Describe a person who has influenced you" is the opening phrase of several personal statement prompts that go on to ask that you provide details of what that influence was. The major mistake made in these personal statement essays is that candidates make the essay about the individual and that individual’s achievements and character‚ which is all fine‚ but not if it is at the expense of detailing how that person has influenced you. The other mistake candidates make in response to this prompt is that
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Personal Statement Likely the most drastic change in my life was the one that helped me to transition from childhood to adulthood. When I was in my sophomore year of high school my parents split up‚ this drastically changed my relationship with both of my parents. In my fathers case we became best friends by helping each other through the hard times. In my moms case we got into a rough patch where there were very hard feelings for a long time. After my parent’s split up I was very disappointed in
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Growing up as a child of an acupuncturist‚ my father who has been practicing acupuncture oriental medicine for many years‚ it became natural for me to get exposed in the setting of a patient care. Seeing the satisfied smile of the patients and respectfulness of my father as health care provider‚ it gradually set into my mind and became apparent that one day I wanted to become a health care provider as well. I have often been asked why I want to pursue a new career in dentistry‚ having already trained
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I am very excited about applying to ISU. My first opportunity to visit ISU was three years ago when my family and I visited my sister‚ currently a senior at ISU‚ for family weekend. It was exciting to watch the Redbirds win the football game! I completely fell in love with the campus and environment as well. I felt comfortable right away and did not want to leave. Just last year‚ my high school had the opportunity to play at the Redbird Arena for the Basketball State Finals. I enjoyed walking
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entire planet‚ but they have yet to fully experience life or even experience most of it. Children should have the opportunity to have fun and live‚ not to be sick and in a hospital. Children not being able to grow up‚ learn‚ love‚ make friends‚ start families‚ and just experience life is a tragic event that I want to dedicate my life to
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UK Personal Statement for Business Management ‘No price is too high for a bull or too low for a bear.’ As a naïve student of science this statement left me completely baffled. But my unyielding thirst for knowledge and analytical mind compelled me to probe into the depth of this statement‚ and this triggered my interest in the dynamic yet exciting world of business. A visit to my father’s real estate office had me intrigued by the amount of planning‚ organization and effort that goes into running
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PERSONAL ETHICAL STATEMENT 2 L. E. S. is more My ethical perspective on humankind‚ and our moral obligation to it‚ is “L. E. S. is more”. I have created this statement for myself using an acronym to depict those values in life which represent to me our meaning and purpose while in existence with each other
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Personal Philosophy and Goal Statement The way a person believes is usually influenced by various different life factors‚ which is why no one ever agrees on everything. We all have our own aspect of life. The place where one begins to learn and pick up from is usually home with family. Although there are many things including‚ friends‚ books‚ media‚ income; and even race‚ gender‚ and ethnicity that contribute to why people believe differently. My own beliefs‚ I think have been influenced by
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service to those who need it most. Volunteering increases my overall life satisfaction and I feel good about helping others. This has allowed me to engage with the community‚ creates special bonds with each individual. I have learned and enhanced my personal knowledge‚ grew from new experiences‚ and developed better interpersonal communication skills. Community is about growing with others. I grew up surrounded by a culturally rich and loving communities which has shaped my identity and pride
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My personal statement is to be why I chose nursing as a career‚ but in all truth nursing chose me. I’ve already had a caring spirit and always was willing to help others‚ but the mathematics to get me to this career was already mapped out. Nurses run in my family and I just so happen to live with a registered nurse‚ my aunt. She works night shifts and when she would come home and talk about her cases‚ a burst of excitement lights up my heart. I knew I was bound to go into such a fantastic field.
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