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Athe Personal Statement

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AThe Personal Statement is our best means of getting to know you and your best means of creating a context for your academic performance. When you write your personal statement, tell us about those aspects of your life that are not apparent from your academic record:

a character-defining moment the cultural awareness you've developed a challenge faced a personal hardship or barrier overcome
Directions
Choose one from the options listed below.

Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.
Describe a time when you made a meaningful contribution to others in which the greater good was your focus. Discuss the challenges and rewards of making your contribution.
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What’s the best part? What advice would you give younger siblings or friends (assuming they would listen to you)?
Submit an essay on a topic of your choice.
Tips

Some of the best statements are written as personal stories. We welcome your imaginative interpretation.
You may define experience broadly. For example, in option 2, experience could be a meeting with an influential person, a news story that spurred you to action, a family event, or something that might be insignificant to someone else that had particular meaning for you. If you don't think that any one experience shaped your character, simply choose an experience that tells us something about you.

I have been in the Boy Scouts of America for more than 6 years. I earned the rank of Eagle Scout and been awarded three 50 Milers as well as the God and Church religious award. Scouting has changed me in many ways for which I will be thankful my entire life. But a single backpacking trek, Philmont, in New Mexico was the turning pointing for changing my overall personality and attitude. There was a moment at one of the camps where I realized I was changing. It had been a long day, we got into camp and it started pouring and lightning started all …show more content…

I live in a rural neighborhood near my church, Vinland Lutheran Church. As part of the church’s youth group, I have traveled around in Seattle, delivering socks, hats, underwear, and lunches. Our church creates an overall sense of community in our area, making us want to be part of other communities and be active in them.
My school, North Kitsap, has a really good engineering program that exposures students to composites, 3D printing, CAD modeling, laser cutting, and metal working. From talking to students from other schools, our school has given me a relatively unique opportunity to learn about a wide range of different engineering processes and multiple CAD programs. My engineering knowledge will help me be a more unique student.
I participated for multiple years in Boy Scouts. I learned about leadership and planning by planning my own Eagle project and assisting and leading the troop in many activities. With these skills, I hope to bring diversity to the University of

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