From the time that I was 6 through 10, I lived in Yemen in an old house with no electricity. I read late into the night with an oil lamp. At least it was not as crowded as my home back in our Arab Ghetto of Dearborn, were 12 people were crammed into a 3 bedroom home. The most difficult part of growi…
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Disadvantaged Status, Dental, Yemen
Post-Graduate Diploma, Psychology
Very mature for only 23, I am a Sri Lankan woman who immigrated to Melbourne Australia in 1994. So, I have become mostly Australian since I immigrated while still a child; yet, I am fascinated by my own ethnicity and the immigrant experience of many others around me as well. Furthermore, I am convin…
MS Masters Pharmacology, Iran
As a teenager in Iran, while my friends were fixated by their favorite music or movies, I was busy at work in my own lab, performing chemical experiments, and creating my own lab reports. My parents encouraged my creative, analytical pursuits, and presented me with bits of equipment and assorted app…
MS Accountancy, CPA, Travel, Diversity
Born in Santa Ana and raised in Riverside, I am a young Laotian woman who is pleased to make her contribution to the beautiful, intricate ethnic diversity of California. Having always loved numbers, order, principles, honesty, and fair play, I have long been attracted to the idea of becoming an acco…
LLM Master of Laws, Legum Magistra
From the time I was in high school I have been fascinated with and pursued international experiences to supplement not only my education but to develop myself as a person. My relationship with the American Field Service (AFS) began while I was in high school, when I had the opportunity to be an exch…
Masters PA Physician Assistant, ER
Your program is my first choice for graduate school because of its excellence and the fact that I would not be so for away from my family in Michigan. I feel strongly that my BS Degree has adequately prepared me academically for the rigors of your program, especially since I have spent much of my fr…
MA Journalism, Broadcast, Documentary
I grew up with a camera in my hand walking around family parties asking the ones I love the silliest of questions. My dream has always been to be a journalist, but not just any journalist; like the military, I want to be all that I can be. Although my academic record is not as strong as that of some…
DDS Dental School, Psychology Major
Since my father has been a practicing dentist in Rhode Island for the past 28 years, since the year I was born, I have had constant exposure to the practice of dentistry throughout my life. I am especially proud of the fact that he has always provided care for people irrespective of their economic s…
PsyD Clinical Psychology, Indian
Following the path to a doctor of psychology and a life serving the psychological needs of others has not been an easy one, the omnipresent question of listening to my parents or to listening to my heart. In a high school introduction to psychology class, my teacher played a movie for us, as a treat…
PHD Clinical Psychology, Profiler FBI
Still conscious of myself as a young Mexican woman, I think of myself as a global citizen and I thrive best on communication. Although Psychology has always been my first love, I was a double major with communication. Still only 22, I have learned the profound value of being a good communicator, pra…
MS Civil Engineering, Transportation
Civil war, suffering, death, and crippling poverty are things most Americans, and thankfully so, will never experience. Before I was 24, I had experienced all four, fleeing everything I had ever known as a civil war tore apart my homeland of Somalia. Living in refugee camps, I finally gained passage…
MS Chemical Engineering, Chinese
Coming to America from China was a choice I made to pursue the finest chemical engineering education possible. Indeed, IIT's reputation carries over to China, and stands out amongst the background noise of other universities. IIT's affiliations with such legendary schools as MIT, Caltech and Carnegi…
MS Cell and Developmental Biology, Cancer
Quite mature at only 22, I am a young woman who is very dedicated to my scientific studies. I see biology as the queen of the sciences and my fascination with the study of life, especially human life, has grown enormously over the last few years. The more that I learn about biology, the more I reali…
MS Bioengineering, Skin Tissue
Born and raised in Taipei Taiwan, I come from a family of high achievers that has always placed the highest emphasis on education, especially in the physical sciences. Thus, I will be completing my undergraduate studies at the University of XXX in Ann Arbor this coming April of 2009 with a major con…
PsyD Autobiographical Statement, Africa
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…
MS Architecture, Technology, Sweden, Hong Kong
Born in Hong Kong and raised in Canada, I think of myself as a global citizen and as a great admirer of Europe and especially Sweden, I hope to be accepted to your program because I see it as the program with the highest degree of excellence possible and as the best match for my own professional int…
MS Analytical Chemistry, Chinese
Coming to America from China was a choice I made to pursue the finest chemistry education possible. XXX State University has a fantastic reputation, standing out amongst the background noise of other state universities. ISU's Carnegie RU/VH institutional status is reassuring of an unsurpassed educat…
MA Psychology, Manwatching, Waitress
The human mind is extremely complex. We may never fully understand how or why it works in the way it does, but with every study carried out we edge closer to this ultimate goal. In-depth knowledge of the human mind and behaviour can be an invaluable resource in many professions, for example, the pol…
MA Psychology, Teacher, Sign Language
The dynamics of Psychology affect our everyday life and behaviour,this is what me so interested in the subject. From an early age, I often wondered why we act as we do and what effects us as we grow up. I always had a strong interest as to why people were so different even though genetically, everyo…
MA Psychology, Violinist
I want to study for a degree in Psychology; it is a subject which I find both intriguing and challenging.
Eventually I wish to have a career that is related to Psychology whether it is in a management role, clinical psychologist or forensic psychology.
I am currently studying two humanities …
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