I am a jealous, but self-assured girl. I am the lastborn child of my family, so my parents barely dote upon me. For example, I was the last who tried to keep one of my family pets, Yaomgi, a typical white Persian cat. What’s more, the fact that I was born as the last daughter often came as a big burden on me. To explain, if I did not well in my turn, my older sister would take a...

My friends and other acquaintances have always emphasized NYU has reputations for its great location as the mecca where contemporary global issues are born and spread all over the world. This is obvious, but kind of predictable. Instead, I have wondered all the time what had made NYU stand at the head of leading much more elaborate academic institution among other great schools in the world. But, now I recognized its school traditions as the key to leading the school...

For a period of 3 years at high school, I was elected as the class officer. I was proud to have earned such a position, but I soon learned the hard way that being in a leadership position is not necessarily as glorious as I expected. I was assigned to lead the senior's school play. My team had a fairly balanced mix of students, but that did not mean that everyone was passionate about participating in this project. In fact, only...

When I traveled to Japan with my family at age nine, I found a character doll called Shin-chan that was immensely popular in Japan. Its novel figure made it look more attractive than any other dolls I had ever seen. Upon returning home, I was so desperate to buy Shin-chan dolls. Yet, my local doll stores, junk shops, and department stores did not sell it. After spending a day searching in the White Pages, I realized that it was nowhere...

My friends and other acquaintances have always emphasized NYU has reputations for its great location as the mecca where contemporary global issues are born and spread all over the world. This is obvious, but kind of predictable. Instead, I have wondered all the time what had made NYU stand at the head of leading much more elaborate academic institution among other great schools in the world. But, now I recognized its school traditions as the key to leading the school...

I have hoped to join the English Education program of Steinhardt because of its unique interdisciplinary track combined with three academic fields – linguistics, literature, and education. That is, such integrated curriculum is the best-fitted academic model for my career plans to become an educational specialist who develops innovative pedagogical methods of teaching English language as a second language for Asian students. More specifically, I have believed that the essence of a well- rounded education lies in a continuous process of...