College Admissions Essay: A Career As A Social Activist

Throughout our lives, we make choices and decisions that change our lives and others in positive and/or negative ways. It is these decisions that determine how we will be remembered, our legacy. When I graduate high school, I want to be remembered by the qualities that define me as a person and the good I’ve done for others. Throughout the years, I’ve been often been described by my family and friends as bold, confident, outgoing, and hardworking. Not only are these characteristics important to me, but they are important to my family, as they want to leave a legacy in the name of our family. The qualities I have exhibited are the same qualities past family members have shown and are remembered for. Through always putting out my best effort when it comes to work and school, I have shown my dedication and discipline. Through doing what I can to help others, I have displayed my commitment to world peace, the betterment of the world as a whole, and the yearning to make a difference in someone’s life other than my

The Master of Social Work Program offered by the SU Falk College is truly attractive to me for many reasons. For instance some objectives motives that make it quite interesting are the option of completing a dual program in Social Work and Marriage and Family Therapy related to my background in Clinical Psychology. In addition is as a certified profession that would give me a wider variety of employment opportunities. Finally offers a part-time study, which is quite convenient when you try to combine family, work, and studies. At the same time are subjective reasons. I would mention the need to develop an occupation which I feel has a meaningful purpose every day; like support our equals. This could be helping, guiding, assisting or just let them know that we believe in their potential, so they could be able somehow to integrate and contribute to our community. In other word the Social Work as a vocation that constitutes a pillar of strength, or an approach

Growing up, I never had the warm pleasures of bedtime stories; instead, I would hear about the unimaginable impoverishment my parents faced in their childhood. The immediate reality of poverty obscured their investment in their brighter futures; both were forced both to sell lottery tickets on the streets or trade vegetables for portions of meat: just to help sustain their families. Looking back at those nights, I can only be grateful. As one of the first in my family to attend college, I am piloting a new future, one where I hope to lift not only my family out of their struggles but also the community that has always supported me and global communities today.

I use to enjoy reading and writing. The joy of going to the bookstore and picking out a great book excited me. I would curl up in my bed and image the world around me as if I was in the book myself. Everything changed during my four high school years.

By the time I got to college, my decision to major in political science came as a surprise to absolutely no one in my life. But I knew that my major was more than just a field of study, it’s essentially a lifestyle. Studying political science requires so much more than reading textbooks and writing papers and doing quantitative analysis, at its very core it’s about how people live their lives. I knew that I would have to make concerted efforts outside of the classroom in order to truly understand the way things worked. My first effort at this was serving on the planning and zoning commission for the City of Coffeyville while attending Coffeyville Community College, which gave me a chance to understand local government at a level that most

Growing up, I was surrounded by a constant stream of information and discussion about current events. My father is a lawyer and is actively involved in the political community. The constant talk of government and community activism in my home had a major contribution on how I started to plan my future endeavors. The desire

My interests and passions supplement my education in high school in a variety of ways. Show choir, musicals, plays, chorus, band, jazz band, and so much more allowed me to use my creativity everyday in multiple ways. All of these arts opportunities added to the excitement of coming to school, which naturally helped me succeed in my academic pursuits. Not only do I enjoy high school, but many weekend days have been spent waiting to go back to school so that I can sing again, or play my trumpet again, or just learn something really interesting.

I see my life as a series of experiences that build upon one another and, through my hard work and determination, lead to overall long and short term goals that I have set for myself. There are thousands upon thousands of things that affect my life both directly and indirectly all of which have varying degrees of influence on me. Three areas of my life that most certainly have had a profound impact on me are scholarship, spiritual formation, and service. These three areas have affected me positively, and have motivated me to pursue higher levels of education, and have challenged me to set my lifetime goals higher. Though I'm not exactly sure where I will end up in life, I know that if I let my academics, spirituality, and service

I am interested in working with the Disciplinary Review Committee, because I am interested in social justice based off actions. I believe avery action should have a fair consequence. I want to spend my time helping others, by finding out the facts and true stories. I think being on the Disciplinary Review Committee would also expand my own knowledge on social justice, and provide me with different experiences and perspectives on discipline, and what it is.

This program was my first introduction to political economy and activism. I chose it because I had extremely limited exposure to both topics. In addition, the class featured an environmental and native studies aspect; both are core to my academic goals. I gained experience in the above topics through class discussions, workshops, lectures, and the class field trip.

However, when I think about my interests more, I realize that I have an extremely diverse group of favorite activities. I love to sing. I love pretending my pen is a microphone is just singing as loud as I possibly can when I’m home alone. In middle school, I was in three major theater productions. I’ve been taking piano lessons since I was six and I love it. I like to help people that need it. I am in SADD, LaSallian Youth, and Best Buddies at LaSalle. I also am doing a project outside of school that involves helping the San Miguel School for boys. Although I am absolutely horrible at it, I like to draw. Over the summer, I love going to the beach in the early morning and pretending I am the next Van Gogh. I love to cook. I like to experiment with different foods. For about six summers, I went to a week long cooking camp at Johnson & Wales and loved every second of it. Writing has been a strong passion of mine for as long as I can remember. I used write books and send them into a little book publishing company just to get them bound so I could feel like a real author. Today, I still love to write. I use it as more of a therapy rather than an activity like I did when I was younger. My deepest desire in life is to travel the world and write while I do it. I want to share my experiences with others and give them the sae hope to travel that I have now. I

Once I was out of school, I spent my time constantly thinking about things to do. Whether it was watching television or talking on the phone with a friend. I would sometimes Google new information on different subjects I took interest in for what felt like hours. Discovering new kinds of music was another thing I found interesting. I always looked forward to hanging out with friends whenever I got the chance to. One of the other main things I looked forward to doing was to skateboarding. I did not mind skating most of the time because it was fun. With practice, I became a really skilled skater; I could do high flips and quick turns on the board. I do not really have that much fun unless I really enjoy doing something. It was a lot of fun, but after a few months of being home getting a high school diploma became important. I wanted to learn a trade to be able to get a job as well. Finally, I took my friend’s suggestion and enrolled in Job Corps to complete my education.

Once upon a midnight summer, while I danced to the daintily drummer, The rhythmic sound, paired to my fierce, tender heartbeat As I stopped, I started staring, then I began caring, For me, you were daring, daring and sweet, You pulled me closer, wrapping your arms around me, making me feeling complete Something about you makes me feel offbeat Your dangerously sharp eyes caught me, picked me up, and spun me around, Forgetting all my regrets and just living up these nights, My heart laced with love, and my mind, boggling with infinite thoughts,

At the beginning of this course I wasn’t sure what was meant by social responsibility and civic engagement. During this course I realized the meaning of both and the responsibilities that both imply. A definition of social responsibility that I found particularly poignant and concise comes from Entrepreneur Magazine, “Acting with concern and sensitivity, aware of the impact of your actions on others, particularly the disadvantaged” (Entrepreneur Magazine.com). Social responsibility can be as simple as paying your taxes or recycling your glass bottles. Social responsibility can be as complex as finding solutions to global warming or hunger in Africa. You can be personally socially responsible or you can be socially

During childhood, I took enjoyment in reading, school, and the arts. Escaping into books and my schoolwork would be my escape from real life. Since school was the priority in our household, there was little time for extracurricular activities. Similarly, through my high school years, determined to make my mother proud, I pushed myself to succeed. Above all else, college was the goal