Oberlin Personal Statement

I am very impressed with what the honors program has to offer at Loyola Marymount University, and hope that you will consider me to be a part of it. I am happy with the strong curriculum that LMU provides to all its students, but I would like to take a step further and participate in the interdisciplinary learning and the unique experience that the honors program has to offer. I hope to be pushed and challenged by the program to be able to reach my full potential. I would like to evolve creatively and intellectually through the courses, and I think that honors education will emphasize the importance of challenging my beliefs and looking at all points of view.

Eastern New Mexico University is the optimal choice for me because the faculty cherishes the success of the students. The first time I visited Eastern, I was fortunate enough to meet with Mr. Seifert, who truly inspired me to make my decision to attend ENMU. After our initial conversation, he gave me a tour of the music building. His generosity with his time meant a lot to me. This particular touch shows the integrity of the university as unpretentious and attentive, which is incredibly refreshing specifically at the university level. The stereotypical thought of college to a high school student is that college is a frenzy, with students left to fend for themselves, in a high pressure, an almost impossible atmosphere. My impression of eastern is that the entirety of the university is involved in the success of the

I was motivated to apply to Flagler University because it is a smaller university, where I believe I will have the opportunity to get to know my instructors and build a closer student-teacher relationship. There's also more intimacy with the ability to get to meet other students because of the closer and smaller student community population. I've attended private catholic school a majority of my life, the class sizes have always been smaller and I think it's a great and easier way for me to learn---that's why I think Lynn University would be a great school for me. Also, from what I've heard from friends that are current Lynn University students, the school is very diverse and I think it's important to be exposed to different cultures and ethnicities

Going to a university can encompass a variety of factors and meanings for each of the individuals that it applies to. Here, at ASU, there is an abundant amount of these backgrounds always coming forth and attending this university that helps fuel to the variety of why people attend such a higher level learning institution. As to how I contribute to this diverse pool is of the reason of my family and pressures placed onto me by them. I come from a fairly large family that consists of eight people, including myself. I am the oldest of five siblings and the first who has ever been able to graduate high school. With this in mind, it is obvious that I must be the role model for the younger bunch along with striving for better after my high school graduation. All my siblings are expected to follow in my footsteps which can at times be stressful because I want them to walk onto a even better path than I ever did in my school career path. With being the first in my family to ever graduate, my parents want me to be a good representation to combat the negative comments usually associated with people of Mexican descent and how they often do not get far in life.

The start of my quest to come to be involved with my university began with freshman orientation on the seventeenth of August. This was the first instance I had ever stepped foot on the campus, and I was so nervous that I could hardly bring myself to step out of my mother’s vehicle. With a few words of encouragement, I finally entered the building where the event was taking place – the Fine Arts Building auditorium. The building was actually recognizable since I had been there several times during high school for choir trips. Once inside, each of the hundreds of freshmen were handed a bag containing pamphlets and informational documents before being told to sit in any seat they

Let me offer my answer. You may find that I came to the University of Iowa for much the same reason you did.

My interest in Tulane started after a conversation I had with one of my philosophy professors. I had indicated to him that I was interested in pursuing philosophy in college and he asked me which university I was most interested in. Unfamiliar of the strength any university's philosophy program, my professor told me that I should consider Tulane. I was told at a considerable length that high achieving philosophers had pursued their bachelor’s there and I couldn’t go awry in attending such a program. After a bit of research, I would actually go awry in pursuing philosophy at any other university.

One of the most prevalent forms of invisible social control is the creation and perpetuation of stereotypes. Today’s society is filled with stereotypes and the media has proven to be an excellent breeding ground. Research in the stereotype domain indicates that the media can prime stereotypes, and these primed stereotypes do influence how people are later perceived. Also the research on media priming of stereotypes generally increases confidence in the generality of the media as a prime. Television, movies, newspapers and magazines contain millions of images that feature individuals portrayed in stereotypical ways. This paper will examine the February issue of Marie Claire and the gender and racial stereotypes that are evident within the

This past spring, I had the opportunity to tour Abilene Christian University for the first time. The administration at the university also allowed me to spend the night in the freshman dorms so I could have the full ACU experience. Prior to this visit, ACU had been one of my top college interests but after touring and getting a taste of what ACU was really like, I absolutely fell in love. I found that the people I met were open about their faith, I got to see firsthand how excellent the nursing department is, and I saw how easily students were able to get involved with the many programs ACU provides.

In all fifty states of America, it is probably hard for some students to pick which college to go to. Some would go Midwest, down south or all way to the west coast, but I believe that my state university will give me the best education. Only forty-five minutes away from home, Rutgers can offer me the greatest learning facilities, several of challenging classes and be part of a diverse community where I can achieve my personal enrichment and career goals.

I have taken and loved a variety of my media classes here at Ball State University. I have taken courses in video production, audio production, news production, copywriting, scriptwriting, newswriting, interviewing, reporting, photography, graphic design, media analysis, and media law. I have really enjoyed getting familiar with all of the different journalism, telecommunications, and news departments at Ball State University, and have aspects of each program that I enjoy. Although many of my classes have been very challenging and time-consuming, I am not discouraged. Instead, I feel as though I am more excited graduate, get my degree in Telecommunications with a Concentration in News Production, and start a career in the industry. Even though some of my required courses have been for print media, I have enjoyed my courses for broadcast media more. I feel like there are aspects of video and audio media that can’t be told in writing, and that is why I am working to get into

Like several decisions made in life, this may be one of the largest that will affect my future and education. This opportunity is one I can not afford to miss, or my entire future may be at stake. I know for a fact that the Honors College is the way I can become who I wish to be. The education provided at Lone Star will contribute to my entire career, not just the degrees which I receive. My future still rests in an uncertain balance, but through Lone Star Honors College, I strive to make it more than the perception it is

In today’s society, over 143 million of children worldwide are growing up without parents (The United Nations Children’s Fund, 2006). This is largely due to homelessness, wars, natural disasters, and disease which produce many unadopted children (Bartholet & Smolin, 2012). Unparented children find themselves at a high-level danger of perception, deficient care, mistreatment and exploitation, and their welfare is regularly inadequately monitored. Many Children without parental care are placed in terrible institutions, where they receive less personal attention and insufficient care environments can diminish children’s feeling and societal advancement and leave them defenceless to exploitation, sexual mistreatment and corporal savagery (The

The experience I am most looking forward to when I attend UW Eau Claire is working with the trumpet studio. When I attended the Shell Lake trumpet camp, I got to witness firsthand the instruction of Mr. Baca and the dedication of the studio members. I am sure that working with them will push me to strive not only to be a better musician, but to be a better and more virtuous person. This sort of culture is extremely important for my pursuit of a music education degree. The trumpet studio takes pride in integrating itself in the community. The many opportunities to grow as a musician available in the city of Eau Claire and the Twin Cities will help widen my understanding in music, making me a more knowledgeable teacher. Mr. Baca is also a very

Community hours; people hear of it and they complain and groan. When people think of volunteering their time, they would much rather turn a blind eye and walk away. What most people don’t know is that by involving yourself with one’s community it can cause a great impact, this impact is necessary for our communities to grow and become better; however I became one of those individuals who lost interest in contributing to my community once I began to attend college, I thought to myself that I didn’t have the time or the time that was available I would much rather put it to use doing something of my liking. Thankfully this semester gave me the opportunity to return to the volunteering in my community and it made me have a realization. It being an academic necessity to work in my community I decided to volunteer at a local animal shelter. Taking this opportunity for my classes and work with animals, it became beneficial for me at the end. Which I have no regret at all. The Humane Society of Greater Miami was first choice I thought of when volunteering. My friends recommended me this location after doing their hours in high school. At first I was hesitant of volunteering at this, because I had no background experience with dogs. Veterinary is my major that I been aiming for ever since middle school. Living in apartment my only experience was my pet birds and livestock which I work at a farm. Dogs and birds are completely two different animals as one obviously can fly and the