Example Of Personal Statement

My Hispanic identity and heritage is an important part of my identity because it has shaped my journey as student and guided me in discovering my passion in life. I strongly believe being the daughter of immigrant parents has pushed me to work harder as a student and has motivated me to search for ways to help my Hispanic community. Since my parents and the majority of my family are immigrants from Mexico, this unique position has exposed me to the reality of thousands of people who come to the country looking for the American Dream, but also the difficult obstacles they face in their daily lives. As a child, I witnessed how my Hispanic community lived in the shadows and were afraid to speak up when injustices occurred because of the inability to speak English and the lack of knowledge

A dedicated, skilled professional with dependable solid work ethic. It is a pleasure working within a communicative and compassionate environment. Flexibility and a quick learner who is accurate and detail minded, adapting easily to new situations, I can relate to people on any level. Naturally perform well under pressure and enjoy a challenge. I can work independently when needed, in addition, blending as a productive team member. My goal is to secure a position that reflects my desire to help others and commitment in providing quality customer

Rosanna Tavarez visited our class to share her experience in the United States from a Hispanic perspective. Ms. Tavarez’s parents are from the Dominican Republic. In their early twenties, they moved to the United States and settled in New York, and spent time in Miami. Ms. Tavarez was born in New York, and lived in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood. Specifically, she described her neighborhood as having the exact characteristics of a neighborhood in the Dominican Republic. For example, you could hear Spanish music and see people outside playing dominoes. In general, Ms. Tavarez spoke positively about her experience growing up in New York with an immigrant family. Yet, she did describe the discrimination her parents faced.

Born in the Dominican Republic, at the age of 10, my family and I migrated to this country to fulfill the American dream. As a girl from a small Spanish speaking island, I had to maneuver through the public school system in order to achieve the goals that I once never thought I would conquer. With language being the ultimate challenge, I fundamentally had to learn the English language on my own. Yet through the frustration of inequalities and lack of resources presented to children in inner-city communities, ambition grew inside me. My mother would say to me “Everyone deserves to have a fair share of what they loved to do.” However, at the same time, I was also taught that nothing is easily handed to you, and that “if you want it, then you have to work for it.” I live by the words of my mother, and when I receive the opportunity to continue my education at

Following receiving my M.B.A. as I began to age I began to notice that it takes me a lot more work to maintain a slender build than it had in the past. I also noticed that the portion sizes at traditional restaurants that I frequent began to get larger in spite of the fact that I was not burning the calories off any faster, actually slower. After this self-reflection, I went on a family trip and I have a cousin who has a 12-year-old daughter that is extremely overweight, be definition she would be obese. I noticed that the mother did not contain he child’s eating at all. The child ate whatever she wanted in the amount that she wanted. I then heard the mother state that she, “Hopes that she can lose weight,” but my thought was that you’re not do anything to help this cause. This led me to want to go into the field of dietetics as the nutritional care needs of people of all ages captivate me and because of the lack of knowledge and incorrect knowledge found on the internet, I want to be a person entrusted with the nutritional care needs, both clinical and non-clinical, of all the patients and guests in a facility.

The practice of caring for the individual needs of each student should transform schools and society. The transformation is dependent on the market reaction to the personalized learning and care shown to students. As schools moved to an industrial model where bigger, impersonal, standardized learning became the norm, student’s needs became secondary. Kittay (2011) argues that all people have a need for dependency for care from others. Schools are built to provide care, but often fall under the category of being an institution. The impersonal nature of institutional schools has led to larger buildings, higher classes sizes, and curriculum geared for testing. This is not just a phenomenon in public schools where No Child Left Behind has left schools adjusting the curriculum to meet standards for continued funding. Standardization has also become wide spread within the independent school communities.

Growing up in a disadvantaged area and attending an underperforming school, with no immediate family members in higher education, attending university was unimportant to me. However, as a third-year BSc Sport and Exercise Science student I have not looked back, in fact, I am now looking forward, motivated to gain a more in-depth knowledge of behavioural medicine. I have applied to study an MRes in exercise and sport sciences, with a research focus on extreme cardiovascular reactions to acute psychological stress. Furthermore, I am also interested in the interventions which can be implemented to ameliorate and protect against the health damaging effects of exaggerated/blunted reactivity.

The BTI internship superimposes my greatest interests: as a student of biochemistry, an impassioned environmentalist and humanist, and a prospective MD/PhD candidate, the part about advancing and communicating scientific knowledge in plant biology to enhance human health within BTI’s mission statement really resonates with me.

I graduated from my undergraduate institution in September 2013. From fall 2013 to spring 2014, I helped my mother recover from different injuries after suffering an accident in July 2013 and another in November 2013. I volunteered from a public health study as an evaluation research assistant between December 2013 and June 2014, and worked part-time for that same project from July 2014 until its end in September 2014. I was the lead Spanish/English interpreter for the UCSD Student-Run Free Clinic between July 2014 and June 2016 where as a volunteer I was able to also shadow medical students and physicians and learn more about underserved communities. Between March 2015 and June 2016, I worked part-time as a research assistant for two global

As a Christian coming from the Islamic dominated Middle East, I not only bring the unique ethnical and socioeconomic background, but also a slew of life experiences. Along with my experiences, my diverse college studies bring a distinctive well-roundedness to an incoming student cohort. Growing up as a Christian in an Islamic culture, I learnt what it means to belong to a persecuted misunderstood minority. This gave me a unique understanding of dealing with the multitude of minorities in our society. It is almost impossible to describe the feelings and the pressures that affect those who are living as minorities in a society. Those feelings can only be understood through first-hand experience. Therefore, I am able to bring this unique experience

This passion has animated many causes I have advocated through my work as Latino Community Outreach Student Coordinator for the Inter-American Program and my volunteer work with the White Roses Program. I’ve been able to help Latino youth in pursuing higher education and I’ve also seen students that cannot continue because they’re considered AB 540 and don’t have the financial assistance. I’ve been keynote speaker for conferences, scholarship ceremony and graduations trying to motivate other Latino youth to stay in school. I’ve seen immigrant families suffering because they have no idea what's going to happen with the immigration reforms. I’ve seen loved ones suffer from the effects of their migratory status. And I know I was one of them before, but thanks to my education background I was able to resolve my situation and I am Mexican-American now.

Lee University’ mission in scholastic curriculums is, “to develop within the students’ knowledge, appreciation, understanding, ability, and skills which will prepare them for responsible Christian living in a complex world.” In implementation, the practice of ethical action, redemptive service and responsible citizenship within the church, local community, and globally, are emphasized. As an older student at Lee University, I admit that these values were heavily communicated to me, by my mother, from an early age. After high school, I did not pursue a vocation and worked in a factory in Alabama for a couple of years. It was during this time, that I realized, that God wanted more out of and for me. I returned home to Tennessee, and by

I have been a communications officer in FCR for 8yrs, I was also a special constable for 7yrs, during my time as a comms officer I have progressed through call taking and dispatching. Last year I was successfully promoted to scale 5 and have been working as a senior comms officer since that time. I am a tutor and have tutored 9 new members of staff on call taking and dispatch and 2 others on the ANPR desk. I am fully trained in ANPR, VODS, recruitment and selection interviewing and as an acting supervisor. I am also the health and safety SPOC along with first aid and fire marshal for FCR a role I volunteered to take on alongside my normal duties. I have completely rewritten the health and safety book to bring it up to date, I have

I am a strong team player with exceptional work ethic, critical thinking, and leadership skills, and the ability to adapt easily to environment and responsibility changes. I have superb communication skills and a track record of building relationships in a purposeful fashion to achieve defined company objectives, and providing competent and dignified customer support. I am disciplined to meet changing deadlines and work requirements by consistently working in high-pressure environments at a fast pace while maintaining quality and error-free work in highly ethical and confidential manner. In addition, my advanced education, including a Master of Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management & Information Technology,

To be part of Aspire would give me the opportunity to nurture and develop my skills & capabilities that I have developed throughout my career to my peers and stakeholders.