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Yale Nu Application Essay

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Gratitude is why Yale-NUS chose me.

If you found my application to Yale-NUS, you might notice I come from a Chinese family that had nothing but has everything. My family has two members: my mother and I. Pancreatic cancer took my father’s life five years ago and my mom supported me with little emolument, while I was studying in UWC Swaziland, doing researches in Tibet and Israel, and working for World Health Organization (WHO) in Southern Africa.

“A young man came from a humble background but strived to create opportunities to explore the world. No wonder you are chosen by Yale-NUS!”

Diligence could be one of the reasons, but certainly not the major one. In fact, never have I deemed my family background a proof of self-achievements, but those achievements are inseparable from the devotion of my mom, who kept …show more content…

Yale-NUS chose me for the gratitude I had in the past, and I chose the college for the freshness I will have in the future.

The scholarship, issued on December 10 by Yale-NUS, means not only a huge relief to my mother but also a freedom for me to experience the freshness and to step outside of the river again after adventures in Africa.

The benefit of freshness is the uncertainty that keeps me awake. At Yale-NUS, I am not able to “go with the flow” since the college, with its common curriculum and cross-cultural experiences, will always challenge my limit by putting me in an area or place that I am unfamiliar with. Those fields of study may resemble Engabezweni, the first Swazi community where I started my fieldwork. Mud huts, goats, and dirt emit an intriguing aroma as the worn-out van arrived at the traditional residence. From the confused faces, I could tell some locals saw me as a mlungu – a strange and unusual presence in their

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