...Growing up for me was an amazing adventure. Everyday was like a party inside my mind. I was the type of child that could come up with any game in just seconds. One of the games that I was fascinated with was pretending to be a witch. I would pretend coming up with potions and spells. Sometimes when my friends tagged along i would cure them from a malignant spell. Since early age I already knew what was it that i wanted to do when i grew up . Of course i wanted to be a witch that could save people of their sickness and that way no one in the world died and we could all live forever but that was a dream that was far away from my reach. Now that i have grown up i can visualize myself doing something that has to do with medicine and being a person who has people's lives in their hand. I did my research and from all my the jobs that i could do , being an anesthesiologist interested me the most. That is exactly what i want to become...
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...Growls grew louder as footsteps approached. I gaped, gawking in fear and wonderment as giant jaws closed upon me. That was my first encounter with teeth, at one year old in an amusement park. At six, I'm found reading books at any time possible, a lack of scientific books not withholding me from exploring the workings of life. Growing up in Vietnam with low income parents and shunning relatives, I did not wake up on a bed with soft mattress, have hot showers, breathe clean air, nor even milk. I recall hard work every day, waking up from five AM to sleep at eleven PM or later, walking an hour to school, then to teachers' homes for required tutoring (official school time is twice less than US's), then same home. This environment had conditioned my readiness to hard work, built my resiliency, and strengthened my devotion to studying. By the time I was in middle school I became intrigued in the medical field, but found myself turning to dentistry because of its sheer beauty in simplicity and humanistic practice which serve to boost confidence and self esteem in people, all while challenging movement skills(?) and attentiveness to detail....
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...I was a weird kid and I did a lot of weird things (like breaking into my neighbor's house for a Little Debbie snack cake), but growing up in College Station, Texas will do that to you. College Station is the epitome of a college town so when you’re under drinking age really all there is to do is go to school and play sports (it is Texas after all). My sport of choice was volleyball, I played for a total of 6 years, four of which were spent on a national touring team. I also played throughout middle school and soon became my coach’s favorite because I brought treats to practice and during our very first game I served 22 points in a row. Not to toot my own horn here, but I was really good, like considering college scholarships at twelve years old good. Needless to say, my coaches were very disappointed when I told them I was moving to LA to become an actor. Acting was something I was introduced to by my fifth grade drama teacher, Ms. Amestoy. I quickly fell in love with the idea of being able to entertain and make people laugh. My family found a local LA talent scout in Texas and we, being my brothers and I, began...
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...opportunities to minorities, women, and any group who has been the victim of discrimination in the past. Affirmative action is the outcome of the 1960’s Civil Rights movement, growing out of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or gender. It was the 1978 Supreme Court decision, The Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, which allowed for the use of race-based preferences as a means of fostering diversity, allowing affirmative action to be used in admissions policies. It was created with the intention to provide equal opportunities for members of minority groups in education and employment. Initially affirmative action focused on improving opportunities for African Americans. Colleges and universities used Affirmative action in their admission process, with the hopes of increasing their enrollment of African Americans and later Hispanic students, two minorities that were falling behind in college acceptance rates. According to data from the National Center on Education Statistics (NCES), in 2007, 70 percent of white high school graduates immediately enrolled in college, compared to 56 percent of African American graduates and 61 percent of Hispanic graduates. As more and more educational institutions began using affirmative action policies in their admissions process, it became a target of great debate. With Americans taking sides as affirmative action supporters, opponents and “reformers”, the use affirmative action has become...
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...self-control have all been seen to have an impact on a person’s behavior. Consequently, this paper is going to provide a mini essay concerning Toughs major claims and supporting claims in how children succeed as from page 165-181. The paper will also end with an essay three thesis that highlights on what has been learnt from Toughs main claims. According to Tough on college conundrum, it is seen that the majority of the children from poor families do struggle in getting education as compared to those in the rich families. It is clear that “over the past few decades, it has become evident that the United States does not so much have an issue of restricted as well as uneven college admittance. It has a challenge of incomplete and lopsided college achievement (Tough, p. 150).” Concerning this it is clear that the United States does not concentrate on one background when it comes to ones college admission. They say that the most challenging fact presently is the non-fulfilling college accomplishment. Therefore, it can be pointed out that the college conundrum as stated means that the majority of the grades tend to show more than the mystery content. They say that this discloses characters of motivation, determination as well as the availability of good study habits and time management techniques that inform us about the great pact that a scholar will finish a college program. This is slightly different than the achievement gap since people in life are graded by their academic qualifications...
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...Summary: “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission?” by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, presents proposals “that might begin to set things right’ (TSIS, 180) in education. Both professors, Hacker and Dreifus, studied institutions and interviewed higher education leaders, policy makers, and students across the country (180). According to their voluntary assignment, they acknowledged at first, their belief that “all Americans can do college work,” which basically provided a thesis for every proposal to follow within their article. Suggestions, such as persuading students to liberate their imagination instead of just focusing on a financial goal after graduating, or “replacing tenure with multi-year contracts” (181) so that all professors begin to take more initiative to improve, gave way to a deeper analysis of specific colleges and their priorities. My Response: In the article, “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission?” by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, both professors maintains a perspective that is convincing, to a degree. “We believe all Americans can do college work, so universal enrollment should be our nation’s goal” (180). In making this comment, Hacker and Dreifus urge us to do the obvious. Of course everyone should have the same opportunity to be accepted at the collegiate level, but there are several problems that have to be addressed and taken care of prior to the suggestion of this desire for all. If there was universal enrollment, will that lead to...
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...we get wiser. No matter what the age, I think that getting and education is a wise decision. For many reasons, including an unstable economy, people over 40 are returning back to college campuses. Being a Senior Admissions Advisor at a Career College, I have had the privilege of witnessing this on a daily basis. As a 40 year old myself, I too have decided to return to college. That’s right I am going back to school. It is never too late to finish what you started. Why I chose to go back to school? I would be shocked if my reasons were not the same as most people. I could probably think of many reasons why I decided to go back to school. In this essay, I will share a few reasons. One personal reason is to finish what I started. In June 1996, I graduated with a B.S. in Sociology at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. In September 1996, I entered into graduate school for M.A. in Sociology, specializing in Industrial Relation. I completed two years of studies, including an internship at United States Postal Service (USPS). Following that, I got hired for the USPS, and quickly promoted through the ranks to the Office of Inspector General. I spent the next 12 years working as an Internal Auditor for the government. Life got in front of me, had an auditing career that required up to 50 percent of travel and wasn’t fortunate in finding the time to finish my degree. To be perfectly honest, with the success I was able to accomplish as an Auditor, I didn’t really...
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...of Bias in College Applications The stress is inevitable. Freshmen become sophomores and sophomores become upperclassmen. Thoughts of SAT and ACT scores, GPA, essays, and letters of recommendation make their way to the forefront of student brains. High school students spend years creating a reputation of academic success for themselves. However, universities also have a reputation of bias that has been years in the making. Factors such as one’s religion and hometown can make or break a college application. One of the largest cases of anti-Semitism in college revolved around the Ivy League in the 20th century. Around 1926, the “Scholastic Aptitude Test” (SATs) became private colleges’ preferred exam. This test...
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...A Former Harvard Business School Admissions Board Member Reveals the Insider Keys to Getting In • Prepare your resume and professional record • Discover the differences between business schools • Top essay and interview strategies • Behind the scenes of the admissions process • Qualitative factors that can make you stand out • Application insights from insiders Chioma isiadinso, M.ed. former Admissions Board Member of Harvard Business School The Best Business Schools’ Admissions Secrets A Former Harvard Business School Admissions Board Member Reveals the Insider Keys to Getting In Chioma Isiadinso, M.ED. © 2008 by Chioma Isiadinso Cover and internal design © 2008 by Sourcebooks, Inc. Cover photo © Punchstock Sourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems—except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews—without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. —From...
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...Growing up, I was an introvert. It wasn’t until my sophomore year of high school that I started growing out of the sheltered and timid girl that I was. Now, as a senior in high school and looking back at the past seventeen years of my life, I realized that I missed out on countless of things. Whether it not be trying something new at my favorite restaurant or talking to the kid that sat next to me in my math class, I missed out. I was used to being in my comfort zone and I never wanted to get out of it. However, as I sit on my bed writing the essay that is one of the determinants to my admission in the University of Arizona Honors College, I realize that college is right around the corner. In less than a year, I will be in a completely different...
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...family can go out on Saturday to watch college football or on Sunday for the Football Or Soccer Football or Soccer Many people argue about soccer and football. Football is mainly an American sport, but it is growing rapidly around the world. Soccer in the other ... big pro games. Football can bring people together if all of them love the game. However example above is just the fan s point of view ;there are a lot more than just the game of football helped to form the leagues and build today is football. College and professional football had developed so much that by the turn of the century ;football became one of the most popular sports in America. Football had been form for more than grad project on football The sport of football is viewed by many as one of the most exciting and greatest sporting event of all. There are many reasons to believe this. Forms of football ... 100 years but during that time it was just a fun games where everyone could play. Professional football is more than 100 years old, but for its first 50-odd years the sport was the sad-sack cousin of college football. (Peterson 3) Football developed from rugby and soccer began 1820 at Princeton University which first football was known as ballown . The football s rule at the time was totally different from the modern day football. During that time football Tarkenton Francis Asbury Tarkenton was born in Richmond, Virginia, To the Pastor Dallas Tarkenton. He grew up in Georgia, where he played played football...
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...Breaking Into Cars—Stephen I had never broken into a car before. We were in Laredo, having just finished our first day at a Habitat for Humanity work site. The Hotchkiss volunteers had already left, off to enjoy some Texas BBQ, leaving me behind with the college kids to clean up. Not until we were stranded did we realize we were locked out of the van. Someone picked a coat hanger out of the dumpster, handed it to me, and took a few steps back. “Can you do that thing with a coat hanger to unlock it?” “Why me?” I thought. More out of amusement than optimism, I gave it a try. I slid the hanger into the window’s seal like I’d seen on crime shows, and spent a few minutes jiggling the apparatus around the inside of the frame. Suddenly, two things simultaneously clicked. One was the lock on the door. (I actually succeeded in springing it.) The other was the realization that I’d been in this type of situation before. In fact, I’d been born into this type of situation. My upbringing has numbed me to unpredictability and chaos. With a family of seven, my home was loud, messy, and spottily supervised. My siblings arguing, the dog barking, the phone ringing—all meant my house was functioning normally. My Dad, a retired Navy pilot, was away half the time. When he was home, he had a parenting style something like a drill sergeant. At the age of nine, I learned how to clear burning oil from the surface of water. My Dad considered this a critical life skill—you know, in case my aircraft...
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...from high school to college. Most of you are aware, it’s a difficult transition. From living on my own, to the rigorous courses, it is not facile. Among those challenging courses is English 1301; an undeniable accommodation from the expectation in high school English. English 1301 is the first semester of freshman English and is designed to promote critical thinking, reading, and writing. The concept of appeals is important when it comes to writing, the following appeals are observant in our everyday lives; pathos, logos, and ethos. In this essay, I will demonstrate the time I successfully joined a college readiness program at UTA; known as Upward Bound. Upward Bound is a federally funded organization sponsored by The University of Texas at Arlington. The club was created fifty years ago, and has expanded immensely over the years. Upward Bound was founded in 1965 by the U.S Department of Education. This program equips students all around the country with the necessarily tools to succeed during and after high school. Upward Bound allows ages 14-18 take advantage of their...
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...If I were a college admission counselor the essay question I’d ask an applicant would be why he / she feels that going to college is an integral part in their plans for their future. Nearly at the age of eighteen as I write this essay, I feel as though I have not yet reached the maturity I will one day need to take on a career in politics, a career I’ve dreamt about since I was ten. I still consider myself to be a teenager, who lacks the gravity and complexities required for such a profession. I’m gradually becoming the adult I aspire to one day be, and I am convinced that college will prove to be a turning point in my life. Hopefully, college will set me on the path of a politician, regardless I am eager to be immersed in the collegial experience and find...
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...(AA) has had to African Americans in regard to College admission, this essay will seek to ascertain to what extent the policy has lead to positive results. While in addition, evaluating whether this policy is both a legitimate and a necessary feature within Universities in contemporary America, or should be abandoned. Following President Johnson signing into law, executive order 11246 in 1965, the concept of affirmative action was formed and subsequently integrated within the college admission process in the United States. The primary intention of the policy was to ‘redress the disadvantages associated with overt historical discrimination’. [2] While furthermore, seeking to ensure that institutions, such as Universities, were more ‘representative of the populations they serve’. [3] Since the implementation of the policy, throughout American University Campuses and the corridors of power in Washington, both debate and discourse has taken place in regard to the fairness and necessity of the practice of Affirmative Action within the College Admission process. As asserted by Garcia, those in favour of Affirmative action programs within Colleges viewed that the implementation of the policy was evidently ‘a catalyst that would play a significant role in diversifying our Institutions of higher learning’. [4] However, those opposed to the integration of affirmative action in this manner alleged that ‘something was occurring on college campuses that warranted organised resistance’...
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