Statement of Purpose

The port of Shanghai spanning over 1,000 years, was where the Ming’s naval expeditions were launched and was place of hectic trading, where fortunes were made and lost. My parents are both civil engineers and my childhood was spent on this unique river and Deepwater port, witnessing the harbour sweep into a grandiose showpiece of a booming economy. I watched basic structures integrated piece by piece and eventually form spectacular architectures.

Before attending Agnes Scott, I believed that I wanted to pursue a career in the medical field as a doctor. During my high school years, I considered several different areas of medical practice and settled upon oncology due to my interest in the complex nature of cancer. I heard a lot about cancer growing up, but I never learned what it was or what mechanisms were being used to treat cancer. I chose to major in biochemistry to learn about cancer in multiple lights and understand cancer in its simplest forms. After taking different biology classes such as Biology 111, where I learned the different steps required for cancer to develop and the current methods being researched to treat cancer, I began to consider a career in

I am Andrew Soebagio, from Indonesia. I’ve been a student at North for about a year and a half now. I’m planning to graduate from North this upcoming fall, with an AS degree. A major that I have in mind is Petroleum Engineering; hopefully this plan will stick with me till I graduate.

I am an English and Math tutor on Bay Farm Island, where I teach children from the main Island and even Oakland. I found I had a love for teaching when I began helping my siblings with their homework in middle school. It was simple homework back then, so I did not think much of it, but it slowly developed into a passion. I was always good at working with kids, but I just thought that meant I would be a good mom one day! When I started working at my tutoring center, I even told my employer that I wanted to work with the younger kids, simply because it was my comfort zone. She placed me with the older students however, and although I was nervous about it, I ended up loving it! I am an avid believer in the power of education, and I see it everyday when I work with my middle schoolers. One of my students, came in shy and reserved socially. Her grades were below average, but she had determination within her. She came in willing to learn, and after teaching her for just two months, she flourished. She is now a cheerleader at her school, with amazing grades on her tests, and continually gets positive feedback from all her teachers. She is only in the 5th grade, but I know that I have impacted her life for the better. The education we gave her, made her have the confidence to put herself out there and do well in class. It is children like her, that influenced me to

A few months after I began substitute teaching, an administrator offered me a tutoring position. I worked with children in grades pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. I loved that each day of tutoring included working in multiple subjects with students of various ages and abilities. Eventually, I began to consider a teaching career. However, in considering various teaching options, I found the prospective of middle grades or secondary education more compelling than elementary education; yet, a particular subject did not captivate me.

These experiences also put me in a position where I feel compelled to help others. Giving back to my community through various volunteer work during high school have presented me with many enriching experiences

It is my aspiration to develop software and products that meets the needs of those who use them. When you take a look at the makeup of the tech industry professionals, it is common knowledge that there is a substantial gap in terms of gender and race. As a result, the products and applications created for social, business, or personal purposes created with a male Eurocentric type mindset. One basic idea of creating user products is making sure the product itself represents and attests to the needs of people. When the group creating products shows lack of diversity in identity, this can neglect to meet underlying needs or wants of different groups of people.

Why is participating in the A Day in the Life at the VNA important to you?

My commitment to dedicating a life of service to others has brought me here in the United States from Nepal. This decision to move to a different country was based solely in order to pursue a career in medicine. Influenced by a team of German doctors that resided in Nepal, I moved here at the age of 19 by myself .I bring to the United States the culture, tradition and values from a city called Kathmandu in Nepal. My hometown Kathmandu awakes to the sound of barking dogs, tea-vendors and the unceasing honking of horns and stunning backdrop of 360-degree mountain ranges. Growing up, I always looked at the mountains and thought to myself that as I continue to grow I want to foster values like endurance, strength, courage, unfailing loyalty, and determination

I was forced to leave my childhood an a early age. My mother was diagnosed with cervical cancer when I was eight years old. This moment I became the parent to my mother to nurse my mother back to health following her surgery and radiation treatments. My mother’s life was spared thanks to advancing medical treatments. Intimately witnessing the impact of cancer paved the road for my passion in biomedical research. Ten years later, I began my journey at Mills College, where I obtained a B.A in Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology. While at Mills College, I was confronted with another reality when I learned my father was diagnosed with testicular cancer. After immediate surgery and chemotherapy, his cancer was eliminated. Taking part in connecting science with medicine for medical advancements aimed to benefit human health became my focus and obtaining experience in the biomedical research became imperative.

I have done a great deal of volunteering at schools, retirement homes, and community events.

As I was in school I also volunteered as tutor twice a week to elementary students from senior kindergarten to grade eight. Up until now I’m still an active tutor at Lawrence Heights Community Centre assisting with writing, reading, math and science. I

A personal mission statement is a philosophy or creed that one plans to follow in daily life. It is usually designed with positivity, purpose, and with personal goals for every aspect of life such as career, finances, etc. It also focuses on personality traits that one would like to possess and the accomplishments that one wants to achieve, both short-term and long term. It also houses the individuality of the person writing it. Every person writing a personal mission statement is will produce a different statement. This is primarily because people value different things, characteristics and have different goals. The purpose of this paper is to explore my mission statement (Covey, 2013, pp.113).

It has increased my passion for research and my determination to be an oncologist and work on devices or pharmaceuticals that improve people’s quality of life. I have also become more confident in my research efforts and I am able to contact any researcher to pursue a position in their laboratory. I have realized that there are many opportunities for students like myself to contribute to labs and brainstorm solutions for current problems. Therefore, to be awadred the IB scholarship will be a wondeful opportunity for a student coming from a developing country to step outside the box, to explore the world and to study at a top school at a country which has one of the best education quality. Futhermore, the achievements of the alumni have made me be delighted to believe that Auckland International College (AIC) is great place where my dreams are nurtured, empowered them to overcome difficulties and obstacles ahead and reach the

I believe the skills I have obtained throughout my time at work, university, and voluntary roles, would make me a suitable candidate for the position of Pensions Administration Support Officer at Croydon Council.