Personal Statement

Hmmm………What shall I tell you about me? You, the person who will decide my fate, my fate as to whether I would go to CU-Boulder, go live in Colorado, go snowboarding in the mountains, meet lots of interesting people, and have the most wonderful experience…I better make myself sound worthy. First off, I want you to know that I'm an unparalleled individual, whose outlook on life is of total optimism. Through out my 18 years, I've become freinds with people from all walks of life. I've learned to empathize with just about every one of them, gaining the greatest understanding in a variety of remarkable characters. One of my favorite, a homeless lady who's called Polly, tells the most incredible stories of love and the many

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.

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

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

The date of the offense was July 19, 2014. It was a night full of mistakes and bad decisions, which I will never make again. The charges that I have been cited with are 1 Class B Misdemeanor (Driving under the Influence), 1 Class B Misdemeanor (Unlawful Consumption), 1 Class B Misdemeanor (Possession of Paraphernalia), 1 Class B Misdemeanor (Possession of Marijuana) and 1 Third Degree Felony (Possession). Since that night I distanced the people who were bringing me down in life and they ended up dropping out of my life as they only wanted to bring me down and I would not allow that any longer. Since the night of the arrest I have not participated in taking any narcotics or any illegal substances since. I have been extremely focused on my work and making

I was born the fourth of December 1991 in Cranbrook British Columbia. I lived there for 18 years. Before joining the military I worked as a fry cook at a Burger King for three years and held part time jobs working for the College of the Rockies summer camp programs during the summer. My parents are currently living together in Cranbrook BC. My father works outside the province testing railway tracks for two months at a time, then returns home for two to three weeks. My mother acts as the main contact point of the family, she works as a financial clerk. I have a 22 year old sister who will be attending university in Calgary this September. I attended Mount Baker Secondary School in Cranbrook and graduated in 2009

Everyone wonder at least a couple of times in their lifetime on who we are as an individual, self-serving bias and the power of positive thinking. These concepts are brought up in life in a daily basis. Personally, growing up with different cultural influenced me great deal and I feel like it will follow through even in my old age. The concepts that I took interest in knowing more is Culture and Self-Esteem, Explaining our Behavior, False Consensus and Uniqueness, Self-Esteem Motivation, Learned Helplessness Vs. Self-Determination and Reflections on Self- Efficacy. They make a person understand how a person is socially and how individuals may view themselves and others.

In America, our self-image undoubtedly plays a significant role in our daily lives. In an ever-changing world, we are constantly working in the lens of which we believe the world sees us. But is this true of all people? “Disparities in self-perception between different groups of people can easily be detected through cultural psychology (Heine, Takemoto, Moskalenko, Lasaleta & Henrich, 2008).” Perception, especially self-perception, can vary vastly from one culture to another. One perspective that drove home this idea was the thinking that “East Asian’s attempt to place their concern with self-concept in the hands of the people around them, as opposed to some other cultures that can be found to focus more prominently on individualism

For many, the images and portrayal of life from a westernized cultural point of view seem much better than that of their own; however, this may ultimately lead to nothing short of a disappointment. The West often promotes individualistic achievement

To illustrate, a Year 8 student has a few signature strengths like creativity and perseverance yet she also has difficulty comprehending some of her characteristic weaknesses of being introverted and neurotic in life. Rather on devoting a good amount of time to correct or even change her weaknesses, the approach of PE suggest that the focus of building up her assets and using it frequently in her daily life enables happiness by fulfilling self-satisfaction. Over a long term basis, the success of such joyous moments eventually become more of a gratification rather than temporary enjoyments(White, Murray, & Seligman, 2015). Henceforth, by putting forth into positive schooling, it helps the children to be more accommodating to the neuronal emotional

I would like to let you know that I really appreciate your guidance regarding my professional career and If would like we can keep in touch. Please find attached my CV.

I look forward to discussing my application further with you at an interview. Thank you for

Thank you for your kind reply! I guess it's just not the perfect time for me to apply to become your student this year... Still wish I could have some chance to attend your lecture or courses somehow! :P

In our lives, we have to make important choices, and sometimes our choices determine our happiness or sadness. As a Filipino, our families tell us to do well in school and to not make bad choices because they want us to be successful and to have ethical morals. Growing up as a Catholic, I was taught to be obedient and respectful to my family which has shaped who I am today. Yet, I too made some mistakes, and I learned from the consequences. From my failures, I learned to not belittle myself, but to grow.

This is a study conducted by Navjot Bhullar, Nicola S. Schutte & John M. Malouff in 2012 where they used different scales to measure their individualistic-collectivistic orientations, emotional intelligence, mental health, and their satisfaction with life. Their aim and objective was to determine and examine any correlations between individualistic-collectivistic cultural orientations and emotional intelligence, mental health, and life satisfaction (Bhullar, N., Schutte, N. S., & Malouff, J. M., 2012). They predicted that those with a higher collectivistic orientation will significantly correlate with better mental health and that in that, collectivists will report lower levels of depression, anxiety, and stress (Bhullar, N., Schutte, N. S., & Malouff, J. M., 2012).