As a student and an athlete‚ I am a competitor. I always strive to be at the top of my class and the best in my sport. I am willing to put in however much work it takes to get to the top. Likewise‚ Lehigh aims to be the best. By working to provide the best opportunities‚ best education‚ and best experience‚ Lehigh is willing to put in the work needed to be considered a top university. Lehigh also has its rivals. The university’s famous rivalry with Lafayette shows the schools competitive spirit one-on-one
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Throughout my entire career as a student‚ I have put into my mind that I need to do the best I can‚ so that I can be accepted into a great college and receive scholarships. I worked hard every year so that I could earn great grades to raise my GPA. I am now ranked fourth in my class. I selected challenging and advanced courses ‚ so that I could increase my GPA even more. Every year I took classes that were honors or AP. I chose not to focus on the easy elective options‚ and instead I chose to take
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Stride after stride after stride‚ I was oblivious to the pain in my calves or the sweat dripping down my forehead; the only thing on my mind was outdoing my summer’s best time. After running close to six miles every day‚ I had no intention of breaking that streak. However‚ that hot July day I had no choice but to end it. At the halfway point‚ as I turned my body to look behind me‚ my left knee underwent a full lateral patellar dislocation. My hopes of becoming a UConn athlete subsequently came to
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Believe you can and you are halfway there - Theodore Roosevelt These are the words that resonate with my life journey and the path ahead as I prepare myself to set foot on the path towards residency. My life’s timeline has been a great mix of personal‚ emotional and intellectual growth. Coming from a rural town in Pakistan with limited educational opportunities‚ life handed me various challenges and struggles. The key reason I have come this far is my belief to build a door when the opportunity
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“Your father and I have decided you will stay locally‚ it will be a lot easier for us.”‚ it was these words that trembled and traumatized my thoughts. In a flashback‚ I realized I was the same parent-centered child‚ that was raised to obey and not question the parents’ authority. I remember my parents asking “What do you want to be when you grow up?” In response‚ ” I had no clue.” They constantly encouraged me to go to college throughout my high school career. If for some reason I had to stay for
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In the article “Is the College Admissions Bubble About to Burst” written by Lindsey Cook (2014)‚ she mainly expresses three points—1) increasing stress and competition that students receive in U.S. colleges 2) increasing tuition and cost of attending colleges in the U.S. 3) the increasing number of more and more new international students. I agree to her opinions of the current situation. With the increasing number of international students‚ the competition between each applicant increases too.
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I believe that I would be an ideal candidate for guaranteed admission into the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Pharmacy Program because I always look to challenge myself‚ I have an extremely strong work ethic‚ and I’m motivated to succeed in everything. As a swimmer‚ I’ve been trained to push through the pain and accept it. I always try my best in everything‚ because I’ve learned that hard work is necessary for greatness. Sophomore year swim season‚ we had a new coach who really worked us to
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I have a clear vision of my career goals‚ and the culinary arts program comprises exactly the skills and tools I need to succeed. Because I am determined and focused‚ I do not need anything more than the training and education the Art Institutes will provide. A commitment to a full-time four year‚ or even a part-time eight year degree program does not suit my personal or professional needs for several reasons. First‚ because I know exactly how I want to apply my new skills‚ I do not need any extraneous
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I am a person who deeply loves the world. I am sincerely passionate about the kind and considerate people who live on our beautiful green planet‚ about the rich society‚ the successful economy‚ the clean and unpolluted environment‚ and equal opportunities for everyone. Unfortunately‚ the world I love so much is not the world we live in. Since my early childhood‚ I have been interested in the unexplainable phenomenon of the human society: why‚ being provided with all the necessary resources and
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Scars are left in our bodies and our minds as a reminder of harder times. As we grow older we are marked by our experiences. Some scars are forgotten about and others will always be there as a reminder. Just like any person I have scars that were left on me from my mind to my body. Like all we have scars that will never heal and others that are left as a joke. But I am here today to talk about a scar I have in an odd place‚ it is on my left butt cheek. This scar happened my freshmen year of high
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