Personal Statement : ' Take A Deep Breath '

For one of the few times in my life, I let myself down. At my interview for Phillips Exeter, the admissions director asked me how I would face disappointment, given that it would surely occur over the next four years. I thought I knew, but as it turns out, I overestimated my abilities to face it head on. During those first two years, disappointment hurt me. By concentrating on that period of time, you would perceive me incorrectly. But please know this: I am stronger than ever, more aware of my ability to overcome something that hit me

I’ve always been really hard on myself when it comes to academics and it got to the point that I was stressed out everyday. I also decided to be more patient with the process. Mr. Frost and I kept practicing after school every Monday and Wednesday. Two weeks before test day, during one of our after school practices, Mr. Frost told me, “John, I think you are ready. No more meetings”, he said proudly. After that day, we stopped with the meetings after school. Now I was just waiting for test day patiently. The test was on March. I walked in to the testing room with “ How am I going to do?” and I walked away from the room saying to myself, “I did it”. Three weeks later, the results arrived. I was patiently waiting for Mr. Frost to hand me over the results. As soon as I saw the results, I screamed for joy. I, John Paul Adams, passed the English 2 STAAR test. I was the happiest student in that classroom that day. I went over to Mr. Frost and before I even said anything he said, “I already know that you came over here to tell me that you passed so might as well give me a hug right now kiddo”, he said while opening his arms so that I could give him a hug. I learned so much from this experience. It taught me just how hard work really pays off and if you put in the time and effort, with a positive mindset, you can accomplish anything that you want. After failing the test for the first time, I started

More specifically, my background in economics has also established a fundamental knowledge of many financial theories and concepts, as well as proficiency with statistics and data analysis. My curiosity and eagerness to expand my financial acumen naturally led me to be actively involved and hold leadership positions in multiple extracurricular groups such as DePauw’s highly selective Investment Banking Workshop and the Investment Group. On top of this, I have been able to apply the skill set I have acquired in the classroom to professional settings through a variety of internships within the finance industry, including commercial banking, investment banking, and also for an institutional trading and risk management company. Exposure to different sectors in finance has not only furthered my interest in pursuing finance as a career but has also allowed me to develop important proficiencies in financial modeling and

This award will also help me support my progress toward graduation because I feel like I need help on my financial situation to keep striving for my ultimate goal of graduation. I want to keep going in my studies because I am interested in so much in my field, I truly see myself having a career in this path and want to continue to study and learn more. I have always been passionate about school, but I feel like because of where I came from my education system was not good, and all I was doing was trying to finish an assignment and that's it. When I got here I remember how much I loved learning and I love that I’m learning and also making a lot of connections with different concepts with different courses. I have a passion for education and determined to get my diploma at the end of it

My main engineering courses at the time were underway and being focused on them was a must but, with the passing of a relative of whom I looked up to so greatly was still heavy on my mind, my studies then suffered in the process. In the event of such a close relative passing it became a distraction from my classes of which I then could not overcome therefore my grades had begun to suffer. Over the course of the next couple of years that preceded my graduation in 2013, I encountered many minor roadblocks and obstacles that I continually learned and built upon to become the person I am today. There were many lessons I learned from the “ups” and “downs” of my undergraduate career with the main one being, if you stay fixated on the goal you set out to achieve, you will eventually achieve it. My undergraduate degree became a humbling

I am a sophomore majoring in Accounting. Before I started to pursue an Associate degree, I completed I-Best program at the North Seattle College with excellent grades. With the help of my previous university experience in my home country, Mongolia, I was able to create a good relationship with my professor and classmates. In exchange of great respect for those people, I was encouraged to go beyond the program. So I started to pursue an associate degree in accounting. As they said, my journey of learning goes smooth to the price at the end of the journey. Although, I realized that the journey of learning is endless. In progress of completing associate degree, I detailed my future career and personal life more clearly. As result of this, I planned

Regardless of that fact, I still desire to be someone that any person would gladly rely on to handle their living assets, and I am pragmatic about gaining people’s’ trust. By taking advanced placement classes and summer courses that focus on a business oriented future, I can gain more competence and expertise in the field. In result of my great deal of effort, people will then be more prone in allowing me into their personal walls. Additionally, furthering my education in a university can allow me to challenge and exercise my intellectual capacity, similar to a workout, to form lasting, prominent habits. These current and future academic courses that I have and will take further prepares me like a stimulation test for capricious situations to come. This run through is the warm-up for the big race, therefore when the time arrives for me to completely reveal my potentials, I will be ready to thoroughly present myself, for people will then feel more secure with committing to my

I’m not here to make excuses nor am I writing this with intentions to earn sympathy. If there’s one thing I want the reader to get out of this, it’s that I’ve come a long way not only academically, but as a human being.

“Creative” is definitely an adjective that has been used by others to describe me and my aspirations. At the ripe age of five, I began to take an interest in the visual arts. This interest started with Play-Doh and Legos, then moved to drawing, crafting, sewing, ceramics, and then painting. Every day my mom would find me on my bedroom floor—in deep concentration—working on a new art project. She would simply smile and leave the room to wait patiently until I was finished with my new masterpiece. Each year, my talent increased and every art teacher I had could see something special in me. However, I always thought that my art projects were nothing special and just a result of my self-expression. It was not until I entered high school and was

My fall quarter was one of the toughest academic years in my education. As shown in high school transcripts I've been very successful in getting good marks and remarks from teachers. I always knew I wanted to attend college and attain a higher education, and i knew it was going to be really hard. And they always told us that half of our class wouldn’t make it past our first year in school. And i made it my goal to try my best to overcome these obstacles but i didn’t know that i was going to find myself in a very dark place. Although I didn't have a death of a family member or a medical occurrence, I did need help I didn't seek. Unlike other freshman, I wasn't in a healthy environment during my first year. My roommates were really problematic, thus i didn't feel safe in my

College and life after will become increasingly harder as time goes on, facing many more challenges and life-changing events. Failing is inevitable in the future. Just like the time when Eddie failed his teller test several times, I won’t let test failures hold me down, and instead will learn from them and keep trying. Firings from his job, deaths in his family, and any other circumstance didn’t define him, and instead, he kept going on. During college and throughout my life, I’ll continue what I’ve done for many years; make friends. I’ve always enjoyed meeting people and forming new relationships, and like Mr. Rivera spoke about many times, one day, one of those people could lead me to an opportunity that I couldn’t reach on my own. I won’t hesitate to try and talk to others either, because at any point, I could get an opportunity, just as he did with the barber shop

Franklin Session 1 journal First of all, I think that Americans should obtain a college degree in their lifetime in one particular field or another. An experience in my life that will influence my academic work is the fact that I am getting close to becoming a senior and my children,,, are out of high school. None the less, this is my second attempt as a college student to obtain a degree in business. The things that will influence my academic work mostly, are like I said the fact that my children are college students themselves and are on a journey to obtain a college degree as well. And being in business for myself, I need to reach Greater Heights in terms of business and in terms of elevating my business. I plan to expand my business and

My first semester of my first year at Glendon College is soon coming to an end with only two papers and one final exam left to write. As I reflect back on the semester, I recall telling myself at least once a week that I wanted to drop out of school, followed by many breakdowns, crying fits and calling defeat. The past few months, haven’t been at all easy for me, I have thought many times I wasn’t intelligent enough to be in university, I was disappointed with some of the grades I received and I was constantly engulfed in a swarm of stress. Despite all these tough times, I have had many good one’s as well, I have made new friends which are now integral to my everyday life and I have enhanced my knowledge to a new degree.

This course like my entire first semester of university have provided me with both many challenges as well as taught me many lessons not only for my university career, but for the rest of my life. As I reflect back on the semester, I recall telling myself at least once a week that I wanted to drop out of school, followed by many breakdowns, crying fits and calling defeat. The past few months, haven’t been at all easy for me, I have thought many times I wasn’t intelligent enough to be in university, I was disappointed with some of the grades I received and I was constantly engulfed in a swarm of stress. Despite all these tough times, I have had many good one’s as well, I have made new friends which are now integral to my everyday life and I have enhanced my knowledge to a new degree. Some of the many lessons that I’ve already learned in my short university experience include how to manage my time, the importance of meeting deadlines as well as the continuous struggle of balancing the various different facets of life.

I want to study economics and build a solid knowledge in the field to be able to see the causes of things more clearly, understand and find out the ways to make good economic decisions, and build a career through which I can make good contribution to the field by using the acquired academic skills correctly.