Sample Of Application Essay

To pursue as an undergraduate student at Indiana University, I aspire to attend the College of Arts & Science to earn my Bachelor's of Science degree in biology and to ultimately become a cardiologist. Furthermore while being an undergraduate student at IU, I want to be part of the Atkins community and the Hutton Honors College. I mostly want to be part of the Atkins community because I will be able to find other black college students who may share the same similar interests and background that I have. I plan to invest so much time there and to help them flourish, as well of giving back to the black community. Also, I am a very hard working student that excel through their rigorous courses in high school; I want to be surrounded by students who share those same traits while being at Indiana University. Likewise, the Hutton Honors College will also keep my hard working skills sharp and secure. I want to be part of such an intelligent school to endeavor the challenges to become a greater, stronger, and vigorous student.

On July 6, 1999 a future Clemson Tiger was born, me. As the son of two Clemson alumni, it has been the overall goal of my life to attend the beloved Clemson University and follow my parents’ legacy. Experiencing football and baseball games, caressing Howard’s Rock, and making many everlasting memories has enticed me since I was a young boy. I have considered the university to be my number one choice when picking my future college since the first time I stepped foot on the campus. Knowing that I was initially not accepted into the undergraduate program urges me to prove myself and show the staff of Clemson all that I can bring to better further the reputation of the university. I have worked extremely hard to get to where I am today, but all I can do is get better and I will do whatever it takes to help guarantee my success as a student at Clemson University. I intend to live on campus to help ensure exemplary grades, attend all classes whether attendance is mandatory or optional, and lastly, I have an strong and supportive family of successful alumni to push me to be a prosperous student. My family deeply believes in a Clemson education over another because it has enabled them to be successful in the business world and obtain the high ranking positions in their companies that they possess today. Their success with their Clemson degrees inspire me to obtaining the cherished honor of a Clemson graduate and grow the highly respected reputation of a

Despite my enrollment on Blinn TEAM, I took advantage of many opportunities that otherwise only those who are fully enrolled at Texas A&M would take. I am a member of the Corps of Cadets, a New Student Conference Orientation Leader, and a student worker on the Texas A&M campus. All of these experiences have exposed me to lessons, hardships, and joys that I do not regret going through for a single second.

I am writing to express my interest in the biology teaching position at Bard High School Early College (BHSEC). I am currently holding a New York City initial certification in adolescent biology education as well as a Master degree in Biology. I have experience teaching at a high school as well as a college level. I believe that my experience and qualification is a great fit for this position.

I fell in love with politics at the age of 10, the year was 2004, and I liked John Kerry because he shared my name. I also supported him because my father, at the time, was supporting George W. Bush and I was a rather antagonistic child. Over time I’ve certainly become more nuanced in the candidates I support, but that year began a lifetime journey into a field that is ever changing, ever competitive, and that impacts so many lives.

I am writing to express my interest in serving as a course developer for the College of Health and Human Services at Penn State. I have been developing and teaching courses online since 2005 and have held academic appointments at the University of Pittsburgh, Wayne State University and Virginia Tech. University. I am certified in instructional design through Indiana University and my areas of specialization are social psychology, human development, health and wellness and multi-cultural education.

I am a sixteen-year-old black boy born to two uneducated disabled Haitian immigrants, living in a house of three, family of 12, well below the poverty line. I am a product of my environment. Everything that I think, see or say today has been directly proportional to the people and experiences I have had yesterday. The mentality of success or failure has been ingrained in my mind since birth and has been the primary catalyst for my hardy work ethic. I live in Orlando and attend a predominately caucasian school on a magnet program waiver. The school I am supposed to attend does not have the support necessary to make students successful; it is, unfortunately, a stereotypical impoverished school, where many students and faculty settle for the bare minimum. I am one of only thirty remaining scholars in the William R. Boone High School Law Magnet. I maintain a 5.03 weighted GPA and am in the top 1% of my class. I thank my formal education for providing me with the ability to function in modern society; it is my informal education, the product of my background, that has provided me with the form/direction in life.

Since I’ve begun my studies, Sacramento State University has provided me with a whirlwind of exciting changes and opportunities in the local community to grow as an adult. I recognize that college isn’t a necessity that aids people in achieving the new American Dream; it helps you individually in stimulating one’s self professionally and personally. Critical thinking and reflection has helped me improve from being a wallflower of an undergraduate to a confident community member and scholar. Not only does this college help me develop skills in my desired field, it helps me learn how to think properly and develop genius in the real world.

The first theatrical production I was ever involved in as a tech crew member, happened by pure accident. At the end of the school day, a group of friends whisked me away to their drama club meeting, and at the end of the week I was the only member of that group that remained. That accident was the genesis of a brand new passion. From starting off as an average stage hand to becoming a full-fledged member of the high-school tech program, I was hooked for life.

Last summer, I had the privilege to attend the Michigan Health Sciences Pre-Exposure Academy held at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor and hosted by the University of Michigan Health System Office for Health Equity and Inclusion (OHEI). This summer program took place on June 14 to June 27. This program provided me with exposure to the University of Michigan Medical School and other health related fields. This program gave me the chance to learn and understand better what medical classes were like and the intensity of work I needed to put in to succeed. My exposure in this summer program helped me decide the best pre-medicine course to take. It also gave me an opportunity to meet new people, many of whom shared similar interests with me, and who are still some of my best friends even to today. To conclude, the Michigan Health Sciences Pre-College Exposure Academy helped make the most of my summer vacation, gave me an insight in my future profession, and prepared me for the rest of my high school, and my upcoming college career.

A core principle I live my life by is that I must continue to redefine themselves throughout my lifespan while maintaining true to the core values that have made me the man I am today. I take on novel adventures to expand my life’s experiences to become more whole as an individual. This is why I am applying for a Masters in Counseling Psychology.

A treasurable and reminiscent moment in which I made a significant contribution to society occurred this past summer. I had the opportunity to delve months and invest hundreds of hours gaining first-hand lab experience as an intern at Oregon State University. Helping conduct experiments to decrease the deglycerolization rate for cryopreserved blood in order for it to be prepared for blood transfusions; made me feel like a valuable asset to the world. I interned at the school of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering (CBEE) at Oregon State University through Saturday Academy and the Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering program. Overall, the program is highly competitive and provides an eight-week, full-time summer internship.

In Argentinian culture, soccer (football) is not only a sport, but a common passion that supports social gathering and interconnectedness amongst people from different backgrounds. Due to this, and the enjoyment this sport gives me, I have played competitive soccer my whole life. I worked tirelessly over many years and eventually, my hard work was acknowledged when I was scouted to be a trialist for the new professional soccer team, FC Edmonton. I knew this was my chance to finally make not only myself happy, but my parents proud. They sacrificed their hard-earned money, down time, and personal hobbies for my soccer endeavours.

Technology has always been my passion and one could even find me deconstructing and attempting to reconstruct various household technologies as a young kid. However it was hard to continue this passion in school due to the fact that my school greatly lacks in the technology classes such as engineering, computer science, or leadership. So to learn many of these skills, I either taught myself or learned through extracurricular activities. One of these extracurricular activities was First Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics competition, where my team, an all-girls Girl Scout team, and I designed, coded, and built a robot to compete and alliance with other robots to score the greatest amount of points. I taught myself the skills of CAD with PTC Cero, 3D printing with Cubify, Sketchup and Makerbot software, worked with the new Android SDK, and all of the nuances of RobotC, our old language, to help my team reach our goal of competing at Worlds. I am also member of Girl Scouts. In Girl Scouts, we helped our community and found our own voices in the world around us through leadership. Last year, I completed my Gold Award on informing the teens of my community the benefits of healthy living through

Apps are now an integral part of our everyday lives. We use them to check the weather and check into a flight, to see when the next bus is coming, record notes, read books, play games and much more.