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Homeland Security School Application Essay

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Initiative, adaptability, and communication, these traits empower my work, volunteering, and education. What I find one can draw from my experiences such as volunteering in Tanzania, interning with Global Routes, and studying Homeland Security, is my ability to adapt to distinctive environments, challenge myself to independent learning, and develop my networks through commitment and communication skills. This makes me an optimal candidate for the undergraduate student program with the directorate of operations. I first developed my interest in the Directorate of Operations as anyone might expect, through Hollywood, specifically the show Kim Possible. However, what solidified my commitment to this career path is my profound devotion to my countrymen …show more content…

In this class, I often find myself standing in a different position than my peers on many of our security simulation challenges. However, by the end I often find myself persuading the entire class to my side. For example, this week our challenge was to choose interrogation techniques to collect intelligence from a supposed terrorist. Our task was to choose an interrogation technique that was acceptable from a security and a civil liberties stand point. Many of my classmates began supporting physical torture in response to the atrocities the man had committed. I, on the other hand, developed my solution through research and convinced my classmates of more effective techniques that would not violate the Geneva convention or our bill of rights. By the end of the class, every team who initially supported “Any means necessary”, agreed to the effective techniques I proposed that would maintain the criminal’s rights. This speaks to my commitment to our constitution, international laws, as well as my ability to persuade people driven by emotions through research led discussions. I am one who always delivers my answers, thoughts, and actions backed by respectable research and I am not one to act brashly. I believe this portends to my abilities to operate for the CIA effectively and

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