Before attending [College I attended for freshman and sophmore years], I had been homeschooled my entire life. It would be an understatement to say that I was intimidated. However, I was also tremendously excited. I had become interested in politics during the 2008 election. Soon after, I started listening to BBC News every night before falling asleep. The more I learned, the more I was driven to keep learning. I wanted to discuss the issues I was reading about, but no one I knew seemed to share my interests...
I had a colorful childhood with my mother who was a singer. She often took me to her performances in many different locations. When I was sitting in the audience listening to her beautiful voice, I began to dream of becoming a person like her whose voice can be heard and appreciated by thousands. Gradually, as I grew older, I became fascinated in the art of communication, a way of opening the eyes of the public to the new and exhilarating world of beauty with a unique voice of speech...
“At the end of the day be able to hold your head up high and when people walk by you, they should say: He is a good, honest and honorable man." This was spoken by my grandfather and a principle by which I live. Throughout my life, my parents have reinforced this concept in both action and words and have taught me that I should be ready to lend a helping hand...
My mailbox was flooded with college flyers and information packets. University representatives came to campus and held information sessions. The seniors conversed about college applications and essays. It was a wake-up call for everyone in my class to start thinking about their futures. It certainly got me thinking. Where was I going to be in a couple of years?..
A major goal in my life has been to build a complete personality. Hence, since my childhood, I have always been eager to learn new things and broaden my way of thinking. At school, I was always an excellent student, trying to absorb everything that each course was meant to offer me. I studied at a school that helped me understand from a young age the importance of teamwork and individual efforts in order to succeed...
It’s Thursday morning and my family and I are rushing to get ready; everyone is fighting to use the restrooms and showers because two restrooms for six people are clearly insufficient. By noon, my dad and brothers are waiting in the car honking at my mother and me, so we can start heading out to my grandparents’ house in Paramount which is where my dad’s entire family will be that evening. The journey down the I-5 freeway is hectic and tedious, especially with my three younger brothers on board fighting and arguing throughout the ride...
In 9th grade I can still remember looking at my history teacher, Mr. Perzel. His unique spiky white moustache still stands out to me. Back then, my friends and I debated whether he was an albino or not everyday. However social studies became the real topic, and we commenced each class by talking about current events...
It triggered my career motivation to pursue a career as an industrial engineer to improve operation efficiency when interning in Finance Research Institute of the People’s Bank of China, I initiatively designed a program based on C++ which triples the data processing efficiency. As resources grow scarcer, optimizing productivity will be essential for efficient industrial manufacturing, and I became driven to solve future industrial engineering challenges by utilizing my dual background in Mechanical Engineering and Economics...
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