My Personal Statement

There are few certainties of what one will encounter during life. A common joke names two: death and

My vision as an undergraduate student of the Haskayne School of Business (HSB) is to become a well-rounded influential leader and equip myself with a set of skills and values that will enhance me as an individual in my career. Thus, my goal is to succeed academically and socially, graduating with a distinction and having built strong relationships.

I've always wanted to attend college. For me it was always a question of where to go? And how I’d afford it? Rather than will I go? My dad, however, encouraged me to think about why I wanted to go to college. What was driving me? Was it because college was what everyone expected me to do? Or was it bigger than that? He told me that going to college just because all of my peers were going, wasn’t really a good reason. For a long time, I didn’t have a good answer to that question, other than I just love to learn. That was before I discovered neuroscience.

As cliche as it may sound, college was never an option that I gave myself. Going to college was more of an obligation that I set for myself when I started enter the field of education as a student. In my household, the goal of getting into college was always around me. The daily discussion in my household when it comes to the discussion about school, always starts with, “When I get to college”. When I have discussions with adults and career counselors about my career choice, I always start off with, “When I finish college”. A college education is important in my family, and I have been taught the values of having a college degree can guarantee me a successful job in life. My mother continually pushed me towards the entrance of college,

IM was introduced at an early stage in rotations and there was an immediate connection. I was fascinated by the sheer diversity of cases, many unsolved, as well as the amount of direct patient contact. These were patients that spanned ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic gender differences and more, a fascinating mix. Unlike many other specialties, comprehensive holistic care is at the core of treatment, with emphasis on caring for the chronically ill or acute patient. These would be patients that would require continuous and coordinated care which is in line with how I seek to approach case management. Internal Medicine complements my professional and personal ethos of hard work, discipline, compassion, while necessitating challenging diagnoses

My major is professional development. I enjoy engaging and building rapport with people and understanding their values to make a difference to better their environment. Interdisciplinary studies allow me to analyze, educate, and integrate cultures in a diverse community. This semester I am taking a course in introduction to interdisciplinary studies, a course in interpersonal skills in leadership, a course in analytical and information literacy, a course in interdisciplinary critical thinking, and a capstone internship partnership, which help me professionally. My capstone internship is in counseling at an elementary school. I like volunteering working with community outreach programs. Education is a complex problem, and I will identify how

Getting an education has always been an important goal in my life. From my fifteen years of schooling I have learned a lot in the traditional sense, but I am now ready for a more hands on approach that is also tailored to my interests. I am planning a concentration in criminal justice, and as a woman, no program is of greater interest to me than the core course of “Prostitution and the Sex Trade”; it is the number one reason I am applying to DIS. It’s an issue that encompasses many different and important points of view which is an extremely relevant aspect of sociology. My future in sociology is dependent on my ability to learn from others with diverse backgrounds and I also think it is necessary to become more knowledgeable regarding other countries’ cultures and ways of life.

The two weeks I tracked were November 6th through the 19th. I chose those days because I was paid on the 6th, and I wouldn’t be paid again until the 20th. By choosing those dates, I was able to see how much I spent from that paycheck and how much left over I actually had. I liked being able to see how much of my paycheck was left over by the time I was paid again. I use that extra money for a buffer in case there is something I have to spend a little extra money on, and so I always have money in my bank account.

I believe that the first 5 years in a child’s life are the most important. They are the building blocks for their learning. Experiences, children should be interwoven through all developmental domains, physical, social, language, emotional and cognitive, being able to build on their learning experiences in a safe, inviting and engaging environment. Children at their first teachers (REGGIO), they are capable and confidant learners and children should be able to bring their own ideas into their learning. Through discussions and observations I believe that each child will feel valued and have a pro-active involvement within the programming each day.

I am aiming high when it comes to my plans in the STEM field. I am planning to double or possibility triple major when I start my journey at St. Thomas. This is because I’ve always pushed myself to go beyond. Starting from middle school, when I first got the chance to take high school courses, until this very day, where I am taking full time college classes under the Postsecondary Enrollment Option as a high school senior. I plan to challenge myself. The subject I want to major in at the school is computer science. Since by the time I graduate high school I should be finished with two years of college, I believe I should have more than enough room to possibly also major in physics, computer engineering, or math at St. Thomas. I believe that an education at St. Thomas will help me achieve this goal for one key reason. My cousin, who graduate from the school with a biomedical engineering degree a few

Apparently everyone thinks we don't want to be involved with my side of the family anymore... I guess because I have been uncharacteristically short in my responses, or not reaching out to initiate conversations with you..I don't know if it all warranted an assumption that I don't want to be involved anymore, but whatever the reasons may be... First of all, let me say, it is not "we", it's me. You've hurt me.To be blatantly honest, I'm kind of pissed. My family didn't show any support to me/us in Gracyn's birth. My mom was there, so I can't say she didn't support, although she was in private conversation with the family (not sure who all), deliberating about the progression of the labor and underminding the midwives, as a guest at our experience.

Pursing a career as a medical doctor is an opportunity for me to mentor youth in underserved populations. As a child, I was raised in the low income, urban community of Roxbury, MA. Although not as notorious today, the neighborhood had garnered negative attention for its high crime rates. My mother emigrated from Haiti and raised me as a single parent. Due to our financial circumstance, Roxbury became our permanent residence. I have always felt there was something lacking in Roxbury in comparison to other towns I visited. My teenage years were largely spent in the suburban town of Stoneham where I attended high school. There was a literal difference in air quality and a psychology contrast in future prospects. While native students of

Delzetha E. Sinclair Smith Masters of Arts in Teaching, BSc. (hons.) Education, Diploma in Teaching

My personal mission statement is as follows: To be a positive and influential person in society while still being myself at all times.

Ever since I was a child, barely starting elementary I knew that I wanted to attend a college. My parents worked for what they wanted. Nothing was handed to them, my parents got married at seventeen and had me at eighteen years of age. They came to the United States when they got married. I was privileged enough to have papers and have a great start to my future. In our family it was always evoked to the idea of going to college and working hard. I come from a family of six and me being the oldest,this always put so much pressure on me to be the example of my siblings and them looking up to me. In our household my parents always told us that we had to go to college so that we wouldn't have to go through the troubles that they went through. Having that in mind I knew that college was the only way out of being poor and struggling to get through life. Aside from having my parents