for me in every aspect of my life. Anyway, I had to try to get better as my mother always wanted me to be a strong and independent woman. Since I was on hiatus from my education at that time, I decided to pick up a new hobby or join internship and volunteer programs. Good out of bad is I passed an interview for a marketing intern position at a local cleaning service company which helps in providing jobs for female workers. To take full advantage of what I was given, I have immersed myself in my tasks which are mainly to communicate with local and foreign clients for day-to-day operations and to assist in creating marketing contents. It is such a huge advantage for me as I felt mentally stronger and more mature than my peers in most of the aspects after experiencing all those incidents which is totally different from my childhood. After all, I will keep finding every possible way to my goal to get a chance to study my dream major by which I could carry out well-being for society with my profession. Where there is a will, there is a way. It is the time for me to grab the opportunity I was given. I believe that GKS scholarship will definitely be a life-changing opportunity for me. I will be able to continue studying under a quality education system thereby raising the quality of my life. It is not only me who will benefit from this scholarship but my community which is in desperate need of skillful individuals for development. Through this scholarship program, I am also confident that I will become an excellent graduate who can contribute in improving bilateral relations between South Korea and Myanmar while serving as an expert in my field of study. I have spent almost one third of my lifetime already. One thing for sure is that I want to lead the rest of my life doing good deeds for society. I know that my mother was always proud of me, but I still have to prove that I made it.

I realized that the past twenty-one years I have been passing through perfectly depict the outstanding personal statement I am writing now. I was inspired to learn Korean language and culture ever since I was introduced to the experience of studying in South Korea by my senior from high school who studied digital media major in Seoul. Then, I started learning Hangul in 2016 from when my dream to study in Korea was born. I could say that all the things I have been striving to achieve all along was dedicated to that sole dream. It would be a huge reward for me to acquire high standard education in a welcoming environment for international students as it has been my long held dream throughout these times. If my life could be a documentary, the beginning is at the age when I could retrieve my memories. My mother used to be a tailor. Later, she ran a small garment factory while taking care of me and my brother on her own as my father lived apart with us because of his job. As a child, I have had the best school experiences studying at the same school for ten years from first grade to tenth grade. With the great support of my teachers, I was always among the top students in the class. I ranked second within my class two years consecutively when I was in eighth grade and ninth grade. I even did not go to big-budgeted classes outside school like my friends as I wanted to lessen the burden on my parents. However, I always managed to catch up with the others in the class. With all of my effort, I passed the matriculation exam with all distinctions, a GPA 3.89 out of 5. Schooling alone definitely did not make me a better person. During my school years, I was allowed to explore different things. I have learned how to play flute, joined traditional dance and handicraft club, essay and impromptu competitions. I won a writing competition about Myanmar language and culture when I was in sixth grade. This probably encouraged me to develop a habit of journaling that let me grow creative thoughts and imagination. Thanks to my mother, I have cultivated the habit of reading since I was a child. I was brought into different story books, journals and magazines where I could explore more about the things that I was not taught in my school lessons. As I grow older, my range of interest has been wider to novels and documentary films. "Art and media can become a platform for the voiceless". This is what I have heard from a documentary film about poverty. I felt really fascinated about the idea of helping the lives in difficult situations through one's career. Being a citizen of a Third World country, I want to be part of the change, and it really drives an inspiration for me to help out with people in those situations as well as to share the world about our society, history and culture through the power of media. I am indeed grateful to my parents for raising me not only as a student who is successful in academics but also as a person who has a considerate mind for others. Aside from my own lessons, I spent my time helping my young cousins and children of the workers from my mother's factory in their studies and shared as much knowledge as I knew. In the summer of 2018, I participated in the 'Light for Children' program where I spent two-month time at 'The Ethel Children Home' as a volunteer teacher. The pleasure and experience gained from assisting the orphanage children by teaching and spending fun time together with them is irreplaceable. Another experience worth mentioning is the time when I organized a fund with my friends to donate meals for 100 people at 500 bedded Yangon Specialty hospital. I intended this for the patients' families who find difficulties to afford meals outside the hospital. The tasks were divided accordingly to collect funds, contact the authority from the hospital and cater the food to the patients on the donation day. I am really fond of performing these kinds of volunteer work as I can at least be a grain of sand for my community as well as get a chance to improve interpersonal skills. By participating in social activities, I come to know that I have a keen interest in communicating with people, sharing stories and experiences. Therefore, after finishing high school, I intended to follow a career where my passion lies. Living hard does not surely mean you will achieve what you want. There is no media or communication major among public universities in my country. I was neither in the situation to ask my parents to send me to private universities nor to study abroad as my mother was getting treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis disease, and they already cost a lot for hospital expenses. Nevertheless, I joined free yet effective online courses which are related to communication media such as media literacy, screenwriting and online communication offered by international universities. Luckily, I gained an opportunity to work as an HR intern at XX Group which is one of the largest corporations in our country. It was such a valuable experience as I got to know about work culture and human relations, and at the same time improved organizational skills and ability to communicate with different people throughout the internship program. In addition, one more wish to learn content writing was fulfilled when I was selected as one of the content writer trainees out of 300 applicants across the country. During that two-month online program, I applied my critical thinking skills to develop creative contents by doing research on specific topics. I can say that I made the most out of myself during those past years. All I wish is to get a chance to study my desired major and make my dream come true. Well, there are times in life when fortune does not work. I have been running through this whole 20 years of my life and suddenly, at some point, it stopped. I lost my mother last year in March 2020. Furthermore, I have confidently overcome the difficulties in my life with my own intelligence and with the support of my parents, but it hurts me so bad when it comes to losing my mother. She has always been a great support for me in every aspect of my life. Anyway, I had to try to get better as my mother always wanted me to be a strong and independent woman. Since I was on hiatus from my education at that time, I decided to pick up a new hobby or join internship and volunteer programs. Good out of bad is I passed an interview for a marketing intern position at a local cleaning service company which helps in providing jobs for female workers. To take full advantage of what I was given, I have immersed myself in my tasks which are mainly to communicate with local and foreign clients for day-to-day operations and to assist in creating marketing contents. It is such a huge advantage for me as I felt mentally stronger and more mature than my peers in most of the aspects after experiencing all those incidents which is totally different from my childhood. After all, I will keep finding every possible way to my goal to get a chance to study my dream major by which I could carry out well-being for society with my profession. Where there is a will, there is a way. It is the time for me to grab the opportunity I was given. I believe that GKS scholarship will definitely be a life-changing opportunity for me. I will be able to continue studying under a quality education system thereby raising the quality of my life. It is not only me who will benefit from this scholarship but my community which is in desperate need of skillful individuals for development. Through this scholarship program, I am also confident that I will become an excellent graduate who can contribute in improving bilateral relations between South Korea and Myanmar while serving as an expert in my field of study. I have spent almost one third of my lifetime already. One thing for sure is that I want to lead the rest of my life doing good deeds for society. I know that my mother was always proud of me, but I still have to prove that I made it.

As a woman who was born and raised in Vietnam, a country with conventional rigid gender notions of men's and women's values and roles, I've long been worried about the issue of gender discrimination. I've always admired my mother, a successful, strong, and independent entrepreneur who manages two businesses while still caring for her children. As I grew older, though, I began to experience the realities of gender discrimination. I noticed that no one saw her efforts during family gatherings, even though my mother is the family's breadwinner. Instead, they seem to be concerned with how much time she spends at home caring for us and even discourage her from going to work, whereas they would do the exact opposite with my father. Furthermore, my relatives and even my mother would continually educate me that a woman does not need to study too hard. Girls are taught to be polite, gentle, and find a wonderful husband to rely on since, after all, we women are the primary parent, emotional nurturers, and housekeepers. "Why does Mom never fight back when she is mistreated, and worse, she instills those ideas in me and expects me to follow those outdated customs?" This question keeps springing into my brain. Since then, I have started to research more about this matter. Gender inequality is prevalent in Vietnamese culture, literature, and education and has slowly crept into the consciousness of the Vietnamese people. For example, traditionally, feminine duties have focused on family responsibilities, which Vietnamese people accept as natural and do not need to change. I understand that these culturally enforced gender stereotypes continue to be barriers to women attaining financial rewards and prestige in the workplace. Despite their high labor force participation rate, Vietnamese women have the lowest female-to-male ratio in senior management, with one woman for every eight males, according to a 2017 Financial Times poll. Furthermore, salary inequalities between men and women doing the same job still exist. Women have fewer possibilities to enter high-paying occupations, and women are more susceptible when firms need to lay off workers. This inequality has motivated me, as a young girl, to do something to outgrow political views on equality, entitlement, and individual rights because I know there are thousands of other women out there, just like me, who want equal access to the same opportunities as men, such as education, work experience, and recognition. To move ahead from the nostalgic past shown here, I must start with education, since only by being well-informed, having access to new possibilities, and being educated can people grasp the problem and eventually alter the situation. Hence, I put all of my efforts into learning and acquiring higher education. When I got into Hanoi-Amsterdam High school for the Gifted - one of Vietnam's most prestigious high schools, I chose to pursue Social science. Such a wise decision allowed me to understand the fundamental cause of this problem by providing me with insights into the worldwide social, economic and political situation. Nonetheless, even in Natural science disciplines, which are typically associated with boys, I give it my all since it helps me improve my logical and critical thinking abilities. My scores in both majors have been astonishingly high, and my overall results are at the top of my class, demonstrating that girls can successfully perform any subject just as well as guys. During my high school years, I had the honor of serving as the Head Organizer for Camp Blast, a children's summer camp. Throughout the camp, I organized many activities to assist the kids in extending their social, cultural, and environmental understanding. What sets the camp apart is that we focus on providing children with equal opportunity to participate in various activities and acquire a variety of skills, regardless of the gender with which they are often associated. Little girls were able to try subjects that they would not have been able to do otherwise due to their masculinity, such as science projects and sports like football. At the same time, this gives young boys the chance to learn about and be open-minded about subjects that they would dismiss as "girly," such as fashion design or baking. Many young girls were motivated by my story to follow their ambitions in the same manner boldly. Together with the issue at hand, this encounter has inspired me to pursue a career as a feminist entrepreneur. I want to be a successful leaderbusinesswoman to help girls and women achieve economic self-sufficiency and equitable outcomes. Feminist entrepreneurs use the power of enterprise and feminist insight to model powerful new ideas that will eventually lead to fundamental changes in our communities and economy. I'm motivated to establish a firm that gives meaningful and impactful values, expertise, and insights to women, based on my education and experience. At the same time, I want my business to provide the basis for a healthy, motivated, and innovative environment where women are encouraged to follow their ambitions. I recognize that becoming a businesswoman will not dramatically alter the situation. However, I believe it will serve as a tremendous motivation and will have an influence on society, significant or minor, and will affect it in some way because "If you believe in your idea of change and are willing to work hard, sooner or later that dream will be a reality." - Naomi Tulay Solanke.

As a woman who was born and raised in Vietnam, a country with conventional rigid gender notions of men's and women's values and roles, I've long been worried about the issue of gender discrimination. I've always admired my mother, a successful, strong, and independent entrepreneur who manages two businesses while still caring for her children. As I grew older, though, I began to experience the realities of gender discrimination. I noticed that no one saw her efforts during family gatherings, even though my mother is the family's breadwinner. Instead, they seem to be concerned with how much time she spends at home caring for us and even discourage her from going to work, whereas they would do the exact opposite with my father. Furthermore, my relatives and even my mother would continually educate me that a woman does not need to study too hard. Girls are taught to be polite, gentle, and find a wonderful husband to rely on since, after all, we women are the primary parent, emotional nurturers, and housekeepers. "Why does Mom never fight back when she is mistreated, and worse, she instills those ideas in me and expects me to follow those outdated customs?" This question keeps springing into my brain. Since then, I have started to research more about this matter. Gender inequality is prevalent in Vietnamese culture, literature, and education and has slowly crept into the consciousness of the Vietnamese people. For example, traditionally, feminine duties have focused on family responsibilities, which Vietnamese people accept as natural and do not need to change. I understand that these culturally enforced gender stereotypes continue to be barriers to women attaining financial rewards and prestige in the workplace. Despite their high labor force participation rate, Vietnamese women have the lowest female-to-male ratio in senior management, with one woman for every eight males, according to a 2017 Financial Times poll. Furthermore, salary inequalities between men and women doing the same job still exist. Women have fewer possibilities to enter high-paying occupations, and women are more susceptible when firms need to lay off workers. This inequality has motivated me, as a young girl, to do something to outgrow political views on equality, entitlement, and individual rights because I know there are thousands of other women out there, just like me, who want equal access to the same opportunities as men, such as education, work experience, and recognition. To move ahead from the nostalgic past shown here, I must start with education, since only by being well-informed, having access to new possibilities, and being educated can people grasp the problem and eventually alter the situation. Hence, I put all of my efforts into learning and acquiring higher education. When I got into Hanoi-Amsterdam High school for the Gifted - one of Vietnam's most prestigious high schools, I chose to pursue Social science. Such a wise decision allowed me to understand the fundamental cause of this problem by providing me with insights into the worldwide social, economic and political situation. Nonetheless, even in Natural science disciplines, which are typically associated with boys, I give it my all since it helps me improve my logical and critical thinking abilities. My scores in both majors have been astonishingly high, and my overall results are at the top of my class, demonstrating that girls can successfully perform any subject just as well as guys. During my high school years, I had the honor of serving as the Head Organizer for Camp Blast, a children's summer camp. Throughout the camp, I organized many activities to assist the kids in extending their social, cultural, and environmental understanding. What sets the camp apart is that we focus on providing children with equal opportunity to participate in various activities and acquire a variety of skills, regardless of the gender with which they are often associated. Little girls were able to try subjects that they would not have been able to do otherwise due to their masculinity, such as science projects and sports like football. At the same time, this gives young boys the chance to learn about and be open-minded about subjects that they would dismiss as "girly," such as fashion design or baking. Many young girls were motivated by my story to follow their ambitions in the same manner boldly. Together with the issue at hand, this encounter has inspired me to pursue a career as a feminist entrepreneur. I want to be a successful leader businesswoman to help girls and women achieve economic self-sufficiency and equitable outcomes. Feminist entrepreneurs use the power of enterprise and feminist insight to model powerful new ideas that will eventually lead to fundamental changes in our communities and economy. I'm motivated to establish a firm that gives meaningful and impactful values, expertise, and insights to women, based on my education and experience. At the same time, I want my business to provide the basis for a healthy, motivated, and innovative environment where women are encouraged to follow their ambitions. I recognize that becoming a businesswoman will not dramatically alter the situation. However, I believe it will serve as a tremendous motivation and will have an influence on society, significant or minor, and will affect it in some way because "If you believe in your idea of change and are willing to work hard, sooner or later that dream will be a reality." - Naomi Tu lay Solace.

- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences The process of coming up with new ideas gives me an inexplicably satisfying feeling because It is like I can find another hidden aspect of myself. I remembered when I had to plan out the topic, themes as well as activities for a Sports Day in my school. We rubbed our heads and ears because we were so inexperienced at the time and we did not know how where to start. Initially, we decided to think up the activities first for the events so that we could devise an appropriate topic and theme following the activities, but we ended up reaching no agreement. We decided that we would like to do another way around: working on the topic and theme first. All of a sudden, I thought about one of my favorite books "the giver" and an idea was produced. "The Giver" told the story of a future world where the feelings and colors were eliminated, everyone was assigned a suitable job and even a compatible family. The giver was the one who hold the collective memories of the old colorful world where people could fully possess every emotion. With a little change to fit our context, I made the connection of the future world mentioned in the book with the fixed life routine that people got stuck in and became mindless of their physical and mental health. With the hope of bringing some dynamism and enjoyment to the participants, our Sports Festival would act as "the giver". Everyone's face was brightened, they took the ideas instantly and somehow the idea has become the map that led my team in the right way as everyone started to know what types of activities should be integrated into our festivals. Although it was not even counted as an achievement, a sense of excitement mounted in my heart - I love to do this thing. Compared to the ideas that were rejected, the recognized and executed ones are inconsiderable. There were so many times that my ideas were put on the table for discussion, and a moment later every just pushed it aside and replaced it with another one. To be honest, I was quite uncomfortable with the refusal, and at some point, I thought that "Well, maybe I was not good at producing ideas and I should quit soon." But I realize that the unpleasant feeling could not stop my mind from wandering and dreaming. There is some kind of both pleasure and surprise derived from the process of brainstorming that I just feel like discovering myself again. There are other reasons for me to become a screenplay writer besides idea-developing. I love writing, or in another word, the art of word-arranging. The beauty of writing lies in the way words just simply combine together but they can make a picture gradually pop up in the readers' mind like someone has painted it in their heads. Moreover, It feels likes all of my worries and difficulties just disappear when I can finally put my feelings and emotions into words. However, I am not confident with my writing skills and I knew that I have a lot of deficiencies in writing that I need to improve on. I used to hand my piece of writing to one of the literature teachers in my high school and she remarks that my writing was up and down. It is my philosophy that even when the practice can not make us the best, we are still moving forward thanks to it. Therefore, I hope that I can study Mass Communication major since its courses require me to learn intensively about writing with regular practice so I could improve on its more Korean people have really succeeded with their filmmaking industry and the recent Oscar-winner "Parasite" has been the convincing proof of that gigantic leap that the Korean filmmaking industry has taken. Although Vietnam is a developing country, the film industry in Vietnam has not created any clear hallmark. Vietnamese people have not paid much attention to the domestic film industry, and few people really consider choosing film-related majors because the future of the film industry is not so bright in Vietnam. A dearth of good original scripts is one of the biggest hindrances that Vietnam has to manage to get through in order to produce successful movies. With the hope that I can still continue working in the field that I am interested in, combined with the desire to develop my country's film industry, I really want to be a screenplay writer and become a part of the team that produces high-quality films for my Vietnamese people. Korea is the ideal destination for me to learn and develop my skills throughout 4-year university because of the resemblances in the cultural and social background between the two countries as well as the secret to gain remarkable achievements in the film industry of Korea. Moreover, I took a serious attitude with my studying and I always find chances to improve myself in the field that I am not so good at. When I first entered high school, I did not care about my study much because I had just finished my high school entrance exam and thought to myself that I had a great amount of time to do whatever I wanted. Until the end of grade 11th, when I received my study report did I start to notice that everyone was making progress and preparing for their future whereas I was standing at the same place throughout the two years. What was even worse was that I had a significant gap in my Math knowledge, one of the subjects that were compulsory in the national entrance exams. The fear and anxiety rapidly filled my heart and one questions span around in my head was: " How could I finish the three-year-worth knowledge in just one year?". However, when I started to calm down and think more carefully, my chances to fill the gap had not fully been compromised. I devised a detailed self-study plan to keep myself clear about what I needed to do in order to achieve my goal. Unluckily, COVID-19 happened and quarantine was something compulsory in Vietnam at the time. Staying inside the home all the time meant that I could not search for direct help from my teachers and peers so I decided to study on my own first by buying an online course that covered all the knowledge that I had to study. At the same time, I read all the books that I bought and did as many exercises as possible, noting down everything that I did not understand and searching the explanation on books in books and the internet before coming to the resort of asking someone else. I became more interested in Math because it trained my logical thinking and helped me practiced my self-studying skills. I have achieved a 9.4 out of 10 in my Math final grade, much higher than my grade in grades 10th and 11th. Throughout this experience, there were some lessons that I had gained that had changed my life completely. Firstly, everything that I learn today will be useful in the future, even it is not obvious now. When I had to take the Micro and Macroeconomics at my university, I could understand the subjects and calculated everything more easily thanks to my Math knowledge. That is why I paid great attention to any classes that I attend, mostly because I can use them in the future, and partly because it will save my time and effort when I have to revise the knowledge.

- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences The process of coming up with new ideas gives me an inexplicably satisfying feeling because It is like I can find another hidden aspect of myself. I remembered when I had to plan out the topic, themes as well as activities for a Sports Day in my school. We rubbed our heads and ears because we were so inexperienced at the time, and we did not know how where to start. Initially, we decided to think up the activities first for the events so that we could devise an appropriate topic and theme following the activities, but we ended up reaching no agreement. We decided that we would like to do another way around: working on the topic and theme first. All of a sudden, I thought about one of my favorite books "the giver" and an idea was produced. "The Giver" told the story of a future world where the feelings and colors were eliminated, everyone was assigned a suitable job and even a compatible family. The giver was the one who hold the collective memories of the old colorful world where people could fully possess every emotion. With a little change to fit our context, I made the connection of the future world mentioned in the book with the fixed life routine that people got stuck in and became mindless of their physical and mental health. With the hope of bringing some dynamism and enjoyment to the participants, our Sports Festival would act as "the giver". Everyone's face was brightened, they took the ideas instantly and somehow the idea has become the map that led my team in the right way as everyone started to know what types of activities should be integrated into our festivals. Although it was not even counted as an achievement, a sense of excitement mounted in my heart - I love to do this thing. Compared to the ideas that were rejected, the recognized and executed ones are inconsiderable. There were so many times that my ideas were put on the table for discussion, and a moment later every just pushed it aside and replaced it with another one. To be honest, I was quite uncomfortable with the refusal, and at some point, I thought that "Well, maybe I was not good at producing ideas and I should quit soon." But I realize that the unpleasant feeling could not stop my mind from wandering and dreaming. There is some kind of both pleasure and surprise derived from the process of brainstorming that I just feel like discovering myself again. There are other reasons for me to become a screenplay writer besides idea-developing. I love writing, or in another word, the art of word-arranging. The beauty of writing lies in the way words just simply combine, but they can make a picture gradually pop up in the readers' mind like someone has painted it in their heads. Moreover, It feels likes all of my worries and difficulties just disappear when I can finally put my feelings and emotions into words. However, I am not confident with my writing skills and I knew that I have a lot of deficiencies in writing that I need to improve on. I used to hand my piece of writing to one of the literature teachers in my high school, and she remarks that my writing was up and down. It is my philosophy that even when the practice can not make us the best, we are still moving forward thanks to it. Therefore, I hope that I can study Mass Communication major since its courses require me to learn intensively about writing with regular practice, so I could improve on its more Korean people have really succeeded with their filmmaking industry and the recent Oscar-winner "Parasite" has been the convincing proof of that gigantic leap that the Korean filmmaking industry has taken. Although Vietnam is a developing country, the film industry in Vietnam has not created any clear hallmark. Vietnamese people have not paid much attention to the domestic film industry, and few people really consider choosing film-related majors because the future of the film industry is not so bright in Vietnam. A dearth of good original scripts is one of the biggest hindrances that Vietnam has to manage to get through in order to produce successful movies. With the hope that I can still continue working in the field that I am interested in, combined with the desire to develop my country's film industry, I really want to be a screenplay writer and become a part of the team that produces high-quality films for my Vietnamese people. Korea is the ideal destination for me to learn and develop my skills throughout 4-year university because of the resemblances in the cultural and social background between the two countries as well as the secret to gain remarkable achievements in the film industry of Korea. Moreover, I took a serious attitude with my studying and I always find chances to improve myself in the field that I am not so good at. When I first entered high school, I did not care about my study much because I had just finished my high school entrance exam and thought to myself that I had a great amount of time to do whatever I wanted. Until the end of grade 11th, when I received my study report did I start to notice that everyone was making progress and preparing for their future whereas I was standing at the same place throughout the two years. What was even worse was that I had a significant gap in my Math knowledge, one of the subjects that were compulsory in the national entrance exams. The fear and anxiety rapidly filled my heart and one questions span around in my head was:" How could I finish the three-year-worth knowledge in just one year?". However, when I started to calm down and think more carefully, my chances to fill the gap had not fully been compromised. I devised a detailed self-study plan to keep myself clear about what I needed to do in order to achieve my goal. Unluckily, COVID-19 happened and quarantine was something compulsory in Vietnam at the time. Staying inside the home all the time meant that I could not search for direct help from my teachers and peers, so I decided to study on my own first by buying an online course that covered all the knowledge that I had to study. At the same time, I read all the books that I bought and did as many exercises as possible, noting down everything that I did not understand and searching the explanation on books in books and the internet before coming to the resort of asking someone else. I became more interested in Math because it trained my logical thinking and helped me practiced my self-studying skills. I have achieved a 9.4 out of 10 in my Math final grade, much higher than my grade in grades 10th and 11th. Throughout this experience, there were some lessons that I had gained that had changed my life completely. Firstly, everything that I learn today will be useful in the future, even it is not obvious now. When I had to take the Micro and Macroeconomics at my university, I could understand the subjects and calculated everything more easily thanks to my Math knowledge. That is why I paid great attention to any classes that I attend, mostly because I can use them in the future, and partly because it will save my time and effort when I have to revise the knowledge.

Having never had a profound sense of how life should function until I read Stephen R. Covey's book "An effective life", which raised me a question "What is an effective life?". According to some experts, having effective life is to live productively, to be happy in what we are doing, and to obtain what we desire. In a little more detail, there are three crucial aspects that contribute to the definition of an effective life: work-study balance, mental-physical health, and relationships. First of all, it is worth noting that working and learning are two vital aspects leading to an effective life. However, they impose stress and difficulty on people's life such as work schedules, peer pressure, etc. As a result, people must strike a balance between their work and play, activities, and rest in their daily lives. Only by both completing the needed work-study tasks and spending free time relaxing can we feel our life productive. Secondly, mental-physical health plays an important role in forming an effective life. In terms of health, our spirits need to be lifted and our physical health has to be cared for so that we can enjoy our life to the fullest. In addition, mental health influences how one thinks and behaves, therefore, it determines whether or not her day will be productive. A productive day occurs when we are intellectually and physically fit, allowing us to perfectly finish tasks and bravely take on new challenges. Last but not least, when it comes to establishing an efficient life, the relationship is fundamental. "A good life is built with good relationships" and "Good relationships keep us happier and healthier," said Robert Waldinger, a psychiatrist. It turns out people who are more socially connected to family, friends, community are living more effectively than people who are not. Indeed, effective life is when people live their lives in the way they want, but needs to follow a set of standards. To sum up, effective life has no fixed definition but it should be attached to three main factors listed.

Having never had a profound sense of how life should function until I read Stephen R. Covey's book "An effective life", which raised me a question "What is an effective life?". According to some experts, having effective life is to live productively, to be happy in what we are doing, and to obtain what we desire. In a little more detail, there are three crucial aspects that contribute to the definition of an effective life: work-study balance, mental-physical health, and relationships. First, it is worth noting that working and learning are two vital aspects leading to an effective life. However, they impose stress and difficulty on people's life such as work schedules, peer pressure, etc. As a result, people must strike a balance between their work and play, activities, and rest in their daily lives. Only by both completing the needed work-study tasks and spending free time relaxing can we feel our life productive. Secondly, mental-physical health plays an important role in forming an effective life. In terms of health, our spirits need to be lifted, and our physical health has to be cared for so that we can enjoy our life to the fullest. In addition, mental health influences how one thinks and behaves, therefore, it determines whether her day will be productive. A productive day occurs when we are intellectually and physically fit, allowing us to perfectly finish tasks and bravely take on new challenges. Last but not least, when it comes to establishing an efficient life, the relationship is fundamental. "A good life is built with good relationships" and "Good relationships keep us happier and healthier," said Robert Salinger, a psychiatrist. It turns out people who are more socially connected to family, friends, community are living more effectively than people who are not. Indeed, effective life is when people live their lives in the way they want, but needs to follow a set of standards. To sum up, effective life has no fixed definition, but it should be attached to three main factors listed.

Essay prompts- Motivations with which you apply for this program- Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities, or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. I was born in a normal family, my parents have a small store to sell food products for cattle and poultry as we live in a rural area where people do farming for a living. Like all my friends, I went to a public primary school near my house. Then, with a great performance in studying, I had a chance to attend many academic competitions throughout my primary and elementary years. However, while many other outstanding classmates chose the gifted high school in the city center, I decided to study in a public high school in my district. I used to think that because we would all need to take the entrance exam to the university, we would still be in the same position and yes, I was wrong. From the first day at high school, I realized that there were only 2 clubs in my school and extracurricular activities were not popular at all and were not extremely supported by the school's administrators. And I took my first risk in my life, I wanted to open an absolutely different club where I can help other students to take their first step and gain more knowledge in how to do extracurricular activities. Talk the talk walk the walk, I and my best friend co-founded the first book and action club in my school. The first thing we have to do is attract students to participate in our club. Seeing that the other clubs had a small number of members, I tried to think of a special way to draw students' attention and I found out that the other clubs lacked digital communication. Then, we set up a Facebook fan page for our club and started posting status to promote our club. What's more, we created a Google form for students to register to be a member of the club and make it easier to contact and advertise more to their classmates. After a hard-working time on the fan page, I got the first achievement in my school life. We had over 30 students apply and it was the highest number at that time. This event let me have the first thought of how important digital communication is. Taking such a big leader position, I tried to think as creatively as possible. Establishing such a huge club, I did not want to follow the path of other clubs in my school where members only join in some club's meetings and do the same thing every week, what I dreamed of is to give my members a hand to experience many aspects in building one project. Therefore, I divided my club into 4 departments: communication, content, logistics, and HR, and as we are 'book' and 'action' club, we would not only create projects about the book but also many other meaningful social projects. One of our first achievements is founding a free library in our school to bring about other new book categories as well as raising reading book habits in our school's community. The more I led the club, the more significant the communication I saw. Due to the shortage of budget, we could not buy many books as we expected and thanks to the social networks' promotion, we received a huge number of donated books and were able to run our free library. There was also one more remarkable event we made that really enhanced my soft skills. We started a campaign for a week to sell mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival to raise funds to support an excellent student who had suffered a serious accident and was living in poverty and we sold only a few cakes the first day. As the leader of the club, I had to come up with a way to prevent our campaign from failing within a week. I realized that we were lacking in traditional communication. What we did was only posting the campaign on social networks and we did not promote it in person. Then, I worked with our communication and media team to divide the department into groups of 2 or 3 and gave them the mission to go to every class in our school to introduce our campaign. After our first morning promoting, more and more students bought mooncakes, and some teachers helped us by telling their students about our project too. Now I recognized that communication is not only about the media as I usually see but we also can transmit information in person but we may sometimes neglect this way. Through the campaign, I not only acquired problem-solving skills, leadership skills, management skills but also aroused my interest in communication. During these busy years, I managed to achieve the highest GPA in my class in grade 10 and 11, which has shown me that I can work under high pressure and be able to adapt to new situations. Due to my excellent learning performance, in grade 12 I was proposed to move to the top 1 class in the school. Moreover, at the same time, I was selected as 1 of the 3 best students in the whole grade to participate in the English provincial competition and achieved the consolation prize. My potential in learning language was also demonstrated by gaining the second prize in English in HSE Global Scholarship competition and successfully achieving IELTS 7.5. As my curiosity for communication grew harder, I took part in the media team of some projects to get insights and experience more on this aspect. I also participate in several Model United Nations where each participant plays a role as a delegate of a country to discuss rising issues in the world and together come up with draft resolutions which consist of solutions to solve the problems and engagement to work on it from all of the countries members. Playing a role as a delegate from one country, I can see the importance of communication in solving the world's issues. Every country needs to raise awareness of their citizens about the problems and they can never do it without media and communication. These honor events not only boost my public speaking skills, communication skills, negotiation skills but also give me a hand to think clearer about my mission when learning communication - that is to help the students in normal public high school like me can approach more extracurricular activities. Now, the above question that I wonder has its answer, it is not only students from gifted schools can attend such events, but it is because students from rural high schools are not encouraged to take part in extracurricular activities, hence, they do not approach such information. From a lot of scholarships I have known, the Global Korean Scholarship has all aspects that can help me pursue my long life goal. Firstly, Korea is one of the most famous countries for communication teaching. Communication programs in Korean universities really focus on practice and advance in applicability which rarely other developing countries such as Vietnam can bring about. Moreover, it is not only about teaching but I can see how their students apply their knowledge effectively in the communication industry. The fact that K-pop and K-drama are now leading Asian entertainment is one of the model successes of communication teaching in Korea. In addition, the 'senior and junior' culture in the university environment makes me feel that I can be supported from the first day in university and learn a lot about manners and communicating. Secondly, like GKS is giving students opportunities to pursue better education, my goal shares the same objective as I want to help students in the rural area enhance their soft skills through the transmission of communication about extracurricular activities. By learning and working in communication major, I can easily promote the cultures of both countries and with my long life goal, students from rural areas are able to complete themselves which contributes to a better world. Thirdly, I have had a destiny with Korea since a young age. When I was born, the drama Glass Slippers (유리구두) was aired and it became famous all over Asia. As the drama is about two sisters and my parents also have two daughters, I was specially given a nickname 선우 (seon-u) and it makes everyone remember me. Therefore, I have a huge love for Korea and I believe I can develop myself well when I study in the environment that I am in love with.

Essay prompts- Motivations with which you apply for this program-Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities, or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. I was born in a normal family, my parents have a small store to sell food products for cattle and poultry as we live in a rural area where people do farming for a living. Like all my friends, I went to a public primary school near my house. Then, with a great performance in studying, I had a chance to attend many academic competitions throughout my primary and elementary years. However, while many other outstanding classmates chose the gifted high school in the city center, I decided to study in a public high school in my district. I used to think that because we would all need to take the entrance exam to the university, we would still be in the same position and yes, I was wrong. From the first day at high school, I realized that there were only 2 clubs in my school and extracurricular activities were not popular at all and were not extremely supported by the school's administrators. And I took my first risk in my life, I wanted to open an absolutely different club where I can help other students to take their first step and gain more knowledge in how to do extracurricular activities. Talk the talk walk the walk, my best friend and I co-founded the first book and action club in my school. The first thing we have to do is attract students to participate in our club. Seeing that the other clubs had a few members, I tried to think of a special way to draw students' attention and I found out that the other clubs lacked digital communication. Then, we set up a Facebook fan page for our club and started posting status to promote our club. What's more, we created a Google form for students to register to be a member of the club and make it easier to contact and advertise more to their classmates. After a hard-working time on the fan page, I got the first achievement in my school life. We had over 30 students apply, and it was the highest number at that time. This event let me have the first thought of how important digital communication is. Taking such a big leader position, I tried to think as creatively as possible. Establishing such a huge club, I did not want to follow the path of other clubs in my school where members only join in some club's meetings and do the same thing every week, what I dreamed of is to give my members a hand to experience many aspects in building one project. Therefore, I divided my club into 4 departments: communication, content, logistics, and HR, and as we are 'book' and 'action' club, we would not only create projects about the book but also many other meaningful social projects. One of our first achievements is founding a free library in our school to bring about other new book categories as well as raising reading book habits in our school's community. The more I led the club, the more significant the communication I saw. Due to the shortage of budget, we could not buy many books as we expected and thanks to the social networks' promotion, we received a huge number of donated books and were able to run our free library. There was also one more remarkable event we made that really enhanced my soft skills. We started a campaign for a week to sell moon cakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival to raise funds to support an excellent student who had suffered a serious accident and was living in poverty, and we sold only a few cakes the first day. As the leader of the club, I had to come up with a way to prevent our campaign from failing within a week. I realized that we were lacking in traditional communication. What we did was only posting the campaign on social networks, and we did not promote it in person. Then, I worked with our communication and media team to divide the department into groups of 2 or 3 and gave them the mission to go to every class in our school to introduce our campaign. After our first morning promoting, more and more students bought moon cakes, and some teachers helped us by telling their students about our project too. Now I recognized that communication is not only about the media as I usually see, but we also can transmit information in person, but we may sometimes neglect this way. Through the campaign, I not only acquired problem-solving skills, leadership skills, management skills but also aroused my interest in communication. During these busy years, I managed to achieve the highest GPA in my class in grade 10 and 11, which has shown me that I can work under high pressure and be able to adapt to new situations. Due to my excellent learning performance, in grade 12 I was proposed to move to the top 1 class in the school. Moreover, at the same time, I was selected as 1 of the 3 best students in the whole grade to participate in the English provincial competition and achieved the consolation prize. My potential in learning language was also demonstrated by gaining the second prize in English in HSE Global Scholarship competition and successfully achieving IELTS 7.5. As my curiosity for communication grew harder, I took part in the media team of some projects to get insights and experience more on this aspect. I also participate in several Model United Nations where each participant plays a role as a delegate of a country to discuss rising issues in the world and together come up with draft resolutions which consist of solutions to solve the problems and engagement to work on it from all the countries members. Playing a role as a delegate from one country, I can see the importance of communication in solving the world's issues. Every country needs to raise awareness of their citizens about the problems, and they can never do it without media and communication. These honor events not only boost my public speaking skills, communication skills, negotiation skills but also give me a hand to think clearer about my mission when learning communication - that is to help the students in normal public high school like me can approach more extracurricular activities. Now, the above question that I wonder has its answer, it is not only students from gifted schools can attend such events, but it is because students from rural high schools are not encouraged to take part in extracurricular activities, hence, they do not approach such information. From a lot of scholarships I have known, the Global Korean Scholarship has all aspects that can help me pursue my long life goal. Firstly, Korea is one of the most famous countries for communication teaching. Communication programs in Korean universities really focus on practice and advance in applicability which rarely other developing countries such as Vietnam can bring about. Moreover, it is not only about teaching, but I can see how their students apply their knowledge effectively in the communication industry. The fact that K-pop and K-drama are now leading Asian entertainment is one of the model successes of communication teaching in Korea. In addition, the 'senior and junior' culture in the university environment makes me feel that I can be supported from the first day in university and learn a lot about manners and communicating. Secondly, like GKS is giving students opportunities to pursue better education, my goal shares the same objective as I want to help students in the rural area enhance their soft skills through the transmission of communication about extracurricular activities. By learning and working in communication major, I can easily promote the cultures of both countries and with my long life goal, students from rural areas are able to complete themselves which contributes to a better world. Thirdly, I have had a destiny with Korea since a young age. When I was born, the drama Glass Slippers (유리구두) was aired, and it became famous all over Asia. As the drama is about two sisters and my parents also have two daughters, I was specially given a nickname 선우 (second) and it makes everyone remember me. Therefore, I have a huge love for Korea and I believe I can develop myself well when I study in the environment that I am in love with.

"You should've better education, at least, than me." said my mom when I'm still in the middle school. I didn't come from a privileged family. My mom and dad are just a vocational high school graduate, but my parents always want their children to receive higher education than them. This is what motivates me to study hard and become a successful person to raise my family dignity. Until one day, the unwanted worst scenario in my life came. I didn't even think a day like this would come. My dad passed away a few days after my national exam back when I'm a 3rd year middle school. Living a life without a father figure and as a first daughter give me a lot of burden. However, life must go on. This didn't stop me to pursue the further education, this even made me more want. I racked my brain how to get a highest education but I don't want to bother my mom for the bills. After surfing in the internet about undergraduate scholarship, I found GKS. Because I think GKS qualification really suits me well. Since the Elementary School I always got good grades in every language subjects. One day I just try to read some of the Korean words, and I've just realized that it makes me happy to be able to read words from another language when other people can't. Moreover, Korea has its own alphabet. And little did I know, that all the vowels were made from three characters that represent Heaven, Earth, and Man. So, I'm just naturally became interested in Korean Language. Since then, I've been learnt Korean Language for almost 3 years, by myself. To enrich my vocabulary and know how to pronounce the words, I also watched so many varieties show. What makes me more interested in Korean Language is the book that The Great King Sejong made, "Hunminjeongum", which mean "Correct Sounds to Educate People". From the title itself has shown the meaning or benefits what we get from learning Korean Language. The Educational System in Korea is very good and effective, so I look forward to be able to learn the language I'm interested in the country itself. Studying Korean Language in the country itself will be more beneficial for me to learn fast. Environmental support and being able to practice the language every day is an aspect that can help me learn Korean faster with the best outcome. Take a part of marching band from elementary school until middle school makes me become a discipline person, a person who have good teamwork, and a good leadership. In this extracurricular I learnt a lot of things. I was once in charge to be a leader in one of the divisions in marching band. It was difficult to lead so many people, and they all are have a different personality. But it was a good experience for me. Because of that I became a wiseful person and a careful person because I must be responsible of what I did. Spent thousands of hours with people who share the same goals makes me became a person who never gives up too. I went to so many marching band competitions, from city level until a national level. Of course, win or lose is a normal thing, but when we lose, it's made us more determined to be a winner. My coach always said "Nothing impossible." And yes, my team was invited to the National Palace after winning in a Presidential Cup competition. Our team was able to perform in front of many ministers from abroad and witnessed by all Indonesian people. And I believe that there's no efforts betray its result. In addition, as for my Korean Language Skills I have done King Sejong Institute Online Korean test and got level 3A with listening score 95 and reading score 100. Six months later, I got 4A for King Sejong Institute Online test for the intermediate level. I've also done a course in Coursera entitled First Step Korean Language with grade 100% for all the quiz and A Bridge to The World:Korean Language for Intermediate1 course with grade 100% too. After completing my Bachelor Degree, I would love to share the knowledge I have gained. I've always wanted to be a teacher. Because I believe a knowledge will continue to flow from one person to another, it won't stop. And a knowledge will remain forever. With my academic, skills, and extracurricular experience I hope GKS program will help me to one step closer towards my dream and makes my dream come true.

"You should've better education, at least, than me." said my mom when I'm still in the middle school. I didn't come from a privileged family. My mom and dad are just a vocational high school graduate, but my parents always want their children to receive higher education than them. This is what motivates me to study hard and become a successful person to raise my family dignity. Until one day, the unwanted worst scenario in my life came. I didn't even think a day like this would come. My dad passed away a few days after my national exam back when I'm a 3rd year middle school. Living a life without a father figure and as a first daughter give me a lot of burden. However, life must go on. This didn't stop me to pursue the further education, this even made me more want. I racked my brain how to get the highest education, but I don't want to bother my mom for the bills. After surfing on the internet about undergraduate scholarship, I found GKS. Because I think GKS qualification really suits me well. Since the Elementary School I always got good grades in every language subjects. One day I just try to read some Korean words, and I've just realized that it makes me happy to be able to read words from another language when other people can't. Moreover, Korea has its own alphabet. And little did I know, that all the vowels were made from three characters that represent Heaven, Earth, and Man. So, I'm just naturally became interested in Korean Language. Since then, I've been learned Korean Language for almost 3 years, by myself. To enrich my vocabulary and know how to pronounce the words, I also watched so many varieties show. What makes me more interested in Korean Language is the book that The Great King Sejong made, "Hunminjeongum", which mean "Correct Sounds to Educate People". From the title itself has shown the meaning or benefits what we get from learning Korean Language. The Educational System in Korea is very good and effective, so I look forward to being able to learn the language I'm interested in the country itself. Studying Korean Language in the country itself will be more beneficial for me to learn fast. Environmental support and being able to practice the language every day is an aspect that can help me learn Korean faster with the best outcome. Take a part of marching band from elementary school until middle school makes me become a discipline person, a person who have good teamwork, and a good leadership. In this extracurricular I learned a lot of things. I was once in charge to be a leader in one of the divisions in marching band. It was difficult to lead so many people, and they all are had a different personality. But it was a good experience for me. Because of that I became a wistful person and a careful person because I must be responsible for what I did. Spent thousands of hours with people who share the same goals makes me became a person who never gives up too. I went to so many marching band competitions, from city level until a national level. Of course, win or lose is a normal thing, but when we lose, it's made us more determined to be a winner. My coach always said "Nothing impossible." And yes, my team was invited to the National Palace after winning in a Presidential Cup competition. Our team was able to perform in front of many ministers from abroad and witnessed by all Indonesian people. And I believe that there are no efforts betray its result. In addition, as for my Korean Language Skills I have done King Sejong Institute Online Korean test and got level 3A with listening score 95 and reading score 100. Six months later, I got 4A for King Sejong Institute Online test for the intermediate level. I've also done a course in Coursera entitled First Step Korean Language with grade 100% for all the quiz and A Bridge to The World:Korean Language for Intermediate1 course with grade 100% too. After completing my Bachelor Degree, I would love to share the knowledge I have gained. I've always wanted to be a teacher. Because I believe a knowledge will continue to flow from one person to another, it won't stop. And a knowledge will remain forever. With my academic, skills, and extracurricular experience I hope GKS program will help me to one step closer towards my dream and makes my dream come true.

- Motivations with which you apply for this program- Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities, or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. Seeing people studying abroad, I inquired how they got there. Eventually, I explored it up on the internet and found information about the Global Korea Scholarship. Like sighted a treasure, I immediately looked further at this scholarship, including matters reassuring me about picking this out. Some of its facts are that this scholarship could cover up all tuition fees, monthly allowance, airfare, and many others a chance to get an education in a country whose educational method in Asia is undisputed. South Korea is a country that now holds nicknamed the "Tiger of Asia" due to its economy, technological sophistication, and highly guaranteed human resources. We might see the development and quality of the media in Korea. To improve the quality of Indonesian media, I would like to continue my education with significant media and communication in well-known universities in Korea. Korean media and media quality has developed for a long time. We are undoubtedly familiar with the Korean wave. It has succeeded in bringing Korea to the international scene. Korean media is prevalent nowadays. The quality of the variety shows is impressive and very diverse makes people want to learn a lot about media in Korea. I am interested in getting to apprehend people by communicating and knowing culture through communication and media. Being born and bred in a middle-class family, I had to think more about studying as I do not have the heart to see my father working hard at his age. Sometimes I have to bury my dream of going to my choice school because the fees are expensive. Meanwhile, I have three siblings who still need cost. Still, I am blessed to have parents who support their children to get a proper education. My father never lost his spirit to work harder to earn some money for their children to get a good school. His dreams concern his children to get proper education, not as he who only finished high school. Therefore, I am furthering my education and trying hard to get good grades. High school was one of those big life-changing moments, both mentally and physically. I was getting away from family and living alone in a boarding house. I learned things that I had never thought of before, did everything by myself, was responsible for the environment, and dealt with money management. Being in a new environment makes me shocked by the local culture. I was socially awkward; in case I met new people, it is not easy to communicate. Furthermore, I am constantly trying to shed these traits and to be a social person. I am increasingly understanding and amazed by the diversity. Besides, I want to seek more heterogeneity. Came in a student an "excellent" class, it was challenging to compete with other students with above-average intelligence. After the compulsory classes, I must attend additional 1.2-2 hours classes and pass each test with a score over 80. I ought to go to school at 7 am and return at 5 pm. Afterward, I still have housework (cooking, washing), afternoon studies, and tasks, all of those things are solved with time management to get used to doing my work efficiently and on time. I was unable to aid in many organizations and extracurricular because of the heavy study demands. Nonetheless, I took every opportunity in compulsory school activities and did my best. Scouts taught me the importance of working, coordination, and communication with others. Took part in science competitions, met new people, and brainstorm with great people. Instead of winning or losing throughout the race, the expertise experience gained is much valuable. From the activities that I did, such as organization, participation in extracurricular activities, and competitions, I have even become a person who likes to discuss, gets used to different opinions, can work in a team, and leads. Stuff like facing new personalities sparked my curiosity about communication. I thought of whether or not communication is essential to find out, do not we tend to communicate every day, then why there is a communication major. I slightly deviated from my major at school, that actual science.

- Motivations with which you apply for this program-Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities, or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. Seeing people studying abroad, I inquired how they got there. Eventually, I explored it up on the internet and found information about the Global Korea Scholarship. Like sighted a treasure, I immediately looked further at this scholarship, including matters reassuring me about picking this out. Some of its facts are that this scholarship could cover up all tuition fees, monthly allowance, airfare, and many others a chance to get an education in a country whose educational method in Asia is undisputed. South Korea is a country that now holds nicknamed the "Tiger of Asia" due to its economy, technological sophistication, and highly guaranteed human resources. We might see the development and quality of the media in Korea. To improve the quality of Indonesian media, I would like to continue my education with significant media and communication in well-known universities in Korea. Korean media and media quality has developed for a long time. We are undoubtedly familiar with the Korean wave. It has succeeded in bringing Korea to the international scene. Korean media is prevalent nowadays. The quality of the variety shows is impressive and very diverse makes people want to learn a lot about media in Korea. I am interested in getting to apprehend people by communicating and knowing culture through communication and media. Being born and bred in a middle-class family, I had to think more about studying as I do not have the heart to see my father working hard at his age. Sometimes I have to bury my dream of going to my choice school because the fees are expensive. Meanwhile, I have three siblings who still need cost. Still, I am blessed to have parents who support their children to get a proper education. My father never lost his spirit to work harder to earn some money for their children to get a good school. His dreams concern his children to get proper education, not as he who only finished high school. Therefore, I am furthering my education and trying hard to get good grades. High school was one of those big life-changing moments, both mentally and physically. I was getting away from family and living alone in a boarding house. I learned things that I had never thought of before, did everything by myself, was responsible for the environment, and dealt with money management. Being in a new environment makes me shocked by the local culture. I was socially awkward; in case I met new people, it is not easy to communicate. Furthermore, I am constantly trying to shed these traits and to be a social person. I am increasingly understanding and amazed by the diversity. Besides, I want to seek more heterogeneity. Came in a student an "excellent" class, it was challenging to compete with other students with above-average intelligence. After the compulsory classes, I must attend additional 1.2-2 hours classes and pass each test with a score over 80. I ought to go to school at 7 am and return at 5 pm. Afterward, I still have housework (cooking, washing), afternoon studies, and tasks, all of those things are solved with time management to get used to doing my work efficiently and on time. I was unable to aid in many organizations and extracurricular because of the heavy study demands. Nonetheless, I took every opportunity in compulsory school activities and did my best. Scouts taught me the importance of working, coordination, and communication with others. Took part in science competitions, met new people, and brainstorm with great people. Instead of winning or losing throughout the race, the expertise experience gained is much valuable. From the activities that I did, such as organization, participation in extracurricular activities, and competitions, I have even become a person who likes to discuss, gets used to different opinions, can work in a team, and leads. Stuff like facing new personalities sparked my curiosity about communication. I thought of whether communication is essential to find out, do not we tend to communicate every day, then why there is a communication major. I slightly deviated from my major at school, that actual science.

Hi,I am applying for GKS- Undergraduate 2022. I really want to hear your comment, where I should addordelete information, and did I write in accordance with the main idea that I wanted to convey. Thank you so much for spending your valuable time reading my PS. Have a good day! Essay lists: limited 2 A4 page- Motivations with which you apply for this program- Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities, or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. I pursued my passion by receiving a full scholarship to Suranaree University of Technology's Faculty of Electrical Engineering. In terms of studying, I have discovered that I like studying Physics II, which is a course on direct and alternating current, and circuit analysis has reinforced my enthusiasm for this profession. Furthermore, I enjoy Calculus, which both are fundamental subjects that will be used to supplement my knowledge in my major, and I am confident that I will be able to learn successfully to produce the best results and that I can maintain a good grade. As a result, this provides me with the opportunity to be a tutor for a small group of friends in calculus under the supervision of the University Education Center, allowing me to gain teaching experience that would be useful in the future. Besides the academic experience, the institute was 8 hours away from my hometown and I was living in a dorm with three roommates. Initially, there were some difficulties, but I learned to be open-minded, accept differences, and adjust to them. The most important thing is to be more independent, not to expect others, and to rely on myself because when a problem comes, I have to solve it myself anyway. These things will demonstrate that I am capable of adapting effectively to different surroundings and am committed to studying electrical engineering. After a year of learning, I discovered that it was insufficient to meet my goals. My study goals are not just academic studies but also life experience and a vision of a developer using creativity, technological, and innovation knowledge to become a well-rounded person.

Hi, I am applying for GKS- Undergraduate 2022. I really want to hear your comment, where I should addordelete information, and did I write in accordance with the main idea that I wanted to convey. Thank you so much for spending your valuable time reading my PS. Have a good day! Essay lists: limited 2 A4 page- Motivations with which you apply for this program-Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities, or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. I pursued my passion by receiving a full scholarship to Suriname University of Technology's Faculty of Electrical Engineering. In terms of studying, I have discovered that I like studying Physics II, which is a course on direct and alternating current, and circuit analysis has reinforced my enthusiasm for this profession. Furthermore, I enjoy Calculus, which both are fundamental subjects that will be used to supplement my knowledge in my major, and I am confident that I will be able to learn successfully to produce the best results and that I can maintain a good grade. As a result, this provides me with the opportunity to be a tutor for a small group of friends in calculus under the supervision of the University Education Center, allowing me to gain teaching experience that would be useful in the future. Besides the academic experience, the institute was 8 hours away from my hometown, and I was living in a dorm with three roommates. Initially, there were some difficulties, but I learned to be open-minded, accept differences, and adjust to them. The most important thing is to be more independent, not to expect others, and to rely on myself because when a problem comes, I have to solve it myself anyway. These things will demonstrate that I am capable of adapting effectively to different surroundings and am committed to studying electrical engineering. After a year of learning, I discovered that it was insufficient to meet my goals. My study goals are not just academic studies but also life experience and a vision of a developer using creativity, technological, and innovation knowledge to become a well-rounded person.

I saw a brownie and thought of Brown, or rather, thought of the way Brown "probably" sees brownies. I remembered how Brown challenges its students to be intellectually curious and think creatively so that their brownies can be more than the product of a Betty Crocker mix. Similar to how Brown believes in the power of a liberal approach to education, I believe medicine is more than a science. Particularly, the political nature of medicine has always fascinated me. However, it was only through a Model UN conference where I represented the delegation of Uganda at the WHO that I learned the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to healthcare. Although I want to major in biomedical engineering at Brown, I also want to study politics, computer science, anthropology, and so much more. Research akin to Dr. Tobin-Tyler's work on how laws serve as a social determinant of public health inspires me to think critically about how politics shape healthcare. This is why I love how, through Brown's Open Curriculum, I can take classes, such as "Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems" and "Unequal From Birth", that will enable me to see my patients as more than their disease(s) but as products of their environment, society, and government. Not only that, its freedom and flexibility will allow me to explore my passions while gaining the knowledge necessary to be a better physician and treat my patients holistically.

I saw a brownie and thought of Brown, or rather, thought of the way Brown "probably" sees brownies. I remembered how Brown challenges its students to be intellectually curious and think creatively so that their brownies can be more than the product of a Betty Crocker mix. Similar to how Brown believes in the power of a liberal approach to education, I believe medicine is more than a science. Particularly, the political nature of medicine has always fascinated me. However, it was only through a Model UN conference where I represented the delegation of Uganda at the WHO that I learned the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to healthcare. Although I want to major in biomedical engineering at Brown, I also want to study politics, computer science, anthropology, and so much more. Research akin to Dr. Tobin-Tyler's work on how laws serve as a social determinant of public health inspires me to think critically about how politics shape healthcare. This is why I love how, through Brown's Open Curriculum, I can take classes, such as "Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems" and "Unequal From Birth", that will enable me to see my patients as more than their disease(s) but as products of their environment, society, and government. Not only that, its freedom and flexibility will allow me to explore my passions while gaining the knowledge necessary to be a better physician and treat my patients holistically.

Growing up in a developing country, my ambition growing up was to help in the development of my country. In order to supplement this decision, I decided that I would take up engineering since that would allow me to take part in the development of cities in my country. To achieve this goal, I require knowledge in many aspects of engineering especially since the problems that I will have to deal with in developing cities and how I deal with them will become a fundamental part of how the city deals with things like transportation, garbage disposal, sewage and much more. When I learned about the global scientists and engineers program, I thought that it was the perfect opportunity to discover multiple fields of engineering in world-class facilities in one of the best universities in the world. I love that there will be a focus on project-based learning which teaches more practical applications of lessons than purely theoretical lessons. Additionally, the opportunity to choose between fifty laboratories is a great opportunity to expand my knowledge as well as to create new knowledge and applications of knowledge. Particularly OTOMO Junichiro Laboratory's study into energy conversion chemistry is very appealing to me since I have been researching similar topics looking into the energy evolved from chemical reactions since junior high school and I believe that I will be able to contribute much to this laboratory. In addition, the global scientists and engineers programs would be a melting pot of cultures giving us a global perspective allowing me to be more culturally sensitive while being able to learn from the ideas of others. It would be incredibly interesting to see how the difference in our cultures would change how we approach problem-solving as well as what we identify as a problem. The Tokyo Institute of Technology also offers extracurricular activities which will allow me to connect more deeply with Japanese cultures such as the tea ceremony club and the shogi club, while also giving me the opportunity to socialize with others on more sports-oriented student organizations where I hope to be active in like the badminton club, the table tennis club and also the swimming club. Overall the global scientists and engineers program will allow me to further my career objectives by allowing me to learn about multiple disciplines of engineering as well as forge connections with international students. The global scientists and engineers program would also allow me to be more flexible in the fourth year of college, allowing me to specialize in the final year of college, making me an engineer who has transdisciplinary knowledge which aligns better with my career goals.

Growing up in a developing country, my ambition growing up was to help in the development of my country. In order to supplement this decision, I decided that I would take up engineering since that would allow me to take part in the development of cities in my country. To achieve this goal, I require knowledge in many aspects of engineering especially since the problems that I will have to deal with in developing cities and how I deal with them will become a fundamental part of how the city deals with things like transportation, garbage disposal, sewage and much more. When I learned about the global scientists and engineers program, I thought that it was the perfect opportunity to discover multiple fields of engineering in world-class facilities in one of the best universities in the world. I love that there will be a focus on project-based learning which teaches more practical applications of lessons than purely theoretical lessons. Additionally, the opportunity to choose between fifty laboratories is a great opportunity to expand my knowledge as well as to create new knowledge and applications of knowledge. Particularly OT OMO Juninho Laboratory's study into energy conversion chemistry is very appealing to me since I have been researching similar topics looking into the energy evolved from chemical reactions since junior high school and I believe that I will be able to contribute much to this laboratory. In addition, the global scientists and engineers programs would be a melting pot of cultures giving us a global perspective allowing me to be more culturally sensitive while being able to learn from the ideas of others. It would be incredibly interesting to see how the difference in our cultures would change how we approach problem-solving as well as what we identify as a problem. The Tokyo Institute of Technology also offers extracurricular activities which will allow me to connect more deeply with Japanese cultures such as the tea ceremony club and the shogi club, while also giving me the opportunity to socialize with others on more sports-oriented student organizations where I hope to be active in like the badminton club, the table tennis club and also the swimming club. Overall the global scientists and engineers program will allow me to further my career objectives by allowing me to learn about multiple disciplines of engineering as well as forge connections with international students. The global scientists and engineers program would also allow me to be more flexible in the fourth year of college, allowing me to specialize in the final year of college, making me an engineer who has transdisciplinary knowledge which aligns better with my career goals.

Instructions: please write no more than 2 pages on an A4 size format, one-sided only. The essay should include the following things and must be clearly typed or printed in black ink. Please remove the instructions after reading it. > - Motivations with which you apply for this program- Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. "We are what we eat," a quote by German philosopher, Ludwig Feuerbach. It is a simple sentence but enough to describe how important diet is to human's life. Health is a part of human that is very valuable especially in the middle of the situation we are currently facing. In order to improve one's health, it is needed to take a cautious measure of daily life and one of it is by promoting healthy diet. Gaining unhealthy weight led me to research more about diet and methods of doing it. I still had the wrong perspective about the word 'diet' and thought it as something to do in order to lose weight only when it actually means what one habitually consumes daily. As the result of the wrong perspective, I stumbled extreme methods of diet where I only ate one type of food a day or cut off a lot of calories; though it helped me losing weight but I felt fatigue most of the times even when I did non-energy consuming activities. Therefore, I decided to do more research about the right method of diet, it is not only about cutting off calories for weight loss program but also how to manage a balanced and proper diet. I started to eat clean, balancing my macro- and micronutrients intake and working out as well. The weight on scale is not the only determiner for a healthy weight but also one's body composition, so instead of relying on my weight alone, I also take my Body Mass Index (BMI) as consideration. After adjusting to proper diet companied by workout, I achieved my ideal BMI and fitter body. The consideration in choosing South Korea as my destination to pursue my study is because I have been immensely interested with the country since the age of 10. The year 2010, the Korean wave had a great impact and it pulled me in as well through K-pop and K-drama. It drove me to learn Korean on my own though it was not easy since Korean has different alphabets, which required me to learn from zero. After a decade going through the self-learning process, I can now watch Korean shows without additional subtitle and read news articles in Korean. However, I dare not say that I can understand a hundred percent but I get around eighty percent of the context. The other reason that encourages me to study Food and Nutrition in South Korean appeared when I researched about my diet. I learnt that in South Korea, the obesity rate is the lowest amongst other Asian countries because of the traditional diet. Koreans tend to consume more vegetables, legumes and fishes compared to red meat, which lowers the prevalence of obesity. Due to limited production of animal and vegetable-based cooking oil, Koreans also eat less fried food, which also lower the risk for cardiovascular diseases and processes food with fermentation, blanching or just simply using medicinal herbs or fermented sauce (장) as seasoning. As far as I notice is that Koreans rarely eat without vegetables or at the very least kimchi is served on the dining table and it is proven that the per capita for vegetables intake in South Korea is the highest compared to other Asian countries. I find it fascinating that Korean's traditional diet is actually a form of clean diet that everyone could try to apply in their diet as well. Hence, I aspire to study more about my desired major from my second favorite country, South Korea. Aside of my personal experience with diet, I also think that it is important to raise the awareness of balanced and proper diet in the society. It is undeniable that the wrong perspective, which I had within me, still haunts the society too. I think it is my task to educate the people about the importance of a healthy diet. Not only to lose weight in order to fit the world's 'beauty standard' but also how to form a healthier and fitter body. Food is something that we eat twice to thrice a day but we are often nonchalant about what we consume. I may be able to do my own study about nutrition and diet but not everyone has the capability to comprehend the journals or articles existing as they are mostly written with complex scientific term. All these yearnings to create simpler but still informative and enjoyable literatures about diet to read also stimulates me to be a Dietitian. Growing up in a family environment where my parents always gives my siblings and I a freewill really helps me to find what I really want to study. We are always taught that we may choose and do anything we wished to do as long as we can be responsible with our choice. The freewill does not lead me to reckless but thoughtful decisions for I have to pay for every consequences that follows. It makes me grow as a responsible being and a decision maker, though I made mistake in few decisions that I took, which was inevitable, but through the mistake I could also learn how to be more careful and able to come up with countermeasure for the next time I would decide something. The knowledge to be decisive is parallel with being independent, in my case. I was not spoiled by my parents, which I am thankful for. When I wanted something, I needed to do something to get it, or when I wished to do something, I needed to start on my own. All my parents did was providing the suitable tools and environment then it was up to me, whether or not I would still do it or give up. The first step starts with me, they only provide the best environment for me to grow and of course show the best support. "Growth means changes. Changes are always uncomfortable. Living thing grows." A quote that has been an anchor in my life. I was a timid and anti-social being, I avoided social gatherings and was very quiet. I lived in my own shell and it was my comfort zone but I realized that it was not right because growth does not happen on its own. The plant needs water, sunshine, fertilizer and even human's carbon dioxide to grow and I was already as good as dead plant for trying to grow alone. Getting out of comfort zone was hard, socializing was tiring but I had a lot of things I wanted to achieve and I knew that I needed people's help too. First step taken was to join my school's Christian-military based organization called Boys' Brigade when I was on my first grade of junior high school. In that organization, the members are divided into squads and obviously, we are obliged to communicate and mingle in order to create teamwork for future activities. It really was not an easy step but I pushed myself off the border I set and it was not that bad after all. Joining the organization for seven years introduced me to a lot of great people and soft skills that I could not learn from school, such as, first aid, camping skill, fire rescue and event planning. I once led my team during drill competition and we won the third place. I also became a worship leader, started to learn how to improve my talents by performing in front of people during events and after going through a Leadership Development Course, I was promoted from a Private to Lance-Corporal Non-Commissioned Officer in my third year. Through the confidence and courage I gained from Boys' Brigade pushed me to join my school's student council on my first year of senior high school. I was assigned under the designing team for I designed my class' logo on the third year of junior high and my main task was to design the school's annual magazine along with one of my senior. Aside from that, I also took charges of some competitions, and I learnt more about leadership and the importance of a teamwork was for a competition to work. On my second year, I decided to quit student council because I wanted to challenge myself to join more competitions for the student council's committee was limited to compete. I thought it was a good chance for me to push myself more to know my own capabilities and I won all the competitions I joined that year. I had to admit that I had a problem in managing my time between preparing for the competitions and academic achievement. Grateful to have a caring homeroom teacher, who reminded me to balance both for it would be meaningless when I failed in one aspect and I reflected on myself. Making to-do list and journal have been a habit since then to manage my time better, and I successfully fixed my grades on the next semester. All the processes I have been through until today ensure me that I am ready for more challenges ahead of me. I have a strong belief that it is never hurt to try because the result is only a bonus, the real deal is the process that others often overlook but I learnt that process is what it takes to form oneself and when I tried, I am already half way ahead of others. I am confident to be exposed to the academic challenges and strive for achievements and hope my earnest motivation to always try and learn would drive me to the awaited bright future.

Instructions: please write no more than 2 pages on an A4 size format, one-sided only. The essay should include the following things and must be clearly typed or printed in black ink. Please remove the instructions after reading it. Sgt; - Motivations with which you apply for this program-Family and Education background- Significant experiences you have had; risks you have taken and achievements you have made, persons or events that have had a significant influence on you - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. "We are what we eat," a quote by German philosopher, Ludwig Auerbach. It is a simple sentence but enough to describe how important diet is to human's life. Health is a part of human that is very valuable especially in the middle of the situation we are currently facing. In order to improve one's health, it is needed to take a cautious measure of daily life and one of it is by promoting healthy diet. Gaining unhealthy weight led me to research more about diet and methods of doing it. I still had the wrong perspective about the word 'diet' and thought it as something to do in order to lose weight only when it actually means what one habitually consumes daily. As the result of the wrong perspective, I stumbled extreme methods of diet where I only ate one type of food a day or cut off a lot of calories; though it helped me to lose weight, but I felt fatigue most of the time even when I did non-energy consuming activities. Therefore, I decided to do more research about the right method of diet, it is not only about cutting off calories for weight loss program but also how to manage a balanced and proper diet. I started to eat clean, balancing my macro- and micronutrients intake and working out as well. The weight on scale is not the only determiner for a healthy weight, but also one's body composition, so instead of relying on my weight alone, I also take my Body Mass Index (BMI) as consideration. After adjusting to proper diet companies by workout, I achieved my ideal BMI and fitter body. The consideration in choosing South Korea as my destination to pursue my study is because I have been immensely interested with the country since the age of 10. The year 2010, the Korean wave had a great impact, and it pulled me in as well through K-pop and K-drama. It drove me to learn Korean on my own though it was not easy since Korean has different alphabets, which required me to learn from zero. After a decade going through the self-learning process, I can now watch Korean shows without additional subtitle and read news articles in Korean. However, I dare not say that I can understand a hundred percent, but I get around eighty percent of the context. The other reason that encourages me to study Food and Nutrition in South Korean appeared when I researched about my diet. I learned that in South Korea, the obesity rate is the lowest amongst other Asian countries because of the traditional diet. Koreans tend to consume more vegetables, legumes and fishes compared to red meat, which lowers the prevalence of obesity. Due to limited production of animal and vegetable-based cooking oil, Koreans also eat less fried food, which also lower the risk for cardiovascular diseases and processes food with fermentation, blanching or just simply using medicinal herbs or fermented sauce (장) as seasoning. As far as I notice is that Koreans rarely eat without vegetables or at the very least kimchi is served on the dining table, and it is proven that the per capita for vegetables intake in South Korea is the highest compared to other Asian countries. I find it fascinating that Korean's traditional diet is actually a form of clean diet that everyone could try to apply in their diet as well. Hence, I aspire to study more about my desired major from my second favorite country, South Korea. Aside of my personal experience with diet, I also think that it is important to raise the awareness of balanced and proper diet in the society. It is undeniable that the wrong perspective, which I had within me, still haunts the society too. I think it is my task to educate the people about the importance of a healthy diet. Not only to lose weight in order to fit the world's 'beauty standard' but also how to form a healthier and fitter body. Food is something that we eat twice to thrice a day, but we are often nonchalant about what we consume. I may be able to do my own study about nutrition and diet but not everyone has the capability to comprehend the journals or articles existing as they are mostly written with complex scientific term. All these yearnings to create simpler but still informative and enjoyable literatures about diet to read also stimulates me to be a Dietitian. Growing up in a family environment where my parents always gives my siblings and I am freewill really helps me find what I really want to study. We are always taught that we may choose and do anything we wished to do as long as we can be responsible with our choice. The freewill does not lead me to reckless but thoughtful decisions for I have to pay for every consequence that follows. It makes me grow as a responsible being and a decision maker, though I made mistake in few decisions that I took, which was inevitable, but through the mistake I could also learn how to be more careful and able to come up with countermeasure for the next time I would decide something. The knowledge to be decisive is parallel with being independent, in my case. I was not spoiled by my parents, which I am thankful for. When I wanted something, I needed to do something to get it, or when I wished to do something, I needed to start on my own. All my parents did was providing the suitable tools and environment then it was up to me, whether I would still do it or give up. The first step starts with me, they only provide the best environment for me to grow and of course show the best support. "Growth means changes. Changes are always uncomfortable. Living thing grows." A quote that has been an anchor in my life. I was a timid and anti-social being, I avoided social gatherings and was very quiet. I lived in my own shell, and it was my comfort zone, but I realized that it was not right because growth does not happen on its own. The plant needs water, sunshine, fertilizer and even human's carbon dioxide to grow, and I was already as good as dead plant for trying to grow alone. Getting out of comfort zone was hard, socializing was tiring, but I had a lot of things I wanted to achieve, and I knew that I needed people's help too. First step taken was to join my school's Christian-military based organization called Boys' Brigade when I was on my first grade of junior high school. In that organization, the members are divided into squads and obviously, we are obliged to communicate and mingle in order to create teamwork for future activities. It really was not an easy step, but I pushed myself off the border I set, and it was not that bad after all. Joining the organization for seven years introduced me to a lot of great people and soft skills that I could not learn from school, such as, first aid, camping skill, fire rescue and event planning. I once led my team during drill competition, and we won the third place. I also became a worship leader, started to learn how to improve my talents by performing in front of people during events and after going through a Leadership Development Course, I was promoted from a Private to Lance-Corporal Non-Commissioned Officer in my third year. Through the confidence and courage I gained from Boys' Brigade pushed me to join my school's student council on my first year of senior high school. I was assigned under the designing team for I designed my class' logo on the third year of junior high and my main task was to design the school's annual magazine along with one of my senior. Aside from that, I also took charges of some competitions, and I learned more about leadership and the importance of a teamwork was for a competition to work. On my second year, I decided to quit student council because I wanted to challenge myself to join more competitions for the student council's committee was limited to compete. I thought it was a good chance for me to push myself more to know my own capabilities and I won all the competitions I joined that year. I had to admit that I had a problem in managing my time between preparing for the competitions and academic achievement. Grateful to have a caring homeroom teacher, who reminded me to balance both for it would be meaningless when I failed in one aspect and I reflected on myself. Making to-do list and journal have been a habit since then to manage my time better, and I successfully fixed my grades on the next semester. All the processes I have been through until today ensure me that I am ready for more challenges ahead of me. I have a strong belief that it is never hurt to try because the result is only a bonus, the real deal is the process that others often overlook, but I learned that process is what it takes to form oneself and when I tried, I am already half way ahead of others. I am confident to be exposed to the academic challenges and strive for achievements and hope my earnest motivation to always try and learn would drive me to the awaited bright future.

After spending 17 years of my life in poverty, I realized that how much important is the money to protect myself, to build myself, and give my family a better life, and to give back to my community. After graduation from high school and analyzing the facts that have decided to choose Business and Administration as my major and I am quite sure it would greatly benefit me in the future. I must tell you, my keen interest towards business is as the result of my involvement in helping my father in farming. I am proud of myself belonging to a contended agricultural family and I have been my father's right hand for 14 year or even more, from working in fields to selling goods in marker I've learned very much about the basics of administration and farming but unfortunately the markets have always been a poisonous snake draining the hard earned money out of the hands of small scale innocent farmers like my father, So, my family has suffered a lot through the years and we have been living hard from hand to mouth just because of exploitations of small scale farmers at the hands of mafias in local markets. Meanwhile all this I've keenly observed the flaws in our markets and I want to address them to help the farmers who are backbone of our society including my father. I want to revolutionized the basics of rules and laws of administration and business in our market and educate the farmers of our society about their rights. Reading and knowing about the success stories of business tycoons and prosperous farmer's I've reached the conclusion that this is only possible only through getting the latest comprehensive knowledge about the basics of cores of business and administration. That's why I want to opt for business and admin. I choose Korea as my dream destination because nowadays, Korea emphasizes the education ,the competition is very high and there are many prestigious top rated universities of world. A prominent academic fields, whether arts , science and business related courses. Employment opportunities range from international investors all over the world. Also I think this is great opportunity , as I'm always striving to get best out of myself. The universities of south Korea offers the opportunity to take courses which give me insight in business in Korea and Korean Economy. Being enthusiastic about Korean education system and its good reputation it is also safe country with welcoming environment. In addition attending the university in south Korea will be an advantage for me to learn the richness of Korean culture and distinctive blend of traditions that makes it vibrant country. I hope to get thorough knowledge and skills which is highly needed in Pakistan that the economy steps forward as it is now. I therefore decided to apply for GKS program to utilize the opportunity of studying from one of the worlds leading economy, technological giant citadel of great learning to develop my business. My family is consist of 9 members. My father is farmer and my mother is a housewife , I live in small village of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Recently I have done my intermediate from a college in Islamabad. I completed my primary school education from local school in my hometown . I was very quite active and brilliant in my studies and extracurricular activities alike and topped the exams and sporting events. Also being head girl of my school my teachers were very impressed with me. I wanted to continue my studies but due to lack of college in my area my studying career almost came to an end as my family was too hand to mouth to pay the finances for my higher education. Thanks to my teachers who insisted my father to send me to city for sake of my utmost will to excel in my life. I shifted to city and got myself enrolled in a government college. Initially, I had to stay in a private hostel but it was costly and its environment was too chaotic for me to focus on my studies. At that time one of my aunt lived near my college so she accommodated me inside her home but , unfortunately, days before the annual exams of my first year F.Sc my aunt died of sudden cardiac arrest and this traumatic event left us devastated. we had to travel for days to get back to my hometown to bury my aunt. Meanwhile all this I was unable to focus on my studies and I couldn't perform well in my exams. My mark were not up to my expectations .My friends and family encouraged me to study harder in 2nd year F.Sc to compensate for the loss in first year. I've always been a believer of my abilities so I worked hard through the days and nights with all my sweat and blood I could burn to make it through my 2nd year with flying colors but due to worldwide Covid 19 pandemic my exams got cancelled and govt decided to award me my second year marks based on my first year grades. This was painful and I couldn't even bear the disappointment. I applied for admission to many government and private universities and only got admission letter from private universities. Unfortunately, the course was costly and I couldn't even pay the admission fee due to continuously deteriorating financial status of my family. As a result I couldn't make any academic progress during 2020. Amidst all these setbacks my friends encouraged me to engage in environmental and social welfare activities aimed at conservation of wildlife and community development. I participated in national plantation drive commonly known as "Green Pakistan Initiative". I planted almost 1000 plants with my very own hands and also donated as many plants to the communities. As an active member of my team, I distributed warm clothes and free meals at shelter homes in various cities of Pakistan. I visited slums in outskirts of Islamabad and spent time with long forgotten homeless poor kids living in dismay under the poverty line on occasions of Eids. sharing smiles with the poor kids was the most satisfying and happiest moment of my life. That day I decided to do something extraordinary not for me but for my community, for those poor kids, for the world as whole. as time passed by nature blessed me with strong resolution powers and firm belief in my abilities .I came across a campaigns about studying opportunities in South Korea on scholarships. The scholarships sounded extremely reasonable and here I am learning Korean language since may 2021. A significant experience in my school is to be selected as head girl of school because my habits are friendly, speaking skills, good communication skills, having leadership skills, to guide and convince students to do right things. from getting opportunity to serve as head girl of school, i also participated in school activities such as debates and school dramas. I have developed my confidence and speech during these activities and also worked with my school council and organized many events and also host these events. My responsibilities includes attending meetings with principal and staffs among others. The experience instilled essential characteristics in me such as leadership skills and communication skills and I believe it would be strong point for me as an aspiring Business expert. In 2016 Gilgit Educational Development Foundation organized a youth talent exhibition. Schools from all over district participated in multiple programs designed for students to explore their hidden talents. i represented my school in English creative writing content and secured overall 3rd position amongst all the students of my district.

After spending 17 years of my life in poverty, I realized that how much important is the money to protect myself, to build myself, and give my family a better life, and to give back to my community. After graduation from high school and analyzing the facts that have decided to choose Business and Administration as my major, and I am quite sure it would greatly benefit me in the future. I must tell you, my keen interest towards business is as the result of my involvement in helping my father in farming. I am proud of myself belonging to a contended agricultural family and I have been my father's right hand for 14 year or even more, from working in fields to selling goods in marker I've learned very much about the basics of administration and farming, but unfortunately the markets have always been a poisonous snake draining the hard-earned money out of the hands of small scale innocent farmers like my father, So, my family has suffered a lot through the years, and we have been living hard from hand to mouth just because of exploitation of small scale farmers at the hands of mafias in local markets. Meanwhile, all this I've keenly observed the flaws in our markets and I want to address them to help the farmers who are backbone of our society including my father. I want to revolutionize the basics of rules and laws of administration and business in our market and educate the farmers of our society about their rights. Reading and knowing about the success stories of business tycoons and prosperous farmer's I've reached the conclusion that this is only possible only through getting the latest comprehensive knowledge about the basics of cores of business and administration. That's why I want to opt for business and admin. I choose Korea as my dream destination because nowadays, Korea emphasizes the education, the competition is very high and there are many prestigious top-rated universities of world. A prominent academic field, whether arts, science and business related courses. Employment opportunities range from international investors all over the world. Also, I think this is great opportunity, as I'm always striving to get best out of myself. The universities of South Korea offers the opportunity to take courses which give me insight in business in Korea and Korean Economy. Being enthusiastic about Korean education system and its good reputation it is also safe country with welcoming environment. In addition, attending the university in South Korea will be an advantage for me to learn the richness of Korean culture and distinctive blend of traditions that makes it vibrant country. I hope to get thorough knowledge and skills which is highly needed in Pakistan that the economy steps forward as it is now. I therefore decided to apply for GKS program to utilize the opportunity of studying from one of the world's leading economy, technological giant citadel of great learning to develop my business. My family is consisted of 9 members. My father is farmer and my mother is a housewife, I live in small village of Gil git Batista, Pakistan. Recently I have done my intermediate from a college in Islamabad. I completed my primary school education from local school in my hometown. I was very quite active and brilliant in my studies and extracurricular activities alike and topped the exams and sporting events. Also being head girl of my school my teachers were very impressed with me. I wanted to continue my studies but due to lack of college in my area my studying career almost came to an end as my family was to hand to mouth to pay the finances for my higher education. Thanks to my teachers who insisted my father to send me to city for sake of my utmost will to excel in my life. I shifted to city and got myself enrolled in a government college. Initially, I had to stay in a private hostel, but it was costly, and its environment was too chaotic for me to focus on my studies. At that time one of my aunt lived near my college, so she accommodated me inside her home but, unfortunately, days before the annual exams of my first year F. Sc my aunt died of sudden cardiac arrest and this traumatic event left us devastated. We had to travel for days to get back to my hometown to bury my aunt. Meanwhile, all this I was unable to focus on my studies and I couldn't perform well in my exams. My mark were not up to my expectations. My friends and family encouraged me to study harder in 2nd year F. Sc to compensate for the loss in first year. I've always been a believer of my abilities, so I worked hard through the days and nights with all my sweat and blood I could burn to make it through my 2nd year with flying colors but due to worldwide COVID-19 pandemic my exams got cancelled and govt decided to award me my second year marks based on my first year grades. This was painful, and I couldn't even bear the disappointment. I applied for admission to many government and private universities and only got admission letter from private universities. Unfortunately, the course was costly, and I couldn't even pay the admission fee due to continuously deteriorating financial status of my family. As a result I couldn't make any academic progress during 2020. Amidst all these setbacks my friends encouraged me to engage in environmental and social welfare activities aimed at conservation of wildlife and community development. I participated in national plantation drive commonly known as "Green Pakistan Initiative". I planted almost 1000 plants with my very own hands and also donated as many plants to the communities. As an active member of my team, I distributed warm clothes and free meals at shelter homes in various cities of Pakistan. I visited slums in outskirts of Islamabad and spent time with long forgotten homeless poor kids living in dismay under the poverty line on occasions of Ends. Sharing smiles with the poor kids was the most satisfying and happiest moment of my life. That day I decided to do something extraordinary not for me but for my community, for those poor kids, for the world as whole. As time passed by nature blessed me with strong resolution powers and firm belief in my abilities. I came across a campaign about studying opportunities in South Korea on scholarships. The scholarships sounded extremely reasonable and here I am learning Korean language since May 2021. A significant experience in my school is to be selected as head girl of school because my habits are friendly, speaking skills, good communication skills, having leadership skills, to guide and convince students to do right things. From getting opportunity to serve as head girl of school, I also participated in school activities such as debates and school dramas. I have developed my confidence and speech during these activities and also worked with my school council and organized many events and also host these events. My responsibilities include attending meetings with principal and staffs among others. The experience instilled essential characteristics in me such as leadership skills and communication skills and I believe it would be strong point for me as an aspiring Business expert. In 2016 Gil git Educational Development Foundation organized a youth talent exhibition. Schools from all over district participated in multiple programs designed for students to explore their hidden talents. I represented my school in English creative writing content and secured overall 3rd position among all the students of my district.

Critical thinking is the practice that involves formulating and create main questions about the text you read and the circumstances you experience in life. For instance, It is a busy Friday afternoon, at a rental car agency that has no store manager, there were two employees name Monica and Jill. there was an unexpected circumstance has come up, a client that Monica recognized who is an administrative assistant for the local university's sports program, This agency has to depend on the university to maintain monthly sales targets. He needs three vans for the basketball team instantly and Monica certain the last three vans from the agency were reserved by customers who are waiting in line. Faced with this sudden situation Monica texts the store manager but she gets no response, she called a nearby company but they also have no vans available. What should Monica do? Should she lease the vans to the university retain business instead of satisfying three ordinary consumers? But would such an action be fair? She made an effort to explain about protecting the company's reputation relate to fairness and good service even without vans available. Monica thought that being honest, fair, and helpful could produce the best results for her goals. I assume that I am a person with critical thinking skills. One of the places where I feel I have had to use my critical thinking skills is in the area of gauging information from the Internet. I have found that there is so much information available on the Internet, it is extremely important for me to be able to find reliable information. The Internet contains thousands of information related to the issue which I seek but there is no way to be sure of its accuracy. Hence, I asked questions and considered arguments carefully, and the last way that I compare information with other sources, such as books, newspapers, TV news to find information that is really necessary and accurate. Paragraph 1 I summarize the textParagraph 2 I lazy to answer the question "are you a critical thinking"

Critical thinking is the practice that involves formulating and create main questions about the text you read and the circumstances you experience in life. For instance, It is a busy Friday afternoon, at a rental car agency that has no store manager, there were two employees name Monica and Jill. There was an unexpected circumstance has come up, a client that Monica recognized who is an administrative assistant for the local university's sports program, This agency has to depend on the university to maintain monthly sales targets. He needs three vans for the basketball team instantly and Monica certain the last three vans from the agency were reserved by customers who are waiting in line. Faced with this sudden situation Monica texts the store manager, but she gets no response, she called a nearby company, but they also have no vans available. What should Monica do? Should she lease the vans to the university retain business instead of satisfying three ordinary consumers? But would such an action be fair? She made an effort to explain about protecting the company's reputation relate to fairness and good service even without vans available. Monica thought that being honest, fair, and helpful could produce the best results for her goals. I assume that I am a person with critical thinking skills. One of the places where I feel I have had to use my critical thinking skills is in the area of gauging information from the Internet. I have found that there is so much information available on the Internet, it is extremely important for me to be able to find reliable information. The Internet contains thousands of information related to the issue which I seek, but there is no way to be sure of its accuracy. Hence, I asked questions and considered arguments carefully, and the last way that I compare information with other sources, such as books, newspapers, TV news to find information that is really necessary and accurate. Paragraph 1 I summarize the textParagraph 2 I lazy to answer the question "are you a critical thinking"

Going out of the contest room, I was excited but still unconfident of my result. This is my third time participating in national competitions on behalf of my school. The previous two attempts were in junior high school, where I took Mathematics subject. Although I am passionate about mathematics and have studied extensively, I was unable to qualify for the next rounds. I then came across programming and decided to give it a shot. From 2019 to 2020, I studied programming fundamentals and theories, as well as competing and winning medals in various informatics competitions. I found that I enjoy it. The 2021 Indonesian National Science Competition in Informatics I joined recently was my chance to prove my interest. I immediately opened the regency level winner announcement as soon as it was announced. From hundreds of initial participants, my name was listed with the other 47 winners in Jakarta. I soon learned that computing is my true calling, and I am ecstatic to pursue it further. Getting involved in organizations has also shaped my character and transformed me into a whole different individual. In junior high school, I became a member of the committee for my school's interschool competition. When I was in senior high school, I joined the Student Council. Surprisingly, I was appointed as the treasurer which turned out to be a life-changing experience. These experiences molded my attitude, character, and abilities to the point that I decided to run for Student Council President. Despite the fact that I lost to the elected president, which made me vice president, I learned valuable communication, organizational, and leadership skills. I believe these skills are essential for my future. NUS has the best computing school in Asia and a long list of successful alumni. My ambition is to use my expertise to help the community and to develop long-term solutions. I believe that applying to NUS will bring me closer to my objectives.

Going out of the contest room, I was excited but still unconfident of my result. This is my third time participating in national competitions on behalf of my school. The previous two attempts were in junior high school, where I took Mathematics subject. Although I am passionate about mathematics and have studied extensively, I was unable to qualify for the next rounds. I then came across programming and decided to give it a shot. From 2019 to 2020, I studied programming fundamentals and theories, as well as competing and winning medals in various informatics competitions. I found that I enjoy it. The 2021 Indonesian National Science Competition in Informatics I joined recently was my chance to prove my interest. I immediately opened the regency level winner announcement as soon as it was announced. From hundreds of initial participants, my name was listed with the other 47 winners in Jakarta. I soon learned that computing is my true calling, and I am ecstatic to pursue it further. Getting involved in organizations has also shaped my character and transformed me into a whole different individual. In junior high school, I became a member of the committee for my school's interschool competition. When I was in senior high school, I joined the Student Council. Surprisingly, I was appointed as the treasurer which turned out to be a life-changing experience. These experiences molded my attitude, character, and abilities to the point that I decided to run for Student Council President. Despite the fact that I lost to the elected president, which made me vice president, I learned valuable communication, organizational, and leadership skills. I believe these skills are essential for my future. NUS has the best computing school in Asia and a long list of successful alumni. My ambition is to use my expertise to help the community and to develop long-term solutions. I believe that applying to NUS will bring me closer to my objectives.

I'm the daughter of nature. A farm girl right out of a Disney movie. After a day full of schoolwork, house-chores, and Keeping Up With The Kardashians, I return to the lighter experiences of being by spending my afternoons in watering eggplants, cucumbers, berries, mangoes, and what not, and herding our farm chickens and goats in before the night falls. Hoeing vegetable patches and giving baby goats a much needed bath relaxes my mind and allows me to connect with, and celebrate, the mother earth. No pun intended but the fruits of my efforts taste a lot better than the market bought ones and sharing my harvest and farming tips-and-tricks with neighbors and friends has always allowed me to keep my relationships tightly knit together, especially during the eventful year caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, I have picked up a rather quirky habit during the quarantine period: watching documentaries about abandoned houses. There is something so fascinating yet hauntingly moving about dilapidated places, once called home, just left behind. My friends told me this is a weird activity but all of them watch such documentaries with great interest now. Time changes, I guess likings change with it. Farm work requires fitness so late at night, I perform Zumba dance. While burning calories, letting my mind simply flow with my body induces a state of mental relaxation wherein I appreciate the beauty of dance and music and brainstorm the experiments I'd carry out in the kitchen the next day.

I'm the daughter of nature. A farm girl right out of a Disney movie. After a day full of schoolwork, house-chores, and Keeping Up With The Kardashians, I return to the lighter experiences of being by spending my afternoons in watering eggplants, cucumbers, berries, mangoes, and what not, and herding our farm chickens and goats in before the night falls. Hoeing vegetable patches and giving baby goats a much-needed bath relaxes my mind and allows me to connect with, and celebrate, the mother earth. No pun intended, but the fruits of my efforts taste a lot better than the market bought ones and sharing my harvest and farming tips-and-tricks with neighbors and friends has always allowed me to keep my relationships tightly-knit together, especially during the eventful year caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, I have picked up a rather quirky habit during the quarantine period: watching documentaries about abandoned houses. There is something so fascinating yet hauntingly moving about dilapidated places, once called home, just left behind. My friends told me this is a weird activity but all of them watch such documentaries with great interest now. Time changes, I guess Vikings change with it. Farm work requires fitness so late at night, I perform Zumba dance. While burning calories, letting my mind simply flow with my body induces a state of mental relaxation wherein I appreciate the beauty of dance and music and brainstorm the experiments I'd carry out in the kitchen the next day.

I must tell you, my keen interest towards business is as the result of my involvement in helping my father in farming. I am proud of myself belonging to a contended agricultural family and I have been my father's right hand for 12 years or even more, from working in the fields to selling goods in market i've learned very much about the basics of administration and farming but unfortunately the markets have always been a poisonous snake draining the hard earned money out of the hands of small scale innocent farmers like my father, so, my family has suffered a lot through the years and we have been living hard from hand to mouth Just because of exploitation of small scale farmers at the hands of mafias in local markets. Meanwhile all this I've keenly observed the flaws in our markets and I want to address them to help the farmers who are the backbone of our society including my father. I want to revolutionized the basics of rules and laws of administration and business in our markets and educate the farmers of my society about their rights. Reading and knowing about the success stories business tycoons and prosperous farmers I've reached the conclusion that this is possible only through getting the latest comprehensive knowledge about the basics of cores of business and administration. That's why i want to opt for the business and admin. I choose Korea as my dream destination because nowadays, Korea emphasizes the education, the competition is very high and there are many prestigious top rated universities of world. A prominent academic fields, whether Arts, Science and Business related courses. Employment opportunities range from international investors all over the world . Also I think this is great opportunity. As I'm always striving to get the best out of myself. The universities of South Korean offers the opportunity to take courses which give me insight in Business in Korea and Korean Economy. Being enthusiastic about Korean education system and its good reputation it is also safe country for girls with welcoming environment. In addition attending the university in south Korea will be an advantage for me to learn the richness of Korean culture and distinctive blend of traditions that make it vibrant country. I hope to get thorough knowledge and skills which is highly needed in Pakistan that the Economy steps forward as it is now. I therefore decided to apply for Gks program to utilize the opportunity of studying from one of the World's leading Economy, technological giant citadel of great learning to develop my Business My family is consist of 9 members. My father is a farmer and my mother is housewife, I live in a small village of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Recently i have done my intermediate from a college in Islamabad.I completed my primary school education from a local school in my home town. I was very quite active and brilliant in my studies and extracurricular activities alike and topped the exams and sporting events. Also being the head girl of my school my teachers were very impressed with me. I wanted to continue my studies but due to lack of college in my area my studying career almost came to an end as my family was too hand to mouth to pay the finances for my higher education. Thanks be to my teachers who insisted my father to send me to the city for sake of my utmost will to excel in my life. I shifted to the city and got myself enrolled in a government college. Initially, I had to stay in a private hostel but it was costly and its environment was too chaotic for me to focus on my studies. At that time one of my aunts lived near my college so she accommodated me inside her home but, unfortunately, days before the annual exams of my first year F.Sc my aunt died of a sudden cardiac arrest and this traumatic event left us devaastated. We had to travel for days to get back to my hometown to bury my aunt. Meanwhile all this i was unable to focus on my studies and I couldn't perform well in my exams. My marks were not upto my expectations. My friends and family encouraged me to study harder in 2nd year fsc to compensate for the loss in first year. I've always been a believer of my abilities so i worked hard through the days and nights with all my sweat and blood i could burn to make it through my 2nd year with flying colors but due to worldwide covid 19 pandemic my exams got cancelled and govt decided to award me my second year marks based on my first year grades. This was painful and i couldn't even bear the disappointment. I applied for admission to many government and private universities and only got an admission letter from a pvt universities. Unfortunately, the course was costly and i couldn't even pay the admission fee due to continuously deteriorating financial status of my family. As a result i couldn't make any academic progress during year 2020. Amidst all these setbacks my friends encouraged me to engage in environmental and social welfare activities aimed at conservation of wildlife and community development. I participated in national plantation drive commonly known as "Green Pakistan Initiative". I planted almost 3000 plants with my very own hands and also donated as many plants to the communities. As an active member of my team, I distributed warm clothes and free meals at shelter homes in various cities of Pakistan. I visited slums in outskirts of Islamabad and spent time with long forgotten homeless poor kids living in dismay under the poverty line on occasion of Eids. Sharing smiles with the poor kids was the most satisfying and happiest moment of my life. That day i decided to do something extraordinary not for me but for my community, for those poor children, for the world as a whole. As time passed by nature blessed me with strong resolution powers and firm belief in my abilities. I came across campaigns about studying opportunities in south Korea on scholarships. The scholarships sounded extremely reasonable and here I am learning about Korean language. A significant experience in my school is to be selected as Head Girl of School because of my habits are friendly, speaking skills, good communication skills, have leadership skills, to guide and convince friends to do right things. From getting opportunity to serve as head girl of school, I also participated in school activities such as debates and school dramas. I have developed my confidence and speech during these activities and also worked with my school council and conducted many events and host many events of school. I also organized many school events. My responsibility includes attending meetings with principal and staffs among others. The experience instilled essential characteristics in me such as leadership skills and communication skills and I believe it would be strong point for me as an aspiring Business expert. In 2016 I participated in Youth Talent Exhibition organized by Community Educational Development Foundation (CEDeF) Regd Gilgit, In this Exhibition all the schools of district participated and our school is also one of them and i got 3rd position in English creative W riting amongst all the schools.

I must tell you, my keen interest towards business is as the result of my involvement in helping my father in farming. I am proud of myself belonging to a contended agricultural family and I have been my father's right hand for 12 years or even more, from working in the fields to selling goods in market I've learned very much about the basics of administration and farming, but unfortunately the markets have always been a poisonous snake draining the hard-earned money out of the hands of small scale innocent farmers like my father, so, my family has suffered a lot through the years, and we have been living hard from hand to mouth Just because of exploitation of small scale farmers at the hands of mafias in local markets. Meanwhile, all this I've keenly observed the flaws in our markets and I want to address them to help the farmers who are the backbone of our society including my father. I want to revolutionize the basics of rules and laws of administration and business in our markets and educate the farmers of my society about their rights. Reading and knowing about the success stories business tycoons and prosperous farmers I've reached the conclusion that this is possible only through getting the latest comprehensive knowledge about the basics of cores of business and administration. That's why I want to opt for the business and admin. I choose Korea as my dream destination because nowadays, Korea emphasizes the education, the competition is very high and there are many prestigious top-rated universities of world. A prominent academic field, whether Arts, Science and Business related courses. Employment opportunities range from international investors all over the world. Also, I think this is great opportunity. As I'm always striving to get the best out of myself. The universities of South Korean offers the opportunity to take courses which give me insight in Business in Korea and Korean Economy. Being enthusiastic about Korean education system and its good reputation it is also safe country for girls with welcoming environment. In addition, attending the university in South Korea will be an advantage for me to learn the richness of Korean culture and distinctive blend of traditions that make it vibrant country. I hope to get thorough knowledge and skills which is highly needed in Pakistan that the Economy steps forward as it is now. I therefore decided to apply for Gk's program to utilize the opportunity of studying from one of the World's leading Economy, technological giant citadel of great learning to develop my Business My family is consisted of 9 members. My father is a farmer and my mother is housewife, I live in a small village of Gil git Batista, Pakistan. Recently I have done my intermediate from a college in Islamabad. I completed my primary school education from a local school in my hometown. I was very quite active and brilliant in my studies and extracurricular activities alike and topped the exams and sporting events. Also being the head girl of my school my teachers were very impressed with me. I wanted to continue my studies but due to lack of college in my area my studying career almost came to an end as my family was to hand to mouth to pay the finances for my higher education. Thanks be to my teachers who insisted my father to send me to the city for sake of my utmost will to excel in my life. I shifted to the city and got myself enrolled in a government college. Initially, I had to stay in a private hostel, but it was costly, and its environment was too chaotic for me to focus on my studies. At that time one of my aunts lived near my college, so she accommodated me inside her home but, unfortunately, days before the annual exams of my first year F. Sc my aunt died of a sudden cardiac arrest and this traumatic event left us devastated. We had to travel for days to get back to my hometown to bury my aunt. Meanwhile, all this I was unable to focus on my studies and I couldn't perform well in my exams. My marks were not up to my expectations. My friends and family encouraged me to study harder in 2nd year FSC to compensate for the loss in first year. I've always been a believer of my abilities so I worked hard through the days and nights with all my sweat and blood I could burn to make it through my 2nd year with flying colors but due to worldwide COVID-19 pandemic my exams got cancelled and govt decided to award me my second year marks based on my first year grades. This was painful and I couldn't even bear the disappointment. I applied for admission to many government and private universities and only got an admission letter from a pvt universities. Unfortunately, the course was costly and I couldn't even pay the admission fee due to continuously deteriorating financial status of my family. As a result I couldn't make any academic progress during year 2020. Amidst all these setbacks my friends encouraged me to engage in environmental and social welfare activities aimed at conservation of wildlife and community development. I participated in national plantation drive commonly known as "Green Pakistan Initiative". I planted almost 3000 plants with my very own hands and also donated as many plants to the communities. As an active member of my team, I distributed warm clothes and free meals at shelter homes in various cities of Pakistan. I visited slums in outskirts of Islamabad and spent time with long forgotten homeless poor kids living in dismay under the poverty line on occasion of Ends. Sharing smiles with the poor kids was the most satisfying and happiest moment of my life. That day I decided to do something extraordinary not for me but for my community, for those poor children, for the world as a whole. As time passed by nature blessed me with strong resolution powers and firm belief in my abilities. I came across campaigns about studying opportunities in South Korea on scholarships. The scholarships sounded extremely reasonable and here I am learning about Korean language. A significant experience in my school is to be selected as Head Girl of School because of my habits are friendly, speaking skills, good communication skills, have leadership skills, to guide and convince friends to do right things. From getting opportunity to serve as head girl of school, I also participated in school activities such as debates and school dramas. I have developed my confidence and speech during these activities and also worked with my school council and conducted many events and host many events of school. I also organized many school events. My responsibility includes attending meetings with principal and staffs among others. The experience instilled essential characteristics in me such as leadership skills and communication skills and I believe it would be strong point for me as an aspiring Business expert. In 2016, I participated in Youth Talent Exhibition organized by Community Educational Development Foundation (Ceded) Red Gil git, In this Exhibition all the schools of district participated, and our school is also one of them and I got 3rd position in English creative Writing among all the schools.

Speaking to a gym full of mostly clock-watching parents was not what I expected to be doing on this school night. I had other plans, but fate seemed to lead me here. Beads of sweat rolled down my forehead that humid evening as I stood in the dimly lit backstage bathroom, quickly rehearsing my lines. I paced back and forth, sloshing through the thin layer of water still on the floor from an overflowing sink. The odor of cheap soap filled the air as the rustling of other speakers interrupted much-needed concentration. I slowly elbowed open the cold steel door to an appointment filled with stress, tears, and passion. My slot had arrived. Let's do this, unexpectedly, one last time. Eight years prior, I was introduced by a teacher to the concept of theatrics. She said that I was and always would be a dramatist at heart, that school was not only somewhere to learn math and science, but the place to practice my verbal craft - at least for two months per year. She coached me on the basics: the simple rolling of the tongue and even the semi-humorous gestures that would engage the audience - but more importantly, the judges. She taught me that the stage was the perfect medium for self-expression. I thrived on the stage. It was a jungle to be tamed, a syringe of adrenaline to be enjoyed; it was a place of survival of the fittest, to be studied, dissected, and written about while simultaneously providing a sense of camaraderie to those who attempt to master it. I would often gab with my fellow performers backstage before practice, critiquing and often collaborating on a performance. Now a last-minute, freshman year, encore, gap-filling performance had led to enlightenment. Prior to this, I participated (and occasionally won) my elementary school's annual elocution contest, a competition to encourage public speaking through the recitation of popular poetry. My parents preferred to call it an "electrocution contest" since participants often ended up silent with the shock of stage fright as they forgot the well-worn lines of Shakespeare or Ken Nisbet. I was not immune, but unlike my competitors, the lines ultimately mattered little to me. Now, removed from elementary school but on the same stage, I had discovered that what I loved was the accidental nature of the stage, the whimsical engineering of the performance, incorporating the unplanned, like a prop falling or a light going out. Obsessing for hours on which word to emphasize or deciding which props to bring on stage, while all a part of the creative process, ultimately gave way to writing my work, and making my presentation, relishing those random elements, uniquely my own. At this point, you're probably thinking, "Is he going to be a theater major?" No, I want to use my talents in a different jungle. As further ventured into high school, I used these soft skills of collaboration, creativity, and determination to work towards a better future for my school and community. I want to bring order to the disorder, understand the nuances, make the minor adjustments, leverage the unplanned, think outside the box, and, with the aid of math and physics, work with others to make the world a little better for us all. I still am a quite the dramatist.I love public speaking.I genuinely enjoy meeting new people and having new experiences.I want to be an innovator and problem solver.I was named after Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible.I am Ethan Hunt.

Speaking to a gym full of mostly clock-watching parents was not what I expected to be doing on this school night. I had other plans, but fate seemed to lead me here. Beads of sweat rolled down my forehead that humid evening as I stood in the dimly lit backstage bathroom, quickly rehearsing my lines. I paced back and forth, sloshing through the thin layer of water still on the floor from an overflowing sink. The odor of cheap soap filled the air as the rustling of other speakers interrupted much-needed concentration. I slowly elbowed open the cold steel door to an appointment filled with stress, tears, and passion. My slot had arrived. Let's do this, unexpectedly, one last time. Eight years prior, I was introduced by a teacher to the concept of theatrics. She said that I was and always would be a dramatist at heart, that school was not only somewhere to learn math and science, but the place to practice my verbal craft - at least for two months per year. She coached me on the basics: the simple rolling of the tongue and even the semi-humorous gestures that would engage the audience - but more importantly, the judges. Furthermore, she taught me that the stage was the perfect medium for self-expression. I thrived on the stage. It was a jungle to be tamed, a syringe of adrenaline to be enjoyed; it was a place of survival of the fittest, to be studied, dissected, and written about while simultaneously providing a sense of camaraderie to those who attempt to master it. I would often gab with my fellow performers backstage before practice, critiquing and often collaborating on a performance. Now a last-minute, freshman year, encore, gap-filling performance had led to enlightenment. Prior to this, I participated (and occasionally won) my elementary school's annual elocution contest, a competition to encourage public speaking through the recitation of popular poetry. My parents preferred to call it an "electrocution contest" since participants often ended up silent with the shock of stage fright as they forgot the well-worn lines of Shakespeare or Ken Tibet. I was not immune, but unlike my competitors, the lines ultimately mattered little to me. Now, removed from elementary school but on the same stage, I had discovered that what I loved was the accidental nature of the stage, the whimsical engineering of the performance, incorporating the unplanned, like a prop falling or a light going out. Obsessing for hours on which word to emphasize or deciding which props to bring on stage, while all a part of the creative process, ultimately gave way to writing my work, and making my presentation, relishing those random elements, uniquely my own. At this point, you're probably thinking, "Is he going to be a theater major?" No, I want to use my talents in a different jungle. As further ventured into high school, I used these soft skills of collaboration, creativity, and determination to work towards a better future for my school and community. I want to bring order to the disorder, understand the nuances, make the minor adjustments, leverage the unplanned, think outside the box, and, with the aid of math and physics, work with others to make the world a little better for us all. I still am a quite the dramatist. I love public speaking. I genuinely enjoy meeting new people and having new experiences. I want to be an innovator and problem solver. I was named after Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible. I am Ethan Hunt.

Please comment on whether or not the essay fulfills the requirement of the prompt and suggest potential changes that can be made to make the essay better. A discussion that has meant the most to me: Thanks to science fiction, almost all of us knew that the first thing that A.I will do is take-over the defense grid and nuke us all. Living in a world with artificial intelligence all around us, maybe an A.I winter is what we need. As my mates and I referenced novels such as Rossums's Universal Robots, the realization struck me that for some reason, the first possibility of a sci-fi doomsday story plot that came to our minds was that of an outlandish scenario with killer robots, job-stealing AIs, and God-like super-machines instead of more realistic threats that we face today -climate change for one. Why is it that living in a "post-shock" era we feel that every new technology that we fantasize should already be here yet as a society we hold firm belief in one of the biggest A.I winterist ideologies that this technology is the very thing that will bring doom to us? Maybe, just maybe, A.I will eventually end us all, but is an A.I winter really something we want while we eagerly anticipate the introduction of driverless cars? Raising this point in class ignited a discussion about the public reaction to the novel Brave New World. When it was published it was obvious to everyone that a world with no rebellions, no dissatisfaction, just free sex, rock and roll, and drugs is a frightening dystopia but it's very difficult to put a finger on exactly what's wrong in a society in which people are hacked in such a way that they are satisfied all the time. Today, more and more people read Brave New World as a straight-faced utopia and I think this shift is really interesting since it depicts the changes in our view towards technology as well. Fifty years ago, the idea of living among robots was the fodder of dark sci-fi. Yet In 2021, there is apparently nothing so disturbing about keeping artificial intelligence in our pockets, asking Alexa to send that pending email or submitting college application essays using many, many versions of A.I. What happened to the society that feared killer robots to end up adapting robots as the new norm? Why is it that we obsessed over A.I in the 70s, then gave in to winterist ideologies only to return to it with ideas that re-imagined life and philosophies that continue to drive us? Aside from allowing me to take on sci-fi with a never seen before perspective, this discussion made me develop an interest in the amalgamation of Cognitive Science and Computer science to learn about our brains and the machines that might increasingly resemble them. Allowing us to understand how society relates to new technologies, this will be especially useful in predicting the future of A.I and determining whether or not fiction is in fact a medium to reveal the truth that reality obscures and how to not get to the point where super-machines terminate us.

Please comment on whether the essay fulfills the requirement of the prompt and suggest potential changes that can be made to make the essay better. A discussion that has meant the most to me: Thanks to science fiction, almost all of us knew that the first thing that A.I. will do is take-over the defense grid and nuke us all. Living in a world with artificial intelligence all around us, maybe an A.I. winter is what we need. As my mates and I referenced novels such as Possums's Universal Robots, the realization struck me that for some reason, the first possibility of a sci-fi doomsday story plot that came to our minds was that of an outlandish scenario with killer robots, job-stealing AIs, and God-like super-machines instead of more realistic threats that we face today -climate change for one. Why is it that living in a "post-shock" era we feel that every new technology that we fantasize should already be here yet as a society we hold firm belief in one of the biggest A.I. interest ideologies that this technology is the very thing that will bring doom to us? Maybe, just maybe, A.I. will eventually end us all, but is an A.I. winter really something we want while we eagerly anticipate the introduction of driverless cars? Raising this point in class ignited a discussion about the public reaction to the novel Brave New World. When it was published it was obvious to everyone that a world with no rebellions, no dissatisfaction, just free sex, rock and roll, and drugs is a frightening dystopia, but it's very difficult to put a finger on exactly what's wrong in a society in which people are hacked in such a way that they are satisfied all the time. Today, more and more people read Brave New World as a straight-faced utopia and I think this shift is fascinating since it depicts the changes in our view towards technology as well. Fifty years ago, the idea of living among robots was the fodder of dark sci-fi. Yet In 2021, there is apparently nothing so disturbing about keeping artificial intelligence in our pockets, asking Alexa to send that pending email or submitting college application essays using many, many versions of A.I. What happened to the society that feared killer robots to end up adapting robots as the new norm? Why is it that we obsessed over A.I. in the 70s, then gave in to interest ideologies only to return to it with ideas that re-imagined life and philosophies that continue to drive us? Aside from allowing me to take on sci-fi with a never seen before perspective, this discussion made me develop an interest in the amalgamation of Cognitive Science and Computer science to learn about our brains and the machines that might increasingly resemble them. Allowing us to understand how society relates to new technologies, this will be especially useful in predicting the future of A.I. and determining whether fiction is in fact a medium to reveal the truth that reality obscures and how to not get to the point where super-machines terminate us.

After spending 18 years of my life in poverty,I came to know about the fact that how much important money is to protect myself, to build myself, and give my family better life, and to give back to my community.After graduating from high school, I decided to choose a major that would greatly benefit me in the future. My keen interest in business is as result of my involvement in helping my father in farming. My father is doing a Business on very small scale, he is a farmer and he works in fields and earn money by selling vegetables.As i also did farming for 13 years with my father so i also know the basics rules of business. My father is not earning alot by selling vegetables and dry fruits. The money earned by selling vegetables is not even sufficient to fulfill our basic requirements. We have gone through a lot of financial problems and we have suffered a lot. At that moment, my father became my greatest motivation because my father has become supportive and encouraged me when i faced hurdles.I have seen a lot of people around me who are doing very well in Business and living a luxurious life.Now i also want to give my family a better life than before, I don't want to see them in any more trouble."The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today" said by Franklin Roosevelt inspires my thinking and decisions in life. I strongly believe that keeping a positive mental attitude and passion towards any goals, opens up many possibilities. I want to be a Business woman and make my name in the Business world.It is my hope to be involved in the recent revolution of the Business world that seeks to empower women, especially in rural areas.Having the opportunity to study in Korea and this major will be life changing.

After spending 18 years of my life in poverty, I came to know about the fact that how much important money is to protect myself, to build myself, and give my family better life, and to give back to my community. After graduating from high school, I decided to choose a major that would greatly benefit me in the future. My keen interest in business is as result of my involvement in helping my father in farming. My father is doing a Business on very small scale, he is a farmer, and he works in fields and earn money by selling vegetables. As I also did farming for 13 years with my father so I also know the basics rules of business. My father is not earning a lot by selling vegetables and dry fruits. The money earned by selling vegetables is not even sufficient to fulfill our basic requirements. We have gone through a lot of financial problems, and we have suffered a lot. At that moment, my father became my greatest motivation because my father has become supportive and encouraged me when I faced hurdles. I have seen a lot of people around me who are doing very well in Business and living a luxurious life. Now I also want to give my family a better life than before, I don't want to see them in any more trouble." The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today" said by Franklin Roosevelt inspires my thinking and decisions in life. I strongly believe that keeping a positive mental attitude and passion towards any goals, opens up many possibilities. I want to be a businesswoman and make my name in the Business world. It is my hope to be involved in the recent revolution of the Business world that seeks to empower women, especially in rural areas. Having the opportunity to study in Korea and this major will be life changing.

I like talking to people. And I like to thrift-shop.Through my blog, I have been able to intertwine my two passions to create blog posts to raise awareness regarding the destruction that fast-fashion is causing to our environment and to advocate for thrift-shopping as a means to reduce our carbon footprint. My blog is also an avenue for me to connect with a greater community of environmentally conscious minds and since I care deeply about connecting with others, I'm really grateful that I get to work towards a common goal as part of a team. Knowing that through my writings, my fellows have been inspired not to just commit to sustainability themselves but to advocate for it along with me, encourages me to stay on a lookout for research opportunities and seminars through which I can learn to contribute to this cause at a more significant level.

I like talking to people. And I like to thrift-shop. Through my blog, I have been able to intertwine my two passions to create blog posts to raise awareness regarding the destruction that fast-fashion is causing to our environment and to advocate for thrift-shopping as a means to reduce our carbon footprint. My blog is also an avenue for me to connect with a greater community of environmentally conscious minds and since I care deeply about connecting with others, I'm really grateful that I get to work towards a common goal as part of a team. Knowing that through my writings, my fellows have been inspired not to just commit to sustainability themselves but to advocate for it along with me, encourages me to stay on a lookout for research opportunities and seminars through which I can learn to contribute to this cause at a more significant level.

This essay is basically supposed to highlight what I do in my free time (these are not my extracurricular activities listed on the common app). Please critique this essay and suggest the changes I can make to it. Section 1: As mysteries unfold on a dusky day in 1940s Paris, a new fine line can be spotted encroaching on Jean-Marcellus' very crowded forehead. Is Jean's dearest court Anne-Michelle the very murderer he's been in search of? Interrupted by an explosion of colors at the foot of the page, I wonder why the layering of chronological events in my novels fills me with the very same happiness as the layering of color upon color, in an attempt to obtain the perfect mauve. As I flip through the pages to find a spot where the rest of the scene can be fit into, I wonder why the sketch of a face circa 2012 looks broody. Did she just come in from the cold? Is she unwell? My notebooks are the places where I explore ideas through actions in addition to words.Section 2: Can chickens recognize themselves if a mirror is put in front of them? Another, rather nostalgic, page answers the simpler question of the science behind popping of popcorns. Not two pages later is the result of a research binge on the fundamental particles that took me through quantum physics and somehow deposited me at a Quora post explaining the nature of reality. Now my notebook contains yet another quest to solve: If consciousness is supposed to be the fundamental basis of reality, why can't we control our bodies that are just empty spaces and quantum fields? The bundle of notebooks on my desk is a collection of all the thoughts that flood into a mind that likes to question the very answers. Section 3: ½ cup sugar -good, 1 cup sugar -not sure what way to feel about this, 2 cup sugar -BAD! (trial and error..). While trying to bake the perfect Mocha cupcakes with Espresso frosting, I take notes-of anything and everything.Although the end result of my endeavors is not always edible, there is something extraordinarily satisfying about the meticulousness of measuring out ingredients and combining them to form one cohesive unit. In the kitchen, I'm a scientist in her element. My notebooks act as a blog keeping track of the results of my explorations through actions and experiments; reminding me of the fact that the perfect chocolate cake recipe is no recipe at all. The three sections of these notebooks have been a hardcopy of my rather distinct personalities for over 10 years now. Apparently being a novelist, painter, philosopher, and a food scientist are worlds apart, in my diary however, all these side hobbies melt down to a basic life mission: To gain an understanding of the rules of this world through action, research and reflection, exploration, and experimentation. Scribbling through the pages, connecting every piece of information I've ever collected; from the origins of language to the theory of Mind AI, I aim to make the world around me make sense. My notebooks, an epitome of my intellectual curiosity, are a constant reminder to look beyond the obvious explanations. By refusing to settle for a superficial understanding and refusing to endure the status quo, my goal is to be among some of the greatest innovators of all times, who left a mark on this world by creating new knowledge, technologies, and innovation. As of now, I substituted yeast in the batter of a loaf with Gatorade drink and needless to say, this is the best experiment to ever be recorded in my notebook.

This essay is basically supposed to highlight what I do in my free time (these are not my extracurricular activities listed on the common app). Please critique this essay and suggest the changes I can make to it. Section 1: As mysteries unfold on a dusky day in the 1940s Paris, a new fine line can be spotted encroaching on Jean-Marcellus' very crowded forehead. Is Jean's dearest court Anne-Michelle the very murderer he's been in search of? Interrupted by an explosion of colors at the foot of the page, I wonder why the layering of chronological events in my novels fills me with the very same happiness as the layering of color upon color, in an attempt to obtain the perfect mauve. As I flip through the pages to find a spot where the rest of the scene can be fit into, I wonder why the sketch of a face circa 2012 looks broody. Did she just come in from the cold? Is she unwell? My notebooks are the places where I explore ideas through actions in addition to words. Section 2: Can chickens recognize themselves if a mirror is put in front of them? Another, rather nostalgic, page answers the simpler question of the science behind popping of popcorn. Not two pages later is the result of a research binge on the fundamental particles that took me through quantum physics and somehow deposited me at a Quora post explaining the nature of reality. Now my notebook contains yet another quest to solve: If consciousness is supposed to be the fundamental basis of reality, why can't we control our bodies that are just empty spaces and quantum fields? The bundle of notebooks on my desk is a collection of all the thoughts that flood into a mind that likes to question the very answers. Section 3: ½ cup sugar -good, 1 cup sugar -not sure what way to feel about this, 2 cup sugar -BAD! (trial and error.). While trying to bake the perfect Mocha cupcakes with Espresso frosting, I take notes-of anything and everything. Although the end result of my endeavors is not always edible, there is something extraordinarily satisfying about the meticulousness of measuring out ingredients and combining them to form one cohesive unit. In the kitchen, I'm a scientist in her element. My notebooks act as a blog keeping track of the results of my explorations through actions and experiments; reminding me of the fact that the perfect chocolate cake recipe is no recipe at all. The three sections of these notebooks have been a hard copy of my rather distinct personalities for over 10 years now. Apparently being a novelist, painter, philosopher, and a food scientist are worlds apart, in my diary however, all these side hobbies melt down to a basic life mission: To gain an understanding of the rules of this world through action, research and reflection, exploration, and experimentation. Scribbling through the pages, connecting every piece of information I've ever collected; from the origins of language to the theory of Mind AI, I aim to make the world around me make sense. My notebooks, an epitome of my intellectual curiosity, are a constant reminder to look beyond the obvious explanations. By refusing to settle for a superficial understanding and refusing to endure the status quo, my goal is to be among some of the greatest innovators of all time, who left a mark on this world by creating new knowledge, technologies, and innovation. As of now, I substituted yeast in the batter of a loaf with Gatorade drink and needless to say, this is the best experiment to ever be recorded in my notebook.

Instead of inheriting from my parents a couple inches to add to my height, I inherited an itch: the itch to understand.As a kid my playground used to be a jumble of old circuit boards, spare electric wires, and an assortment of broken appliances. I spent hours disassembling and tinkering with the amazing treasures I found lying around our garage. My childhood playtime allowed me to discover the irresistible appeal of imaginative questions which only inflamed my itch but I had no means to scratch it. Since my parents were almost always at work, I grew up without guidance from any scientific role models. I never learned what it meant to do science, let alone differentiate science from science-fiction. As a kid, it was obvious to me a flying car was equally as plausible as a man on the moon. Not being terribly interested or specialized in physics, my parents would only tell me that my design for a helium filled car would not fly, they could not explain why, they just knew it wouldn't. At the dinner table, I would always lose the only chance to bond with my parents and since my curiosity went unrewarded, I learned to silence my scientific mind to avoid the torture of my inability to scratch the itch. It was not until I got my hands on "The Feynman Lectures On Physics: The New Millennium Edition" that my perspective of the universe changed. Not only was Feynman a Nobel prize winning physicist with a unique approach to the subject, but his pedagogical capabilities were perfectly suited to my personality. When Feynman teaches, he does not just teach physics, he teaches how to think and understand. He helped me recognize that my passion wasn't for physics, it was a passion for learning, stemming from my itch to understand the workings of this universe. Feynman's Lectures aroused within me the most intense feeling of elation I have ever experienced and motivated me to become the person I had always strived to be. Midnight boredom turned into midnight research binges that took me through quantum physics to the theory of Mind AI to the trouble in the South China Sea. Every article and book that I read and every question on Quora that I put thought into, allowed me to look at the world through new perspectives. On Reddit, my newly incited intellectual curiosity and scientific mind allowed me to connect with people from all around the world on a more meaningful level by sharing and gaining knowledge. I no longer found myself compelled only towards physics, but towards a goal: To relieve my itch by exploring through whatever means I had available. Once learning became my passion, old concepts gained new beauty, the blues became a powerful medium of expression, and bonding at the dinner table became easier. Taking free courses on MIT OpenCourseWare and borrowing books from our seniors to learn advanced topics became a habit; Mathematics became a language rather than a subject. I rocketed from the shy kid who cried while learning about negative numbers to the one who ignited deep-thinking sessions in class by asking questions beyond the obvious explanations. The more I shared my individual learnings in class, the more my shyness withered away and the more I became confident in myself. Realizing that my curiosity no longer went unrewarded, my itch started to relieve. Looking back, all this natural progression stems from one development - I learned how to scratch my itch by investing in not just a book, but in a new way of life.

Instead of inheriting from my parents a couple inches to add to my height, I inherited an itch: the itch to understand. As a kid my playground used to be a jumble of old circuit boards, spare electric wires, and an assortment of broken appliances. I spent hours disassembling and tinkering with the amazing treasures I found lying around our garage. My childhood playtime allowed me to discover the irresistible appeal of imaginative questions which only inflamed my itch, but I had no means to scratch it. Since my parents were almost always at work, I grew up without guidance from any scientific role models. I never learned what it meant to do science, let alone differentiate science from science-fiction. As a kid, it was obvious to me a flying car was equally plausible as a man on the moon. Not being terribly interested or specialized in physics, my parents would only tell me that my design for a helium filled car would not fly, they could not explain why, they just knew it wouldn't. At the dinner table, I would always lose the only chance to bond with my parents and since my curiosity went unrewarded, I learned to silence my scientific mind to avoid the torture of my inability to scratch the itch. It was not until I got my hands on "The Feynman Lectures On Physics: The New Millennium Edition" that my perspective of the universe changed. Not only was Feynman a Nobel Prize winning physicist with a unique approach to the subject, but his pedagogical capabilities were perfectly suited to my personality. When Feynman teaches, he does not just teach physics, he teaches how to think and understand. He helped me recognize that my passion wasn't for physics, it was a passion for learning, stemming from my itch to understand the workings of this universe. Feynman's Lectures aroused within me the most intense feeling of elation I have ever experienced and motivated me to become the person I had always strived to be. Midnight boredom turned into midnight research binges that took me through quantum physics to the theory of Mind AI to the trouble in the South China Sea. Every article and book that I read and every question on Quora that I put thought into, allowed me to look at the world through new perspectives. On Reddit, my newly incited intellectual curiosity and scientific mind allowed me to connect with people from all around the world on a more meaningful level by sharing and gaining knowledge. I no longer found myself compelled only towards physics, but towards a goal: To relieve my itch by exploring through whatever means I had available. Once learning became my passion, old concepts gained new beauty, the blues became a powerful medium of expression, and bonding at the dinner table became easier. Taking free courses on MIT OpenCourseWare and borrowing books from our seniors to learn advanced topics became a habit; Mathematics became a language rather than a subject. I rocketed from the shy kid who cried while learning about negative numbers to the one who ignited deep-thinking sessions in class by asking questions beyond the obvious explanations. The more I shared my individual learnings in class, the more my shyness withered away and the more I became confident in myself. Realizing that my curiosity no longer went unrewarded, my itch started to relieve. Looking back, all this natural progression stems from one development - I learned how to scratch my itch by investing in not just a book, but in a new way of life.

A newly emancipated minor, at 17, I left my home and family for up north, equipped with only a suitcase, a couple hundred dollars, and a renewed approach to living. After years of dealing with my father's abuse, I decided I desperately needed to seek stability and seize control of my life. Growing up in the West, seven year-old me with my long, dark blue hijab and black skin stuck out like a sore thumb among my classmates. I can still recall the countless recesses where other kids would hurl jeering phrases mocking my religion, likely parroting sentiments they heard at the dinner table the night before. My physical differences made me an unfortunate target of the post-911 animosities which proved to be fairly strong even in 2010 Canada. Afterschool, I came home to a mountain of other issues. Having overcome his family's generational poverty in the bamboo-farming villages of Nigeria, my father did not want his hard work in creating a comfortable life for my siblings and I to have been futile. Additionally, in our culture, an elder is judged by the success of his children, so it was only natural that my father expected great things from us. However, his high expectations overwhelmed me and the abuse he inflicted on my mother drove a wedge between him and the rest of our family. Dealing with my father's apathy towards my siblings and I as well as my mother's beaten down spirit from his abuse, it felt selfish to open up about my treatment at school as it seemed so mild compared to our struggles at home. These circumstances isolated me for years until I gradually sank into a deep depressive state. These feelings persisted all throughout elementary and junior high, all the way until my first few weeks of high school. One day, while I was studying in a quiet cubicle in the choir room, the choir director approached me to suggest I attend the first meeting after school that evening. I was hesitant at first, but after some internal back and forth, I eventually worked up the nerve and gave it a shot. Drawing in dozens from a spectrum of different cliques at our school, the meeting was filled with diverse students who all appeared as nervous as I. There we shared jokes and stories with each other and the longer I spent, the more at ease I became. Corresponding meetings were just as welcoming. My experience in this dynamic space of affirmation and engagement slowly drew me out of my shell. This newfound confidence helped me pursue other projects I had long wished to, but always stopped myself from following through. I began volunteering at a small women's health clinic that catered to immigrant and refugee mothers. My duties there doubled as both a receptionist and assistant. I found the job so engaging and rewarding, I continued it for all four years of high school. I enjoyed the face to face interactions with patients, especially recognizing regular patients and asking them about their life. It was extremely rewarding to foster a friendly relationship with the patients. I also relished the organized chaos of Saturdays, our busiest days. The work on these days was tedious but the endless line of patients coming and going kept me attentive and engaged. I learnt that patience was key in attending to patients and promoting a positive relationship between the clinic and its people. I split my time between the clinic and a schoolwide initiative that provided tsunami relief for Minaminsariku. By pursuing these, I was able to enact real change in my community at home, while also promoting a positive reality of minorities in my school. However, it felt as if with every step taken forward, I was brought two steps back. As I came of age, I came to terms with being queer. Growing up in a conservative Muslim family, I knew this aspect of my identity was one I'd likely have to keep hidden forever. This spurred a lot of inner turmoil as I couldn't even be myself at home. Furthermore, my father's abuse had only worsened with time and I soon dreaded returning home from school because of him. The two months of summer without the escape of my projects at school were torture. When the pandemic hit, I was enrolled in a local university for engineering, a field I wasn't very interested in but was persuaded by my father to pursue, and the pandemic forced me to remain at home. I was incessantly surrounded by toxicity. Focusing on school became extremely difficult as my mental health continued to spiral downward. I may have been able to endure all this if it weren't for one final straw: just weeks after my seventeenth birthday, my dad planned to evict me. To be on the brink of homelessness that young brought pain like no other. Out of spite and anger, I reacted explosively and parted ways with both my father and the university in hopes to carve an individualized path for myself. Fortunately, this sporadic decision proved to be quite beneficial for my well being. The first thing I did was line up residence with three other university students as I knew I had enough remaining funds to last me for a few months. Finding jobs in a COVID climate was tough, but by being open to unconventional lines of work, I was able to land a solid housekeeping job to keep myself afloat. I utilized my limited free time to expand on old hobbies and explore new passions, leading me along a path in which I quickly grew into an adult who knows of pain and adversity and how to weave joy from it. Looking back on the past year, each of my pursuits required some skills I had (making me feel immediately useful and productive) and some I needed to acquire (increasing my value while maintaining my interest). Growing up, my father had instilled his interest in engineering in me so even though it wasn't exactly a field I had passion for, I had some technical experience in computer science. Upon leaving school, I knew tapping into these skills would be key to being financially secure down the road. With this in mind, I applied for any interning positions I could find and eventually landed a part-time internship at a small coding startup in my town. During my time here, I've gained valuable skills that helped me develop my own part time project: a webmail server and complex web scripts for my public domain. As thrilled as I was to be acquiring valuable experience in this field, I still harbored some guilt for abandoning my mother and siblings. I had tried for years to convince my mother to seek help, to leave, to do something other than stay, but as our culture is one that shames women for seeking autonomy, my pleas ultimately fell on deaf ears. When I think of my mother, I remember the defeat I felt as a younger child during those lonely recesses. Even though I sent money home to her when I could, I knew I had a greater responsibility to not only help her, but immigrants like her gain mobility in any way they could. For this reason, I collected and then donated used bikes out of our garage to immigrant workers who otherwise had no method of transportation. Knowing I created a tangible, positive impact on others brought me immeasurable satisfaction. This was what I was meant to do. I picked up tutoring lower income children for a rate below minimum wage as I knew many families desperately needed this service due to online schooling, but couldn't afford it. Little projects like this reignited the flame within me that my old choir meetings once had. Although my time in Canada has been more fulfilling than I could imagine, so much so that I considered taking another year off, sustaining myself through odd jobs means there have been weeks where I've experienced substantial food insecurity. However, being able to openly be myself and continue my humanitarian pursuits has granted me the freedom I consider invaluable. I believe I was put in this world to make a difference in the human condition. I don't expect to achieve this same change in my current path in STEM. So I've taken to thinking about all the fascinations of my younger self: which of them still hold, which would mean the most to me, which would demand the most of me, which would carry me the furthest. It didn't take much thinking. Although the idea of taking another year off was enticing, I'd already discovered my real passion was in ethics and education. I hope to expand young minds and teach them to act with kindness in the face of someone different. I wish to show that perceptions can be changed with honesty, patience and education. My experiences as a child grew me into an adult who is secure and strong in the presence of myths and assumptions. I would want other youth to learn from this by teaching them to believe in tolerance. Although I am grateful for my opportunities in engineering, it didn't excite me like the study of ethics does. Being a part-time student at GS would be a natural fit as it allows me to continue my projects and grow freely in a way other schools couldn't. I feel my decision to leave home has allowed me to mature many years in one. A traditional college experience at another school would feel unnatural to adjust to. What I need and what GS provides is a bevy of resources, the flexibility to adjust my work and class schedule as needed each semester to accommodate my unique circumstance, and in general an institution that is organizationally supportive of people with stories like mine. It is exciting to think that my path to GS is likely one of the most ordinary. I look forward to the stories my peers will tell, the hard-won wisdom they'll reveal.

A newly emancipated minor, at 17, I left my home and family for up north, equipped with only a suitcase, a couple of hundred dollars, and a renewed approach to living. After years of dealing with my father's abuse, I decided I desperately needed to seek stability and seize control of my life. Growing up in the West, seven year-old me with my long, dark blue hijab and black skin stuck out like a sore thumb among my classmates. I can still recall the countless recesses where other kids would hurl jeering phrases mocking my religion, likely parroting sentiments they heard at the dinner table the night before. My physical differences made me an unfortunate target of the post-911 animosities which proved to be fairly strong even in 2010 Canada. After school, I came home to a mountain of other issues. Having overcome his family's generational poverty in the bamboo-farming villages of Nigeria, my father did not want his hard work in creating a comfortable life for my siblings and I to have been futile. Additionally, in our culture, an elder is judged by the success of his children, so it was only natural that my father expected great things from us. However, his high expectations overwhelmed me and the abuse he inflicted on my mother drove a wedge between him and the rest of our family. Dealing with my father's apathy towards my siblings and I as well as my mother's beaten down spirit from his abuse, it felt selfish to open up about my treatment at school as it seemed so mild compared to our struggles at home. These circumstances isolated me for years until I gradually sank into a deep depressive state. These feelings persisted all throughout elementary and junior high, all the way until my first few weeks of high school. One day, while I was studying in a quiet cubicle in the choir room, the choir director approached me to suggest I attend the first meeting after school that evening. I was hesitant at first, but after some internal back and forth, I eventually worked up the nerve and gave it a shot. Drawing in dozens from a spectrum of different cliques at our school, the meeting was filled with diverse students who all appeared as nervous as I. There we shared jokes and stories with each other and the longer I spent, the more at ease I became. Corresponding meetings were just as welcoming. My experience in this dynamic space of affirmation and engagement slowly drew me out of my shell. This newfound confidence helped me pursue other projects I had long wished to, but always stopped myself from following through. I began volunteering at a small women's health clinic that catered to immigrant and refugee mothers. My duties there doubled as both a receptionist and assistant. I found the job so engaging and rewarding, I continued it for all four years of high school. I enjoyed the face to face interactions with patients, especially recognizing regular patients and asking them about their life. It was extremely rewarding to foster a friendly relationship with the patients. I also relished the organized chaos of Saturdays, our busiest days. The work on these days was tedious but the endless line of patients coming and going kept me attentive and engaged. I learned that patience was key in attending to patients and promoting a positive relationship between the clinic and its people. I split my time between the clinic and a school wide initiative that provided tsunami relief for Minaminsariku. By pursuing these, I was able to enact real change in my community at home, while also promoting a positive reality of minorities in my school. However, it felt as if with every step taken forward, I was brought two steps back. As I came of age, I came to terms with being queer. Growing up in a conservative Muslim family, I knew this aspect of my identity was one I'd likely have to keep hidden forever. This spurred a lot of inner turmoil as I couldn't even be myself at home. Furthermore, my father's abuse had only worsened with time and I soon dreaded returning home from school because of him. The two months of summer without the escape of my projects at school where torture. When the pandemic hit, I was enrolled in a local university for engineering, a field I wasn't very interested in but was persuaded by my father to pursue, and the pandemic forced me to remain at home. I was incessantly surrounded by toxicity. Focusing on school became extremely difficult as my mental health continued to spiral downward. I may have been able to endure all this if it weren't for one final straw: just weeks after my seventeenth birthday, my dad planned to evict me. To be on the brink of homelessness that young brought pain like no other. Out of spite and anger, I reacted explosively and parted ways with both my father and the university in hopes to carve an individualized path for myself. Fortunately, this sporadic decision proved to be quite beneficial for my well-being. The first thing I did was line up residence with three other university students as I knew I had enough remaining funds to last me for a few months. Finding jobs in a COVID climate was tough, but by being open to unconventional lines of work, I was able to land a solid housekeeping job to keep myself afloat. I utilized my limited free time to expand on old hobbies and explore new passions, leading me along a path in which I quickly grew into an adult who knows of pain and adversity and how to weave joy from it. Looking back on the past year, each of my pursuits required some skills I had (making me feel immediately useful and productive) and some I needed to acquire (increasing my value while maintaining my interest). Growing up, my father had instilled his interest in engineering in me so even though it wasn't exactly a field I had passion for, I had some technical experience in computer science. Upon leaving school, I knew tapping into these skills would be key to being financially secure down the road. With this in mind, I applied for any interning positions I could find and eventually landed a part-time internship at a small coding startup in my town. During my time here, I've gained valuable skills that helped me develop my own part-time project: a webmail server and complex web scripts for my public domain. As thrilled as I was to be acquiring valuable experience in this field, I still harbored some guilt for abandoning my mother and siblings. I had tried for years to convince my mother to seek help, to leave, to do something other than stay, but as our culture is one that shames women for seeking autonomy, my pleas ultimately fell on deaf ears. When I think of my mother, I remember the defeat I felt as a younger child during those lonely recesses. Even though I sent money home to her when I could, I knew I had a greater responsibility to not only help her, but immigrants like her gain mobility in any way they could. For this reason, I collected and then donated used bikes out of our garage to immigrant workers who otherwise had no method of transportation. Knowing I created a tangible, positive impact on others brought me immeasurable satisfaction. This was what I was meant to do. I picked up tutoring lower income children for a rate below minimum wage as I knew many families desperately needed this service due to online schooling, but couldn't afford it. Little projects like this reignited the flame within me that my old choir meetings once had. Although my time in Canada has been more fulfilling than I could imagine, so much so that I considered taking another year off, sustaining myself through odd jobs means there have been weeks when I've experienced substantial food insecurity. However, being able to openly be myself and continue my humanitarian pursuits has granted me the freedom I consider invaluable. I believe I was put in this world to make a difference in the human condition. I don't expect to achieve this same change in my current path in STEM. So I've taken to thinking about all the fascinations of my younger self: which of them still hold, which would mean the most to me, which would demand the most of me, which would carry me the furthest. It didn't take much thinking. Although the idea of taking another year off was enticing, I'd already discovered my real passion was in ethics and education. I hope to expand young minds and teach them to act with kindness in the face of someone different. I wish to show that perceptions can be changed with honesty, patience and education. My experiences as a child grew me into an adult who is secure and strong in the presence of myths and assumptions. I would want other youth to learn from this by teaching them to believe in tolerance. Although I am grateful for my opportunities in engineering, it didn't excite me like the study of ethics does. Being a part-time student at GS would be a natural fit as it allows me to continue my projects and grow freely in a way other schools couldn't. I feel my decision to leave home has allowed me to mature many years in one. A traditional college experience at another school would feel unnatural to adjust to. What I need and what GS provides is a bevy of resources, the flexibility to adjust my work and class schedule as needed each semester to accommodate my unique circumstance, and in general an institution that is organizationally supportive of people with stories like mine. It is exciting to think that my path to GS is likely one of the most ordinary. I look forward to the stories my peers will tell, the hard-won wisdom they'll reveal.

I'd be really grateful if you review this essay of mine. Please point out any grammatical errors and areas of improvements. Thanks! The results of a midnight research binge on the fundamental particles took me through quantum physics and somehow deposited me at a Quora post explaining the nature of reality. Now I have yet another mystery to add to my work under process journal: if consciousness is supposed to be the fundamental basis of reality, why can't we control our bodies which are just empty space and quantum fields? It is as if I came pre-programmed to question the very answers; to take it upon myself to one day answer the unanswerable. Pair this with an unquenchable thirst of knowledge that I inherited from my father along with a very crooked nose; I usually don't require sleep at 2 am in the night. I require an understanding of the workings of this universe. Scribbling through the bundle of journals on my desk, I connect every piece of information, from the composition of the color mauve to the theory of relativity, aiming to make the world around me make sense. Even when doing so, however, newer thoughts flood my mind. "Where do thoughts even come from?" Not two pages later is the newest quest: "Can chickens recognize themselves if a mirror is put in front of them?" According to Bruce Lee, "A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer" and I suppose I look just that while asking more questions in our physics class than I can count: a fool. But seriously, why is it not possible for momentum to be hidden to human eyes like how kinetic energy can be hidden as heat? I have never been satisfied with the overly simplified answers that I get at times, "It's the law of conservation of momentum" for one. My journal continues to expand. I believe my intellectual curiosity is a result of my childhood experiences which have fueled my passion for learning inside and outside the classroom. My playground used to be a jumble of old circuit boards, spare electric wires, and an assortment of broken appliances. I spent hours disassembling and tinkering with the amazing treasures I found lying around our garage, all while mapping my questions and discoveries on a journal. Looking back at this journal, I realize that my childhood playtime allowed me to discover the irresistible appeal of imaginative questions and their fascinating answers that has now become an integral part of my life. Now, although my playground has upgraded to consist of edX courses, articles, researches, and experiments, I continue to apply my curiosity to all aspects of my life. From wondering "What makes us human?" to "What is computable?" my journal continues to grow and so does my passion to unveil our world's best kept secrets. As I make use of apps like Reddit to learn from people with perspectives different from my own, I aim for my journal and myself to keep growing with every passing day. By refusing to accept the obvious explanation and refusing to settle for a superficial understanding, my goal is to one day be among the greatest innovators of all times, who were able to leave a mark on this world because of their intellectual curiosity. Who knows one day I might succeed at cracking the code of the nature of reality but till then, my journal and I are a work under process.

I'd be really grateful if you review this essay of mine. Please point out any grammatical errors and areas of improvements. Thanks! The results of a midnight research binge on the fundamental particles took me through quantum physics and somehow deposited me at a Quora post explaining the nature of reality. Now I have yet another mystery to add to my work under process journal: if consciousness is supposed to be the fundamental basis of reality, why can't we control our bodies which are just empty space and quantum fields? It is as if I came pre-programmed to question the very answers; to take it upon myself to one day answer the unanswerable. Pair this with an unquenchable thirst of knowledge that I inherited from my father along with a very crooked nose; I usually don't require sleep at 2 am in the night. I require an understanding of the workings of this universe. Scribbling through the bundle of journals on my desk, I connect every piece of information, from the composition of the color mauve to the theory of relativity, aiming to make the world around me make sense. Even when doing so, however, newer thoughts flood my mind. "Where do thoughts even come from?" Not two pages later is the newest quest: "Can chickens recognize themselves if a mirror is put in front of them?" According to Bruce Lee, "A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer" and I suppose I look just that while asking more questions in our physics class than I can count: a fool. But seriously, why is it not possible for momentum to be hidden to human eyes like how kinetic energy can be hidden as heat? I have never been satisfied with the overly simplified answers that I get at times, "It's the law of conservation of momentum" for one. My journal continues to expand. I believe my intellectual curiosity is a result of my childhood experiences which have fueled my passion for learning inside and outside the classroom. My playground used to be a jumble of old circuit boards, spare electric wires, and an assortment of broken appliances. I spent hours disassembling and tinkering with the amazing treasures I found lying around our garage, all while mapping my questions and discoveries on a journal. Looking back at this journal, I realize that my childhood playtime allowed me to discover the irresistible appeal of imaginative questions and their fascinating answers that has now become an integral part of my life. Now, although my playground has upgraded to consist of EDX courses, articles, researches, and experiments, I continue to apply my curiosity to all aspects of my life. From wondering "What makes us human?" to "What is computable?" my journal continues to grow and so does my passion to unveil our world's best kept secrets. As I make use of apps like Reddit to learn from people with perspectives different from my own, I aim for my journal and myself to keep growing with every passing day. By refusing to accept the obvious explanation and refusing to settle for a superficial understanding, my goal is to one day be among the greatest innovators of all time, who were able to leave a mark on this world because of their intellectual curiosity. Who knows one day I might succeed at cracking the code of the nature of reality but till then, my journal and I are a work under process.

I just turned to 16 years old last April, it means that I've been living for 16 years. Honestly, there were many unforgettable experiences throughout, I suppose one of them, which popped into my mind initially when i first saw this topic, was the first time, i had ever struck up with my dj controlle. To me It was an indescribable experience. No words could convey my feelings and my thoughts that day, though I'll try to simplify it. Off the top of my head, it took place on Saturday. It was an ordinary day . Everything just happened the way it is supposed to be. But deep inside myself there was sth that palpitated, looked forward to, excited. The day before , I decided for no reasons to choose that saturday.I don't know how could i slept very well in that night, whereas woke up feeling worried the day after, That day seemed to me elapsed really slow. Finally it was about time to perform. There were 7 people who attended the party. They were all my friends. They were so excited and looking forward to the performance. My performance wouldn't be flawless without the help of my friend Kim. She and I prepared well to please the attendance by adjusting my room a little bit, moved 2 desks together and hid a ton of mess behind the curtains. I also borrowed Kim's speaker and a room light. I got my performance prepared by connecting the speaker with my laptop and having the light set up. It was terrific and gorgeous. The vibe was insane. It blew everybody's mind. Before I started performing, I asked my friends to go out and justified myself with only a reason for that I still had something to prepare for. Actually the perfume and put on hair wax. I was already pleased with the sight in front of my eyes. Meanwhile I also felt extremely anxious, palpitated with fair and trembled with anxiety. Despite of having so many eyes on me. I tried to call deep on my courage and pressed the start button at once. The first minutes really put me under pressure. Until everybody started to feel and sing along with the music, I was relieved. I also heard some whispering compliments from the audience. At that moment, I knew that I succeeded and I would continue to do this again. Although I made a couple of mistakes in my performance, I had a feeling that the perfect output sound from the speaker Marshall and the bar lights really compensated for my mistakes. That night ended up wonderful for me and I slept quite deep that night.

I just turned to 16 years old last April, it means that I've been living for 16 years. Honestly, there were many unforgettable experiences throughout, I suppose one of them, which popped into my mind initially when I first saw this topic, was the first time, I had ever struck up with my DJ controlled. To me, It was an indescribable experience. No words could convey my feelings and my thoughts that day, though I'll try to simplify it. Off the top of my head, it took place on Saturday. It was an ordinary day. Everything just happened the way it is supposed to be. But deep inside myself there was sth that palpitated, looked forward to, excited. The day before, I decided for no reasons to choose that Saturday. I don't know how could I slept very well in that night, whereas woke up feeling worried the day after, That day seemed to me elapsed really slow. Finally, it was about time to perform. There were 7 people who attended the party. They were all my friends. They were so excited and looking forward to the performance. My performance wouldn't be flawless without the help of my friend Kim. She and I prepared well to please the attendance by adjusting my room a little, moved 2 desks together and hid a ton of mess behind the curtains. I also borrowed Kim's speaker and a room light. I got my performance prepared by connecting the speaker with my laptop and having the light set up. It was terrific and gorgeous. The vibe was insane. It blew everybody's mind. Before I started performing, I asked my friends to go out and justified myself with only a reason for that I still had something to prepare for. Actually the perfume and put on hair wax. I was already pleased with the sight in front of my eyes. Meanwhile, I also felt extremely anxious, palpitated with fair and trembled with anxiety. Despite having so many eyes on me. I tried to call deep on my courage and pressed the start button at once. The first minutes really put me under pressure. Until everybody started to feel and sing along with the music, I was relieved. I also heard some whispering compliments from the audience. At that moment, I knew that I succeeded, and I would continue to do this again. Although I made a couple of mistakes in my performance, I had a feeling that the perfect output sound from the speaker Marshall and the bar lights really compensated for my mistakes. That night ended up wonderful for me and I slept quite deep that night.

Please describe your past academic experiences and your reasons for wishing to enroll to Maryland at this point in your academic career. Students who have been out of school for several years, or who have a personal circumstance that affected performance, may wish to address that situation in their essay. Your essay should be no more than 300 words. Coming from a background of immigrant parents and the first son to attend university, I had very supportive parents who always pushed me when I needed it throughout my high school career, it all started in college where I started to be interested in computers and electronics, it is also this age, I started to learn to code and learn softwares design, in high school, I decided I want to make a career in the tech industry, after finishing high school I decided to join Prince George community college in the fall of 2020 in the midst of the pandemic and was not fortunate enough to have the experience of college in person since schools were online. After exploring several schools and the program they offer , I decided that UMD computer science was my top choice. The fundamental reason I decided to join UMD was the school provide things that are acquired for my career plan and help me reach my dream which is to work in the tech industry. The school offer many research and internship opportunities. They host career fairs and have many corporate partners. Outside the cs program UMD has amazing things to offer such as their diversity on campus, its proximity to DC all those things make it a dream school to attend. I can't wait to get started.

Please describe your past academic experiences and your reasons for wishing to enroll to Maryland at this point in your academic career. Students who have been out of school for several years, or who have a personal circumstance that affected performance, may wish to address that situation in their essay. Your essay should be no more than 300 words. Coming from a background of immigrant parents and the first son to attend university, I had very supportive parents who always pushed me when I needed it throughout my high school career, it all started in college where I started to be interested in computers and electronics, it is also this age, I started to learn to code and learn pieces of software design, in high school, I decided I want to make a career in the tech industry, after finishing high school I decided to join Prince George community college in the fall of 2020 in the midst of the pandemic and was not fortunate enough to have the experience of college in person since schools were online. After exploring several schools and the program they offer, I decided that UMD computer science was my top choice. The fundamental reason I decided to join UMD was the school provide things that are acquired for my career plan and help me reach my dream which is to work in the tech industry. The school offer many research and internship opportunities. They host career fairs and have many corporate partners. Outside the cs program UMD has amazing things to offer such as their diversity on campus, its proximity to DC all those things make it a dream school to attend. I can't wait to get started.

I have chosen Canada because of its comprehensive and competitive education system. Canadian universities offer advanced technological facilities and it is also a multicultural country. I have chosen the program of software engineering because I am obsessed with technology and computers. My interest in computer software started when I attended a vocational school for computer learning when I was 12 years and till this day my passion for it has dive deeper into the world of technology. When I choose this field, my family also welcomed the idea that I should find a career in this field. My educational goal is to get a degree in software engineering from a reputable university in Canada. I want to acquire knowledge and skills to build a foundation for my career which is to be a Cyber security specialist. As for my financial support , my parents will be paying for my tuition fees and my living expenses for me while I study in Canada. I can't get this program in liberia . In my country the quality of education is poor and corrupt, they don't offer the same programcourse that is suitable for my learning style. However, Canada is one of the best place to get high standard - quality education and the cost is also affordable when compared to other countries. Based on my research , graduates from Canada are more likely to get a better job than those in liberia. After the completion of my studies, I will return to liberia and with my study experience it will benefit my future career here in liberia ,which is aid in the development of technology securities which is low in my country. I would like to go to a Canadian university to get a degree and come back to my country to make it a better place. Thanks

I have chosen Canada because of its comprehensive and competitive education system. Canadian universities offer advanced technological facilities, and it is also a multicultural country. I have chosen the program of software engineering because I am obsessed with technology and computers. My interest in computer software started when I attended a vocational school for computer learning when I was 12 years and till this day my passion for it has dive deeper into the world of technology. When I choose this field, my family also welcomed the idea that I should find a career in this field. My educational goal is to get a degree in software engineering from a reputable university in Canada. I want to acquire knowledge and skills to build a foundation for my career which is to be a Cybersecurity specialist. As for my financial support, my parents will be paying for my tuition fees and my living expenses for me while I study in Canada. I can't get this program in Liberia. In my country the quality of education is poor and corrupt, they don't offer the same program course that is suitable for my learning style. However, Canada is one of the best place to get high standard - quality education and the cost is also affordable when compared to other countries. Based on my research, graduates from Canada are more likely to get a better job than those in Liberia. After the completion of my studies, I will return to Liberia and with my study experience it will benefit my future career here in Liberia, which is aid in the development of technology securities which is low in my country. I would like to go to a Canadian university to get a degree and come back to my country to make it a better place. Thanks

"I need to believe that extraordinary is possible." This quote from the movie "A Beautiful Mind 2001" altered my perspective. This movie has had an impact on my recognized intellect, and I've always kept myself involved in new work, even after failing over and over again. During high school, I managed to spend a considerable amount of time competing, but I needed a mentor at the time to direct me on the proper approach to competition guidance. In addition to problem-solving, I occasionally took part in several online competitions, such as Physics Cup, Physics BRAWL, and FYKOS. Most of the time, even after putting in a lot of effort, I couldn't solve all of the problems, but I didn't give up, realizing that problem-solving consideration allows me to get to newly found regions of my involvement and is inconceivably useful to me.The Astronomy Olympiad training camp was an amazing time even if we spent the entire day attending classes as well as solving problems, and this rigorous, competitive yet collaborative environment set the foundation for my critical thinking, which has carried me throughout my life. Besides, I was given the need to progress great propensities such as deep work, logical thinking, and learning more from my friends over breaking awful propensities. Personally, it was not as if the knowledge gained from school activities made a difference in me accomplishing my objective, but moreover, the propensities and lessons learned from disappointment.

"I need to believe that extraordinary is possible." This quote from the movie "A Beautiful Mind 2001" altered my perspective. This movie has had an impact on my recognized intellect, and I've always kept myself involved in new work, even after failing over and over again. During high school, I managed to spend a considerable amount of time competing, but I needed a mentor at the time to direct me on the proper approach to competition guidance. In addition to problem-solving, I occasionally took part in several online competitions, such as Physics Cup, Physics BRAWL, and FY KOS. Most of the time, even after putting in a lot of effort, I couldn't solve all the problems, but I didn't give up, realizing that problem-solving consideration allows me to get to newly found regions of my involvement and is inconceivably useful to me. The Astronomy Olympiad training camp was an amazing time even if we spent the entire day attending classes as well as solving problems, and this rigorous, competitive yet collaborative environment set the foundation for my critical thinking, which has carried me throughout my life. Besides, I was given the need to progress great propensities such as deep work, logical thinking, and learning more from my friends over breaking awful propensities. Personally, it was not as if the knowledge gained from school activities made a difference in me accomplishing my objective, but moreover, the propensities and lessons learned from disappointment.

So it all started on the day I graduated to 9th grade.One of my friends Tanvir, showed me a science-related magazine named 'BigganChinta' I was turning pages and suddenly my eyes just stucked on a title which was like 'Einstein's theory suggests that time travel is possible? '. So one of the reasons for my that much excitement was I used to watch lots of science fictions animes and after seeing there time travel like stuffs I was just totally shocked cause I always wondered if it really would ever be possible in reality. Then I read the whole magazine and found lots of other things like black hole, entanglement,wormhole etc .Basically, it turned my whole interest in physics. Then I decided to understand this in most meinstrem way.So first I learned some of the basic stuffs like vectors, kinematics and Newtonian mechanics from a book named university physics and took some help from khan academy. Then I started relativity and then my whole intuation about the nature just changed.After studying more academically about this topics,I understand it (time travel) is not possible in reality yet but it's not the main issue here, I started from understanding a thing that was a kind of fairy tails for me but it leads me to something that was as much mysterious than any kind of magic or fairy tails. I was just surprised knowing how our nature works so beautifully and we really don't know much about it yet. At the beginning I used to watch podcasts of physicists like Susskind, Michio kaku, sean Carroll etc. I didn't understand anything they were talking about but I wanted to know everything.I wanted to know what is preventing us to solve these problems. Then I asked one of my college teachers to help me out studying quantum mechanics.He told me,''First complete the basics of classical mechanics, E&M and some mathematical concepts ,otherwise, it will be a rush.'' So i listen to him .He gave me some useful materials to warm up and it took me about 7-8 months to clear all the basics then I started QM from Griffith's quantum mechanics book and followed QM 1 course provided by mitocw. These really helped me out quite nicely. As i read more I get more curious about what is next? what is next? what we are not able to solve yet? why can't we able to make a unified theory? So I continued and learned how much i could and still doing.But I was not that much matured about these topics back then and my thoughts were so naive but as time goes I started to understand and realize things more academically. At that moment I already decided to do my major in physics and then research after taking my PhD .I know research is not all about string theory and these 'pop science' like stuffs,there are more awesome things to do but I really enjoy thinking about them and I dunno what topic I'll end up with but one thing for sure I'll never lose my hope and do whatever it takes to be a Theoretical Physicist. Also, I'm such serious about physics is like I can't even think spending my whole life doing something else.I just enjoy doing physics more than anything.It's kinda some types of feeling for me. Don't know how to explain it! But nevertheless Its all thanks to that magazine and my friend for giving me that. For that thing now I know what I'm passionate about ,what I am going to do in future hopefully.

So it all started on the day I graduated to 9th grade. One of my friends Tanker, showed me a science-related magazine named 'BigganChinta' I was turning pages and suddenly my eyes just stacked on a title which was like 'Einstein's theory suggests that time travel is possible? '. So one of the reasons for my that much excitement was I used to watch lots of science fictions anime and after seeing there time travel like stuffs I was just totally shocked because I always wondered if it really would ever be possible in reality. Then I read the whole magazine and found lots of other things like black hole, entanglement, wormhole etc. Basically, it turned my whole interest in physics. Then I decided to understand this in most mainstream way. So first I learned some basic stuffs like vectors, kinematics and Newtonian mechanics from a book named university physics and took some help from khan academy. Then I started relativity and then my whole intuition about the nature just changed. After studying more academically about these topics, I understand it (time travel) is not possible in reality yet, but it's not the main issue here, I started from understanding a thing that was a kind of fairy tails for me, but it leads me to something that was as much mysterious than any kind of magic or fairy tails. I was just surprised knowing how our nature works so beautifully and we really don't know much about it yet. At the beginning I used to watch podcasts of physicists like Suss kind, Michel Baku, Sean Carroll etc. I didn't understand anything they were talking about, but I wanted to know everything. I wanted to know what is preventing us to solve these problems. Then I asked one of my college teachers to help me out studying quantum mechanics. He told me,''First complete the basics of classical mechanics, Camp;M and some mathematical concepts, otherwise, it will be a rush.'' So I listen to him. He gave me some useful materials to warm up, and it took me about 7-8 months to clear all the basics then I started QM from Griffith's quantum mechanics book and followed QM 1 course provided by Mitch. These really helped me out quite nicely. As I read more I get more curious about what is next? What is next? What we are not able to solve yet? Why can't we be able to make a unified theory? So I continued and learned how much I could and still doing. But I was not that much matured about these topics back then and my thoughts were so naive but as time goes I started to understand and realize things more academically. At that moment I already decided to do my major in physics and then research after taking my PhD. I know research is not all about string theory and these 'pop science' like stuffs, there are more awesome things to do, but I really enjoy thinking about them and I don't know what topic I'll end up with but one thing for sure I'll never lose my hope and do whatever it takes to be a Theoretical Physicist. Also, I'm such serious about physics is like I can't even think spending my whole life doing something else. I just enjoy doing physics more than anything. It's kinda some types of feeling for me. Don't know how to explain it! But nevertheless It's all thanks to that magazine and my friend for giving me that. For that thing now I know what I'm passionate about, what I am going to do in future, hopefully.

Dear Visa Officer, I am Waleed Ahsan Sarfraz, a legal citizen of Pakistan applying for a Canadian study permit from the Philippines. The purpose of this letter is to explain my study plan for my post-secondary education. It has always been a goal of mine to acquire a bachelor's degree from a well-recognized foreign university, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was unable to apply for a study permit last year after I graduated high school. It was in my best interest to start my bachelor's degree from a university in the Philippines to avoid inactivity in terms of my academics as I am very fond of learning new things and acquiring knowledge about the world of business. After completing my second semester at SISFU, partnered with De Montfort University in the UK, I started searching for an internationally reputed university in Canada that can provide me with much better prospects for my education and business environment. My search finally ended at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, and in March 2021 I received my admission letter from Ryerson University in the Bachelor of Commerce - Business Management program. I am very ardent about pursuing my bachelor's degree in Canada because of the high-quality education that the nation provides and regardless of a person's race, ethnicity, or gender, Canada welcomes international students. All around the world Canadian universities are ranked among the top schools and universities and it is my goal to study at a school like Ryerson University where I can learn from noteworthy professors, gain international exposure, and experience the field of business through the business management co-op program. I applied to Ryerson University for its highly recommended co-op opportunities as well as its outstanding business management program at Ted Rogers School of Management as it is ranked under the top 100 universities in the world. My overall educational goal is to gain a bachelor's degree in the business management program so I can return to my home country, Pakistan, and pursue a career there in the respective field. Additionally, I have secured a job opportunity in Pakistan, where I am offered a position as a business development manager at CTI Shipping Services LLC Karachi. I will be reporting directly to the head of supply chain, however, I can only start working after I successfully complete my bachelor's of commerce at Ryerson University. I plan to attain my degree in 4 years and after that, I will return to Pakistan to start working for CTI Shipping Services LLC Karachi. Studying in an international institution like Ryerson University will help me improve my management skills and gain a competitive edge which will set me apart from my colleagues when I return to Pakistan to start working at CTI Shipping Services LLC Karachi. Even though I am currently studying in a business administration program in the Philippines, the education system here lacks practicality in terms of applying knowledge in real-life situations. Specifically, the school I am studying in emphasizes more on the memorization of tests and exams rather than focusing on the practical aspects of business administration such as decision-making skills and strategies that are implemented to solve managerial problems. On the contrary, the Bachelor of Commerce - Business Management program at Ryerson University is very practical and provides a lot of opportunities for students to use the knowledge gained in class and apply it to the real world and because of that, I am very enthusiastic to study in a professional learning environment such as Ryerson where I can further develop my communication skills to develop important relationships with clients and enhance other professional practices such as generating sales leads and develop opportunities in target markets. I am thankful that both my parents are financially supporting me to study abroad. My father, Ahsan Sarfraz Chaudhry, works for DHL Global Forwarding Indonesia as Head of OFR, ISC, & DOM and his annual income is IDR 1,905,335,081. His current bank balance is IDR 746,060,390.37 making him financially capable of supporting my entire period of studies. My mother, Arjumand Nageen, is a housewife and she has 2 properties under her ownership in Pakistan. The total value of properties my mother owns is PKR 48 million. Apart from that, my parents are legal citizens of Pakistan and before moving to the Philippines as foreign nationals due to my father's job transfer, I lived in Pakistan for 15 years with my family. All my relatives, including my grandparents, live in Pakistan and as soon as I finish my studies, I will return to Pakistan to start working at CTI Shipping Services LLC Karachi. As for my education history, I was admitted to SISFU in July 2020 and I have completed two semesters to date. The school's address is Lima, Las Pinas, 1740 Metro Manila, Philippines. Before that, I completed my secondary education at Brent International School Manila from grade 9 to 12 dating from 2016 to 2020. The school is located at Brentville Subdivision, Barangay Mamplasan, Biñan, Laguna, 4024, Philippines. Lastly, I completed my education from preschool to grade 8 dating 2006 to 2016 at The City School PAF Chapter. The school is located at Shaheed-e-Millat Road, Falcon Complex, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan. Throughout my stay in the Philippines, I didn't travel abroad because I was very invested in my academics and I rarely got the chance to travel outside the country. My schedule was often very busy and hectic, nonetheless, I plan to visit Pakistan during my summer vacations to meet my relatives. Lastly, I would like to end by summarizing my educational goal which is to gain a bachelor's degree to commence my career in Pakistan and I want to study in Canada because of its rich cultural diversity and professional educational environment. I would also like to thank the visa officer who took the time to read this study plan and I hope my study permit is accepted.

Dear Visa Officer, I am Walked Than Array, a legal citizen of Pakistan applying for a Canadian study permit from the Philippines. The purpose of this letter is to explain my study plan for my post-secondary education. It has always been a goal of mine to acquire a bachelor's degree from a well-recognized foreign university, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was unable to apply for a study permit last year after I graduated from high school. It was in my best interest to start my bachelor's degree from a university in the Philippines to avoid inactivity in terms of my academics as I am very fond of learning new things and acquiring knowledge about the world of business. After completing my second semester at SI SFU, partnered with De Mont fort University in the UK, I started searching for an internationally reputed university in Canada that can provide me with much better prospects for my education and business environment. My search finally ended at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, and in March 2021 I received my admission letter from Ryerson University in the Bachelor of Commerce - Business Management program. I am very ardent about pursuing my bachelor's degree in Canada because of the high-quality education that the nation provides and regardless of a person's race, ethnicity, or gender, Canada welcomes international students. All around the world Canadian universities are ranked among the top schools and universities, and it is my goal to study at a school like Ryerson University where I can learn from noteworthy professors, gain international exposure, and experience the field of business through the business management co-op program. I applied to Ryerson University for its highly recommended co-op opportunities as well as its outstanding business management program at Ted Rogers School of Management as it is ranked under the top 100 universities in the world. My overall educational goal is to gain a bachelor's degree in the business management program, so I can return to my home country, Pakistan, and pursue a career there in the respective field. Additionally, I have secured a job opportunity in Pakistan, where I am offered a position as a business development manager at CTI Shipping Services LLC Karachi. I will be reporting directly to the head of supply chain, however, I can only start working after I successfully complete my bachelor's of commerce at Ryerson University. I plan to attain my degree in 4 years and after that, I will return to Pakistan to start working for CTI Shipping Services LLC Karachi. Studying in an international institution like Ryerson University will help me improve my management skills and gain a competitive edge which will set me apart from my colleagues when I return to Pakistan to start working at CTI Shipping Services LLC Karachi. Even though I am currently studying in a business administration program in the Philippines, the education system here lacks practicality in terms of applying knowledge in real-life situations. Specifically, the school I am studying in emphasizes more on the memorization of tests and exams rather than focusing on the practical aspects of business administration such as decision-making skills and strategies that are implemented to solve managerial problems. On the contrary, the Bachelor of Commerce - Business Management program at Ryerson University is very practical and provides a lot of opportunities for students to use the knowledge gained in class and apply it to the real world and because of that, I am very enthusiastic to study in a professional learning environment such as Ryerson where I can further develop my communication skills to develop important relationships with clients and enhance other professional practices such as generating sales leads and develop opportunities in target markets. I am thankful that both my parents are financially supporting me to study abroad. My father, Than Array Chaudhary, works for DHL Global Forwarding Indonesia as Head of OF, ISC, camp; DOM and his annual income is IDR 1,905,335,081. His current bank balance is IDR 746,060,390.37 making him financially capable of supporting my entire period of studies. My mother, Armand Naveen, is a housewife, and she has 2 properties under her ownership in Pakistan. The total value of properties my mother owns is PKR 48 million. Apart from that, my parents are legal citizens of Pakistan and before moving to the Philippines as foreign nationals due to my father's job transfer, I lived in Pakistan for 15 years with my family. All my relatives, including my grandparents, live in Pakistan and as soon as I finish my studies, I will return to Pakistan to start working at CTI Shipping Services LLC Karachi. As for my education history, I was admitted to SI SFU in July 2020, and I have completed two semesters to date. The school's address is Lima, Las Pins, 1740 Metro Manila, Philippines. Before that, I completed my secondary education at Brent International School Manila from grade 9 to 12 dating from 2016 to 2020. The school is located at Grenville Subdivision, Barangay Mammalian, Jinan, Laguna, 4024, Philippines. Lastly, I completed my education from preschool to grade 8 dating 2006 to 2016 at The City School PAF Chapter. The school is located at Shaheed-e-Millat Road, Falcon Complex, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan. Throughout my stay in the Philippines, I didn't travel abroad because I was very invested in my academics and I rarely got the chance to travel outside the country. My schedule was often very busy and hectic, nonetheless, I plan to visit Pakistan during my summer vacations to meet my relatives. Lastly, I would like to end by summarizing my educational goal which is to gain a bachelor's degree to commence my career in Pakistan and I want to study in Canada because of its rich cultural diversity and professional educational environment. I would also like to thank the visa officer who took the time to read this study plan and I hope my study permit is accepted.

My parents have been divorced since I was a child and to date I have no idea of my father's whereabouts. My mother used to be a private teacher, but now my mother is more focused on being a food trader. As a food trader, my mother's income be contigent only on orders. With a meager revenue, it is actually very arduous for my mother to pay for my studies. Fortunately, I gained a fee waivers from school as long as I was in Junior High School until High School. My admiration for Korea motivates me to go on my education in Korea. Korea has become one of the developed countries in Asia, with its advantages in various fields, especially in the field of education. I highly admire the education system in Korea which is one of the factors in making Korea a developed country. Although Korea and Indonesia became independent at the same time, Korea was much more developed than Indonesia. That is what makes me adore Korea, so I want to study there and bring the good things I got from Korea to Indonesia. I am interested in experiencing the cultural and lifestyle differences between Korea and Indonesia, which would be a challenge for me if I lived in there. Also the desire to ease the financial burden on my mother to fork out my studies genuinely encouraged me to apply for KGSP scholarship. Her hard work in raising me alone, really motivated me to be a successful person and useful to others. Under the circumstances of my family, I grew up to be a shy person. I am immensely a sheepish, I never have the nerve to public speaking. After I graduated from high school, I felt hopeless because I thought that I would not continue to go to college. Considering that my mother's earnings which is practically just right, it will be exceptionally difficult to shell out for my tuition fees. However, she said she would always prioritize my education no matter what. Long story short, I am now studying at *** majoring in Mathematics. Since I was studying in ***, I really changed to be a better side of me. Not only did I change academically, but my attitude and personality also began to turn. I became more mature because of the encouragement of college life. With a campus environment that bolsters students to thrive, prompting me to get out of my comfort zone. I developed a lot of good things, one of which is that I had to life far away from my mother and that established me more independent than before. I started studying harder than when I was in high school, and I managed to get a cumlaude GPA for my first semester. During my second semester of college, I ventured to join an organization on campus, the Executive Council of Students. Following my participation in organization, I was required to be able to manage my time. Hence, I have to balance between studying for college and my activities in the organization. As long as I joined the organization, after my class schedule was over I had to attend a meeting with other members to discuss the event that we would hold. Usually that makes me go back to the dorms at 8 or 9 p.m. Once I got to the dorms, I commenced doing my assignments and studying for my class schedule tomorrow until 2 a.m. I constantly repeat this routine for one semester. After all these struggles, I succeed to maintain my GPA. I got cumlaude GPA again for my second semester. Joining the organization made me have new abilities that I did not get in the classroom, such as being able to express opinions in a forum, manage time, and have a leadership mentality. Besides joining organizations, I also often participate in community service. I once participated in community service in a village for two days. I did many things with the villagers. Teaching children to learn various things, playing games with the children, and cleaning the neighborhood in the village. Everything is carried out with simplicity. Without luxuries, only blissful togetherness. I learned from there that happiness is not measured by what we possess but it depends on how grateful we are for our life. For me who used to be a prude, public speaking was a scary thing to me. Nevertheless with a college surroundings that provides a lot of places for students to develop, it urges me to dare to conquer my fears. When my seniors gave me the opportunity to be a master of ceremony at an event, I decided to take the opportunity and take the risks. I am grateful I made the decision to take that opportunity which brought me to the person I am today. In the wake of all this, I believe that I can change to become a better person if I dare to try, to take risks, and to face my fears. I have shown that even though I come from an underprivileged and broken family, I can still thrive like everyone else by trying hard and giving the best I can. I know that the current me is not as well as other people, but when compared to my old self I am a whole new person now. I began to believe that if there is a will and a struggle to achieve what we aspire to, there will be a way to achieve it. When I learned more about this scholarship I found out that Korea is a country where the ministry of education systematically supports international student studies. That renders me a guarantee that later I can study in Korea, my education will be fully supported by the Korean Ministry of Education. My dream is to become a mathematics lecturer because I want to share the knowledge I have. I want the knowledge I get to be useful for others. I will be extremely grateful if I can get the opportunity to study in Korea through the KGSP scholarship.

My parents have been divorced since I was a child and to date I have no idea of my father's whereabouts. My mother used to be a private teacher, but now my mother is more focused on being a food trader. As a food trader, my mother's income be continent only on orders. With a meager revenue, it is actually very arduous for my mother to pay for my studies. Fortunately, I gained a fee waiver from school as long as I was in Junior High School until High School. My admiration for Korea motivates me to go on my education in Korea. Korea has become one of the developed countries in Asia, with its advantages in various fields, especially in the field of education. I highly admire the education system in Korea which is one of the factors in making Korea a developed country. Although Korea and Indonesia became independent at the same time, Korea was much more developed than Indonesia. That is what makes me adore Korea, so I want to study there and bring the good things I got from Korea to Indonesia. I am interested in experiencing the cultural and lifestyle differences between Korea and Indonesia, which would be a challenge for me if I lived in there. Also, the desire to ease the financial burden on my mother to fork out my studies genuinely encouraged me to apply for KGSP scholarship. Her hard work in raising me alone, really motivated me to be a successful person and useful to others. Under the circumstances of my family, I grew up to be a shy person. I am immensely a sheepish, I never have the nerve to public speaking. After I graduated from high school, I felt hopeless because I thought that I would not continue to go to college. Considering that my mother's earnings which is practically just right, it will be exceptionally difficult to shell out for my tuition fees. However, she said she would always prioritize my education no matter what. Long story short, I am now studying at *** majoring in Mathematics. Since I was studying in ***, I really changed to be a better side of me. Not only did I change academically, but my attitude and personality also began to turn. I became more mature because of the encouragement of college life. With a campus environment that bolsters students to thrive, prompting me to get out of my comfort zone. I developed a lot of good things, one of which is that I had to life far away from my mother and that established me more independent than before. I started studying harder than when I was in high school, and I managed to get a Claude GPA for my first semester. During my second semester of college, I ventured to join an organization on campus, the Executive Council of Students. Following my participation in organization, I was required to be able to manage my time. Hence, I have to balance between studying for college and my activities in the organization. As long as I joined the organization, after my class schedule was over I had to attend a meeting with other members to discuss the event that we would hold. Usually that makes me go back to the dorms at 8 or 9 p.m. Once I got to the dorms, I commenced doing my assignments and studying for my class schedule tomorrow until 2 a.m. I constantly repeat this routine for one semester. After all these struggles, I succeed to maintain my GPA. I got Claude GPA again for my second semester. Joining the organization made me have new abilities that I did not get in the classroom, such as being able to express opinions in a forum, manage time, and have a leadership mentality. Besides joining organizations, I also often participate in community service. I once participated in community service in a village for two days. I did many things with the villagers. Teaching children to learn various things, playing games with the children, and cleaning the neighborhood in the village. Everything is carried out with simplicity. Without luxuries, only blissful togetherness. I learned from there that happiness is not measured by what we possess, but it depends on how grateful we are for our life. For me who used to be a prude, public speaking was a scary thing to me. Nevertheless, with a college surrounding that provides a lot of places for students to develop, it urges me to dare to conquer my fears. When my seniors gave me the opportunity to be a master of ceremony at an event, I decided to take the opportunity and take the risks. I am grateful I made the decision to take that opportunity which brought me to the person I am today. In the wake of all this, I believe that I can change to become a better person if I dare to try, to take risks, and to face my fears. I have shown that even though I come from an underprivileged and broken family, I can still thrive like everyone else by trying hard and giving the best I can. I know that the current me is not as well as other people, but when compared to my old self I am a whole new person now. Furthermore, I began to believe that if there is a will and a struggle to achieve what we aspire to, there will be a way to achieve it. When I learned more about this scholarship I found out that Korea is a country where the ministry of education systematically supports international student studies. That renders me a guarantee that later I can study in Korea, my education will be fully supported by the Korean Ministry of Education. My dream is to become a mathematics lecturer because I want to share the knowledge I have. I want the knowledge I get to be useful for others. I will be extremely grateful if I can get the opportunity to study in Korea through the KGSP scholarship.

Living in today's world is like existing in a rat race where everyone is competing with one another to be the best, this as a result can put immense pressure on one's mental health. Mental illnesses do not target one specific demographic. It can affect adults struggling with maintaining their work-life balance or adolescents fighting the unrealistic beauty standards enforced on them. I personally did go through my own mental hurdles and existing in a society that does not recognize the importance of mental wellbeing did not help. After recovering I took an oath to learn further about the subject of psychology. I studied psychology independently although it was not part of my academic curriculum and now that high school is over, I believe my interest in psychology is greater than just reading about the subject in my free time. The American University in Cairo is home to a 100-year-old psychology department with the region`s top professors instructing the different courses with professor Mona Amer being the chair member. Her being a Muslim Arab woman who's voracious and successful in the mental health field makes her an inspiration to many young females like myself and gives me hope that one-day mental health won't be stigmatized and so refused by the Arab community. What attracts me to AUC in particular is the community-based learning requirement for undergraduates as this makes the psychology course a more hands-on-experience rather than just learning the copious theories. Additionally, community-based learning will allow me as a student to be engaged civically giving back to my homeland. Being a graduate of AUC would provide me with the skill set needed to compete in the labour market as well as make me a holder of a reputable degree that I can use to attain higher education. I grew up in Dubai and I've attended The Westminster School which hosts students and staff from over 90 different countries. This has conditioned me to be able to develop fruitful relationships and broaden my horizon of knowledge about other cultures and traditions. The American University in Cairo is the only educational institution In Egypt that is home to a similar diverse community that I strive to be a part of as I believe that our differences are what really unites us. Furthermore, AUC is very open to conversation about topics that can often be perceived as "controversial" in Egyptian society. The university provides a safe place for discussion about integral topics that interest many members of society including myself. This is seen in the novel discussion forum the speak-up dialog where alumni and students congregated to discuss societal issues. Public speaking is a passion of mine and if I were to be admitted to AUC being on such a platform would be a goal I aspire to achieve. Succinctly, as an industrious, zealous student I believe that I am well qualified to undertake AUC's rigorous academic program while still being an active member of the university's society.

Living in today's world is like existing in a rat race where everyone is competing with one another to be the best, this as a result can put immense pressure on one's mental health. Mental illnesses do not target one specific demographic. It can affect adults struggling with maintaining their work-life balance or adolescents fighting the unrealistic beauty standards enforced on them. I personally did go through my own mental hurdles and existing in a society that does not recognize the importance of mental wellbeing did not help. After recovering I took an oath to learn further about the subject of psychology. I studied psychology independently, although it was not part of my academic curriculum and now that high school is over, I believe my interest in psychology is greater than just reading about the subject in my free time. The American University in Cairo is home to a 100-year-old psychology department with the region's top professors instructing the different courses with professor Mona Amer being the chair member. Here being a Muslim Arab woman who's voracious and successful in the mental health field makes her an inspiration to many young females like myself and gives me hope that one-day mental health won't be stigmatized and so refused by the Arab community. What attracts me to AUC in particular is the community-based learning requirement for undergraduates as this makes the psychology course a more hands-on-experience rather than just learning the copious theories. Additionally, community-based learning will allow me as a student to be engaged civically giving back to my homeland. Being a graduate of AUC would provide me with the skill set needed to compete in the labor market as well as make me a holder of a reputable degree that I can use to attain higher education. I grew up in Dubai, and I've attended The Westminster School which hosts students and staff from over 90 different countries. This has conditioned me to be able to develop fruitful relationships and broaden my horizon of knowledge about other cultures and traditions. The American University in Cairo is the only educational institution In Egypt that is home to a similar diverse community that I strive to be a part of as I believe that our differences are what really unites us. Furthermore, AUC is very open to conversation about topics that can often be perceived as "controversial" in Egyptian society. The university provides a safe place for discussion about integral topics that interest many members of society including myself. This is seen in the novel discussion forum the speak-up dialog where alumni and students congregated to discuss societal issues. Public speaking is a passion of mine and if I were to be admitted to AUC being on such a platform would be a goal I aspire to achieve. Succinctly, as an industrious, zealous student I believe that I am well qualified to undertake AUC's rigorous academic program while still being an active member of the university's society.

I have always been enthralled by the fields of Biology and Chemistry. I first realised how I could teach others about biological processes when I created a clay model of the coronary artery and demonstrated coronary thrombosis in our school science exhibition. My study of Biology and biological weapons in the Vietnam War has made me realise the importance of Life Sciences. I want to go into Biochemical and Molecular research and I seek to explore the applications of science in daily life outside the confines of laboratory work. I achieved 9 A*s in my Cambridge IGCSEs, topping the school with an ICE Certificate of Distinction, and it came with much effort. I believe that my long days of hard work have equipped me to join NUS and embrace the challenges that I might face there. With my university studies, I aim to expand my knowledge and share my passion for my work with others around me. I also have a passion for languages and can speak Bengali, Hindi, and Malayalam. I pursued French and scored 97% for my DELF A1. I have participated in international and national Olympiads by the SilverZone Foundation and the Science Olympiad Foundation where I secured state ranks, including first in the state in the International French Olympiad for two consecutive years. When I'm not studying, I like to play my violin, an instrument I have been learning for a decade. I volunteered at the Alex Agape Foundation where I looked after blind, autistic and physically challenged children, witnessing their struggles first-hand. My interactions with them have motivated me to pursue scientific research to help make the world a better place for individuals like them. I further proved my zeal in this field when I represented my school and Singapore in the HMUN India 2017 session. I chose the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee because I had a deep desire to learn more about solutions to real-world problems. I interacted with people from different countries and discussed plausible solutions to the human trafficking crisis. This furthered my desire to help people through extensive research and work. I want to pursue Life Sciences at NUS so that I can pursue a career that delves into the depths of scientific research and challenges my problem-solving capabilities. I want to meet people with whom I can share my passion for science and work on new research projects to create beneficial programmes for mankind. An education at NUS would thus help me actively engage with a diverse student body where I can expand my experience with different cultures and backgrounds. I believe that NUS will help my dreams see their full potential.

I have always been enthralled by the fields of Biology and Chemistry. I first realized how I could teach others about biological processes when I created a clay model of the coronary artery and demonstrated coronary thrombosis in our school science exhibition. My study of Biology and biological weapons in the Vietnam War has made me realize the importance of Life Sciences. I want to go into Biochemical and Molecular research and I seek to explore the applications of science in daily life outside the confines of laboratory work. I achieved 9 A’s in my Cambridge IGCSE, topping the school with an ICE Certificate of Distinction, and it came with much effort. Furthermore, I believe that my long days of hard work have equipped me to join NUS and embrace the challenges that I might face there. With my university studies, I aim to expand my knowledge and share my passion for my work with others around me. I also have a passion for languages and can speak Bengali, Hindi, and Malayalam. I pursued French and scored 97% for my DELF A1. Furthermore, I have participated in international and national Olympiads by the Silverstone Foundation and the Science Olympiad Foundation where I secured state ranks, including first in the state in the International French Olympiad for two consecutive years. When I'm not studying, I like to play my violin, an instrument I have been learning for a decade. I volunteered at the Alex Agape Foundation where I looked after blind, autistic and physically challenged children, witnessing their struggles first-hand. My interactions with them have motivated me to pursue scientific research to help make the world a better place for individuals like them. I further proved my zeal in this field when I represented my school and Singapore in the HUN India 2017 session. I chose the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee because I had a deep desire to learn more about solutions to real-world problems. Furthermore, I interacted with people from different countries and discussed plausible solutions to the human trafficking crisis. This furthered my desire to help people through extensive research and work. I want to pursue Life Sciences at NUS so that I can pursue a career that delves into the depths of scientific research and challenges my problem-solving capabilities. I want to meet people with whom I can share my passion for science and work on new research projects to create beneficial programs for mankind. An education at NUS would thus help me actively engage with a diverse student body where I can expand my experience with different cultures and backgrounds. I believe that NUS will help my dreams see their full potential.

My world collapsed the first time I wrote an essay for high school English. It was returned to me with a failing grade. Ever since elementary school my class work was used as an example, my standardized test scores were to be admired, and over the years this became my identity. I may never have been the most popular or wealthy, but at least I was good at school. Looking back, I understand I suffered from incredibly low self-esteem. An A became just another expectation met, a B a crushing blow. When I failed that essay, I was at a complete loss of who I was. It caused me to look for answers, and I soon realized that I am not always the smartest person in the room, but I also don't have to be. The grade on my paper made me realize that I graded myself; my success and value as a person, on a grading scale made by someone else. The next time I wrote an essay I got a B. And this time I was overjoyed. Not because I was perfect, but because I now know I don't have to be. Please check grammar and structure, also is the topic too "poor me"? I still want to convey that I'm a high achiever.

My world collapsed the first time I wrote an essay for high school English. It was returned to me with a failing grade. Ever since elementary school my class work was used as an example, my standardized test scores were to be admired, and over the years this became my identity. I may never have been the most popular or wealthy, but at least I was good at school. Looking back, I understand I suffered from incredibly low self-esteem. An became just another expectation met, a B a crushing blow. When I failed that essay, I was at a complete loss of who I was. It caused me to look for answers, and I soon realized that I am not always the smartest person in the room, but I also don't have to be. The grade on my paper made me realize that I graded myself; my success and value as a person, on a grading scale made by someone else. The next time I wrote an essay I got a B. And this time I was overjoyed. Not because I was perfect, but because I now know I don't have to be. Please check grammar and structure, also is the topic too "poor me"? I still want to convey that I'm a high achiever.

Please comment if you think I need to add any more information, the limit is maximum 3 pages. STATEMENT OF PURPOSESince I was in primary school, I have been promoted to be the leader of a particular team, vice-monitor, or monitor almost every year. Those opportunities played an important role in my leadership time. I have gradually been interested in organizing and giving suitable tasks for each member of my class. I love the way management and leadership can help each member in a team be better and together gain success. Therefore, I decided to study Business Management at university. In addition, when I nearly failed to raise funds for a campaign that my club organized to help a student who suffered from a tragic accident, I realized how a lack of online marketing can cause huge damage to a business. As the world is more and more developing with the rise of technology, I believe it is beneficial to apply more technology into business to ensure accuracy as well as boost the popularity of products. This urges me to study deeper the way to add technology into business and it is my glad to find that the Business Management course at National Tsing Hua University provides subject such as Technology Marketing or Topics in Management and Technology which will fully satisfy my need for my undergraduate learning. Besides, as I mentioned in my personal statement, taking part in Diplomacy Simulation organized by the U.S Embassy in Hanoi brought me about a lot of international trade problems such as labor endangerment or counterfeit goods which I find really worth learning. Hence, I chose the International Bachelor Degree program of National Tsing Hua University as it is fully taught in English which will bring me closer to many different students from different cultures in the world. From there, I can learn how other cultures trading and what issues they are facing in the international market. If I am given the scholarship to participate in your Business Management course, I will spend my first year learning Mandarin, joining extracurricular activities so that I can quickly adapt to the environment and gain more soft skills while ensuring my learning at school. After one year, my goal is to pass the TOCFL B1 test. The second-year will be the time I focus on core courses. Although I am quite strong at leadership and management, I still lack a lot of main business knowledge. Also, as my long-term goal is to run my own business, the class of Professor Zhou Ruxian will help me have an overview of economics and business from which I can define what is the trend of the world's economy, what should I build my own business in the future. Besides, the class of professor Zheng Qifeng and Qiu Wanqian will assist me in the understanding of financial risk management so that I can quickly grasp the whole of problems and come to effective solutions. It will be so wonderful for me if I can follow professors to assist them in their research in my next third and final year to broaden my experience. After graduating from university, if I have a chance I will stay in Taiwan for two more years to work before applying for an MBA degree. During the time study at your university, I will try my best to participate in some Entrepreneurship Competitions where I will represent as a student of my dear university since I hope to bring the name of National Tsing Hua University higher in the field of business. In addition, I will create my own Youtube and other social networks channel to record my time at National Tsing Hua University so that many more people can see how professional and fantastic your school is.

Please comment if you think I need to add any more information, the limit is maximum 3 pages. STATEMENT OF PURPOSESince I was in primary school, I have been promoted to be the leader of a particular team, vice-monitor, or monitor almost every year. Those opportunities played an important role in my leadership time. I have gradually been interested in organizing and giving suitable tasks for each member of my class. I love the way management and leadership can help each member in a team be better and together gain success. Therefore, I decided to study Business Management at university. In addition, when I nearly failed to raise funds for a campaign that my club organized to help a student who suffered from a tragic accident, I realized how a lack of online marketing can cause huge damage to a business. As the world is more and more developing with the rise of technology, I believe it is beneficial to apply more technology into business to ensure accuracy as well as boost the popularity of products. This urges me to study deeper the way to add technology into business, and it is my glad to find that the Business Management course at National Using Huey University provides subject such as Technology Marketing or Topics in Management and Technology which will fully satisfy my need for my undergraduate learning. Besides, as I mentioned in my personal statement, taking part in Diplomacy Simulation organized by the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi brought me about a lot of international trade problems such as labor endangerment or counterfeit goods which I find really worth learning. Hence, I chose the International Bachelor Degree program of National Using Huey University as it is fully taught in English which will bring me closer to many students from different cultures in the world. From there, I can learn how other cultures trading and what issues they are facing in the international market. If I am given the scholarship to participate in your Business Management course, I will spend my first year learning Mandarin, joining extracurricular activities so that I can quickly adapt to the environment and gain more soft skills while ensuring my learning at school. After one year, my goal is to pass the TOEFL B1 test. The second-year will be the time I focus on core courses. Although I am quite strong at leadership and management, I still lack a lot of main business knowledge. Also, as my long-term goal is to run my own business, the class of Professor Zhou Russian will help me have an overview of economics and business from which I can define what is the trend of the world's economy, what should I build my own business in the future. Besides, the class of professor Zheng Kaifeng and AIU Kantian will assist me in the understanding of financial risk management so that I can quickly grasp the whole of problems and come to effective solutions. It will be so wonderful for me if I can follow professors to assist them in their research in my next third and final year to broaden my experience. After graduating from university, if I have a chance I will stay in Taiwan for two more years to work before applying for an MBA degree. During the time study at your university, I will try my best to participate in some Entrepreneurship Competitions where I will represent as a student of my dear university since I hope to bring the name of National Using Huey University higher in the field of business. In addition, I will create my own YouTube and other social networks channel to record my time at National Using Huey University so that many more people can see how professional and fantastic your school is.

I live in Ukraine, a country where the IT industry is gaining momentum. But in comparison with other countries, this area is less developed in our country. This condition prompted me to do more to improve my community. Therefore, I regularly took part in free courses in programming and design, where I motivated and taught children to develop in the IT industry, holding annual courses every summer. It is worth noting that participating in this made me feel good, as it made me a useful person to my society. When I go to university, I start looking for other experience of volunteering, joining various activities to improve my knowledge, as well as help others with the development of websites to make our university more convenient and informative for students who are already studying here, as well as for new ones. students. Through these programs, I am gaining so much knowledge that I can share with my community from the right people to talk to. This development experience reinforces my willingness to grow my home community through participation in Global UGRAD. Therefore, developing new sites and programs, as well as helping other people to learn, is my plan to contribute to my community. I not only actively participate in programs related to website development, but also often participated in many activities that help me improve my leadership skills. One of the most memorable events was when I headed the team that filmed and edited videos for our university. This video was made in order to tell more about our educational institution and its specialties, as well as to show where the beauty of technical sciences is. It was not easy to organize all the shooting days and video editing processes, but my team and I did a good job in a short time. Since I went to university, I have also frequently participated in team competitions such as prototyping and database building. Through my participation in this event, I am learning so much about leadership, teamwork, networking and problem solving. I took part in a social program that will help city dwellers solve their housing and communal problems. My team and I made various videos that answered various housing questions, and in these videos there were ads for the sale and rent of houses and apartments. Participation in this program gave me a good experience in video editing and communication with people. In addition, I have been doing dancing, this is my hobby, for 5 years already. She often took part in charity concerts just to please people. And I love performing because I love the stage and the people. Therefore, I believe that my experience of working with various projects, my potential leadership abilities and my contribution to the IT development of society will make me a good participant in Global UGRAD. By joining this program, I am confident that I will gain so much academically, socially and culturally that will greatly contribute to my future and the future of my community. And I will return to my country full of knowledge and experience that I want to share with everyone.

I live in Ukraine, a country where the IT industry is gaining momentum. But in comparison with other countries, this area is less developed in our country. This condition prompted me to do more to improve my community. Therefore, I regularly took part in free courses in programming and design, where I motivated and taught children to develop in the IT industry, holding annual courses every summer. It is worth noting that participating in this made me feel good, as it made me a useful person to my society. When I go to university, I start looking for other experience of volunteering, joining various activities to improve my knowledge, as well as help others with the development of websites to make our university more convenient and informative for students who are already studying here, as well as for new ones. Students. Through these programs, I am gaining so much knowledge that I can share with my community from the right people to talk to. This development experience reinforces my willingness to grow my home community through participation in Global GRAD. Therefore, developing new sites and programs, as well as helping other people to learn, is my plan to contribute to my community. I not only actively participate in programs related to website development, but also often participated in many activities that help me improve my leadership skills. One of the most memorable events was when I headed the team that filmed and edited videos for our university. This video was made in order to tell more about our educational institution and its specialties, as well as to show where the beauty of technical sciences is. It was not easy to organize all the shooting days and video editing processes, but my team and I did a good job in a short time. Since I went to university, I have also frequently participated in team competitions such as prototyping and database building. Through my participation in this event, I am learning so much about leadership, teamwork, networking and problem-solving. I took part in a social program that will help city dwellers solve their housing and communal problems. My team and I made various videos that answered various housing questions, and in these videos there were ads for the sale and rent of houses and apartments. Participation in this program gave me a good experience in video editing and communication with people. In addition, I have been going dancing, this is my hobby, for 5 years already. She often took part in charity concerts just to please people. And I love performing because I love the stage and the people. Therefore, I believe that my experience of working with various projects, my potential leadership abilities and my contribution to the IT development of society will make me a good participant in Global GRAD. By joining this program, I am confident that I will gain so much academically, socially and culturally that will greatly contribute to my future and the future of my community. And I will return to my country full of knowledge and experience that I want to share with everyone.

It was more than six years ago that I managed to climb the highest mountain in my country. He was too young at the time to understand how much difficulty that feat had been. But thanks to this, I have been able to understand how far I can go and the effort that it requires. One of the things that has always been a challenge for me has been my Systems Engineering career. As a young man I always wanted to study a field related to ecology and the environment, but due to unfortunate events I ended up studying something very different. It was thus, as understanding that my university life would revolve around computers and control circuits, I had to keep my ecological spirit alive. Therefore, my extracurricular activities were always related to environmentalism and conservationism. So, I became a volunteer for the Venezuelan Scout Association and I also belong to two ecological groups at my university. Together with them I have organized many community service activities. One of the most important activities that I have been able to organize has been the reforestation of a forest where a great fire occurred some time ago, this activity was a challenge for me and the results were better than expected, as we managed to gather 23 protection organizations environmental to plant 5000 trees in three days. This activity allowed me to understand that even without studying in the field of environmental sciences, I can improve the environment and promote this type of activity. On the other hand, the difficulty in my career was still as high as that mountain that I climbed long ago. Programming was the most difficult course for me, which made me constantly consult with the teachers and tutors of the course. It is here where I began a more practical study and with the help of my teachers, I developed my first formal program, it was an automated information system for the Scout Association of Venezuela. For its development, I used a Python How to language for the back end, HTML, CSS and Javascript for the front end and MySQL for the database. This is how I began to apply the knowledge of my career to solve problems within my field of study, computer science. So, I got involved in community service with my new skills. One of the following projects was the development of a program for the control of results of a public clinical laboratory that operates in my community. Since then, all the information that began to be handled in the laboratory began to be virtual and people were attended much faster. The further I advance in my career, the more ways I discover to help my environment. That is why by studying a semester without a degree with the Global UGRAD program, I improve my knowledge in my field of study, at the same time that the cultural exchange will enrich my global vision to help others. Likewise, allow me to share my ideas with others to understand the way different people live and find ways to help them.

It was more than six years ago that I managed to climb the highest mountain in my country. He was too young at the time to understand how much difficulty that feat had been. But thanks to this, I have been able to understand how far I can go and the effort that it requires. One of the things that has always been a challenge for me has been my Systems Engineering career. As a young man I always wanted to study a field related to ecology and the environment, but due to unfortunate events I ended up studying something very different. It was thus, as understanding that my university life would revolve around computers and control circuits, I had to keep my ecological spirit alive. Therefore, my extracurricular activities were always related to environmentalism and conservationism. So, I became a volunteer for the Venezuelan Scout Association and I also belong to two ecological groups at my university. Together with them, I have organized many community service activities. One of the most important activities that I have been able to organize has been the reforestation of a forest where a great fire occurred some time ago, this activity was a challenge for me and the results were better than expected, as we managed to gather 23 protection organizations environmental to plant 5000 trees in three days. This activity allowed me to understand that even without studying in the field of environmental sciences, I can improve the environment and promote this type of activity. On the other hand, the difficulty in my career was still as high as that mountain that I climbed long ago. Programming was the most difficult course for me, which made me constantly consult with the teachers and tutors of the course. It is here where I began a more practical study and with the help of my teachers, I developed my first formal program, it was an automated information system for the Scout Association of Venezuela. For its development, I used a Python How to language for the back end, HTML, CSS and JavaScript for the front end and MySQL for the database. This is how I began to apply the knowledge of my career to solve problems within my field of study, computer science. So, I got involved in community service with my new skills. One of the following projects was the development of a program for the control of results of a public clinical laboratory that operates in my community. Since then, all the information that began to be handled in the laboratory began to be virtual and people were attended much faster. The further I advance in my career, the more ways I discover to help my environment. That is why by studying a semester without a degree with the Global GRAD program, I improve my knowledge in my field of study, at the same time that the cultural exchange will enrich my global vision to help others. Likewise, allow me to share my ideas with others to understand the way different people live and find ways to help them.

I wasn't always interested in what went on in our bodies, all the different chemical reactions, and its general complexities. I only recently started questioning it and wanted to dive deeper into it. Around 8th grade is when I started to notice how much I consistently looked forward to our biology and math classes. Learning what processes take place in our bodies that allow us to function always captivated me. How the cell membrane keeps toxic substances out of our cells but also brings in molecules that are essential for metabolic processes. However, we never got into the chemical basis of these many biological processes. A lot of times when I'd come back from school I would find myself watching a lot of medical-related videos or reading books that went into specifics. "Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry" was very compelling and although it was challenging to understand it made me realize how much more I wanted to learn about biochemistry and medicine. When it came to mathematics I was consistently hesitant to learn more. However, once I joined the Robotics Club and STEM program I realized that mathematics is everywhere in our lives and that it has a lot more meaning. In the Robotics Club, we all had the objective to make this robot walk in different patterns and even speak. I didn't have a lot of coding experience beforehand but in the end, after a lot of trial and error, I managed to accomplish it and learned a lot.

I wasn't always interested in what went on in our bodies, all the different chemical reactions, and its general complexities. I only recently started questioning it and wanted to dive deeper into it. Around 8th grade is when I started to notice how much I consistently looked forward to our biology and math classes. Learning what processes take place in our bodies that allow us to function always captivated me. How the cell membrane keeps toxic substances out of our cells but also brings in molecules that are essential for metabolic processes. However, we never got into the chemical basis of these many biological processes. A lot of times when I'd come back from school I would find myself watching a lot of medical-related videos or reading books that went into specifics. "Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry" was very compelling and although it was challenging to understand it made me realize how much more I wanted to learn about biochemistry and medicine. When it came to mathematics I was consistently hesitant to learn more. However, once I joined the Robotics Club and STEM program I realized that mathematics is everywhere in our lives and that it has a lot more meaning. In the Robotics Club, we all had the objective to make this robot walk in different patterns and even speak. I didn't have a lot of coding experience beforehand but in the end, after a lot of trial and error, I managed to accomplish it and learned a lot.

When I was fourteen years old, I discovered my thirst for knowledge and how my eyes shine, and my heart swells with happiness when I understand something that may seem complicated for those at this young age. At this time, I decided to enroll in STEM school to start my journey in the scientific path, and here I am choosing the next part of the journey by choosing AUC. I am convinced that High-quality learning can change a person from a rank and grades-seeking student to a passionate science student, and AUC will provide me with that. I asked students at AUC what the learning process depend on; I was starry-eyed when I heard that there is a university in Egypt that depend mainly on critical thinking, discussions, and problem-solving, what I look for in any educational system, as gaining these skills will help me work in scientific research in the future. Moreover, I admired that students at AUC truly learn! Not just act that they learn like other universities students who memorize curriculum and questions with their answers to pass, I want to be a student in this university to understand and interpret concepts so that I can integrate this concept in any research or experimental work. From my perspective, Teachers have a significant influence; they always encouraged me to take new steps. The spark that ignited my passion for STEM subjects was my teacher, who ask us critical questions and make us discuss them. That results in preferring AUC for its professors and the fact that they are not only employed for just their academic achievements but also for their way of teaching and dealing with students. It seemed perfect for me that professors are professional, know how to make students understand the concept using techniques mentioned before, and at the same time friendly and supportive. I was searching for universities abroad because I know how this kind of teacher and this kind of creative environment affected my productivity in the last years and because these factors are not abundant in Egyptian universities, AUC will be the perfect fit for me. For a short-term plan, I decided that I want to major in Electronics Engineering. What impressed me in electronics is the concept of how tiny materials can be combined to form a whole system or device that can make very complicated tasks in seconds. I want to work in scientific research. So, AUC is an excellent opportunity for me because it has high research output, and its electronics engineering department combines experimental and theoretical learning that will help me greatly in my research goal. Also, Arts, music, and literature clubs, and debate society in AUC will help me get a more balanced life and enjoy doing my hobbies with people interested in my hobbies. AUC will help me accomplish my dream in scientific research, widen my horizons, Make me able to express myself in an understanding environment of students and staff.

When I was fourteen years old, I discovered my thirst for knowledge and how my eyes shine, and my heart swells with happiness when I understand something that may seem complicated for those at this young age. At this time, I decided to enroll in STEM school to start my journey in the scientific path, and here I am choosing the next part of the journey by choosing AUC. I am convinced that High-quality learning can change a person from a rank and grades-seeking student to a passionate science student, and AUC will provide me with that. I asked students at AUC what the learning process depend on; I was starry-eyed when I heard that there is a university in Egypt that depend mainly on critical thinking, discussions, and problem-solving, what I look for in any educational system, as gaining these skills will help me work in scientific research in the future. Moreover, I admired that students at AUC truly learn! Not just act that they learn like other universities students who memorize curriculum and questions with their answers to pass, I want to be a student in this university to understand and interpret concepts so that I can integrate this concept in any research or experimental work. From my perspective, Teachers have a significant influence; they always encouraged me to take new steps. The spark that ignited my passion for STEM subjects was my teacher, who ask us critical questions and make us discuss them. That results in preferring AUC for its professors and the fact that they are not only employed for just their academic achievements but also for their way of teaching and dealing with students. It seemed perfect for me that professors are professional, know how to make students understand the concept using techniques mentioned before, and at the same time friendly and supportive. I was searching for universities abroad because I know how this kind of teacher and this kind of creative environment affected my productivity in the last years and because these factors are not abundant in Egyptian universities, AUC will be the perfect fit for me. For a short-term plan, I decided that I want to major in Electronics Engineering. What impressed me in electronics is the concept of how tiny materials can be combined to form a whole system or device that can make very complicated tasks in seconds. I want to work in scientific research. So, AUC is an excellent opportunity for me because it has high research output, and its electronics engineering department combines experimental and theoretical learning that will help me greatly in my research goal. Also, Arts, music, and literature clubs, and debate society in AUC will help me get a more balanced life and enjoy doing my hobbies with people interested in my hobbies. AUC will help me accomplish my dream in scientific research, widen my horizons, Make me able to express myself in an understanding environment of students and staff.

My home country, Georgia, is still a developing state. It suffered under the Soviet regime for over 70 years and experienced brain drain in the early 80s upon civil war. In other words, it calls for a knowledgeable and open-minded generation to contribute to further development and battle poverty.UGRAD is a program that will fully aid me in becoming the said member of this generation. The idea and experience exchange between diverse students will provide me with maximum potential in further improving my viewpoint about various countries' economies, education, social systems. By participating in this program, I acknowledge the hardships of being a leader, but I am completely prepared to give it my maximum and try to become a chair dedicated to progressively improving my country. My first leadership experience occurred during SOPHIX Erudition club summer camp, when I was the leading presenter, discussing various topics to quite a substantial audience. During this time period, I was prepared to start developing main leadership key points such as but not limited to: Confidence,Organisation,Public speaking,Group Management and more,but the genuine professional experiences that I was able to gather throughout the year were on the UN simulation events.In the course of events I was able to meet tons of diverse people and forge many international connections. Initially being as a delegate,I struggled for the first place,with tons of effort and through everyone's help achieving it became a reality.After the first success, I was invited on the second event,which occurred in 2018,seaside city of Batumi.There I had the honor to be a real coach who supported delegates in various aspects of resolution writing,overcoming shyness,adapting to a competitive atmosphere and more.I had to choose the best team,resolution and the 3 awards(Best,Distinguished,Honorable).With these international events I was able to develop starting leadership abilities which I want to improve by participating in UGRAD. Communicating with other students will be a huge opportunity to further establish international relations,not only that but the knowledge USA colleges will offer me in my IT field will be crucial for my future academic work and for the first ever large-scale project,aimed at improving Georgia's Education Department.Edu-Tech will have an additional classwork format,which will be essential for some school children, as everyone doesn't properly understand the materials which are provided by the educating institution.This will benefit students of all ages as it will include not only the actual institution materials but also additional spheres of academic work.As of present, this is but a starting idea that needs shape and perfection,but with my current programming skills along with the ones I will bring back to my country shifting it into a reality will not be just a dream. With current communication skills and experience,I think it will be manageable for me to adapt with participants and inform others about customs,traditions and activities associated with Georgia.From the listed events and experience with the international viewpoint of Georgia,I will truthfully explain and shatter any stereotypes associated with the culture and show the real side and values of the society.Not only that,but the information and contacts I will bring back to my country will play a massive part in my further academic work.This is why I think that if I get selected as a candidate, the cultural exchange during the UGRAD program will be beneficial for both parties. To conclude my statement, I believe my experiences in community service, my potential leadership ability, and my motivation will make me a promising candidate for UGRAD.It will get me closer to my ultimate goal,which is to join the UN and finally start making a substantial difference in Georgia's internal and external problems.

My home country, Georgia, is still a developing state. It suffered under the Soviet regime for over 70 years and experienced brain drain in the early 80s upon civil war. In other words, it calls for a knowledgeable and open-minded generation to contribute to further development and battle poverty.GRAD is a program that will fully aid me in becoming the said member of this generation. The idea and experience exchange between diverse students will provide me with maximum potential in further improving my viewpoint about various countries' economies, education, social systems. By participating in this program, I acknowledge the hardships of being a leader, but I am completely prepared to give it my maximum and try to become a chair dedicated to progressively improving my country. My first leadership experience occurred during SOPHIA Erudition club summer camp, when I was the leading presenter, discussing various topics to quite a substantial audience. During this time period, I was prepared to start developing main leadership key points such as but not limited to: Confidence, Organisation, Public speaking, Group Management and more, but the genuine professional experiences that I was able to gather throughout the year were on the UN simulation events. In the course of events I was able to meet tons of diverse people and forge many international connections. Initially being as a delegate, I struggled for the first place, with tons of effort and through everyone's help achieving it became a reality. After the first success, I was invited on the second event, which occurred in 2018,seaside city of Batu mi. There I had the honor to be a real coach who supported delegates in various aspects of resolution writing, overcoming shyness, adapting to a competitive atmosphere and more. I had to choose the best team, resolution and the 3 awards(Best, Distinguished,Honorable). With these international events I was able to develop starting leadership abilities which I want to improve by participating in GRAD. Communicating with other students will be a huge opportunity to further establish international relations, not only that but the knowledge USA colleges will offer me in my IT field will be crucial for my future academic work and for the first ever large-scale project, aimed at improving Georgia's Education Department. Edu-Tech will have an additional classwork format, which will be essential for some school children, as everyone doesn't properly understand the materials which are provided by the educating institution. This will benefit students of all ages as it will include not only the actual institution materials but also additional spheres of academic work. As of present, this is but a starting idea that needs shape and perfection, but with my current programming skills along with the ones I will bring back to my country shifting it into a reality will not be just a dream. With current communication skills and experience, I think it will be manageable for me to adapt with participants and inform others about customs, traditions and activities associated with Georgia. From the listed events and experience with the international viewpoint of Georgia, I will truthfully explain and shatter any stereotypes associated with the culture and show the real side and values of the society. Not only that, but the information and contacts I will bring back to my country will play a massive part in my further academic work. This is why I think that if I get selected as a candidate, the cultural exchange during the GRAD program will be beneficial for both parties. To conclude my statement, I believe my experiences in community service, my potential leadership ability, and my motivation will make me a promising candidate for GRAD. It will get me closer to my ultimate goal, which is to join the UN and finally start making a substantial difference in Georgia's internal and external problems.

Achieving something good is always a pleasant memory. As an enthusiast, I never miss a chance to achieve something to make myself worthy of anything. Whatever I do, I try to be self-centered as it helps me do my best and achieve something great. Whenever I evolved in an activity, I started to learn something new and gained some new skills that changed my personality, made me stronger inside. I used to work as a Computer Operator for about two years in a Law firm. My job was to process and gather data, contacting with the clients, and giving them information. Every day I had to deal with different types of people. As a result, my communication skill got better. Moreover, I got used to professional life. I became quite good at data-entry, MS Excel, MS Word, etc. Whenever I get some time, I try to spend some time exploring various fields of technology & science. This habit of exploration led me to gain some practical knowledge using the internet. Nowadays, it is easy to involve in an online course. It is not only helpful for attaining new skills but also time-saving. Every time I enrolled in an online course, the outcome was outstandingly impressive. I was even able to make a game using just 'Scratch.' I even learned the basics of some programming languages like HTML, Java-script, Python, etc. Now I am confident enough to pursue my passion of becoming a Computer Engineer. It saved me wasting my spare time. When I was in high school, I used to work with the Science Club & the Arts club. That allowed me to explore two different fields, learn something new. While I was a member & volunteer of these clubs, we organized some events like Art competitions, essay contests, Science fairs, etc. My leadership power and the ability to work being part of a team became undeniably good. I also took part in some Olympiad to be practical while learning. Winning was not everything to me. It was all about learning, obtaining new bits of knowledge. The experiences I gained every time made me become a new person. To me, Participating was the main focus. It was the main achievement.

Achieving something good is always a pleasant memory. As an enthusiast, I never miss a chance to achieve something to make myself worthy of anything. Whatever I do, I try to be self-centered as it helps me do my best and achieve something great. Whenever I evolved in an activity, I started to learn something new and gained some new skills that changed my personality, made me stronger inside. I used to work as a Computer Operator for about two years in a Law firm. My job was to process and gather data, contacting with the clients, and giving them information. Every day I had to deal with different types of people. As a result, my communication skill got better. Moreover, I got used to professional life. I became quite good at data-entry, MS Excel, MS Word, etc. Whenever I get some time, I try to spend some time exploring various fields of technology camp; science. This habit of exploration led me to gain some practical knowledge using the internet. Nowadays, it is easy to involve in an online course. It is not only helpful for attaining new skills but also time-saving. Every time I enrolled in an online course, the outcome was outstandingly impressive. I was even able to make a game using just 'Scratch.' I even learned the basics of some programming languages like HTML, Java-script, Python, etc. Now I am confident enough to pursue my passion of becoming a Computer Engineer. It saved me wasting my spare time. When I was in high school, I used to work with the Science Club camp; the Arts club. That allowed me to explore two different fields, learn something new. While I was a member camp; volunteer of these clubs, we organized some events like Art competitions, essay contests, Science fairs, etc. My leadership power and the ability to work being part of a team became undeniably good. I also took part in some Olympiad to be practical while learning. Winning was not everything to me. It was all about learning, obtaining new bits of knowledge. The experiences I gained every time made me become a new person. To me, Participating was the main focus. It was the main achievement.

I am applying for the math program of the university of waterloo, feel free to give any advice, I am a foreign student, so if there are any grammar or wording problems, please point them out, thank you. Reasons for choosing your program and Waterloo (*Required)Please tell us about your educational goals, your interest in your chosen program(s), and your reasons for applying to the University of Waterloo. If you have applied to more than one program please discuss your interest in each program. (900 character limit) As a future math major student, I look forward to laying a foundation for my future career choice. Math is the fundamental panacea for almost every area, so during the process of learning different courses, I believe I can find the one career I am interested and adept in. Personally, my being preserving and rational lead my interest to the science field, especially math, which is tightly logically connected, allowing me to solve problems step by step. Choosing U of W for it having an entire faculty just for math, the rich recourses and options provide for me are Incomparable to all other universities in Canada. Also, considering my family's financial condition, waterloo's prestigious coop program matches my needs of enriching my employment experience and paying my tuition. I believe what I received in U of W can highlight my value and lead me to success

I am applying for the math program of the university of Waterloo, feel free to give any advice, I am a foreign student, so if there are any grammar or wording problems, please point them out, thank you. Reasons for choosing your program and Waterloo (*Required)Please tell us about your educational goals, your interest in your chosen program(s), and your reasons for applying to the University of Waterloo. If you have applied to more than one program please discuss your interest in each program. (900-character limit) As a future math major student, I look forward to laying a foundation for my future career choice. Math is the fundamental panacea for almost every area, so during the process of learning different courses, I believe I can find the one career I am interested and adept in. Personally, my being preserving and rational lead my interest to the science field, especially math, which is tightly logically connected, allowing me to solve problems step by step. Choosing U of W for it having an entire faculty just for math, the rich recourses and options provide for me are Incomparable to all other universities in Canada. Also, considering my family's financial condition, Waterloo's prestigious coop program matches my needs of enriching my employment experience and paying my tuition. I believe what I received in U of W can highlight my value and lead me to success

If life gives you both lemon and lemonade, which one would you take? Sure enough, lemonade would be a great choice if you want a refreshing drink ready-made for you. Better yet, if you learn to make lemonade from the lemon, you would be able to have lemonade whenever you want to. Throughout my academic career, I have been assessed as an excellent student. Apart from working on myself, I usually helped my classmates out because I enjoyed the vibrant emotions that visit every time I did something helpful. However, I did not realize I was not helping them the right way. I used to unhesitantly let a classmate "see" my homework when they asked for it. I thought friends were meant to help each other, and that it was a way to pass on knowledge. They told me I had made it easier for them to study, and I was glad to be helpful. What I did not realize was that they had grown more and more reliant on me. They did not actually study and only waited for me, and as a result, they did not comprehend the lessons well and could not pass the tests. The truth was: what I did for them the entire time was nothing helpful or to feel good about. At that moment, I had in my hands lemon and lemonade, but I gave them the wrong thing. Instead of sharing the real knowledge and problem-solving tactics which they can utilize to attain their own success, I gave them the products, which like the "lemonade" in this analogy, is only "refreshing" while it lasts. It turned out that the wrong help would bring countereffects. I actually brought them down instead of helping them move forward. Gone with the heartfelt contentment, and emptiness filled in. I decided to take a different approach to help. I offered peer-tutoring sessions going over tactics and key concepts after school and during breaktimes. At first, it was slow for them to catch up on the knowledge they missed, but they gradually turned things around and comprehended everything more quickly. I saw a glow in their eyes every time they finally understood something new. At that moment, a warm sensation slowly grew in my chest. When they confidently waved a paper marked with an "A" at me with excitement, I too felt that sense of fulfillment and contentment rushing back. This time, I knew I made myself useful for them in the right way. Even now, I still live up to that essence, but my ability to help people is no longer limited within the academic field. With the decision to pursue education abroad, years of clashing with life in a foreign land helped me learn new living skills, become more stoic, gain independence, and assimilate a progressive mindset. They were as conventional as time management and balancing my life between studying and relaxing, to as impactful as the ability to be decisive and independent in choosing my dream major for college. I was able to sympathize with my international friends during their first moments away from home because I once felt the same homesickness. I knew what to do to make them feel more comfortable in the new environment, starting by befriending and showing them around the place. When my younger brother confessed that he was uncertain about the high school he wants to attend, I was able to advise him on some suitable options and approaches to prepare for the entrance exam. I could now give more than just tutoring sessions. There are many forms of gifts. Experience, too, is a form of gift when I could use it to sympathize or give advice. Whatever that we decide to give people, it is most valuable when we could encourage them to strive for their own achievements, just like making their own glass of lemonade.

If life gives you both lemon and lemonade, which one would you take? Sure enough, lemonade would be a great choice if you want a refreshing drink ready-made for you. Better yet, if you learn to make lemonade from the lemon, you would be able to have lemonade whenever you want to. Throughout my academic career, I have been assessed as an excellent student. Apart from working on myself, I usually helped my classmates out because I enjoyed the vibrant emotions that visit every time I did something helpful. However, I did not realize I was not helping them the right way. I used to hesitantly let a classmate "see" my homework when they asked for it. I thought friends were meant to help each other, and that it was a way to pass on knowledge. They told me I had made it easier for them to study, and I was glad to be helpful. What I did not realize was that they had grown more and more reliant on me. They did not actually study and only waited for me, and as a result, they did not comprehend the lessons well and could not pass the tests. The truth was: what I did for them the entire time was nothing helpful or to feel good about. At that moment, I had in my hands lemon and lemonade, but I gave them the wrong thing. Instead of sharing the real knowledge and problem-solving tactics which they can utilize to attain their own success, I gave them the products, which like the "lemonade" in this analogy, is only "refreshing" while it lasts. It turned out that the wrong help would bring countereffects. I actually brought them down instead of helping them move forward. Gone with the heartfelt contentment, and emptiness filled in. I decided to take a different approach to help. I offered peer-tutoring sessions going over tactics and key concepts after school and during break times. At first, it was slow for them to catch up on the knowledge they missed, but they gradually turned things around and comprehended everything more quickly. I saw a glow in their eyes every time they finally understood something new. At that moment, a warm sensation slowly grew in my chest. When they confidently waved a paper marked with an "A" at me with excitement, I too felt that sense of fulfillment and contentment rushing back. This time, I knew I made myself useful for them in the right way. Even now, I still live up to that essence, but my ability to help people is no longer limited within the academic field. With the decision to pursue education abroad, years of clashing with life in a foreign land helped me learn new living skills, become more Stoic, gain independence, and assimilate a progressive mindset. They were as conventional as time management and balancing my life between studying and relaxing, to as impactful as the ability to be decisive and independent in choosing my dream major for college. I was able to sympathize with my international friends during their first moments away from home because I once felt the same homesickness. I knew what to do to make them feel more comfortable in the new environment, starting by befriending and showing them around the place. When my younger brother confessed that he was uncertain about the high school he wants to attend, I was able to advise him on some suitable options and approaches to prepare for the entrance exam. I could now give more than just tutoring sessions. There are many forms of gifts. Experience, too, is a form of gift when I could use it to sympathize or give advice. Whatever that we decide to give people, it is most valuable when we could encourage them to strive for their own achievements, just like making their own glass of lemonade.

A: Chance. Freedom. Adventure.With my newly found interest in computer security, I was busy planning what and how I will explore during my gap semester. Yet, deep in my heart, I struggled to mute the inner voice that echoed, "You are falling behind." With nothing but a lust for learning, I read handpicked books, trained skills in practice labs, and joined countless communities. I spent days just to figure out a solution that worked, yet having no one to celebrate my wins with. Nonetheless, I was glad I was learning, even if it meant I had to become an instructor, TA, and friend to myself. However, as time went by, I was falling behind my plan. To get back on, I arranged a tighter schedule and withdrew from my close friends. Every night, I put myself on trial and laid down a sentence of remorse and self-loathing solely based on the results, ignoring the process and the grind. Slowly, my motivation and discipline faded away and my passion turned into a burden. Left alone, I sank into debilitating darkness. I open my heavy, swollen eyes. I roll out of bed to join my mom at the breakfast table. Silently, I confess, "Yesterday, I did nothing...What do you think?" Pointing her note saying 'I believe in Jennie', she answers, "Can you see this? I know you are trying, and that is enough." To avoid getting caught in tears, I quickly look away. From piles of notes and printouts in sight, I realize they are more than just a piece of writing. They meant the fear and bitterness I had to swallow. They mean the experience and power I have under my belt. After finishing my breakfast, I leave the table with a little note. "I do too." Note: I am not sure if the time shift(past -> present) sounds natural... Any insight would be greatly appreciated and I'd like to thank people out there helping students like me!

A: Chance. Freedom. Adventure. With my newly found interest in computer security, I was busy planning what and how I will explore during my gap semester. Yet, deep in my heart, I struggled to mute the inner voice that echoed, "You are falling behind." With nothing but a lust for learning, I read handpicked books, trained skills in practice labs, and joined countless communities. I spent days just to figure out a solution that worked, yet having no one to celebrate my wins with. Nonetheless, I was glad I was learning, even if it meant I had to become an instructor, TA, and friend to myself. However, as time went by, I was falling behind my plan. To get back on, I arranged a tighter schedule and withdrew from my close friends. Every night, I put myself on trial and laid down a sentence of remorse and self-loathing solely based on the results, ignoring the process and the grind. Slowly, my motivation and discipline faded away and my passion turned into a burden. Left alone, I sank into debilitating darkness. I open my heavy, swollen eyes. I roll out of bed to join my mom at the breakfast table. Silently, I confess, "Yesterday, I did nothing... What do you think?" Pointing her note saying 'I believe in Jennie', she answers, "Can you see this? I know you are trying, and that is enough." To avoid getting caught in tears, I quickly look away. From piles of notes and printouts in sight, I realize they are more than just a piece of writing. They meant the fear and bitterness I had to swallow. They mean the experience and power I have under my belt. After finishing my breakfast, I leave the table with a little note. "I do too." Note: I am not sure if the time shift(past -Sgt; present) sounds natural... Any insight would be greatly appreciated, and I'd like to thank people out there helping students like me!

Until there was a time my mom received a call from her deskmate in high school, all of the memory suddenly came to her head and she told her story. My mom was born in 1969 when Vietnam still had been fighting for independence against the U.S. Having been a colonial country for hundreds of years, the economy of the country had always been war-drained. Furthermore, the wrong economic policies had sharply deteriorated our economy so much that we used to be one of the poorest countries in the world. My mom said that in those years, she could go to school only after feeding five other siblings, washing clothes, cleaning the yard, threshing rice, climbing mountain to cut grass to feed cows. They did not have enough rice to eat and had to eat kudzu instead. When she finished high school, she passed the entrance exam to the university but she had to give up her dream and got married because her family was too poor to pay for her tuition fee. As my dad's family was much richer than that of my mom, my paternal grandmother looked down on her and forced her to work heavily, and usually nagged her for no reason. After a long time putting up with a heavy workload and being scolded, my mom decided to go to college because she knew it was the only way to escape from poverty and stress. She studied hard and got into an agriculture college when she already had a six-month baby. Although she had to earn money to pay for tuition fees while studying and taking care of her child, she never missed any lessons in college and successfully graduated. Moreover, she got into the Department of Veterinary of our district. T Then, with her vast knowledge of animals and medicine, she rode her bike to every house where people needed a veteran to diagnose and cure their castles and poultry. Those two jobs helped my family get over the poverty, finally, my parents and my sister could eat rice. However, after many years having worked as government officials, she realized that the salary she got could just ensure a permanent income but would never give her enough money to buy her own house and pay for her children's study. Therefore, she took a risk to drop her job in the Department of Veterinary and started her own business. She used all the money she had saved to open a small store selling animal feed and medicine. It was that small store that buys us a house and lets us eat what we want. For the first time, I was so much impressed by one thing and I was really curious about business. That time I asked my mom what I had to do to run a business and she said that I had to learn Math well. Therefore, during my secondary school, I was a permanent student in the gifted Math team of my school. I had taken part in many Math competitions and gained over 10 prizes in Math. In high school, I scored the highest Math GPA in my class for the first two years. The more I learn about business the more I realize that business is composed of many aspects not just about Math itself. When my book club started a campaign for a week to sell mooncake on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival to raise funds to support an excellent student in a different school who was in poverty and unfortunately had suffered from a serious accident, we could just sell several mooncakes for the first day. As the leader of the club, I had to come up with a solution to solve the problem, or else this campaign would fail in a week. I realized that just a few people knew about our campaign as we just posted a status on our Facebook fanpage. Then, I divided the club's members into groups of 2 to 3 people and gave them a mission to go to every class of our school to introduce our campaign. After a morning, there were more and more students bought mooncakes and even some teachers in my school helped us by telling it to their students. In this position, I could not only achieve leadership skills but also many other important skills such as management skills, problem-solving skills, teamwork skills, and so on. While having been a leader of a newbie club for nearly two years, I still managed well in studying as I got the highest GPA in my class during those times. For that, I believe I can work under high pressure and easily adapt to the new environment. Besides, I also took part in several Model United Nations where participants play a role as a delegate from one country joining sessions to discuss their country's issue and together come up with effective solutions towards 1 to 2 matters of concern all over the world. This opportunity gave me a chance to demonstrate my public speaking skill, communication skills as well as writing skill. From the first time attended when I could not understand how the Committee and sessions work until the late MUNs, I persuaded many other delegates to join my block and together complete the draft resolutions. By gradually conquering all the needed skills for business and management, I hope my career journey will start with having a chance to study business and management at your university. Then, as Taiwan is one of the countries that have the most developed economy in Asia, it is my goal to get deeper sight into business in Taiwan by taking part in your business course and working in a Taiwanese company. An MBA degree should also be my most consideration after graduating from university.

Until there was a time my mom received a call from her desk mate in high school, all the memory suddenly came to her head and she told her story. My mom was born in 1969 when Vietnam still had been fighting for independence against the U.S. Having been a colonial country for hundreds of years, the economy of the country had always been war-drained. Furthermore, the wrong economic policies had sharply deteriorated our economy so much that we used to be one of the poorest countries in the world. My mom said that in those years, she could go to school only after feeding five other siblings, washing clothes, cleaning the yard, threshing rice, climbing mountain to cut grass to feed cows. They did not have enough rice to eat and had to eat kudzu instead. When she finished high school, she passed the entrance exam to the university, but she had to give up her dream and got married because her family was too poor to pay for her tuition fee. As my dad's family was much richer than that of my mom, my paternal grandmother looked down on her and forced her to work heavily, and usually nagged her for no reason. After a long time putting up with a heavy workload and being scolded, my mom decided to go to college because she knew it was the only way to escape from poverty and stress. She studied hard and got into an agriculture college when she already had a six-month baby. Although she had to earn money to pay for tuition fees while studying and taking care of her child, she never missed any lessons in college and successfully graduated. Moreover, she got into the Department of Veterinary of our district. T Then, with her vast knowledge of animals and medicine, she rode her bike to every house where people needed a veteran to diagnose and cure their castles and poultry. Those two jobs helped my family get over the poverty, finally, my parents and my sister could eat rice. However, after many years having worked as government officials, she realized that the salary she got could just ensure a permanent income but would never give her enough money to buy her own house and pay for her children's study. Therefore, she took a risk to drop her job in the Department of Veterinary and started her own business. She used all the money she had saved to open a small store selling animal feed and medicine. It was that small store that buys us a house and lets us eat what we want. For the first time, I was so much impressed by one thing, and I was really curious about business. That time I asked my mom what I had to do to run a business, and she said that I had to learn Math well. Therefore, during my secondary school, I was a permanent student in the gifted Math team of my school. I had taken part in many Math competitions and gained over 10 prizes in Math. In high school, I scored the highest Math GPA in my class for the first two years. The more I learn about business the more I realize that business is composed of many aspects not just about Math itself. When my book club started a campaign for a week to sell moon cake on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival to raise funds to support an excellent student in a different school who was in poverty and unfortunately had suffered from a serious accident, we could just sell several moon cakes for the first day. As the leader of the club, I had to come up with a solution to solve the problem, or else this campaign would fail in a week. I realized that just a few people knew about our campaign as we just posted a status on our Facebook fan page. Then, I divided the club's members into groups of 2 to 3 people and gave them a mission to go to every class of our school to introduce our campaign. After a morning, there were more and more students bought moon cakes and even some teachers in my school helped us by telling it to their students. In this position, I could not only achieve leadership skills but also many other important skills such as management skills, problem-solving skills, teamwork skills, and so on. While having been a leader of a newbie club for nearly two years, I still managed well in studying as I got the highest GPA in my class during those times. For that, I believe I can work under high pressure and easily adapt to the new environment. Besides, I also took part in several Model United Nations where participants play a role as a delegate from one country joining sessions to discuss their country's issue and together come up with effective solutions towards 1 to 2 matters of concern all over the world. This opportunity gave me a chance to demonstrate my public speaking skill, communication skills as well as writing skill. From the first time attended when I could not understand how the Committee and sessions work until the late Runs, I persuaded many other delegates to join my block and together complete the draft resolutions. By gradually conquering all the needed skills for business and management, I hope my career journey will start with having a chance to study business and management at your university. Then, as Taiwan is one of the countries that have the most developed economy in Asia, it is my goal to get deeper sight into business in Taiwan by taking part in your business course and working in a Taiwanese company. An MBA degree should also be my most consideration after graduating from university.

Hi, I'm Carla. I will be applying for GKS Undergraduate in this year. This is my first time writing personal statement, kindly share you feedback if any. Thank you Three years ago, I saw someone write that sentence on social media that made me dream of studying abroad. Three years ago, I watched a video on YouTube about KGSP made by Ms. Alira Vania Putri Dwipayana, BBA. (KGSP-U 2015 from Indonesia). Three years ago, I sat in front of the laptop, looking for more about South Korea's education system and KGSP on the internet. Three years ago, I started dreaming of studying in South Korea on a GKS scholarship. It is not easy to aspire to continue my education up to the tertiary level, especially to study abroad. There are many challenges that I have to face. I feel bored hearing other people's comments saying that I will not achieve my dream. "Even studying in Indonesia is difficult? Why make it difficult for yourself to study in someone else's country?" Not to mention the comment that women do not need high school, because, after marriage, they will become housewives. "It's useless to go to college, it only costs money, time and energy," they said. Yes, I grew up in that environment. I don't want to bother. I just want to change my life and my family. I want to open a path for juniors who want to continue their education abroad. I want to prove that MadrasahSantri graduates can only continue their education in Central Asia countries. We also deserve to study in developed countries in the East Asian region. Even though the continents of America and Europe. I was born to be the first daughter to live in a harmonious family consisting of a father, mother, and one younger brother who is currently attending junior high school. My father worked as an employee at a convenience store. Meanwhile, my mother decided to become a housewife after I was born. My father and mother were only able to study up to the senior high school level because of limited costs. They could not continue their education up to the tertiary level. Therefore, they want their children to be able to take the highest education possible. Education is one of the essential things in my life. Getting the opportunity to continue education to the tertiary level is something I am very grateful for it. I consider that it is a privilege that not everyone can have. In the neighborhood where I live, for example, very few continue their education to college. After graduating from high school, they have to work to help support the family economy. I know that studying abroad or in Indonesia costs much money, and I also know that my parents cannot pay the fees. Nevertheless, that is not an obstacle for me because many scholarships can be obtained to make my dreams come true. In the extended family environment (father's side), only one male has successfully obtained a Bachelor's degree, and two men have received an Associate degree. In the extended family environment (the mother's side), no one has been able to take education up to university. Therefore, if I pass the GKS selection and have the right to fly to South Korea to continue my education, I will be the first woman in the extended family to continue studying at university. Since I was in elementary school to high school, I have always attended public schools. The reason is that I don't want to burden my parents with expensive tuition fees if I have to go to private schools. I had to study hard and keep my grades up so that I could continue in school. Not only education, for me, but the educational environment is also essential as a place to grow and develop. When I was in grade II elementary school, my parents decided to move me to an elementary school in South Jakarta. The reason is so that I can be independent and get better access to education. The competitive school environment makes me want to continue learning and get maximum grades. After graduating from elementary school, I continued to a junior high school located in Depok. But it only lasted one semester. After that, I decided to move to a Junior High School located in South Jakarta. The reason is that I am used to school distances from home and a competitive environment. Two things I did not get from the previous school. I don't regret my decision to change schools. Maybe if I hadn't moved schools at that time, I wouldn't have spoken English. When I entered Senior High School, I decided to continue to Islamic Religion-based Senior High School (Madrasah Aliyah). Because parents and teachers have advised that we must balance the world knowledge and the afterlife knowledge, I can only get these two things if I go to Madrasah. The most significant risk I took in my life was three years ago when I wanted to enter High School. I enrolled in 7 different schools; 2 of the seven schools I registered accepted me. The most significant decision was mine. My parents will support and finance whatever school I will choose. Furthermore, in the end, I chose MAN 11 Jakarta to complete 12 years of compulsory education. I do not regret the decisions I have made, even though I had to face many difficult things. The most outstanding achievement when the school is ranked 10 (for all subjects) and rank 5 for subjects (for subjects Indonesian, English, Mathematics, Economics, Geography, and Sociology). As well as having the opportunity to do research. Ms. Alira Vania Putri Dwipayana, BBA. (KGSP-U 2015 from Indonesia), The person I mentioned above is one of my many idols. I was delighted when she talked on the blogTwitter Instagram webinar about South Korea-starting from how prestigious SKY Universities are in South Korean people's eyes. About Korea University alumni are the three most famous associations in Korea besides Marine and the Gwangju community. About how the culture of working in Korean companies is to travel to 50 countries without asking parents for money. I learned many new things from Ms. Alira. When I was in grade II of Junior High School, I served as Secretary of the Student Council. I will never forget an opportunity in my life because by joining the Student Council, I can meet future Indonesian leaders. Besides, I also learned how to express opinions, listen to and accept others' opinions, and work in groups. When I was in High School, I decided to join the extracurricular band and served as secretary. Singing and organizing are two things that I love. When I can get together and sing along with them, it can help me get tired after studying. Apart from joining the extracurricular band, since I was in junior high school and high school, I worked with other people and individuals to host events and news. Usually, I host the annual school activities, such as performing arts, school birthday parties, etc. This is closely related to the major I will take later, namely "Media and Communication."

Hi, I'm Carla. I will be applying for GKS Undergraduate in this year. This is my first time writing personal statement, kindly share you feed back if any. Thank you Three years ago, I saw someone write that sentence on social media that made me dream of studying abroad. Three years ago, I watched a video on YouTube about KGSP made by Ms. Lira Vania Putrid Hinayana, BBA. (GPU 2015 from Indonesia). Three years ago, I sat in front of the laptop, looking for more about South Korea's education system and KGSP on the internet. Three years ago, I started dreaming of studying in South Korea on a GKS scholarship. It is not easy to aspire to continue my education up to the tertiary level, especially to study abroad. There are many challenges that I have to face. I feel bored hearing other people's comments saying that I will not achieve my dream. "Even studying in Indonesia is difficult? Why make it difficult for yourself to study in someone else's country?" Not to mention the comment that women do not need high school, because, after marriage, they will become housewives. "It's useless to go to college, it only costs money, time and energy," they said. Yes, I grew up in that environment. I don't want to bother. I just want to change my life and my family. Furthermore, I want to open a path for juniors who want to continue their education abroad. Furthermore, I want to prove that MadrasahSantri graduates can only continue their education in Central Asia countries. We also deserve to study in developed countries in the East Asian region. Even though the continents of America and Europe. I was born to be the first daughter to live in a harmonious family consisting of a father, mother, and one younger brother who is currently attending junior high school. My father worked as an employee at a convenience store. Meanwhile, my mother decided to become a housewife after I was born. My father and mother were only able to study up to the senior high school level because of limited costs. They could not continue their education up to the tertiary level. Therefore, they want their children to be able to take the highest education possible. Education is one of the essential things in my life. Getting the opportunity to continue education to the tertiary level is something I am very grateful for it. I consider that it is a privilege that not everyone can have. In the neighborhood where I live, for example, very few continue their education to college. After graduating from high school, they have to work to help support the family economy. I know that studying abroad or in Indonesia costs much money, and I also know that my parents cannot pay the fees. Nevertheless, that is not an obstacle for me because many scholarships can be obtained to make my dreams come true. In the extended family environment (father's side), only one male has successfully obtained a Bachelor's degree, and two men have received an Associate degree. In the extended family environment (the mother's side), no one has been able to take education up to university. Therefore, if I pass the GKS selection and have the right to fly to South Korea to continue my education, I will be the first woman in the extended family to continue studying at university. Since I was in elementary school to high school, I have always attended public schools. The reason is that I don't want to burden my parents with expensive tuition fees if I have to go to private schools. I had to study hard and keep my grades up so that I could continue in school. Not only education, for me, but the educational environment is also essential as a place to grow and develop. When I was in grade II elementary school, my parents decided to move me to an elementary school in South Jakarta. The reason is so that I can be independent and get better access to education. The competitive school environment makes me want to continue learning and get maximum grades. After graduating from elementary school, I continued to a junior high school located in Depot. But it only lasted one semester. After that, I decided to move to a Junior High School located in South Jakarta. The reason is that I am used to school distances from home and a competitive environment. Two things I did not get from the previous school. I don't regret my decision to change schools. Maybe if I hadn't moved schools at that time, I wouldn't have spoken English. When I entered Senior High School, I decided to continue to Islamic Religion-based Senior High School (Madrasah Aliyah). Because parents and teachers have advised that we must balance the world knowledge and the afterlife knowledge, I can only get these two things if I go to Madrasah. The most significant risk I took in my life was three years ago when I wanted to enter High School. I enrolled in 7 different schools; 2 of the seven schools I registered accepted me. The most significant decision was mine. My parents will support and finance whatever school I will choose. Furthermore, in the end, I chose MAN 11 Jakarta to complete 12 years of compulsory education. I do not regret the decisions I have made, even though I had to face many difficult things. The most outstanding achievement when the school is ranked 10 (for all subjects) and rank 5 for subjects (for subjects Indonesian, English, Mathematics, Economics, Geography, and Sociology). As well as having the opportunity to do research. Ms. Lira Vania Putrid Hinayana, BBA. (GPU 2015 from Indonesia), The person I mentioned above is one of my many idols. I was delighted when she talked on the blog Twitter Instagram webinar about South Korea-starting from how prestigious SKY Universities are in South Korean people's eyes. About Korea University alumni are the three most famous associations in Korea besides Marine and the Kwangju community. About how the culture of working in Korean companies is to travel to 50 countries without asking parents for money. I learned many new things from Ms. Lira. When I was in grade II of Junior High School, I served as Secretary of the Student Council. I will never forget an opportunity in my life because by joining the Student Council, I can meet future Indonesian leaders. Besides, I also learned how to express opinions, listen to and accept others' opinions, and work in groups. When I was in High School, I decided to join the extracurricular band and served as secretary. Singing and organizing are two things that I love. When I can get together and sing along with them, it can help me get tired after studying. Apart from joining the extracurricular band, since I was in junior high school and high school, I worked with other people and individuals to host events and news. Usually, I host the annual school activities, such as performing arts, school birthday parties, etc. This is closely related to the major I will take later, namely "Media and Communication."

Please help me estimate if this is a decent essay to get a chance of attending a student exchange program, I would appreciate any feedback :) Whenever I think about the pains and sorrows of life, my mind begins to conjure up the images of ancient warriors, their greatest victories and tragic losses, the times when people lived on the edge and fought for their survival by day and night. However, qualities like bravery and perseverance aren't limited by an era, and modern world doesn't lack challenges for us to cope with. Hence, everyone has a chance to be a self-made hero, to fight against limitations and deal with uncertainty. We can all create our little triumph stories, draw huge inspiration from the smallest wins and prove that humans are much more than meets the eye. I am incredibly lucky to have such a story, which began upon my finishing of secondary school. Having sailed through the exams and entered the lyceum with 12 applicants per place, I was full of hope and inspiration, dreamt of promising future and promised myself to continue dreaming. I was reaching for the stars and received immense support from my family in all endeavors. Two years of high school went by like a flash - I made friends for life, realized myself academically, performed on stage, took part in volunteering campaigns and learned Polish to pursue my further education abroad. The news from my parents came out of the blue right before graduation. It turned out that there was no chance of them supporting me financially due to an unexpected shortage of money, and all the plans I had been making were to be changed in less than a week. More than two years of effort crushed into nothingness, and that week stroke me more than anything before. I was frustrated and scared, but most of all disoriented, lonely and completely lost. But there was one realization - that I felt anything but powerless - which became a true turning point and made me who I am today. That understanding pushed me beyond the limits of habit and comfort, so I took a break to earn some money and reevaluate the situation. While all my friends were sharing the impressions of being freshmen, I began working part-time and reflecting on my priorities. I was succeeding and failing at job interviews, trying myself at a variety of activities and ensuring I would have enough money to study further. At the end of the year I got a steady job as a teacher and entered my current university, but most importantly, got to know myself from a whole other angle. That was the time of conflicts between high expectations and unpredictable reality, between a worried parent and a hesitant child, between stability and adventure. However, I focused on the main principle, and that is being in control of one's life and actions. The thing I kept in mind was that all of us have a set of abilities, a potential, which we have to fulfill in order to feel happy and bring something worthy to the world. I managed to cement my old friendships, built strong bonds with new inspiring people, learned to rely on myself wholeheartedly and be at peace with change. People often look up to leaders, because they make everyone feel powerful and in control, they evoke a sense of freedom and present us with an idea that everything is possible. That only works when we are brave enough to accept that not everything will go as planned. Yet in the process we may discover our hidden talents and inspire others to be their own heroes, who, as the proverb goes, make delicious drinks out of sour lemons of life.

Please help me estimate if this is a decent essay to get a chance of attending a student exchange program, I would appreciate any feedback :) Whenever I think about the pains and sorrows of life, my mind begins to conjure up the images of ancient warriors, their greatest victories and tragic losses, the times when people lived on the edge and fought for their survival by day and night. However, qualities like bravery and perseverance aren't limited by an era, and modern world doesn't lack challenges for us to cope with. Hence, everyone has a chance to be a self-made hero, to fight against limitations and deal with uncertainty. We can all create our little triumph stories, draw huge inspiration from the smallest wins and prove that humans are much more than meets the eye. I am incredibly lucky to have such a story, which began upon my finishing of secondary school. Having sailed through the exams and entered the lyceum with 12 applicants per place, I was full of hope and inspiration, dreamt of promising future and promised myself to continue dreaming. I was reaching for the stars and received immense support from my family in all endeavors. Two years of high school went by like a flash - I made friends for life, realized myself academically, performed on stage, took part in volunteering campaigns and learned Polish to pursue my further education abroad. The news from my parents came out of the blue right before graduation. It turned out that there was no chance of them supporting me financially due to an unexpected shortage of money, and all the plans I had been making were to be changed in less than a week. More than two years of effort crushed into nothingness, and that week stroke me more than anything before. I was frustrated and scared, but most of all disoriented, lonely and completely lost. But there was one realization - that I felt anything but powerless - which became a true turning point and made me who I am today. That understanding pushed me beyond the limits of habit and comfort, so I took a break to earn some money and reevaluate the situation. While all my friends were sharing the impressions of being freshmen, I began working part-time and reflecting on my priorities. I was succeeding and failing at job interviews, trying myself at a variety of activities and ensuring I would have enough money to study further. At the end of the year I got a steady job as a teacher and entered my current university, but most importantly, got to know myself from a whole other angle. That was the time of conflicts between high expectations and unpredictable reality, between a worried parent and a hesitant child, between stability and adventure. However, I focused on the main principle, and that is being in control of one's life and actions. The thing I kept in mind was that all of us have a set of abilities, a potential, which we have to fulfill in order to feel happy and bring something worthy to the world. I managed to cement my old friendships, built strong bonds with new inspiring people, learned to rely on myself wholeheartedly and be at peace with change. People often look up to leaders, because they make everyone feel powerful and in control, they evoke a sense of freedom and present us with an idea that everything is possible. That only works when we are brave enough to accept that not everything will go as planned. Yet in the process we may discover our hidden talents and inspire others to be their own heroes, who, as the proverb goes, make delicious drinks out of sour lemons of life.

Howdy, I'm hoping to transfer to A&M in the fall and would like to get some opinions and critiques on my transfer essay Rn my word count on the essay is 797 For as long as I can remember I have always been fascinated with the natural world. I've always been drawn to my science courses through out my academic career because they satisfied my curiosity and further expanded my fascination. After being one of the few to pass the AP biology exam at my high school the choice to major in biology was clear. Growing up I've always viewed Texas A&M University at College Station as the pinnacle of an academic career. My uncle who graduated from College Station always spoke very highly of his time there and the doors opened to him because of A&M. After visiting College Station a few times during high school for FFA competitions and swim meets I knew this was the college for me. I wanted to attend A&M right out of high school, but unfortunately my parents marriage started to crumble my senior year eventually leading to a nasty divorce. This left my father heartbroken, depressed, and financially wounded. The cost of a divorce and tuition would have been overwhelming and if I moved away for college my father would have been left all by himself. As much as I wanted to attend College Station and be able to experience the Aggie life I decided for the sake of my father to stay close to home and attend Northeast Lakeview Community College until he mended his wounds. As I progressed through each semester at Northeast Lakeview my decision to major in biology held strong, however I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do with a degree in biology. During the summer between semesters a family friend had a buck perish after getting caught in a barbwire fence. The landowner had informed a game warden already, so in my ignorance I thought it was ok to take the antlers from the deceased buck. Not moments after I had finished taking the antlers I could see a cloud of dust overhead caused by a game warden's truck headed down the dirt road toward me. She stopped me and questioned me about what had happened to the deer. I told the warden everything; she then informed me that what I had done was considered poaching and the fine was going to be a hefty one. I explained that I never should have assumed the legality of the situation and I'll accept the punishment. The look of disappointment on her face changed to a grin. She told me that my ability to tell the truth and take responsibility for what I had done spoke volumes about my character. She too had a love of the natural world and she went on to explain that her job isn't just about writing tickets but also trying to use each situation to pass on that love of the natural world by teaching people to respect every aspect of nature. We spoke for the better part of an hour; I told her that I was majoring in biology at community college and had plans on transferring to College Station. She smiled and told me she was an A&M College Station graduate and told me to consider becoming a game warden when I graduate. After our talk she believed that I had learned my lesson decided to let me go with a warning. After that experience I knew I wanted to use my degree in biology to become a game warden and I wanted A&M to help me do it. The kid I was fresh out of high school and the man I am now are unrecognizable. After my parents divorced many responsibilities where left unattended so I stepped up to the plate. I got a better paying job with increased hours so I could become more self sufficient and relieve some pressure off my father. My education was still my focus; I always found the time to get my work done. When COVID-19 started to be a real problem my will to succeed academically was truly put to the test. At one point at the beginning of 2020 I had two jobs while still being a full time student and becoming a member of Phi Theta Kappa. But I never took my eye off the prize of going to A&M. I prevailed; my grades weren't as high as previous semesters but I believe most people put in my situation would have crumbled under the weight. In my opinion these past few years at Lakeview have sufficiently prepared me for any obstacles that A&M might through my way. I also believe my ability to take responsibility for my actions as well as my determination would only improve A&M College Station as a whole. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Howdy, I'm hoping to transfer to Camp;M in the fall and would like to get some opinions and critiques on my transfer essay Rn my word count on the essay is 797 For as long as I can remember I have always been fascinated with the natural world. I've always been drawn to my science courses throughout my academic career because they satisfied my curiosity and further expanded my fascination. After being one of the few to pass the AP biology exam at my high school the choice to major in biology was clear. Growing up I've always viewed Texas Camp;M University at College Station as the pinnacle of an academic career. My uncle who graduated from College Station always spoke very highly of his time there and the doors opened to him because of Camp;M. After visiting College Station a few times during high school for FFA competitions and swim meets I knew this was the college for me. I wanted to attend Camp;M right out of high school, but unfortunately my parents' marriage started to crumble my senior year eventually leading to a nasty divorce. This left my father heartbroken, depressed, and financially wounded. The cost of a divorce and tuition would have been overwhelming and if I moved away for college my father would have been left all by himself. As much as I wanted to attend College Station and be able to experience the Aggie life I decided for the sake of my father to stay close to home and attend Northeast Lake view Community College until he mended his wounds. As I progressed through each semester at Northeast Lake view my decision to major in biology held strong, however I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do with a degree in biology. During the summer between semesters a family friend had a buck perish after getting caught in a barbwire fence. The landowner had informed a game warden already, so in my ignorance I thought it was ok to take the antlers from the deceased buck. Not moments after I had finished taking the antlers I could see a cloud of dust overhead caused by a game warden's truck headed down the dirt road toward me. She stopped me and questioned me about what had happened to the deer. I told the warden everything; she then informed me that what I had done was considered poaching and the fine was going to be a hefty one. I explained that I never should have assumed the legality of the situation, and I'll accept the punishment. The look of disappointment on her face changed to a grin. She told me that my ability to tell the truth and take responsibility for what I had done spoke volumes about my character. She, too, had a love of the natural world, and she went on to explain that her job isn't just about writing tickets but also trying to use each situation to pass on that love of the natural world by teaching people to respect every aspect of nature. We spoke for the better part of an hour; I told her that I was majoring in biology at community college and had plans on transferring to College Station. She smiled and told me she was an Camp;M College Station graduate and told me to consider becoming a game warden when I graduate. After our talk she believed that I had learned my lesson decided to let me go with a warning. After that experience I knew I wanted to use my degree in biology to become a game warden and I wanted Camp;M to help me do it. The kid I was fresh out of high school and the man I am now are unrecognizable. After my parents divorced many responsibilities where left unattended, so I stepped up to the plate. I got a better paying job with increased hours, so I could become more self-sufficient and relieve some pressure off my father. My education was still my focus; I always found the time to get my work done. When COVID-19 started to be a real problem my will to succeed academically was truly put to the test. At one point at the beginning of 2020 I had two jobs while still being a full time student and becoming a member of Phi Theta Kappa. But I never took my eye off the prize of going to Camp;M. I prevailed; my grades weren't as high as previous semesters, but I believe most people put in my situation would have crumbled under the weight. In my opinion these past few years at Lake view have sufficiently prepared me for any obstacles that Camp;M might through my way. I also believe my ability to take responsibility for my actions as well as my determination would only improve Camp;M College Station as a whole. Thank you for your time and consideration.

My answer: One of the many reasons I applied is because numerous successful Canadian entrepreneurs in leading edge technologies graduated from Waterloo. As a kid, I was fascinated by how things worked and were made. Because of my life-long curiosity in various Automotive related subjects, it inspired me to become a mechanical engineer to one day make my wildest ideas into reality. Mechanical Engineering is my preferred career choice because not only do I like math and physics, but I also do lot of hands-on and mechanical experiments. One of my goals in attaining a bachelor's degree is to participate in various CO-OP programs and campus clubs. After much research into mechanical engineering programs, Waterloo's curriculum presented itself to be the best fit with my desired educational goals because it is closely related to the Automobile industry and its advanced CO-OP programs.

My answer: One of the many reasons I applied is because numerous successful Canadian entrepreneurs in leading edge technologies graduated from Waterloo. As a kid, I was fascinated by how things worked and were made. Because of my life-long curiosity in various Automotive related subjects, it inspired me to become a mechanical engineer to one day make my wildest ideas into reality. Mechanical Engineering is my preferred career choice because not only do I like math and physics, but I also do the lot of hands-on and mechanical experiments. One of my goals in attaining a bachelor's degree is to participate in various CO-OP programs and campus clubs. After much research into mechanical engineering programs, Waterloo's curriculum presented itself to be the best fit with my desired educational goals because it is closely related to the Automobile industry and its advanced CO-OP programs.

Question 1:REASONS FOR CHOOSING YOUR PROGRAM AND WATERLOO (*REQUIRED)Please tell us about your educational goals, your interest in your chosen program(s), and your reasons for applying to the University of Waterloo. If you have applied to more than one program please discuss your interest in each program. (900 character limit) Completing my undergraduate degree under Math major can help me to prepare to become a proficient data scientist. Cooperating with colleagues to transforming raw data into useful information to predict future trends for different industries. Personally, I have an attachment of the tight logically connected patterns in math, digging out the most efficient method to solve problems. The first thing that drew my interest in waterloo is the theory of Learnability can be Undecidable found by professor Shai Ben-David broke my common sense of the certainty of machine learning tools' learnability. Along with numerous related courses, Waterloo has an entire faculty devoted to Math program, the strong atmosphere of math community will motivate me to thrive. The sound coop system is also unique, With the help from WaterlooWorks to work through six Four-month co-op terms, I can gain practical knowledge and experiences to familiarize myself with the industry and make my resume stand out after graduation.

Question 1:REASONS FOR CHOOSING YOUR PROGRAM AND WATERLOO (*REQUIRED)Please tell us about your educational goals, your interest in your chosen program(s), and your reasons for applying to the University of Waterloo. If you have applied to more than one program please discuss your interest in each program. (900-character limit) Completing my undergraduate degree under Math major can help me to prepare to become a proficient data scientist. Cooperating with colleagues to transforming raw data into useful information to predict future trends for different industries. Personally, I have an attachment of the tight logically connected patterns in math, digging out the most efficient method to solve problems. The first thing that drew my interest in Waterloo is the theory of Learnability can be Undecidable to found by professor Shaw Ben-David broke my common sense of the certainty of machine learning tools' learnability. Along with numerous related courses, Waterloo has an entire faculty devoted to Math program, the strong atmosphere of math community will motivate me to thrive. The sound coop system is also unique, With the help from Waterworks to work through six Four-month co-op terms, I can gain practical knowledge and experiences to familiarize myself with the industry and make my resume stand out after graduation.

I was drawn to SYDE, FARM and Math and BBA double degree because of my genuine interest in science. I have been challenging myself in different problems since I was first introduced to math contests in primary school. Participating in various contests has raised my interest to pursue a career in the science field, more specifically, being a product developer or financial analyst. SYDE and its breadth of disciplines will prompt a wide variety of options that will complement my interests and career goals, while FARM and the double degree program will give me insight into the financial fundamentals, preparing me to be a CFA. Waterloo's innovative learning environment and coop system are inspiring as I aspire to take challenges to develop my academic and interpersonal skills. It is essential for my long-term goal to develop solutions and to be able to contribute to society using technology.

I was drawn to SIDE, FARM and Math and BBA double degree because of my genuine interest in science. I have been challenging myself in different problems since I was first introduced to math contests in primary school. Participating in various contests has raised my interest to pursue a career in the science field, more specifically, being a product developer or financial analyst. SIDE and its breadth of disciplines will prompt a wide variety of options that will complement my interests and career goals, while FARM and the double degree program will give me insight into the financial fundamentals, preparing me to be a CFA. Waterloo's innovative learning environment and coop system are inspiring as I aspire to take challenges to develop my academic and interpersonal skills. It is essential for my long-term goal to develop solutions and to be able to contribute to society using technology.

Please tell us about your educational goals, your interest in your chosen program(s), and your reasons for applying to the University of Waterloo. If you have applied to more than one program please discuss your interest in each program. (900 character limit) My passion for complex problem solving and breaking boundaries has directed me to the ME program at UW. I aspire to gain knowledge beyond just mechanics. By learning about the laws of a professional engineer in ME 401 or being able to design and build a project with the design process in ME 481 and 482, I have every resource to become a well-rounded engineer, as well as achieve my dream of starting a company that designs and builds machines which improve the mechanical efficiency of production systems. Through the unique cohort system at Waterloo, I can easily network within the classroom and find like-minded individuals who are also passionate about mechanical issues, with whom I can collaborate to create our dream start-up. Waterloo's Concept pre-incubator will allow me to develop this company into a reality through the business leadership provided by the program, all the while supporting me in my studies.

Please tell us about your educational goals, your interest in your chosen program(s), and your reasons for applying to the University of Waterloo. If you have applied to more than one program please discuss your interest in each program. (900-character limit) My passion for complex problem-solving and breaking boundaries has directed me to the ME program at UW. I aspire to gain knowledge beyond just mechanics. By learning about the laws of a professional engineer in ME 401 or being able to design and build a project with the design process in ME 481 and 482, I have every resource to become a well-rounded engineer, as well as achieve my dream of starting a company that designs and builds machines which improve the mechanical efficiency of production systems. Through the unique cohort system at Waterloo, I can easily network within the classroom and find like-minded individuals who are also passionate about mechanical issues, with whom I can collaborate to create our dream start-up. Waterloo's Concept pre-incubator will allow me to develop this company into a reality through the business leadership provided by the program, all the while supporting me in my studies.

As a student aspiring to become a pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon, I strive to be a professional healthcare provider. One that breaks medical boundaries, paving the way for future generations to make more discoveries than my own. With this goal in mind, once I complete my undergraduate degree, I plan to further my education by attending medical school. Although the customization of the biomedical sciences program allows better preparation for this, this was not a major factor in my decision to choose this program. Being a problem solver by nature, there are many who may be intrigued by life sciences; however, it is a love that I cannot live without. I have always enjoyed learning science as it includes the problem solving and logic, whether it may have been the digestive system learned in primary and high school to the laws of thermodynamics learned in university. I chose this program because I do not just want to learn about biology which is the focus of my aspired career, but I also want to understand how all life sciences from chemistry to physics role into one and the role that these interactions play on the human body. I applied to the University of Waterloo specifically because of its advanced technology around the campus which provides students especially those interested in healthcare with more opportunities for hands-on application of their theory-based knowledge. Finally, aforementioned the University of Waterloo program is very customizable, which will enable me to complete the requirements needed for medical school and afford me several opportunities from volunteering to internships within the healthcare field.

As a student aspiring to become a pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon, I strive to be a professional healthcare provider. One that breaks medical boundaries, paving the way for future generations to make more discoveries than my own. With this goal in mind, once I complete my undergraduate degree, I plan to further my education by attending medical school. Although the customization of the biomedical sciences program allows better preparation for this, this was not a major factor in my decision to choose this program. Being a problem solver by nature, there are many who may be intrigued by life sciences; however, it is a love that I cannot live without. I have always enjoyed learning science as it includes the problem-solving and logic, whether it may have been the digestive system learned in primary and high school to the laws of thermodynamics learned in university. I chose this program because I do not just want to learn about biology which is the focus of my aspired career, but I also want to understand how all life sciences from chemistry to physics role into one and the role that these interactions play on the human body. Furthermore, I applied to the University of Waterloo specifically because of its advanced technology around the campus which provides students especially those interested in healthcare with more opportunities for hands-on application of their theory-based knowledge. Finally, aforementioned the University of Waterloo program is very customizable, which will enable me to complete the requirements needed for medical school and afford me several opportunities from volunteering to internships within the healthcare field.

Since my initial interest in computer programming, I have always had a focus on interdisciplinary learning. Recently, through the combination of cryptography and computer science, I conceptualized a messaging app over the summer that utilizes homomorphic encryption based neural networks to allow users to sell their data while preserving privacy. At Waterloo, I could further my knowledge by participating in the Undergraduate Research Assistantship program, where I could do research on Security and Privacy in Machine Learning, while also learning the details of software design in SE 464. With Waterloo engineering's unique cohort system allowing me to form close connections with like-minded people, I could form a team for this project, and eventually accomplish my dream of launching a startup through the Concept program.

Since my initial interest in computer programming, I have always had a focus on interdisciplinary learning. Recently, through the combination of cryptography and computer science, I conceptualized a messaging app over the summer that utilizes homomorphic encryption based neural networks to allow users to sell their data while preserving privacy. At Waterloo, I could further my knowledge by participating in the Undergraduate Research Assistant ship program, where I could do research on Security and Privacy in Machine Learning, while also learning the details of software design in SE 464. With Waterloo engineering's unique cohort system allowing me to form close connections with like-minded people, I could form a team for this project, and eventually accomplish my dream of launching a startup through the Concept program.

Question: If you would like to provide any additional information about your High School science and mathematics background, you may do so in the space below (maximum of 50 words). My response: My school offers a Science Olympiad program that allows students to compete in different events. The events that I chose were anatomyphysiology and disease. I placed 3rd in YUSO and 8th out of 110 teams at ATX. I've also reached out to a graduate doctor who attended my school. I'm not entirely sure what I'm supposed to be responding with in this space but, this is what I came up with. It would be great if anyone could help me out by fixing any grammatical issues or just explaining what would be ideal to respond with here. Thanks!

Question: If you would like to provide any additional information about your High School science and mathematics background, you may do so in the space below (maximum of 50 words). My response: My school offers a Science Olympiad program that allows students to compete in different events. The events that I chose were anatomy physiology and disease. I placed 3rd in USO and 8th out of 110 teams at ATX. I've also reached out to a graduate doctor who attended my school. Furthermore, I'm not entirely sure what I'm supposed to be responding with in this space but, this is what I came up with. It would be great if anyone could help me out by fixing any grammatical issues or just explaining what would be ideal to respond with here. Thanks!

Prompt: The personal statement should be a comprehensive essay outlining significant aspects of your academic and personal history, particularly those that provide context for your academic achievements and educational choices. Quality of writing and depth of content both contribute toward a meaningful and relevant personal statement. Suggested length is 750 to 1000 words. Address the following topics: (required) Academic History, Your Major andor Career Goals, Cultural Understanding Address the following topics if they apply to you: (optional) Educational Challenges Personal Hardships, Community, Military, or Volunteer Service, Experiential Learning, Other Comments This is my essay, it is due in five days and I would really appreciate any and all feedback! Thank you in advance. I knew I needed the leg surgeries and so did my doctors, but no one wanted to admit it to themselves, we never wanted to get to that point. I have had a second home at Shriner's Hospital since birth, and my journey was only really beginning at 15 years old. Once it was official, I had to know everything about the procedures. What ligaments were they replacing? What is my tibial tuberosity and how were they going to alter it? I wished at that moment I could know it all, how the human body functioned and why it varied from person to person. This sparked my eternal interest in the medical field, but I knew my high school did not have the necessary classes for me to learn more. I craved information about science, and my craving drew me to Spokane Community College for their running start program, where I attended every science class the school would allow me to enroll in. From psychology to biology, I knew this is what my brain was made for. When I was 17, I took a two-part anatomy and physiology course, this is when I learned about female anatomy, pregnancies, and the effects of hormones. I fell in love with the subject and from that moment on, I was on a path to become an OBGYN, I had found my passion in life. I will finish my AA degree this June and need to start my pre-medical journey in the fall, and with UW having one of the top medical schools in the country and a very impressive pre-medicine track, it became my sole intent to attend there. From taking my first biology class at Spokane Community College, my life fell into place. I am determined to finish my AA degree, major in biology at UW, and attend their renowned medical school with the hopes of specializing in gynecology. With this future in mind, the University of Washington will set me up for a lifetime of academic success. My childhood relationship with hospitals taught me values about myself that I am forever grateful for. Relearning how to stand, walk and run is a very frustrating and time-intensive feat, and through it, I learned the value of patience and challenging work. Later, I unknowingly sprinkled this knowledge throughout every aspect of my life. The moment I could stand again I got a job at 17 at a local small business and within a year, became the manager of two storefronts, working full time through college to this day. Throughout my entire high school career, I was the head stage manager of the theatre department, winning best techie three years in a row, running all the plays from behind the scenes. I was also the president theatre council member for two years, spending over 20 hours a week just in my scene shop alone. Whether that meant on crutches or in a wheelchair, I was determined to do my best work every time. No matter how tedious the task. Theatre was as much of a home to me as the hospital, it is where I met my girlfriend, my best friends, and learned about my sexuality. My girlfriend of three years, Cora, is actually the one who pushed me to do running start and take a big step towards my future. She is attending the University of Washington as a junior right now, although I have always been drawn to the school academically, now with her going there, I knew I needed to apply. Recently, Cora came out to me and our families as a transgender woman. I met her as Chet, a handsome, yet very anxious boy with a heart and brain like you would never believe. Now she is still the boy I met in high school, but more confident and gorgeous than ever before. I understand more now that I need to be close to her and support her through this transition in her life, which is just one of the many reasons this institution is the fit for me. Being a bisexual woman dating a transitioning transgender woman, the culture surrounding my home life has been rocky, to say the least. This transition has been hard for everyone involved, especially my family. Sexuality and gender are not a choice that we have, but something we are born with and my family may need some time to understand that. For right now, they do not feel as though my girlfriend and I should be included, so I decided to surround myself with those that do understand. I have created my own environment and culture with my girlfriend and our best friends who all attend U-Dub together. The culture that binds my group is welcoming and considerate, I have never felt like I belonged more with any band of people, which I genuinely believe my friends set the tone for the community created by the entire university. I want to be a part of that culture, the inviting, warm family that I lack back in Spokane. Seattle has always felt like a home to me, every trip I take there feels like where I fit in and where I know I need to be. With this sense of community, for the first time in my life, I can finally fully focus on my academic future. At UW, in this city with the people, the worldview, the acceptance, and the atmosphere, I can feel like my true self full time. At this school, I have a place where my dream academic goals will be met, where I can surround myself with the emotional support I have always longed for, and where I believe I belong wholeheartedly. I have changed drastically in the last few years, between the surgeries and the family dynamic differences, but these changes have only made me stronger and more prepared for the world ahead. Academically, emotionally, physically. I am ready to attend the University of Washington.

Prompt: The personal statement should be a comprehensive essay outlining significant aspects of your academic and personal history, particularly those that provide context for your academic achievements and educational choices. Quality of writing and depth of content both contribute toward a meaningful and relevant personal statement. Suggested length is 750 to 1000 words. Address the following topics: (required) Academic History, Your Major ardor Career Goals, Cultural Understanding Address the following topics if they apply to you: (optional) Educational Challenges Personal Hardships, Community, Military, or Volunteer Service, Experiential Learning, Other Comments This is my essay, it is due in five days and I would really appreciate any and all feedback! Thank you in advance. I knew I needed the leg surgeries and so did my doctors, but no one wanted to admit it to themselves, we never wanted to get to that point. I have had a second home at Shriner's Hospital since birth, and my journey was only really beginning at 15 years old. Once it was official, I had to know everything about the procedures. What ligaments were they replacing? What is my tibial tuberosity, and how were they going to alter it? I wished at that moment I could know it all, how the human body functioned and why it varied from person to person. This sparked my eternal interest in the medical field, but I knew my high school did not have the necessary classes for me to learn more. I craved information about science, and my craving drew me to Spokane Community College for their running start program, where I attended every science class the school would allow me to enroll in. From psychology to biology, I knew this is what my brain was made for. When I was 17, I took a two-part anatomy and physiology course, this is when I learned about female anatomy, pregnancies, and the effects of hormones. I fell in love with the subject and from that moment on, I was on a path to become an ORGAN, I had found my passion in life. I will finish my AA degree this June and need to start my pre-medical journey in the fall, and with UW having one of the top medical schools in the country and a very impressive pre-medicine track, it became my sole intent to attend there. From taking my first biology class at Spokane Community College, my life fell into place. I am determined to finish my AA degree, major in biology at UW, and attend their renowned medical school with the hopes of specializing in gynecology. With this future in mind, the University of Washington will set me up for a lifetime of academic success. My childhood relationship with hospitals taught me values about myself that I am forever grateful for. Relearning how to stand, walk and run is a very frustrating and time-intensive feat, and through it, I learned the value of patience and challenging work. Later, I unknowingly sprinkled this knowledge throughout every aspect of my life. The moment I could stand again I got a job at 17 at a local small business and within a year, became the manager of two storefronts, working full time through college to this day. Throughout my entire high school career, I was the head stage manager of the theater department, winning best techie three years in a row, running all the plays from behind the scenes. I was also the president theater council member for two years, spending over 20 hours a week just in my scene shop alone. Whether that meant on crutches or in a wheelchair, I was determined to do my best work every time. No matter how tedious the task. Theatre was as much of a home to me as the hospital, it is where I met my girlfriend, my best friends, and learned about my sexuality. My girlfriend of three years, Cora, is actually the one who pushed me to do running start and take a big step towards my future. She is attending the University of Washington as a junior right now, although I have always been drawn to the school academically, now with her going there, I knew I needed to apply. Recently, Cora came out to me and our families as a transgender woman. I met her as Chest, a handsome, yet very anxious boy with a heart and brain like you would never believe. Now she is still the boy I met in high school, but more confident and gorgeous than ever before. I understand more now that I need to be close to her and support her through this transition in her life, which is just one of the many reasons this institution is the fit for me. Being a bisexual woman dating a transitioning transgender woman, the culture surrounding my home life has been rocky, to say the least. This transition has been hard for everyone involved, especially my family. Sexuality and gender are not a choice that we have, but something we are born with, and my family may need some time to understand that. For right now, they do not feel as though my girlfriend and I should be included, so I decided to surround myself with those that do understand. I have created my own environment and culture with my girlfriend and our best friends who all attend U-Dub together. The culture that binds my group is welcoming and considerate, I have never felt like I belonged more with any band of people, which I genuinely believe my friends set the tone for the community created by the entire university. I want to be a part of that culture, the inviting, warm family that I lack back in Spokane. Seattle has always felt like a home to me, every trip I take there feels like where I fit in and where I know I need to be. With this sense of community, for the first time in my life, I can finally fully focus on my academic future. At UW, in this city with the people, the worldview, the acceptance, and the atmosphere, I can feel like my true self full time. At this school, I have a place where my dream academic goals will be met, where I can surround myself with the emotional support I have always longed for, and where I believe I belong wholeheartedly. I have changed drastically in the last few years, between the surgeries and the family dynamic differences, but these changes have only made me stronger and more prepared for the world ahead. Academically, emotionally, physically. I am ready to attend the University of Washington.

Thank you in advance to anyone who helps me with editing this paragraph I wrote for the following prompt: It can be challenging to adopt the complex thought process of a programmer, but the Software Engineering and Computer Science programs at Waterloo can help me navigate toward that goal. I want to gain knowledge beyond just programming. By learning how humans interact with technology in CS 449 or how software affects the economy in ECE 192, I have every resource to become a well-rounded programmer, as well as achieve my dream of starting a company that helps create accessible websites for other companies. Through the unique cohort system at Waterloo, I can easily network within the classroom and find like-minded individuals who are also passionate about accessibility issues in technology, with whom I can collaborate to create our dream start-up. Furthermore, Waterloo's Concept pre-incubator will allow me to develop this company while supporting me in my full-time studies.

Thank you in advance to anyone who helps me with editing this paragraph I wrote for the following prompt: It can be challenging to adopt the complex thought process of a programmer, but the Software Engineering and Computer Science programs at Waterloo can help me navigate toward that goal. I want to gain knowledge beyond just programming. By learning how humans interact with technology in CS 449 or how software affects the economy in ECE 192, I have every resource to become a well-rounded programmer, as well as achieve my dream of starting a company that helps create accessible websites for other companies. Through the unique cohort system at Waterloo, I can easily network within the classroom and find like-minded individuals who are also passionate about accessibility issues in technology, with whom I can collaborate to create our dream start-up. Furthermore, Waterloo's Concept pre-incubator will allow me to develop this company while supporting me in my full-time studies.

Hello everyone, I am applying to a school to become a Sonographers and I do need to submit an essay as to why I would like to enter this field. Surely, I am terrible at writing essays and expressing my true feelings and understandings on paper. Here is what I have so far. Thank you all in advance for your help, I truly appreciate your time. Im also missing my conclusion, any suggestions? Growing up I was the kid that always answered realistically when asked what I wanted to become when I grew up. I was very realistic in my expectations because I knew what I wanted for the future and for myself. Never did I think to be an astronaut or the next President of the United States. Not because I didn't think it could be a possibility for me, but simply because it did not interest me enough. In this short essay I would like to walk you through my thoughts on sonography and why I believe it will be the best career for me. As Confucius once said, "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." Instead of choosing a job that I love, I thought about what I love doing most, my passion, helping others. The feelings I receive after helping someone in need are unbelievably rewarding for me. There are countless of careers that allow you to help others, like a firefighter or a teacher or even a grocery stocker. As all the jobs I listed are essential to helping others, sonography called out to me in a different way. By becoming a sonographer, I am able to assist a doctor in diagnosing a patient, a diagnosis that could save a life. I am able to be the one to introduce new parents to their growing baby. This brings me great joy. Ultrasound can save lives. Reproductive organs, thyroid, spleen, heart, blood vessels; these are just a small fraction of what an ultrasound can create images of. With sonography, you can produce images of the inside of the body. The human body is like a black box; just the thought of being able to see what's going on inside is fascinating. You can detect cysts, gallstones, abnormal growths in the liver or pancreas, liver cancer and so much more, within minutes! These images help doctors diagnose patients and potentially save a life by providing much needed medical care. As a sonographer you do much more than take images of the inside of the body. You are a professional looking into a persons most sacred place, their body. Each patient is in need of your assistance, whether it's due to pain or simply to ensure that a fetus is growing healthy. Although I am sure this career has its challenges, like many others, I believe that this is the career I want to pursue because I have what it takes to be there for others in their time of need.

Hello everyone, I am applying to a school to become a sonographer and I do need to submit an essay as to why I would like to enter this field. Surely, I am terrible at writing essays and expressing my true feelings and understandings on paper. Here is what I have so far. Thank you all in advance for your help, I truly appreciate your time. I'm also missing my conclusion, any suggestions? Growing up I was the kid that always answered realistically when asked what I wanted to become when I grew up. I was very realistic in my expectations because I knew what I wanted for the future and for myself. Never did I think to be an astronaut or the next President of the United States. Not because I didn't think it could be a possibility for me, but simply because it did not interest me enough. In this short essay I would like to walk you through my thoughts on sonography and why I believe it will be the best career for me. As Confucius once said, "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." Instead of choosing a job that I love, I thought about what I love doing most, my passion, helping others. The feelings I receive after helping someone in need are unbelievably rewarding for me. There are countless careers that allow you to help others, like a firefighter or a teacher or even a grocery sticker. As all the jobs I listed are essential to helping others, sonography called out to me differently. By becoming a sonographer, I am able to assist a doctor in diagnosing a patient, a diagnosis that could save a life. I am able to be the one to introduce new parents to their growing baby. This brings me great joy. Ultrasound can save lives. Reproductive organs, thyroid, spleen, heart, blood vessels; these are just a small fraction of what an ultrasound can create images of. With sonography, you can produce images of the inside of the body. The human body is like a black box; just the thought of being able to see what's going on inside is fascinating. You can detect cysts, gallstones, abnormal growths in the liver or pancreas, liver cancer and so much more, within minutes! These images help doctors diagnose patients and potentially save a life by providing much needed medical care. As a sonographer you do much more than take images of the inside of the body. You are a professional looking into a persons most sacred place, their body. Each patient is in need of your assistance, whether it's due to pain or simply to ensure that a fetus is growing healthy. Although I am sure this career has its challenges, like many others, I believe that this is the career I want to pursue because I have what it takes to be there for others in their time of need.

Ans) I have been interested in programming and building software for quite a while and believe that it is a perfect balance between logical problem solving, as well as creative autonomy. I wish to pursue Computer Science as my undergraduate major, as it will allow me to experience all the different fields it has to offer which I wish to explore, such as Machine learning, Game development, Cybersecurity, and also build a strong understanding of how computers function at a more fundamental level. Waterloo is one of the most well-reputed institutes in the world with the largest computer science department in Canada. I feel that Waterloo would be the best school for me because of the excellent co-op program it offers which would give me a headstart in my career in the tech industry. Participating in hackathons such as "Hack the North", engaging in the massive start-up community there, are things I wish to do.

Ans) I have been interested in programming and building software for quite a while and believe that it is a perfect balance between logical problem-solving, as well as creative autonomy. I wish to pursue Computer Science as my undergraduate major, as it will allow me to experience all the different fields it has to offer which I wish to explore, such as Machine learning, Game development, Cybersecurity, and also build a strong understanding of how computers function at a more fundamental level. Waterloo is one of the most well-reputed institutes in the world with the largest computer science department in Canada. I feel that Waterloo would be the best school for me because of the excellent co-op program it offers which would give me a head start in my career in the tech industry. Participating in hackathons such as "Hack the North", engaging in the massive start-up community there, are things I wish to do.

While my chance introduction to Linguistics happened late in my first college experience, the subject changed the course of my education and post-graduate life and continues to fascinate me. I would like to deepen my understanding of language, its relationship to culture, how it is preserved and rediscovered, and to apply myself in the field for which I have great interest; I feel there is no better way to start this path than to apply for a second bachelor's degree in Linguistics. I originally received a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from _______ University in 2013, graduating summa cum laude, honors earned as a direct result of the linguistics and language classes in which I was enrolled. I first entered college with the intent to major in Biology with an English minor. I found my interests in grammar and etymology fit in well enough with English, and many analytical exercises found a home in science classes. I transferred schools for a more specialized science degree but struggled to find my place in academia and lacked a solid direction, which led me to a less specific major. With graduation in sight, I was fortunate enough to be required a linguistics class. After being required to take only an introductory course in the subject, I managed to fit three additional Linguistics courses into my final quarters of study, and it quickly became the subject to which all others were compared. I found studying the structure of English and theories on second language acquisition most intriguing, and sharing new ideas and information with others who also had these interests was a new and encouraging experience. This rekindled my love of learning and saw my academic standing greatly rise, along with my participation on campus. While taking these classes I began tutoring several international students through the Linguistics Club on campus. What was scheduled as a thirty-minute session often lasted several hours as my counterparts and I discussed language. I found this a wonderful opportunity to explore the structure of English and how it compared to the first languages of those I worked with. This work led directly to my post-graduation interest in joining the Peace Corps as an English teacher. As such I was fortunate enough to be able to teach in a rural Ethiopian high school where, I was excited to learn, the students enjoyed grammar lessons. To be eligible for University in Ethiopia, my students were recommended at least an intermediate high grasp of English, so I felt great responsibility in my presentation and clarification of the topic. I created a lesson plan that tied in their preferred method of chalk-and-talk with more interactive lessons and games that I had learned in the West. My students seemed to find me entertaining, and I appreciated having a captive audience to excitedly lecture to about language. In my last quarters of study and the work that followed, I feel I only scratched the surface of understanding and exploring Linguistics. My first degree afforded me the opportunity to develop study and work skills, and I am eager to put those skills into practice. I would like to pursue a bachelor's degree in Linguistics to build a more solid understanding of the subject and its many specializations, while focusing on areas such as language revitalization, second-language acquisition, and comparative linguistics. I feel that the University of _____ is the perfect environment for this, given the Language Revitalization Lab and large catalogue of linguistics and language classes available. Upon completion of a bachelor's, I would like to continue my education in Linguistics at the University of ____ as well. (608650 characters)__________________________________________

While my chance introduction to Linguistics happened late in my first college experience, the subject changed the course of my education and post-graduate life and continues to fascinate me. I would like to deepen my understanding of language, its relationship to culture, how it is preserved and rediscovered, and to apply myself in the field for which I have great interest; I feel there is no better way to start this path than to apply for a second bachelor's degree in Linguistics. I originally received a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from _______ University in 2013, graduating summa cum laude, honors earned as a direct result of the linguistics and language classes in which I was enrolled. Furthermore, I first entered college with the intent to major in Biology with an English minor. Furthermore, I found my interests in grammar and etymology fit in well enough with English, and many analytical exercises found a home in science classes. Furthermore, I transferred schools for a more specialized science degree but struggled to find my place in academia and lacked a solid direction, which led me to a less specific major. With graduation in sight, I was fortunate enough to be required a linguistics class. After being required to take only an introductory course in the subject, I managed to fit three additional Linguistics courses into my final quarters of study, and it quickly became the subject to which all others were compared. I found studying the structure of English and theories on second language acquisition most intriguing, and sharing new ideas and information with others who also had these interests was a new and encouraging experience. This rekindled my love of learning and saw my academic standing greatly rise, along with my participation on campus. While taking these classes I began tutoring several international students through the Linguistics Club on campus. What was scheduled as a thirty-minute session often lasted several hours as my counterparts and I discussed language. I found this a wonderful opportunity to explore the structure of English and how it compared to the first languages of those I worked with. This work led directly to my post-graduation interest in joining the Peace Corps as an English teacher. As such I was fortunate enough to be able to teach in a rural Ethiopian high school where, I was excited to learn, the students enjoyed grammar lessons. To be eligible for University in Ethiopia, my students were recommended at least an intermediate high grasp of English, so I felt great responsibility in my presentation and clarification of the topic. I created a lesson plan that tied in their preferred method of chalk-and-talk with more interactive lessons and games that I had learned in the West. My students seemed to find me entertaining, and I appreciated having a captive audience to excitedly lecture to about language. In my last quarters of study and the work that followed, I feel I only scratched the surface of understanding and exploring Linguistics. My first degree afforded me the opportunity to develop study and work skills, and I am eager to put those skills into practice. I would like to pursue a bachelor's degree in Linguistics to build a more solid understanding of the subject and its many specializations, while focusing on areas such as language revitalization, second-language acquisition, and comparative linguistics. I feel that the University of _____ is the perfect environment for this, given the Language Revitalization Lab and large catalog of linguistics and language classes available. Upon completion of a bachelor's, I would like to continue my education in Linguistics at the University of ____ as well. (608650 characters)__________________________________________

The CS and GBDA programs both greatly appeal to me as I hope to display my technical creativity and problem-solving skills. My aspiration is to pursue websoftware development or UIUX design, where I can be a part of a large-scale design project; both fields will allow me to display my design and programming passions. With the CS program, I will achieve a solid understanding of designing functional programs and computational fine arts, allowing for more freedom towards web design opportunities. Involvement in the MathSoc and Hackathon communities provides mentorship and connections with my peers. The GBDA program combines a variety of definite fields that will strengthen my versatility such as digital media, project management, and programming. Considering all the immense co-op and internship opportunities and dynamic businessdesign systems, there is no doubt in my choice in Waterloo. Please do not be afraid to point out any wordy sentences or flaws! Any help is appreciated :)

The CS and GBA programs both greatly appeal to me as I hope to display my technical creativity and problem-solving skills. My aspiration is to pursue web software development or UI UX design, where I can be a part of a large-scale design project; both fields will allow me to display my design and programming passions. With the CS program, I will achieve a solid understanding of designing functional programs and computational fine arts, allowing for more freedom towards web design opportunities. Involvement in the Math Soc and Hackathon communities provides mentorship and connections with my peers. The GBA program combines a variety of definite fields that will strengthen my versatility such as digital media, project management, and programming. Considering all the immense co-op and internship opportunities and dynamic business design systems, there is no doubt in my choice in Waterloo. Please do not be afraid to point out any wordy sentences or flaws! Any help is appreciated :)

Thanks so much in advance! (also mine is only 549 words should write more? the prompt does say "no more than". what do you think?) It's true that I have moved eighteen times before I was eighteen myself-Canadian born, but I have lived in cities all over such as Toronto, New York, Miami, and Vancouver. My father is in Canadian business, and my mother grew up in New York working in the Hospitality industry while raising a family. Growing up we moved coast to coast, living in several cultural and diverse cities. As a result, I have been lucky enough to experience the loud world of fashion. I strive to bring new ideas from different perspectives and improve myself, the institution, and others around me. In my youth, I was influenced by the latest models, looks, and overall best trends. From living in different cultures the different media and fashion highly affected my style in every city for which my love for Fashion was born. In 2020 I worked with entrepreneurial luxury asset managers in Miami. The skills that I observed and obtained truly showed me that I enjoy the environment of fast pace business, but it was not the niche of business that satisfied me. When I think about what genuinely excites me is the bright, ever-changing world of fashion. The Fashion Institute of Technology is the ultimate dream. Through the styling of clothes, I enjoy expressing which version of myself I choose to be. Creating the image you want others to perceive is a game we all play, technically a career many have. The major I am applying to - "Advertising and Marketing Communications" -is the best possible stepping stone to launch myself into the career of my dreams. Quite frankly the perfect mixture of my passion for business and my love for fashion. My perseverance to become an insightful, well-rounded student is what makes me the perfect candidate for FIT. I recognize that this degree will shape my ideas, hardworking abilities, and dedication. I plan on applying to extracurricular activities and internships during my studies- well truthfully what will be available due to COVID-19. I aspire to be a stand-out student at FIT. Since I graduated in 2019, I have had time to sit, ponder, and recognize what will help me find my purpose, career, and be able to work and still pursue happiness daily. I've recently started writing a blog to begin my social standing and establish the content I crave to create. Samantha Jones from "Sex and The City" may have a large role in my aspirations; she was quick-witted, had amazing style, and didn't care what the world thought of her. My goal after attending this institute is the path of Public Relations. Although there is still a buffer as to the exact "career of my dreams", I am extremely confident that through the experienced and knowledgable professors at FIT, I will be guided to where I will find success. My creativity, drive, and enthusiasm for fashion will only continue to improve through taking the vigorous classes that FIT offers. Finally, I chose this institution to apply to because when I read about FIT I became instantly consumed as it aligns with everything I believe in and strive to be. There is not another school that has made me feel like college is the right choice. I believe I am the perfect fit that FIT needs.

Thanks so much in advance! (also mine is only 549 words should write more? The prompt does say "no more than". What do you think?) It's true that I have moved eighteen times before I was eighteen myself-Canadian born, but I have lived in cities all over such as Toronto, New York, Miami, and Vancouver. My father is in Canadian business, and my mother grew up in New York working in the Hospitality industry while raising a family. Growing up we moved coast to coast, living in several cultural and diverse cities. As a result, I have been lucky enough to experience the loud world of fashion. I strive to bring new ideas from different perspectives and improve myself, the institution, and others around me. In my youth, I was influenced by the latest models, looks, and overall best trends. From living in different cultures the different media and fashion highly affected my style in every city for which my love for Fashion was born. In 2020, I worked with entrepreneurial luxury asset managers in Miami. The skills that I observed and obtained truly showed me that I enjoy the environment of fast pace business, but it was not the niche of business that satisfied me. When I think about what genuinely excites me is the bright, ever-changing world of fashion. The Fashion Institute of Technology is the ultimate dream. Through the styling of clothes, I enjoy expressing which version of myself I choose to be. Creating the image you want others to perceive is a game we all play, technically a career many have. The major I am applying to - "Advertising and Marketing Communications" -is the best possible stepping stone to launch myself into the career of my dreams. Quite frankly the perfect mixture of my passion for business and my love for fashion. My perseverance to become an insightful, well-rounded student is what makes me the perfect candidate for FIT. I recognize that this degree will shape my ideas, hardworking abilities, and dedication. I plan on applying to extracurricular activities and internships during my studies-well truthfully what will be available due to COVID-19. Furthermore, I aspire to be a stand-out student at FIT. Since I graduated in 2019, I have had time to sit, ponder, and recognize what will help me find my purpose, career, and be able to work and still pursue happiness daily. I've recently started writing a blog to begin my social standing and establish the content I crave to create. Samantha Jones from "Sex and the City" may have a large role in my aspirations; she was quick-witted, had amazing style, and didn't care what the world thought of her. My goal after attending this institute is the path of Public Relations. Although there is still a buffer as to the exact "career of my dreams", I am extremely confident that through the experienced and knowledgeable professors at FIT, I will be guided to where I will find success. My creativity, drive, and enthusiasm for fashion will only continue to improve through taking the vigorous classes that FIT offers. Finally, I chose this institution to apply to because when I read about FIT I became instantly consumed as it aligns with everything I believe in and strive to be. There is not another school that has made me feel like college is the right choice. I believe I am the perfect fit that FIT needs.

This is my first draft, and I wonder if someone can help me to make improvements - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. That was the sentence that stayed with me for weeks after I read Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything. The mound of atomic dust that had once been us had also been part of several stars and millions of organisms on its way to becoming us. But despite the fact that we share the same atoms that had once been a star and millions of organisms, each of us are different in many ways. The book also estimates that each human has about 2 billion atoms of Shakespeare hanging around inside--quite a comfort, as I try to write this essay in attempt to present at least one fragment of who I am. I was raised with my grandparents, my sister and my mother all under one roof. My mother never owned a house, and when my father left by the time I was born--disappeared and completely uninvolved with my life later on--she simply came back to her parents. She was a cook at nearby boarding school. The money she earned barely meet paying the bills. But She was beyond grateful that the school offered a scholarship for me. We didn't have much but I always made sure to save some money I earned from tutoring my neighbor's kids reserved for books. And I could tell that my mother was relieved that I developed a love for reading. While other parents mandated homework time, mine never question my work ethic or wiretapped my assignment notebook. From the very beginning I was self-discipline enough to take control of my own life. And putting school first came naturally to me. During my first year of Highschool I often got labelled an outcast. I found it hard to fit in and I had a hard time asking for help. But I put an end to that by challenging myself to reach out and became an active participant in my school community. Motivated by the idea that I needed help from the others in order to fulfill my dreams and I was keen on showing them that I have something to offer. But the true source of my motivation lied in deeper need to create positive change. In my second year I was elected as the president of Student Council and was chosen to be a board member of my district's Rover Scout Council. I devoted part of my time in these organization. As a president of student council, one of my fondest achievement was probably how I helped re-organized my entire school library to better accommodate students' needs. The experience I acquired also helped me to discovered my strengths and to dispelled my own fears of failure. I also got the opportunity to learned diplomatic skills and became a much more confident individual and unafraid to stand up for what I believe in. In addition, I developed a keen sense of fairness and the ability to reach out to others who are feeling left out. My mother never received formal education higher than Grade School and she had to let go of her dream of becoming a teacher. She once told me that it was something that's still haunting her. And when it was clear that we didn't have the money for me to pursue a higher education, she kept telling me time and time again that she'd find a way. That education is one of the most important things in life. Once it's yours. It could never be taken away. Her sense of determination had taught me about perseverance. To pushed through during hard times. And that perseverance had become an integral part of who I am and how I face my problems. She made countless sacrifices to ensure I stayed in school. And I was aware of the struggles she faced on my behalf. When I finished Highschool I asked my mother to let me delayed my education and then I found a job as a tutor. I determined to help her sharing the burden of my education with me, if not taking it away completely. I said I'd find a way. I convinced her that I would continue my education. Though I didn't tell her that I aspire to be a physicist, she once gave me a worried look because of that. I enjoy the logical aspect of physics and I found it very satisfying when all the separate pieces of problems created one simple theory. Thus, enabling me to embrace physics as more than simply a major or a degree, but as a personal passion. Aside from having a number of very motivated and competitive schools. South Korea has culture that regard education with high priority, making it to be a country with arguably one of the most successful education systems. And that is a supportive environment in which I wish to thrive. It's also fascinating to see how South Korea holds its traditional values while maintaining its commitment to modernization. I turned 23 years old by the time I sent this essay along with other documents. And the future of my education was still uncertain. I tried to push away the idea of giving up college. Sometimes I rest my uncertain head on my desk's solid surface in my room as I sat there reading my books or writing my essay--at times paralyzed by excitement that was stirred up by many new possibilities to come, at others crippled by fear. And then it occurred to me that my desk described my present life: an organized mess, a state of positive entropy and minimum energy. Math exercise and overdue library books overlap each other. But I convinced myself regardless of what fervor went on from time to time, there would eventually be a constant calm. And beneath my seemingly chaotic coat of papers, temporary things that defined my present life, my desk and myself remain still--solid, stable and evergreen, ready to be scratched into by experience. Many hopeful beginnings end with disappointment and failure. I knew that as I grow up, experience may persuade me not to believe in fairy tale endings. But despite all that I still strive to carry a sense of optimism forward with me and to take full advantage of any chance provided to me.

This is my first draft, and I wonder if someone can help me to make improvements - Extracurricular activities such as club activities, community service activities or work experiences- If applicable, describe awards you have received, publications you have made, or skills you have acquired, etc. That was the sentence that stayed with me for weeks after I read Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything. The mound of atomic dust that had once been us had also been part of several stars and millions of organisms on its way to becoming us. But despite the fact that we share the same atoms that had once been a star and millions of organisms, each of us are different in many ways. The book also estimates that each human has about 2 billion atoms of Shakespeare hanging around inside--quite a comfort, as I try to write this essay in attempt to present at least one fragment of who I am. I was raised with my grandparents, my sister and my mother all under one roof. My mother never owned a house, and when my father left by the time I was born--disappeared and completely uninvolved with my life later on--she simply came back to her parents. She was a cook at nearby boarding school. The money she earned barely meet paying the bills. But She was beyond grateful that the school offered a scholarship for me. We didn't have much, but I always made sure to save some money I earned from tutoring my neighbor's kids reserved for books. And I could tell that my mother was relieved that I developed a love for reading. While other parents mandated homework time, mine never question my work ethic or wiretapped my assignment notebook. From the very beginning I was self-discipline enough to take control of my own life. And putting school first came naturally to me. During my first year of High school I often got labelled an outcast. I found it hard to fit in, and I had a hard time asking for help. But I put an end to that by challenging myself to reach out and became an active participant in my school community. Motivated by the idea that I needed help from the others in order to fulfill my dreams, and I was keen on showing them that I have something to offer. But the true source of my motivation lied in deeper need to create positive change. In my second year I was elected as the president of Student Council and was chosen to be a board member of my district's Rover Scout Council. I devoted part of my time in this organization. As a president of student council, one of my fondest achievement was probably how I helped re-organized my entire school library to better accommodate students' needs. The experience I acquired also helped me to discovered my strengths and to dispel my own fears of failure. I also got the opportunity to learned diplomatic skills and became a much more confident individual and unafraid to stand up for what I believe in. In addition, I developed a keen sense of fairness and the ability to reach out to others who are feeling left out. My mother never received formal education higher than Grade School, and she had to let go of her dream of becoming a teacher. She once told me that it was something that's still haunting her. And when it was clear that we didn't have the money for me to pursue a higher education, she kept telling me time and time again that she'd find a way. That education is one of the most important things in life. Once it's yours. It could never be taken away. Her sense of determination had taught me about perseverance. To pushed through during hard times. And that perseverance had become an integral part of who I am and how I face my problems. She made countless sacrifices to ensure I stayed in school. And I was aware of the struggles she faced on my behalf. When I finished High school I asked my mother to let me delayed my education, and then I found a job as a tutor. I determined to help her to share the burden of my education with me, if not taking it away completely. I said I'd find a way. Furthermore, I convinced her that I would continue my education. Though I didn't tell her that I aspire to be a physicist, she once gave me a worried look because of that. I enjoy the logical aspect of physics and I found it very satisfying when all the separate pieces of problems created one simple theory. Thus, enabling me to embrace physics as more than simply a major or a degree, but as a personal passion. Aside from having a number of very motivated and competitive schools. South Korea has culture that regard education with high priority, making it to be a country with arguably one of the most successful education systems. And that is a supportive environment in which I wish to thrive. It's also fascinating to see how South Korea holds its traditional values while maintaining its commitment to modernization. I turned 23 years old by the time I sent this essay along with other documents. And the future of my education was still uncertain. I tried to push away the idea of giving up college. Sometimes I rest my uncertain head on my desk's solid surface in my room as I sat there reading my books or writing my essay--at times paralyzed by excitement that was stirred up by many new possibilities to come, at others crippled by fear. And then it occurred to me that my desk described my present life: an organized mess, a state of positive entropy and minimum energy. Math exercise and overdue library books overlap each other. But I convinced myself regardless of what fervor went on from time to time, there would eventually be a constant calm. And beneath my seemingly chaotic coat of papers, temporary things that defined my present life, my desk and me remain still--solid, stable and evergreen, ready to be scratched into by experience. Many hopeful beginnings end with disappointment and failure. I knew that as I grow up, experience may persuade me not to believe in fairy tale endings. But despite all that I still strive to carry a sense of optimism forward with me and to take full advantage of any chance provided to me.

Having grown up in a Sikh family, I have always been preached philanthropic values. That is why, participating in community service has been a significant part of my story. From serving langar at gurudwaras to volunteering at NGOs, the scale of the problem may be small, yet my urge to solve it is always humongous. More often than not, I find that solutions to such problems can be found amongst the practical applications of the array of disciplines taught at school. Using my academic knowledge outside my school not only helps me propagate social welfare but also deepens my understanding of the subject itself. One such instance was when I collaborated with my friends to supply electrical power to rural schools in our locality. To achieve this, I relied on the concepts of piezoelectricity or other miscellaneous scientific principles to build and deploy piezoelectric floormats. In the same light, at Trinity College, I intend to pursue a liberal arts education in its true sense, wherein I develop critical interdisciplinary skills that would enhance my toolset for helping the community. Apart from majoring in Computer Science, I would like to explore majors in Philosophy and Psychology which, I believe, would make me a more holistic person with a deeper understanding of people's mindsets. This would ultimately allow me to maintain a compassionate and nurturing environment for those around me. Trinity's mission - "Engage. Connect. Transform." - embodies ideals of independent thought, innovation, and humanitarianism. It would foster my pursuits and enable me to help my community in an unprecedented and robust manner. The college's myriad endeavours in social welfare and interdisciplinary guidance would better help me engage with it and recognize issues. I am enthralled at the prospect of being able to combine my passion for philanthropy with my love for computer science by pursuing undergraduate research through the renowned Summer Research Program. I am vastly interested in the field of artificial intelligence, and its usage to recognize symptoms of medical maladies or industrial disasters. Moreover, at Trinity - surrounded by people with a prominent social conscience - I look forward to learning from and adding to the potpourri of diverse experiences across cultures and academic disciplines. It is the cross-fertilization of such opinions that shines a light on the future and enables critical thinking. Trinity would hence provide an environment where I can form deep connections, get inspired and inspire others, question my beliefs, venture outside my comfort zone, and aid my peers through their intellectual curiosities with complete support. Through this process, I would come out of Trinity a much better person. Additionally, I am excited to transform the outcomes of organizations or projects I participate in through the S.A.I.L Office with my individual ideas. By integrating my academic learnings, I believe I can bring a more humane and compassionate perspective to such projects, as well as amplify their achievements. Principles of IT can increase the outreach and efficiency of organizations like Green Campus and Habitat for Humanity. Furthermore, integrating virtual interfaces could produce wonderful results in ConnectiKids. They would also open up the opportunity to systematically promote positive values through their education, enriching them not just as students but as human beings. Using the numerous opportunities Trinity would provide me to use my education for the betterment of the world is when, I believe, my education would truly begin. I, therefore, aim to not only transform the world but also myself - as a scholar, a friend, and a responsible philanthropist. I hope to develop the skills and patience to not just produce independent thoughts but also transform them into meaningful and lasting action.

Having grown up in a Sikh family, I have always been preached philanthropic values. That is why, participating in community service has been a significant part of my story. From serving hangar at gurudwaras to volunteering at NGOs, the scale of the problem may be small, yet my urge to solve it is always humongous. More often than not, I find that solutions to such problems can be found amongst the practical applications of the array of disciplines taught at school. Using my academic knowledge outside my school not only helps me propagate social welfare but also deepens my understanding of the subject itself. One such instance was when I collaborated with my friends to supply electrical power to rural schools in our locality. To achieve this, I relied on the concepts of piezoelectric or other miscellaneous scientific principles to build and deploy piezoelectric floor mats. In the same light, at Trinity College, I intend to pursue a liberal arts education in its true sense, wherein I develop critical interdisciplinary skills that would enhance my tool set for helping the community. Apart from majoring in Computer Science, I would like to explore majors in Philosophy and Psychology which, I believe, would make me a more holistic person with a deeper understanding of people's mindsets. This would ultimately allow me to maintain a compassionate and nurturing environment for those around me. Trinity's mission - "Engage. Connect. Transform." - embodies ideals of independent thought, innovation, and humanitarianism. It would foster my pursuits and enable me to help my community in an unprecedented and robust manner. The college's myriad endeavors in social welfare and interdisciplinary guidance would better help me engage with it and recognize issues. I am enthralled at the prospect of being able to combine my passion for philanthropy with my love for computer science by pursuing undergraduate research through the renowned Summer Research Program. I am vastly interested in the field of artificial intelligence, and its usage to recognize symptoms of medical maladies or industrial disasters. Moreover, at Trinity - surrounded by people with a prominent social conscience - I look forward to learning from and adding to the potpourri of diverse experiences across cultures and academic disciplines. It is the cross-fertilization of such opinions that shines a light on the future and enables critical thinking. Trinity would hence provide an environment where I can form deep connections, get inspired and inspire others, question my beliefs, venture outside my comfort zone, and aid my peers through their intellectual curiosities with complete support. Through this process, I would come out of Trinity a much better person. Additionally, I am excited to transform the outcomes of organizations or projects I participate in through the S.A.I.L Office with my individual ideas. By integrating my academic learnings, I believe I can bring a more humane and compassionate perspective to such projects, as well as amplify their achievements. Principles of IT can increase the outreach and efficiency of organizations like Green Campus and Habitat for Humanity. Furthermore, integrating virtual interfaces could produce wonderful results in Connections. They would also open up the opportunity to systematically promote positive values through their education, enriching them not just as students but as human beings. Using the numerous opportunities Trinity would provide me to use my education for the betterment of the world is when, I believe, my education would truly begin. I, therefore, aim to not only transform the world but also myself - as a scholar, a friend, and a responsible philanthropist. I hope to develop the skills and patience to not just produce independent thoughts but also transform them into meaningful and lasting action.

As a Chemistry student in Singapore Polytechnic, we had to conduct weekly experiments. Most of them had to be done with lab instruments such as Universal Testing Machine, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Software is essential as it is how we interact with the equipment and it is how we obtain our results. Good software ensures that the end user should not have to deal with bugs or issues that might jeopardise the results. It also makes our lives much more efficient and convenient as we could alter the experiment parameters through software without manually adjusting the measuring instrument. During my internship and National Service, I had other experiences where software greatly impacted my work. As a Data Analyst in Clariant, I assisted my supervisor with the manufacturing digitisation process where we converted all analog tasks to being fully digital and helped convert and prepare the data so that it may be presentable. I was an Admin Support Assistant during National Service, tasked with Human Resource matters. During both roles, the program; Microsoft Excel had shown me its flexibility and versatility. It allowed manipulating the data convenient and how I needed it. Both work and academic experiences have inspired me to pursue a degree in Software Engineering as I would like to contribute to developing software that will be used in various different settings; from daily life to working environments. I also learnt that almost everything we do involves interacting with software; from ordering food, booking a ride, printing, surfing the web and much more. Upon graduation, I plan to enter the industry as a Full Stack Engineer as it encompasses aspects of both a Front-End and a Back-End Engineer. I would like to get involved in the visuals, aesthetics and as well as the functionality of software engineering.

As a Chemistry student in Singapore Polytechnic, we had to conduct weekly experiments. Most of them had to be done with lab instruments such as Universal Testing Machine, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Software is essential as it is how we interact with the equipment, and it is how we obtain our results. Good software ensures that the end user should not have to deal with bugs or issues that might jeopardize the results. It also makes our lives much more efficient and convenient as we could alter the experiment parameters through software without manually adjusting the measuring instrument. During my internship and National Service, I had other experiences where software greatly impacted my work. As a Data Analyst in Variant, I assisted my supervisor with the manufacturing digitization process where we converted all analog tasks to being fully digital and helped convert and prepare the data so that it may be presentable. I was an Admin Support Assistant during National Service, tasked with Human Resource matters. During both roles, the program; Microsoft Excel had shown me its flexibility and versatility. It allowed manipulating the data convenient and how I needed it. Both work and academic experiences have inspired me to pursue a degree in Software Engineering as I would like to contribute to developing software that will be used in various different settings; from daily life to working environments. I also learned that almost everything we do involves interacting with software; from ordering food, booking a ride, printing, surfing the web and much more. Upon graduation, I plan to enter the industry as a Full Stack Engineer as it encompasses aspects of both a Front-End and a Back-End Engineer. I would like to get involved in the visuals, aesthetics and as well as the functionality of software engineering.

Education is a poverty chain breaker.I believe that the only thing nobody can't steal from us is education, furthermore, education is the one that can change the quality of life. At a young age, science has taken my heart. I once tried to find interest in another field but science always successfully pull me again and led me find a way back. I was in a science major in my high school. In a society where students were compete one another to get the best score, my characteristic built. I used to live with discipline and challenges. It was in those years too when I was active in joining many Olympics. I also made some short trips because of my competitions in English Debate. I'm a persistent fighter. Being the runner up of a storytelling contest in my district brought me to easily accepted to the most favorite high school in my district. Been in a storytelling competition was a challenge to myself because it was quite out of my passion. But that time I proved that I could overcome challenge and I stick to my establishment and always find a way to reach the goal. When my family moved from Surabaya, the second biggest town in Indonesia, to Kediri, a little town in East Java Province, I learned to live far from modernity and fast-paced city life. I experienced the difficulty of chasing education not only from the access but also from the financial side. Lived in a limitation has shaped me into a tough individual. I realize that my family is not that financially blessed to provide my education, but I am mentally blessed that I got the spirit and faith to never give up and knowing that education is the only weapon I got to increase my family quality of life. Continuing my education to Europe has been my biggest dream. I firmly believe that Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Program can turn my dream into reality. When I read what this program offers to international students, I know that Hungary is a missing piece of my mission. Applying for technical studies in Hungary is the right choice for me who want to learn engineering from the land of inventors in many fields and the country of many laureates of Nobel Prizes such as Philipp E. A. von Lenard (1862-1947) 1905 Physics, Robert Bárány (1876-1936) 1914 Medicine, Richard A. Zsigmondy (1865-1929) 1925 Chemistry, Albert von Szent-Györgyi (1893-1986) 1937 Medicine, George de Hevesy (1885-1966) 1943 Chemistry, Georg von Békésy (1899-1972) 1961 Medicine, Eugene P. Wigner (1902-1995) 1963 Physics, Dennis Gabor (1900-1979) 1971 Physics, John C. Polanyi (1930-) 1986 Chemistry, George A. Olah (1927-) 1994 Chemistry, John C. Harsanyi (1920-2000) 1994 Economics, Imre Kertész (1929-) 2002 Literature, Avram Hershko (1937-) 2004 Chemistry. Furthermore, I believe that Hungary is not only instill an advanced education mind and scientist thingking-way but also complete what international students have been looking for, that is to study in the heart of Europe with a breathtaking landscape and historical urban centers with low rate of violent crime. I particularly apply to study in Hungary by Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Program to actualize my dream, break the chain of poverty in my family. Studying in the field where my passion is passionate, engineering, and come back to my home town with plenty of knowledges and relations will be a stepping stone for me to raise the living standard of my family. I may not be the most perfect candidate because I do admit that I have flaws, but I have a strong will and good preparation to face the challenges. Yes, I am ready to go the extra mile for many things ahead in order to realize my dream.

Education is a poverty chain breaker. I believe that the only thing nobody can't steal from us is education, furthermore, education is the one that can change the quality of life. At a young age, science has taken my heart. I once tried to find interest in another field, but science always successfully pull me again and led me find a way back. I was in a science major in my high school. In a society where students were competed one another to get the best score, my characteristic built. I used to live with discipline and challenges. It was in those years too when I was active in joining many Olympics. I also made some short trips because of my competitions in English Debate. I'm a persistent fighter. Being the runner-up of a storytelling contest in my district brought me to easily accepted to the most favorite high school in my district. Been in a storytelling competition was a challenge to myself because it was quite out of my passion. But that time I proved that I could overcome challenge and I stick to my establishment and always find a way to reach the goal. When my family moved from Surabaya, the second-biggest town in Indonesia, to Medici, a little town in East Java Province, I learned to live far from modernity and fast-paced city life. I experienced the difficulty of chasing education not only from the access but also from the financial side. Lived in a limitation has shaped me into a tough individual. I realize that my family is not that financially blessed to provide my education, but I am mentally blessed that I got the spirit and faith to never give up and knowing that education is the only weapon I got to increase my family quality of life. Continuing my education to Europe has been my biggest dream. I firmly believe that Stipendium Hungarian Scholarship Program can turn my dream into reality. When I read what this program offers to international students, I know that Hungary is a missing piece of my mission. Applying for technical studies in Hungary are the right choice for me who want to learn engineering from the land of inventors in many fields and the country of many laureates of Nobel Prizes such as Philipp E. A. on Lenard (1862-1947) 1905 Physics, Robert Barony (1876-1936) 1914 Medicine, Richard A. Zsigmondy (1865-1929) 1925 Chemistry, Albert von Szent-Györgyi (1893-1986) 1937 Medicine, George de Hevesy (1885-1966) 1943 Chemistry, Georg von Bekesy (1899-1972) 1961 Medicine, Eugene P. Wigner (1902-1995) 1963 Physics, Dennis Gabor (1900-1979) 1971 Physics, John C. Poland (1930-) 1986 Chemistry, George A. Olaf (1927-) 1994 Chemistry, John C. Harmony (1920-2000) 1994 Economics, Ire Pertest (1929-) 2002 Literature, Abram Hershey (1937-) 2004 Chemistry. Furthermore, I believe that Hungary is not only instill an advanced education mind and scientist thingking-way but also complete what international students have been looking for, that is to study in the heart of Europe with a breathtaking landscape and historical urban centers with low rate of violent crime. I particularly apply to study in Hungary by Stipendium Hungarian Scholarship Program to actualize my dream, break the chain of poverty in my family. Studying in the field where my passion is passionate, engineering, and come back to my hometown with plenty of knowledge and relations will be a stepping stone for me to raise the living standard of my family. I may not be the most perfect candidate because I do admit that I have flaws, but I have a strong will and good preparation to face the challenges. Yes, I am ready to go the extra mile for many things ahead in order to realize my dream.

Many things are important to me, but the one thing that stands out is effort. In my early high school days, I did not put much effort into my work. Despite this, I still ended up receiving decent grades throughout my first two high school years. One day, in my grade 10 math course, I ended up failing a test for the first time in my life. This test turned out to be worth 15% of my grade that year. Luckily, we were given an optional retest and I made a pledge to myself that I would put in all the effort required to do well. The retest was scheduled three weeks away from when the original test was returned, and I studied every day in the weeks leading up to the test in order to do well. On test day, I had never felt more confident in my ability to do well on an exam. A few days passed, and when I got the test back, I received an A. I felt happy about my result on the test, and this experience taught me that I could do anything that I wanted to do in life as long as I put in the effort required to do so. From that day on, I promised myself that no matter what it was or how much something meant that I would put in my utmost effort.

Many things are important to me, but the one thing that stands out is effort. In my early high school days, I did not put much effort into my work. Despite this, I still ended up receiving decent grades throughout my first two high school years. One day, in my grade 10 math course, I ended up failing a test for the first time in my life. This test turned out to be worth 15% of my grade that year. Luckily, we were given an optional retest and I made a pledge to myself that I would put in all the effort required to do well. The retest was scheduled three weeks away from when the original test was returned, and I studied every day in the weeks leading up to the test in order to do well. On test day, I had never felt more confident in my ability to do well on an exam. A few days passed, and when I got the test back, I received an A. I felt happy about my result on the test, and this experience taught me that I could do anything that I wanted to do in life as long as I put in the effort required to do so. From that day on, I promised myself that no matter what it was or how much something meant that I would put in my utmost effort.

At age 14, I developed an app for teenagers to boost their productivity delving into app development; at age 16, I constructed an AI drone for the physically disabled, honing my robotics skills. Being an avid technophile, I am looking forward to building a solid academic foundation as a CS student at the University. My aspirations are in Artificial Intelligence, coupled with my keenness towards research projects. The University will guide me on my entrepreneurial endeavours and engine my dream of leading a tech company that pushes the world towards innovation to solve contemporary societal problems.

At age 14, I developed an app for teenagers to boost their productivity delving into app development; at age 16, I constructed an AI drone for the physically disabled, honing my robotics skills. Being an avid technophile, I am looking forward to building a solid academic foundation as a CS student at the University. My aspirations are in Artificial Intelligence, coupled with my keenness towards research projects. The University will guide me on my entrepreneurial endeavors and engine my dream of leading a tech company that pushes the world towards innovation to solve contemporary societal problems.

I always want to become a professional healthcare leader and cooperate with colleagues to lead strategizing the optimal human health promotion and development for the healthcare system. Personally, I am interested in problem solving, pushing the comfort zone to limit and creating a great future for following generations. To one step closer to goal accomplishment, I applied to Health Studies Honoured at the University of Waterloo. The program is known for its non-traditional health study, enabling students to learn with a larger vision of health promotion, disease prevention and healthcare services that interferes strongly with my desire. Furthermore, the University of Waterloo is popular for advanced technology innovations, its innovative laboratories give me wide opportunities of having hands on work besides theoretical learning. My sub-goal for experiment conduction is to find the most efficient operating method, optimizing speed and accuracy. Side-by-side with learning, implementing knowledge and skills to actual health cases is essential. An extensive Co-op of the Health Studies program fosters students growth by providing an actual working environment where I can learn much more for other students and professors.

I always want to become a professional healthcare leader and cooperate with colleagues to lead strategizing the optimal human health promotion and development for the healthcare system. Personally, I am interested in problem-solving, pushing the comfort zone to limit and creating a great future for following generations. To one step closer to goal accomplishment, I applied to Health Studies Honored at the University of Waterloo. The program is known for its non-traditional health study, enabling students to learn with a larger vision of health promotion, disease prevention and healthcare services that interferes strongly with my desire. Furthermore, the University of Waterloo is popular for advanced technology innovations, its innovative laboratories give me wide opportunities of having hands on work besides theoretical learning. My sub-goal for experiment conduction is to find the most efficient operating method, optimizing speed and accuracy. Side-by-side with learning, implementing knowledge and skills to actual health cases is essential. An extensive Co-op of the Health Studies program fosters students growth by providing an actual working environment where I can learn much more for other students and professors.

Growing up, my parents did their best for me. They were there when I needed them, even if they could be distant. Perhaps to the rest of the world my parents may not have been the best, but it is because of them that I am who I am. I would like to consider myself as a very open minded person, and it's largely thanks to my parents, especially my mum. My mum grew up in a village, where she was brought up with a rigid set of rules, causing her to have unique boundaries to certain issues. However, watching her all these years I've been with her, I've seen her growth as a person and how she was willing to look at situations from a different point of view. My dad, already being an open-minded person, has supported her journey and has shown me how he has persevered through their relationship. Both my parents are my biggest influences and have taught me the value of change and perseverance, both skills that I have hopefully taken forward into my life. I'm not really sure where to go from here, so help would be much appreciated!

Growing up, my parents did their best for me. They were there when I needed them, even if they could be distant. Perhaps to the rest of the world my parents may not have been the best, but it is because of them that I am who I am. I would like to consider myself as a very open-minded person, and it's largely thanks to my parents, especially my mum. My mum grew up in a village, where she was brought up with a rigid set of rules, causing her to have unique boundaries to certain issues. However, watching her all these years I've been with her, I've seen her growth as a person and how she was willing to look at situations from a different point of view. My dad, already being an open-minded person, has supported her journey and has shown me how he has persevered through their relationship. Both my parents are my biggest influences and have taught me the value of change and perseverance, both skills that I have hopefully taken forward into my life. I'm not really sure where to go from here, so help would be much appreciated!

Thank you in advance to anyone who may answer this, any feedback would be appreciated! I'd love to attend the University of Waterloo because I admire its approach to my dream program. I want to pursue a career in both of my passions, so when I discovered Science and Business at Waterloo, I knew the university would lead me to a path of success. I am incredibly interested in the program as it emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary connections. I admire the program as I learn best in smaller environments and believe in community. I chose Waterloo because of its rich and remarkable learning environment and its reputation for creating well-rounded students. Waterloo is dedicated to developing students' intellectual and professional abilities, skills future students like me will benefit from. Waterloo's brilliant research institute will give me the best educational experience and the opportunity to collaborate with insightful students and world-class professors.

Thank you in advance to anyone who may answer this, any feedback would be appreciated! I'd love to attend the University of Waterloo because I admire its approach to my dream program. I want to pursue a career in both of my passions, so when I discovered Science and Business at Waterloo, I knew the university would lead me to a path of success. Furthermore, I am incredibly interested in the program as it emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary connections. Furthermore, I admire the program as I learn best in smaller environments and believe in community. Furthermore, I chose Waterloo because of its rich and remarkable learning environment and its reputation for creating well-rounded students. Waterloo is dedicated to developing students' intellectual and professional abilities, skills future students like me will benefit from. Waterloo's brilliant research institute will give me the best educational experience and the opportunity to collaborate with insightful students and world-class professors.

Growing up in a middle class family with many of my needs and wants tended to, I developed a victim mentality, where I blamed my challenges on others around me. It was easier for me to believe my place in the world was a box in which I was contained, subject to my circumstances, instead of accepting responsibility for my actions. When I tried out for the junior basketball team, I was a self assured child who felt entitled to make the team, despite being much smaller and less trained than my teammates. I was shocked to hear from the coach upon the end of the last try out that I had not made the team. I simply could not rationalize how this could have happened- I had wanted it so bad! In an attempt to understand, I had sought out the coach, who invited me to attend the practices as a red shirt. Although it stung my pride, I attended the practices, as the one player who "didn't make the team". Additionally, I scorekept during home games. It wasn't necessarily growing my skills as a player that I was proud of, but it was the ability to change my mindset. If I had maintained the victim mentality, I would have gone about the rest of my basketballball career feeling sorry for myself, but instead, I took on a mindset of growth which allowed me to learn from my mistakes. This is a lesson that is applicable to all areas of life, which is why others would describe me as hardworking and passionate to learn. 15 words over limit. Do I address both aspects of the prompt well enough?Does the experience I described being proud about have enough significance for this subject?Does the first part provide valid justification for why I developed the initial mindset?I am a first time poster, so if I have unknowingly violated any rules please let me know!Thank you in advance

Growing up in a middle class family with many of my needs and wants to be tended to, I developed a victim mentality, where I blamed my challenges on others around me. It was easier for me to believe my place in the world was a box in which I was contained, subject to my circumstances, instead of accepting responsibility for my actions. When I tried out for the junior basketball team, I was a self-assured child who felt entitled to make the team, despite being much smaller and less trained than my teammates. I was shocked to hear from the coach upon the end of the last try out that I had not made the team. I simply could not rationalize how this could have happened- I had wanted it so bad! In an attempt to understand, I had sought out the coach, who invited me to attend the practices as a red shirt. Although it stung my pride, I attended the practices, as the one player who "didn't make the team". Additionally, I score kept during home games. It wasn't necessarily growing my skills as a player that I was proud of, but it was the ability to change my mindset. If I had maintained the victim mentality, I would have gone about the rest of my basketball ball career feeling sorry for myself, but instead, I took on a mindset of growth which allowed me to learn from my mistakes. This is a lesson that is applicable to all areas of life, which is why others would describe me as hardworking and passionate to learn. 15 words over limit. Do I address both aspects of the prompt well enough? Does the experience I described being proud about have enough significance for this subject? Does the first part provide valid justification for why I developed the initial mindset? I am a first time poster, so if I have unknowingly violated any rules please let me know! Thank you in advance

People around me have always complimented my independence and ability to materialize my goals through endless perseverance. My capabilities became evident during the summer of 10th grade. I entered the summer with two goals in mind, get a job and strengthen my math skills. Fortunately, I landed my first job as a bike instructor after obtaining the required certifications and training. But the camp was half an hour away from my house, and I had no ride or money for buses. However, I remained determined to get this job. So, I borrowed my friend's bike and got up at 6 am every day to reach work on time. A week before my job started, I cycled out in traffic for the first time and practiced my turn signals until it came naturally to me. It was a physically and mentally enduring summer of experiences because of how persistent, patient, creative and active I had to be while teaching the kids. However, the joy on their faces as they first cycled without training wheels made me feel proud and accomplished. Besides being booked with a job, I had also taken a math course because I was determined to improve my performance and learn all the materials that my school did not teach. Though juggling work and school felt stressful during the season of relaxation, I'm thankful I persevered. After that summer, I felt as though I could achieve any goal I set my sights on.

People around me have always complimented my independence and ability to materialize my goals through endless perseverance. My capabilities became evident during the summer of 10th grade. I entered the summer with two goals in mind, get a job and strengthen my math skills. Fortunately, I landed my first job as a bike instructor after obtaining the required certifications and training. But the camp was half an hour away from my house, and I had no ride or money for buses. However, I remained determined to get this job. So, I borrowed my friend's bike and got up at 6 am every day to reach work on time. A week before my job started, I cycled out in traffic for the first time and practiced my turn signals until it came naturally to me. It was a physically and mentally enduring summer of experiences because of how persistent, patient, creative and active I had to be while teaching the kids. However, the joy on their faces as they first cycled without training wheels made me feel proud and accomplished. Besides being booked with a job, I had also taken a math course because I was determined to improve my performance and learn all the materials that my school did not teach. Though juggling work and school felt stressful during the season of relaxation, I'm thankful I persevered. After that summer, I felt as though I could achieve any goal I set my sights on.

While applying for college, West Point caught my attention because of my aspirations for leadership. West Point begins every semester with a grueling kit glove inspection of a cadet's uniform. The night before inspection is a Red Bull fueled fever dream of chaos as freshman furiously iron every piece of clothing and meticulously clean and polish every button, shoe buckle, and thread of their uniform. I vowed to myself that under my leadership my freshman would triumph through this grueling test of detail. I spent hours combing over his uniform, making sure every detail was checked off and that his shoes were so clean that I could see my reflection. But I felt the sting of defeat as my freshman withdrew the wrong sheet during the inspection, an automatic fail. Failure was bearable; however, his disappointment not in me but himself, was a white-knuckled fist in my stomach. Failure meant counseling, negative observation reports, and a make-up. But I knew no amount of counseling would extinguish his disappointment. Actualized leadership is more than surface-level rank, the mark of a true leader is their ability to resonate with a subordinate's humanity, and this experience was my initial baptism into becoming a bona fide leader. My leadership skills were tested as I broke the barrier between leader and subordinate and motivated him to succeed not because West Point required it but because that's what he wanted. Because to me, being a human leader matters.

While applying for college, West Point caught my attention because of my aspirations for leadership. West Point begins every semester with a grueling kit glove inspection of a cadet's uniform. The night before inspection is a Red Bull fueled fever dream of chaos as freshman furiously iron every piece of clothing and meticulously clean and polish every button, shoe buckle, and thread of their uniform. I vowed to myself that under my leadership my freshman would triumph through this grueling test of detail. I spent hours combing over his uniform, making sure every detail was checked off and that his shoes were so clean that I could see my reflection. But I felt the sting of defeat as my freshman withdrew the wrong sheet during the inspection, an automatic fail. Failure was bearable; however, his disappointment not in me but himself, was a white-knuckled fist in my stomach. Failure meant counseling, negative observation reports, and a make-up. But I knew no amount of counseling would extinguish his disappointment. Actualized leadership is more than surface-level rank, the mark of a true leader is their ability to resonate with a subordinate's humanity, and this experience was my initial baptism into becoming a bona fide leader. My leadership skills were tested as I broke the barrier between leader and subordinate and motivated him to succeed not because West Point required it but because that's what he wanted. Because to me, being a human leader matters.

Since I was little, I have been interested in environmental, social, and economic issues. Born and grow up in an environment that has a low level of education has become my background to take it as a challenge to improve human resources and find new ideas to develop economics and education. I specifically chose to apply to your program because I found hope in its core mission. When I read about the reasons underlying this bilateral education agreement, I know inside that this is the missing piece in the jigsaw puzzle for my dreams. During my studies, I attended to join English Debate Competition to represent my school with two of my friends. Thus, the occasion gives me different types of perspectives and communication skills. After graduation, I work in Semarang City as a receptionist at the clinic Sumber Waras for 6 months. My responsibility is to manage the buying and selling of finances of patients to the pharmacy and backing up data patients. Even though my educational background is different from my job as a chemist, it does not hinder my ability to learn to cope with the complex communication of social relationships with the people who come to my workplace. Support the work environment also gives me the ability to do well at work. This experience makes me a lot of self-development related to business management. Due to my interest in Business Development for Star-ups and Entrepreneurship, courses that Pec's and Debrecen offered will be a great opportunity for students to have experience in planning and developing a new startup idea and market, also an internship program. Whit those reasons above it that Pec's and Debrecen is a university that is not only focusing on theoretical but also practical development. I am planning to take the Business Planning, Corporate Strategy, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, Small Business Management, and Development, and Customer Behavior Theories, and elective courses. I plan to take a specialization in strategy, planning & management as it is important to set the company goals and direction. Furthermore, I am planning to research organizational behavior focusing on growth mindset and attitude in a managerial position of the start-up companies due to the of leaders play an important role towards shaping the organizational culture and its growth. Later, for the mandatory internship, I am planning to take organizational development that specifically works towards differentiation and integration to make a good relationship with the partnership it is aligned with my plan to build a free foundation school. It is undeniable that I would be facing several challenges during studies abroad, such as culture shock and homesickness. To support my studies and overcome challenges, I am planning to join the Indonesian Student Association in Hungary. Further, joining the university community, voluntary activities, and learn the Hungary language to help me adapt to the local environment. Moreover, being able to speak Hungarian and studying business in Hungary, will allow me to be the bridge between Hungary and Indonesia's business relationships in the future. Initially, I have searched about the culture and education system in Hungary from''studyinhungary.hu''website and from the other online sources, it is enough for my mind to studies there. After finishing my studies, I am planning to work abroad for two year years startup company to gain more perspective on developing new initiatives and innovations. From there who will be able to apply the knowledge that I got when I returned to Indonesia. In the next 10 years, my special agenda is where I can build a free school foundation for those who come from underprivileged families or unsupportive environments to help and develop them to reach their dreams. Considering the importance of my intended study, I believe I am proper. If given the opportunity, I will not let my words stay in this motivation letter. I'll do my best to put these words into and collaborate with people who share the same vision as I do. Because in achieving our dreams, I believe more in the beauty of collaboration than competition.

Since I was little, I have been interested in environmental, social, and economic issues. Born and grow up in an environment that has a low level of education has become my background to take it as a challenge to improve human resources and find new ideas to develop economics and education. I specifically chose to apply to your program because I found hope in its core mission. When I read about the reasons underlying this bilateral education agreement, I know inside that this is the missing piece in the jigsaw puzzle for my dreams. During my studies, I attended to join English Debate Competition to represent my school with two of my friends. Thus, the occasion gives me different types of perspectives and communication skills. After graduation, I work in Semarang City as a receptionist at the clinic Number Wars for 6 months. My responsibility is to manage the buying and selling of finances of patients to the pharmacy and backing up data patients. Even though my educational background is different from my job as a chemist, it does not hinder my ability to learn to cope with the complex communication of social relationships with the people who come to my workplace. Support the work environment also gives me the ability to do well at work. This experience makes me a lot of self-development related to business management. Due to my interest in Business Development for Star-ups and Entrepreneurship, courses that PEC's and Degree offered will be a great opportunity for students to have experience in planning and developing a new startup idea and market, also an internship program. With those reasons above it that PEC's and Degree is a university that is not only focusing on theoretical but also practical development. I am planning to take the Business Planning, Corporate Strategy, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, Small Business Management, and Development, and Customer Behavior Theories, and elective courses. I plan to take a specialization in strategy, planning camp; management as it is important to set the company goals and direction. Furthermore, I am planning to research organizational behavior focusing on growth mindset and attitude in a managerial position of the start-up companies due to the of leaders play an important role towards shaping the organizational culture and its growth. Later, for the mandatory internship, I am planning to take organizational development that specifically works towards differentiation and integration to make a good relationship with the partnership it is aligned with my plan to build a free foundation school. It is undeniable that I would be facing several challenges during studies abroad, such as culture shock and homesickness. To support my studies and overcome challenges, I am planning to join the Indonesian Student Association in Hungary. Further, joining the university community, voluntary activities, and learn the Hungary language to help me adapt to the local environment. Moreover, being able to speak Hungarian and studying business in Hungary, will allow me to be the bridge between Hungary and Indonesia's business relationships in the future. Initially, I have searched about the culture and education system in Hungary from''studyinhungary.hu''website and from the other online sources, it is enough for my mind to studies there. After finishing my studies, I am planning to work abroad for two year years startup company to gain more perspective on developing new initiatives and innovations. From there who will be able to apply the knowledge that I got when I returned to Indonesia. In the next 10 years, my special agenda is where I can build a free school foundation for those who come from underprivileged families or unsupportive environments to help and develop them to reach their dreams. Considering the importance of my intended study, I believe I am proper. If given the opportunity, I will not let my words stay in this motivation letter. I'll do my best to put these words into and collaborate with people who share the same vision as I do. Because in achieving our dreams, I believe more in the beauty of collaboration than competition.

Activity 1: I wanted to showcase my Somali heritage through creative means. During the lockdown, I learned how to sew cultural clothing. I began to take requests from the local women in my neighbourhood to create one-of-a-kind pieces for them. As a result, I have built a small clientele. Activity 2: As an older daughter in an immigrant family I bear the responsibilities of a parent, teacher and financial advisor. Although, I have been something like a primary caregiver for a majority of my life the pandemic undoubtedly thrusted me further into the role. Activity 3: The community that served me for most of my life suffered tremendously during the beginning of the pandemic. In return, to thank them for the service, I service them. I make weekly grocery and essential runs for the seniors and other vulnerable individuals in my neighbourhood. -- I have one other activity I have not included for security reasons

Activity 1: I wanted to showcase my Somali heritage through creative means. During the lockdown, I learned how to sew cultural clothing. I began to take requests from the local women in my neighborhood to create one-of-a-kind pieces for them. As a result, I have built a small clientele. Activity 2: As an older daughter in an immigrant family I bear the responsibilities of a parent, teacher and financial advisor. Although, I have been something like a primary caregiver for a majority of my life the pandemic undoubtedly thrust me further into the role. Activity 3: The community that served me for most of my life suffered tremendously during the beginning of the pandemic. In return, to thank them for the service, I service them. I make weekly grocery and essential runs for the seniors and other vulnerable individuals in my neighborhood. -- I have one other activity I have not included for security reasons

Prompt summary: I am expected to demonstrate interest in pursuing Mechanical Engineering as a focus, the sop must communicate understanding and desire to pursue such major and a planned career plan. As a seventeen-year-old boy in El Salvador, close relatives in Houston offered to finance my undergraduate education. With a campus fifteen minutes away from my family's house and affordable classes, Lone Star College was a convenient choice. At LSC, my coursework on Calculus, Chemistry, and Physics gave me the engineering's foundations. Integrals, Derivatives, Thermochemistry, Newton's Laws, Work, and Thermodynamics, are my essentials for upper-class courses. Academic challenges at Lone Star College broadened my view of team-work and academic coaching. Participating in group works and lab teams, my peers and I helped each other out and joined our strengths to produce good results. Alongside, the academic coaching center and additional study material cleared out the doubts on the largest chapters of University Physics I. This academic and team-work experience has trained me solve projects collaboratively and for my future major's inherent demands. Despite the academic growth Lone Star College has given me, the bachelor's degree opportunities I can pursue here are limited. Transferring to Texas A&M is the next step in getting theoretical and technical training toward the broad and versatile Mechanical Engineering major. My interest in ME is linked to my childhood. I took apart my toy cars to see how they were assembled inside. Though I did not succeed at re-mounting them, I got a glimpse of how my little McDonald's toy car did three-foot drives as it said: "Hot Dogs! Hot Dogs!" My small cars' motors amazed me as much as the Discovery channel's "How It's Made" documentary. Staring at the television, I was intrigued to see that the chairs and knives in our house were manufactured from raw materials like lumber or steel and transformed through precise, automated processes. In college, my work on a research paper expanded my insight into the application of physics and chemistry into engineering. Writing on rocket fuels' science and internal combustion systems on spacecraft, I was amazed by how combustion reactions in combustion chambers produce thrust to propel a heavy structure based on conservation of momentum and Newton's Third Law. In University Physics I, I got interested in free body diagrams and heat engines, which are not perfectly efficient because energy is released into a cold reservoir, but produce mechanical work by taking energy from a heat reservoir. Mechanical Engineering encompasses my interest in Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, and their application to machines, engines, and manufacture. This major will help me adapt to upcoming technologies and advanced engineering concepts comfortably and prepare me for a wide range of areas like construction, automotive, materials, thermal systems, manufacturing, plant engineering, robotics, and combustion engines. As a mechanical engineer, I will have a unique insight into different fields, broadening my career and further academic opportunities. At Texas A&M, I am interested in courses like Principles of Thermodynamics, Design of Mechanical Components and Systems, and Materials and Manufacturing Selection in Design. These classes are the building blocks for me to take Internal Combustion Engines, Principles of Turbomachinery, and Computer-Aided Engineering as technical electives. I also expect to apply my academic skills in the Capstone Design Project Program and help solve company-sponsored projects in the Zachry Engineering Education Complex's labs. TAMU's top, extensive technical resources will help me apply theoretical knowledge for practical purposes beneficial to society and obtain valuable technical skills. I am also determined to apply to the International Internship Program opportunities in Singapore and TAMU at Doha, which would allow me to expand my knowledge and technical skills in the global arena. Through this opportunity, I plan to gain knowledge of work ethics in the Eastern hemisphere, which would enhance my career communication skills while getting hands-on research experience. As an Aggie graduate abroad, I plan to contribute to El Salvador's industry as a proficient, ethical worker reflecting the Aggie Code of Honor. My career interests are in the automotive, manufacturing, assembly, and maintenance industries. I intend to apply my future knowledge of materials, engines, mechanical systems, and machinery in companies like Hanesbrands, Fruit of the Loom, Kimberly Clark, and Avianca Airlines. I also aim to serve as an academic and career advisor in my hometown for high schoolers and college students in engineering curricula. I am confident my academic commitment, career vision, and strive for attainable goals as a student and as a moral agent will fit well in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Prompt summary: I am expected to demonstrate interest in pursuing Mechanical Engineering as a focus, the sop must communicate understanding and desire to pursue such major and a planned career plan. As a seventeen-year-old boy in El Salvador, close relatives in Houston offered to finance my undergraduate education. With a campus fifteen minutes away from my family's house and affordable classes, Lone Star College was a convenient choice. At LSC, my coursework on Calculus, Chemistry, and Physics gave me the engineering's foundations. Integrals, Derivatives, Thermochemistry, Newton's Laws, Work, and Thermodynamics, are my essentials for upper-class courses. Academic challenges at Lone Star College broadened my view of team-work and academic coaching. Participating in group works and lab teams, my peers and I helped each other out and joined our strengths to produce good results. Alongside, the academic coaching center and additional study material cleared out the doubts on the largest chapters of University Physics I. This academic and team-work experience has trained me solve projects collaboratively and for my future major's inherent demands. Despite the academic growth Lone Star College has given me, the bachelor's degree opportunities I can pursue here are limited. Transferring to Texas Camp;M is the next step in getting theoretical and technical training toward the broad and versatile Mechanical Engineering major. My interest in ME is linked to my childhood. I took apart my toy cars to see how they were assembled inside. Though I did not succeed at re-mounting them, I got a glimpse of how my little McDonald's toy car did three-foot drives as it said: "Hot Dogs! Hot Dogs!" My small cars' motors amazed me as much as the Discovery Channel's "How It's Made" documentary. Staring at the television, I was intrigued to see that the chairs and knives in our house were manufactured from raw materials like lumber or steel and transformed through precise, automated processes. In college, my work on a research paper expanded my insight into the application of physics and chemistry into engineering. Writing on rocket fuels' science and internal combustion systems on spacecraft, I was amazed by how combustion reactions in combustion chambers produce thrust to propel a heavy structure based on conservation of momentum and Newton's Third Law. In University Physics I, I got interested in free body diagrams and heat engines, which are not perfectly efficient because energy is released into a cold reservoir, but produce mechanical work by taking energy from a heat reservoir. Mechanical Engineering encompasses my interest in Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, and their application to machines, engines, and manufacture. This major will help me adapt to upcoming technologies and advanced engineering concepts comfortably and prepare me for a wide range of areas like construction, automotive, materials, thermal systems, manufacturing, plant engineering, robotics, and combustion engines. As a mechanical engineer, I will have a unique insight into different fields, broadening my career and further academic opportunities. At Texas Camp;M, I am interested in courses like Principles of Thermodynamics, Design of Mechanical Components and Systems, and Materials and Manufacturing Selection in Design. These classes are the building blocks for me to take Internal Combustion Engines, Principles of Turbo machinery, and Computer-Aided Engineering as technical electives. I also expect to apply my academic skills in the Capstone Design Project Program and help solve company-sponsored projects in the Zachary Engineering Education Complex's labs. TAME's top, extensive technical resources will help me apply theoretical knowledge for practical purposes beneficial to society and obtain valuable technical skills. I am also determined to apply to the International Internship Program opportunities in Singapore and TAME at Doha, which would allow me to expand my knowledge and technical skills in the global arena. Through this opportunity, I plan to gain knowledge of work ethics in the Eastern hemisphere, which would enhance my career communication skills while getting hands-on research experience. As an Aggie graduate abroad, I plan to contribute to El Salvador's industry as a proficient, ethical worker reflecting the Aggie Code of Honor. My career interests are in the automotive, manufacturing, assembly, and maintenance industries. I intend to apply my future knowledge of materials, engines, mechanical systems, and machinery in companies like Handstands, Fruit of the Loom, Kimberly Clark, and Avian ca Airlines. I also aim to serve as an academic and career advisor in my hometown for high schoolers and college students in engineering curricula. Furthermore, I am confident my academic commitment, career vision, and strive for attainable goals as a student and as a moral agent will fit well in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering.

(I haven't shortened mine to 200 yet, it's 342 as of now) I have been drawn to films for nearly as long as I can remember. As a child, I used to be enamoured by the vibrant colours of Monsters University and the immersive sound effects of The Avengers. As I grew older, ever captivated by cinema, I started fiding a much larger significance in movies than entertainment. Eventually, I realized that movies are a reflection of our reality - a testament to the vast, complex, and exciting world we live in. I stopped viewing movie characters as fictional, but living, breathing people. Hence, I learn realms about psychology, human connection, and its impact when I see Charlie writing anonymous letters in The Perks of Being a Wallflower or Ved being nonsensical in Tamasha. Further, protagonists with peculiar or similar intellectual curiosities as mine particularly intrigue me, as I can trace their journeys to understand where hisher ideologies lead himher, or how heshe build upon them. I study their experiences and learnings so I can subsequently apply them to my own life. Moreover, characters often perform menial activities in films which eventually prove to be incredibly meaningful in their story. This helps me give meaning to my own tasks and makes me appreciate the tasks and the people in my life. I now find myself enthralled to engage in more activities. My enamour with motion pictures aligns with my interest in behavioural psychology. I am determined to understand human nature and the origins of people's mindsets. In the same light, I wish to explore minors in Psychology and Philosophy at Lafayette College. Such academic pursuits would enhance my toolset for understanding people, and in turn, enable me to analyse movie characters more deeply. As a young Sikh, I have been subject to frequent ridicule for my turban. In my adolescence, those experiences have manifested in me a strong sense of compassion and regard for a nurturing environment. Hence, through my minor studies and passion to decode human behaviour, I ultimately aspire to maintain a positive and enriching environment for those around me.

(I haven't shortened mine to 200 yet, it's 342 as of now) I have been drawn to films for nearly as long as I can remember. As a child, I used to be enamored by the vibrant colors of Monsters University and the immersive sound effects of The Avengers. As I grew older, ever captivated by cinema, I started finding a much larger significance in movies than entertainment. Eventually, I realized that movies are a reflection of our reality - a testament to the vast, complex, and exciting world we live in. I stopped viewing movie characters as fictional, but living, breathing people. Hence, I learn realms about psychology, human connection, and its impact when I see Charlie writing anonymous letters in The Perks of Being a Wallflower or Led being nonsensical in Natasha. Further, protagonists with peculiar or similar intellectual curiosities as mine particularly intrigue me, as I can trace their journeys to understand where higher ideologies lead higher, or how Hesse build upon them. I study their experiences and learnings, so I can subsequently apply them to my own life. Moreover, characters often perform menial activities in films which eventually prove to be incredibly meaningful in their story. This helps me give meaning to my own tasks and makes me appreciate the tasks and the people in my life. I now find myself enthralled to engage in more activities. My enamor with motion pictures aligns with my interest in behavioral psychology. I am determined to understand human nature and the origins of people's mindsets. In the same light, I wish to explore minors in Psychology and Philosophy at Lafayette College. Such academic pursuits would enhance my tool set for understanding people, and in turn, enable me to analyze movie characters more deeply. As a young Sikh, I have been subject to frequent ridicule for my turban. In my adolescence, those experiences have manifested in me a strong sense of compassion and regard for a nurturing environment. Hence, through my minor studies and passion to decode human behavior, I ultimately aspire to maintain a positive and enriching environment for those around me.