you can.” Now I realize what that means. Last year as a junior‚ it was my first year taking AP classes. I had taken honors classes before so how hard could it be? But I soon realized that the differences between my underclassman and upperclassman experience would be very
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My experience with words goes way back. Much like Sherman Alexie‚ I was very young when first exposed to words‚ so young I can’t remember there being a time before books were a part of my life. I imagine my mother was was reading to me since my first day of life. She would read me story after story in the quiet hours before bedtime‚ stories about fantastic creatures and magical places. I never wanted the stories to end. Before I could fully understand words I had loved them. When I finally grew
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since I was three years old. In summer‚ I play golf every day. I began playing competitively when I was seven. I live on a golf course and my dad is a golf instructor‚ so I’ve grown up around the game. I’ve had many great experiences with golf. My most memorable golf experience was at the 2015 Drive‚ Chip‚ and Putt national finals. Upward of 10‚000 kids ages seven to fifteen‚ boys and girls‚ tried out for this event. I was one of eighty total kids and one of ten in my age group to qualify. There
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generations. As the years went by and I was able to really have conversations with my parents regarding race‚ I realized there was so much I wish they had share with me and my siblings. The best way to facilitate the learning and support of those who have experience racism is being open to communicating about difficult issues regarding
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My experience in teaching has mainly been in the role of teaching assistant for various courses at McGill University. I believe that academic teaching and mentoring is a challenging endeavor. To be effective as a teacher and as an advisor‚ I will encourage the following skills that I have learned and applied at McGill as a teaching assistant. During my senior graduate years‚ I took a leadership role in the Expert Systems in Electrical Design (ECSE 549) course‚ which included the opportunity to
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The gas light was blinking‚ I tried to look around and I saw the ocean of cars but the gas station was nowhere to be found. “What are you looking for?” Mom asked. “I am Running out of gas Mom and I’m late already”‚ I replied. That was the moment I got a feeling this day was about to get worse. I didn’t find a gas station. I looked at the clock‚ and it was 3:39 p.m. That was the ninth time I looked at the clock‚ and I knew that it was something I’d be doing until I got to work. I needed to get
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People always say that in a near death experience‚ your life always flashes before your eyes. I waited for that moment to happen‚ but all I saw was the series of decisions that led me to the situation I was in. I remember this morning clearly‚ the day I had been waiting for‚ When I received my SAT scores. I had never been a super bad student‚ just never really a good one‚ grades have never been important to me‚ it was always about friends. The spots for athlete and genius in my seemingly perfect
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In life‚ many things are taken for granted on a customary basis. For example‚ we wake up in the morning and routinely expect to see and hear from certain people. Most people live daily life with the unsighted notion that every important individual in their lives at the moment‚ will exist there tomorrow. However‚ in actuality‚ such is not the case. I too fell victim to the routine familiarity of expectation‚ until the day reality taught me otherwise. Growing up‚ I always found sanctuary confiding
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As a reluctant and nervous nineteen-year-old‚ I walked in to my first day as a nurse aid to a brightly lit‚ and mostly bubble gum pink Women’s Service’s unit. I worked there through nursing school; and happily accepted a job as a nurse after graduating. Nine years‚ and a lot of joy‚ tears‚ and learning in between‚ I continue to call this place my home. There is much satisfaction in being part of the continuum of care of women and families during the antepartum‚ labor and delivery‚ and the postpartum
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My experience with failure came with athletics. For my whole life I have always been involved in sports like soccer‚ tennis‚ basketball. When I was in the fourth grade I joined a swim team and that was the first and really only sport that I stuck with; swimming came naturally to me‚ and it was something that I could do year round and I loved every minute of it. However‚ once I was in high school I stopped swimming and joined my high school’s cross country team. My dad was a runner all throughout
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