College Admissions Essay: My Personal Triangle
¬My personal triangle consists of Malaysia, the country I was born in, along with Indonesia and Singapore, where my parents migrated from. As a frequent traveller to these neighbouring countries, an observation that has intrigued me is that although Singapore was the last country to obtain independence, the nation has vastly developed to become an economic powerhouse, constantly topping the HDI and GDP per capita index. This makes me ponder upon what had stereed the island nation to achieve astonishing success? Would the answer simply be as theori
I find myself drawn to the hypothesis that a country's economic and foreign policies on its residents; two factors which are undoubtedly symbiotic.
Staggering questions like these, apart from my lasting interest in current affairs and world development stemmed my passion for undertaking Economics. Having read Amartya Sen’s Development of Freedom,
I was selected as one of the 45 pupils out of numerous applicants in Malaysia to spend half an academic year in the United States for the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Scholarship program. There, I cultivated my interest in volunteering, for which …show more content…
I was honoured the President’s Award for my achievements. I gained a greater understanding of how issues underlying poverty, like income inequality and are multidimensional and must be tackled with political, social and economic principles
Translating words into actions, I was the Project Manager of Jog For Hope, a charity run with the intent of raising funds for several orphanage homes.
For the event to be successful, I needed to be able to interact and evaluate the opinions and suggestions from students. The management skills I have gained would be essential for my future career in economics.
Having previously being a member of the sponsorship department for my school’s international enviromental youth conference has allowed me to present proposals to corporate firms The …. I have learnt would help me apply it to aspects
I aspire to contribute in a humanitarian aid The shocking yet undeniably statistics of life… in third world countries have consolidated my interest in global economic development and my desire to be involved in this area in the
future.
I find myself drawn to the hypothesis that a country's economic and foreign policies on its residents; two factors which are undoubtedly symbiotic.
Staggering questions like these, apart from my lasting interest in current affairs and world development stemmed my passion for undertaking Economics. Having read Amartya Sen’s Development of Freedom,
I was selected as one of the 45 pupils out of numerous applicants in Malaysia to spend half an academic year in the United States for the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Scholarship program. There, I cultivated my interest in volunteering, for which …show more content…
I was honoured the President’s Award for my achievements. I gained a greater understanding of how issues underlying poverty, like income inequality and are multidimensional and must be tackled with political, social and economic principles
Translating words into actions, I was the Project Manager of Jog For Hope, a charity run with the intent of raising funds for several orphanage homes.
For the event to be successful, I needed to be able to interact and evaluate the opinions and suggestions from students. The management skills I have gained would be essential for my future career in economics.
Having previously being a member of the sponsorship department for my school’s international enviromental youth conference has allowed me to present proposals to corporate firms The …. I have learnt would help me apply it to aspects
I aspire to contribute in a humanitarian aid The shocking yet undeniably statistics of life… in third world countries have consolidated my interest in global economic development and my desire to be involved in this area in the
future.