“Why do you want to do this?” People have said to me, in the tone one might use to a person threatening to jump from a cliff!  So I very carefully considered my motives before making this application. My reasons are: I love challenges and solving problems; I want to achieve something significant; I …

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LinkI am a 49-year-old Mexican-American woman, a health-care professional, and a mother of four children ranging from middle school to post-graduate. I want to switch careers in mid-life and devote the balance to the study of Information and Library Science. My devotion to this cause has much to do …

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I very much hope to attend the very best school in the United Kingdom. I am convinced that I can reach my fullest potential at XXXX and fulfill my dream of making a significant contribution to the ongoing technological development of my country, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

I was born and rais…

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My country, Saudi Arabia or Saudia as we call it, bans women from participating on its Olympic team, as well as public schools and universities. And it is illegal for us to even drive a car, and this is perhaps Saudi Arabian women's greatest claim to fame worldwide. In this climate of acute repressi…

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At 30 years old, I feel that I am now at the optimal point in my life to begin a doctoral program, especially in terms of dedication and professional maturity. As an Asian-American, both Japanese and Taiwanese, completely fluent in Japanese and fully conversant in French, I look forward to contribut…

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Throughout my academics, professional career and research work, I have maintained almost two decades of conceptual continuity, and an unwavering pursuit of providing the finest dental care possible for my patients. No other field could ever bring me the same level of personal or professional satisfa…

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For the past six years, I have maintained a conceptual continuity in my professional and educational endeavors, an unwavering path to a graduate degree in Business Administration from XXX. While my life outside of university brought me the most profound challenges, and I was beset with the hardships…

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For the past six years, I have maintained a conceptual continuity in my academic and professional careers. Indeed, I have committed myself to aiding the community both as a lifeguard and paramedic, and in my education to the sciences, particularly Biology. While I have enjoyed the challenges and int…

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I am eager to break and, frankly, shatter the glass ceiling that society has set for how Native Americans are typically viewed. I truly believe I can make a difference. With almost a decade of solid work experience as a teacher and the limits that I have set for myself, know no boundaries. I have ta…

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