Senior Personal Statement: The Great Depression
Senior Personal Statement
At the end of my sophomore year, I was assigned a project for my World History class. My task was rather open-ended:I was required to interview someone that lived through something “historically significant”. My father and I decided to interview my maternal grandfather, since he was 79 years old and had lived through so much- The moon landing, The Great Depression, World War two- a slew of various events. My grandfather and I have never been close, so the interview I did with him was rather awkward. I didn't know too much about him, so I didn’t know what kind of questions to ask. Most of the questions I asked were rather general, such as “How did you save your money during the Depression?” However, my grandfather isn’t a straightforward person much of the time, but he would answer the question within two minutes or so.
Normally, the digression would bother me, but much of his distraction tied back to my grandmother. My grandmother passed away when I was about five years old, so much of my memory of her is established through pictures that my parents have showed me throughout the years. But, as my grandfather told me all about her life, I got to know my …show more content…
My grandmother has been through so much in her life, and I felt all I have done was go to school. Where is the heroism in that? I started to wonder what my grandmother would think of me if she was still around today. What would she even be proud of?On that very same day, I promised myself that I would ask myself one question before I make a big decision: “Would my grandmother be proud of me if she saw me today?” It’s been strangely effective: Since then, I have realized what I want to do after high school. I want to be able to help affect the world just like my grandmother did. And, since science is my strong suit, I decided to honor her in that way. I want to figure out a way to prevent cancer. It’s difficult to argue that my grandmother wouldn’t be proud of
At the end of my sophomore year, I was assigned a project for my World History class. My task was rather open-ended:I was required to interview someone that lived through something “historically significant”. My father and I decided to interview my maternal grandfather, since he was 79 years old and had lived through so much- The moon landing, The Great Depression, World War two- a slew of various events. My grandfather and I have never been close, so the interview I did with him was rather awkward. I didn't know too much about him, so I didn’t know what kind of questions to ask. Most of the questions I asked were rather general, such as “How did you save your money during the Depression?” However, my grandfather isn’t a straightforward person much of the time, but he would answer the question within two minutes or so.
Normally, the digression would bother me, but much of his distraction tied back to my grandmother. My grandmother passed away when I was about five years old, so much of my memory of her is established through pictures that my parents have showed me throughout the years. But, as my grandfather told me all about her life, I got to know my …show more content…
My grandmother has been through so much in her life, and I felt all I have done was go to school. Where is the heroism in that? I started to wonder what my grandmother would think of me if she was still around today. What would she even be proud of?On that very same day, I promised myself that I would ask myself one question before I make a big decision: “Would my grandmother be proud of me if she saw me today?” It’s been strangely effective: Since then, I have realized what I want to do after high school. I want to be able to help affect the world just like my grandmother did. And, since science is my strong suit, I decided to honor her in that way. I want to figure out a way to prevent cancer. It’s difficult to argue that my grandmother wouldn’t be proud of