Furbright Personal Statement Examples

Mackenzie: Do you have any advice for other students who plan on pursuing a career in the performing arts?

To seek admission into the MFA–Acting program at Yale School of Drama to transform myself into a lifetime actor by working on my physical and vocal instrument at the world-class academy, learning acting techniques, scene study, voice, text, speech, dialects, singing, particularly Alexander technique, in a collaborative, creative and diverse environment.

I am interested in pursuing the esteem four year MD program at NOSM as it provides students a unique opportunity to gain medical experience at community-engaged institution. I would have the opportunity to learn medicine under the guidance of a well-respected faculty and be a part of a diverse, multicultural medical institution with a common goal of positively imparting healthcare to the North community through innovation and research

Watching my friends’ face quiver in disgust after recounting my experience of a videofluoroscopicy and my excitement from viewing the barium travel through the oropharyngeal and pharyngeal phases of swallowing, I realized I wanted to study the extraordinary field of Communication Sciences and Disorders. During my undergraduate career at East Carolina University, my anatomy and physiology class further fostered my enthusiasm for the field when discovering how intricate and complex it is for the human body to perform a simple task such as breathing and swallowing. I was able to utilize my thirst for knowledge of the human anatomy working in Dr. Perry’s Speech Imaging and Visualization Laboratory and enhance my writing skills by reviewing peer reviewed journal articles. Ultimately working and observing lab assistants create 3D anatomical models of the laryngeal mechanism, velopharyngeal mechanism, swallowing mechanism, skull and cranium,

Before coming into this class, I have to be honest, I didn’t know much about the history of the American musical theatre or anything that was related to musicals in general. As a kid, I was exposed to a few musicals here and there, but it never really grabbed my attention because I was a stereotypical athlete. I also have to admit that I was one of those people that thought that there wasn’t a lot of work that go into making a musical and as soon as I started taking this course I have been proved wrong and I am much more appreciative of all the blood sweat and tears that individuals make in creating a musical. One of the very first composers that peaked my interest is the legendary Irving Berlin. Irving Berlin had an interesting and successful life and career that was full of many events and Berlin certainly left his legacy in the world of musical theatre.

I am applying for the WTIS: Public Health, Community, and Culture in Cuba because I desire an integrating experience that incorporates my passions of medicine, service, and travel. As a kinesiology major with a dream of working in the healthcare industry, I am interested in gaining a hands-on experience in a drastically different healthcare system from my own. I have been fortunate to have previously visited Eldoret, Kenya, where I was exposed to the AMPATH-Kenya Indiana University Medical School and Hospital, rural village health care, and a day shelter for the street children of Eldoret. The life-changing experience gave me awareness on the lack of health care in third world countries, but most importantly sparked my interest in medicine.

“Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.” This quote was said by Christine Gregoire, and never were truer words ever spoken. It is my personal belief that the education I can receive at Montclair State University can be the starting point to which my career in the arts can prosper. I have heard many people, from alumni to friends of alumni, talk in high regards about the theatrical program at MSU. Some say that it was the best training they ever received, and others say that their friends who went to MSU were able to be consistent working actors due to their training. It is my ultimate goal to take advantage of the amazing resources at MSU if I’m able to make it in the Music Theatre program. I

At age thirteen my family left Scotland and moved to the United States. Througout this transition I noticed a big culture difference. It got me curious to why people are all the same but when you live in a different place people act differently. About to graduate my senior year for highschool I discovered tere were answers to people behavior in my AP Psychology class. That is when I discovered my passion for psychology and have presued it ever since.

I have evolved from singing cobbled-together carols in kindergarten class to singing collegiate repertoire at competitive adjudications with a rigorously auditioned madrigal choir, and from dancing in a weekly ballet activity at the local YMCA to the Nutcracker suite. Throughout high school, I have performed in sixteen plays and musicals. My interests are varied, but when I pursue them, I do not do so halfheartedly. I know Johns Hopkins has as strong a performing arts community as it has strong academics. I hope to be a part of it and bring my own performances and perspectives to any productions that will have me. I found a second family in the performing arts, and I want to extend it in

I wish to study at WAPAA because I believe that the performing arts is where my future resides. I can’t be entirely sure where, I love performing, sharing parts of myself with the audience. It’s why I love stand-up comedy, I share a story and people empathise with it. Storytelling and performing has been a part of culture for as long as culture itself, there is something very real but ephemeral about it that I appreciate. Work and effort goes into every piece no matter if it’s Broadway or a small performance down an alley in Brisbane with an audience of five. I empathise and enjoy this fact, the work and effort to create something for others to enjoy and experience. That’s why I wish to study at WAPAA in part, to be able to realise that dream

In my opinion, performing is one of the most selfless professions out there. Getting on a stage whether it be in an opera, ballet, or orchestral concert, and creating an alternative world that both actors and audiences alike can participate in is something special. As artists, I believe it is our responsibility to be well rounded and at the very least understand art in all its disciplines. This is what specifically drew me towards New England Conservatory. Classical singers, jazz trumpeters, and composers, all practice and perform within the same vicinity. Ask any performance major and they will tell you that stylistically their approach to their specific discipline is a culmination of inspired thoughts and ideas from other artists. You can’t help but be inspired by your peers every day at NEC. With the opportunity to study at this great institution with its extremely knowledgeable and hospitable instructors, I plan to better my craft and use it for the common good. The world needs a little more music and it is our obligation as artists to make it more accessible to those who wouldn't have the chance to experience it otherwise. I'm truly grateful for this

This booklet will provide information on and assess the options available to an Australian based student applying for tertiary education in acting. Many criteria must be considered when applying for further education including; entry requirements, fees, scholarships and fee help, course structure, employability and accommodation. Information has been sourced from official University sites, surveys of students and a variety of other sources for the purposes of this booklet. Throughout this booklet advice on choosing the right study option for you can be found in the bottom right section of each page to assist in making choices that are right for your situation. Further investigation is encouraged, but let this booklet be your guide you into

As an undergraduate student at the University of New Mexico I have become increasingly aware of the complex network problems that I face as a citizen of the world. I have also realized the progress and success that I enjoy in the same capacity as the frontiers of medicine, technology and communication continue to expand. My desire to participate in the resolution of those problems and in the further expansion of those frontiers had inspired me to seek a degree in biology and entrance into a School of Dentistry. I intend to successfully complete program of dentistry and further my specialization in the area of endodontics. Upon completion of my

This calling I have discovered has motivated me to explore opportunities outside of the realm of high school and obtain a technical theatre internship at Broadway Rose Theatre, a professional theatre company, during the summer between my junior and senior year, the same internship that i have just finished reapplying to.

Engaging with the study of the mind and its effect on human behaviour fascinates me. Why do we behave the way we do and how does our social surrounding affect us? My interest deepens into how the innate mind of a human builds up and exhibits certain types of behaviour. I am intrigued by how child behaviour differs from adult behaviour, and how children exhibit their behaviour in the environment aspiring me towards the role of a child psychologist. My vision is to work with children to understand their behaviour as well as improve it using the skills I aim to learn during my undergraduate course of psychology.