Personal Statement: Colorado State Student Leadership

I entered the Leadership Program with a narrow mind. I thought that I knew the expectations of leadership along with everything that leadership entails. After all, how difficult could it be to persuade others to see your personal opinion and then, get them to follow your dreams? All one needed to do was be passionate about a cause and have good public speaking techniques. Little did I know, there is a lot more to being a leader than meets the eye. By participating, I was

I have demonstrated excellence In leadership by being in Future Business Leaders of America ever since I was in my freshman year. I became secretary my freshman year, vice president my sophomore year, and will have acquired the privilege of becoming President my senior year. Being in FBLA has helped me not only grow as a member, but as a leader. Throughout my growth inside the club, I have been able to encourage others to join extracurricular activities, developing my interpersonal skills. Community service has also been a major part of my High School career. Whether it’s first preparing and painting the posters for an activity we are having, to being in charge of a fundraising event, my goal has always been to try to impact the community breaking

Throughout Middle School and High School, I have won multiple Academic Honors and was able to partake in a Leadership Group/Camp. In Middle School, I was Honored as the best student in Reading, won many A-Honor Rolls, a few A/B-Honor rolls, and multiple Perfect Attendance Awards. In 8th grade, I was chosen along with many other students to help mentor the 6th graders moving up to the middle school and from there on I became part of a group called “Michigan Middle Leadership Initiative (MMLI)”, where only 10 students were selected to join. Currently, I have maintained a GPA of 3.89 or higher and I’m taking an Advanced Placement course for Environmental Science. Overall, I have a good attendance record and have never been tardy for class before. At the most, I’ll miss about 2 days of school in a trimester if I become ill.

Any decisions we make can lead to a positive or negative outcome. In this case, the “need” for leadership experience had led me to unexpected surprises. I got involved in two clubs, Chinese Culture Club (CCC) and Adopt-an-Alleyway (AAA). In addition, I also joined the school badminton team. I knew being a member simply couldn’t satisfy college standard of leadership, so eventually, I took leadership position in both clubs. It was an amazing experience in the sense of gaining new knowledge and social bonding. I learned how to facilitate meetings, socialize with strangers, develop communication skills, and last but not least, create a group of close friends. Although I don’t support and disagree the institutional standards of leadership, but it forced me to experience moments I wouldn’t have done it myself. As much as I dislike colleges seeking students with superficial leadership experiences, I didn’t change my personality or to ignore my personal traits to gain these experiences unlike the young woman in the text. Hundreds of thousands clubs exits out there waiting for people to join them, so there is no reason to believe the young woman wasn’t able find one program that suits her personality without having to overhaul her own personal traits. Coincidently, the pressure to lead aligned with my unique personality. People that I met are super friendly and they inspired me to enjoy the service. Indeed, I take pleasures in the service. It

Throughout my high school years, I gave myself many opportunities and challenges to demonstrate my worth as a leader. Of all these positions, the one I take pride in the most would be taking the lead role of directing a non-profit ACT organization. Together with my classmate, we had founded the organization to which I took charge of after he left to attend college. During my role as president of the ACT organization, my responsibilities included tutoring, finding teachers, organizing sign ups, as well as procuring space to hold classes.

As a student leader who is heavily involved in my school and community, I’ve had an abundance of opportunities and experiences to learn and grow from. Because of these opportunities, I’ve been able to discover things about myself and my community that have arrived as a pleasant surprise. Although each experience I’ve had during my high school career has impacted me in some way, whether the impact be immense or miniscule, no experience has quite shaped me as a leader as my experience with the Chick-fil-a Leader Academy did.

While the failures everyday teenagers go through pale in comparison to that of an adult, if I were to pick one instance of failure, and the lessons entailed, it would be my rejection from becoming my high school band’s drum major. During my sophomore year, I signed up to try out for drum major. There were five of us total, and only one of us could be the next drum major. The audition was during band camp, and we have trained all summer for it. Unfortunately, I did not succeed in becoming the next drum major. From this experience, I have learned that failure can be a valuable teacher, to commit to areas where I find the most passion and to manage my tasks at hand more effectively. My lessons started with failure.

I am seeking admission to Concordia University-Chicago’s Educational Leadership Doctoral program. Currently I am an Instructional Leader with the Rockford Public School District. I would like to pursue a Doctorate degree in Educational Leadership to further my knowledge of the required leadership traits, essential skills and educational systems, practices and laws so that I may ultimately become a contributing member of a school district’s administrative cabinet.

While proud of what I was able to do to give back my community, my only regret is that I was not able to assist in a couple of areas. The most regrettable instance of this is Franklin Township’s Varsity Football. While we did leave behind some important moral codes behind that has already begun to sow the seeds necessary for success, we could not bring back the winning culture Franklin Football had in the past. Looking ahead, I now know the tools necessary to being successful and will work to be a greater influence in order to aid towards that success. Additionally, I’d like to be a more vocal person. Waiting until the middle of Junior Year to take a leadership role was a poor choice, as that was not enough time to turn an entire program around.

Growing up with the extraordinary parents that I had nobody expected anything less from me. My mother without realizing taught me that it was acceptable to take risks, to face your fears with everything that you have, to pursue your dreams, and do anything that you love. Therefore, for the longest time I was a daughter terrified to disappoint her parents in any way. Meanwhile, my life was taking a complete change, I had just started to attend a leadership program, Vision in Movement, in Denver, Co because I was curious. In all honesty I didn’t know what I was searching for, but I met the most incredible people, coaches named Jorge and Rossy were an amazing support system. As a matter of fact, it was an unforgettable summer that impacted my

My principal, Mr. Darnell Payne, had such a presence in our school, it was almost impossible not to be in awe whenever he came into the room. The way he was the superb leader of our school, but also took the time to be concerned with every student. As a nine-year-old student, all I knew was I wanted to be like Mr. Payne. Someone who was a leader that set a great example for both my colleagues and students. I really felt like it was something I must do. A graduate degree in Educational Leadership is my next step in getting closer to completing my journey. In 2006, when I enrolled at Troy University, I intended to accomplish all the goals I had set for myself. As I was choosing my major, I would sit and think about what it was I should do with my life…what was I good at and what was the purpose of my life. I saw life as having no meaning unless you are constantly giving back with the talents and skills that have been bestowed upon you. Therefore, with this realization I knew that my life’s purpose was “giving back”. While at Troy, I worked to always leave a positive impact on any person I

In my past, I perceived failure as an imminent prelude to a destitute fate. Familial conditioning made this pattern nearly impossible to break. My black and white perspective of failure made dealing with life’s inequities difficult to deal with. When I experienced failure- it defined who I was as a person and crushed my esteem and what I believed I was capable of. Through my experience of committing to better my education at Chinook College, I realized that my perspective of failure hindered my ability to rebound, rebuild and learn from my mistakes. When I first enrolled at Chinook College to upgrade my high school courses, I was scared and nervous. I had given up on my academic learning when I was a child, a devastating time in my life when

Being a leader is much more than just a position. During my first year in the Summer Youth Leadership Program (Summer Youth for short), I got a glimpse of what it felt to be a responsible young adult, amicable colleague, and a good friend. I relished my time at the Summer Youth Leadership Program. It influenced my life in so many ways: mentally, emotionally, and physically. Therefore, this past 2017 summer, I decided to reapply and learn more things throughout my summer. Because I was an alumnus, I knew I was going to receive more responsibility, higher standards, and new situations than 2016—and I deiced to go through with the program. I told myself that I would be resilient and persevere through it. Frankly, being a Summer Youth returner

Through this experience I learned so much about myself. Before, I thought as myself as someone who always hid between the crowds being nothing more than the norm but this let me become someone in the front of the crowd wearing a neon yellow shirt waving a flag so high. I no longer stood within the crowd I took leadership and put myself outside my usual comfort zones. Instead I became a leader able to demonstrate positive dominant characteristics. I learned that path I wanted to pursue although not yet set in stone resided in a direction with children and volunteering. Both experiences taught me skillful life lessons that will enhance my abilities at Rutgers and benefit my future career. I learned that I had more abilities than I thought and that I am a person with leadership qualities and that my future will involve children the youth and assisting them in ways I never thought I could before, becoming someone significant to them. This experience has taught me and can prepare me for my success at Rutgers because it taught me time management, responsibility and how to be a leader, all qualities that will be useful toward my educational career at

I joined a leadership program, called Junior Ambassadors, that empowers young leaders with the skills to make a positive difference in their lives & community. The intense program put me outside of my comfort zone. The peer pressure of speaking in front of large groups of people caused me to resort to desperately resigning to get the easy way out. After quitting, I noticed the changes that the members that stayed earned. Even those reserved became strong and fearless leaders that did not back down to speak in front of groups of people. I noticed this and I wanted this for myself. When the summer ended, I re-joined the Junior Ambassadors with no regrets. I wanted that change for myself. Despite facing previous year members that graduated, I