My Personal Statement

Before I transferred to America from my home country college for tertiary level of learning, I had not been to this place; I attended the first two years of my college career in my home country and later moved to the United States of America. When I first arrived in America, although I got a high Tofel score, the immediate thing I noticed is the English difference. I still think my English is not yet good enough to keep my academic Grade Point Average (GPA) higher, so to achieve this, in my first semester of learning in an institution I attended in America, I decided to choose two ELI classes. The main reason behind this preference is the fact that I need to improve, enhance and by reference, make better my English, presumably especially to fit in the American life and society, on a bigger picture, and to boost my confidence when communicating in this language. Thus, in the first semester I registered as a part time student in the university in which I was taking six credits academic class. As much as the English language difference made me appreciate the fact geographical positioning comes along with other aspects, and caused the necessity of getting to learn the American English as a supplement, it makes communication difficult.

The cultural understanding of the society I’m living in has helped in developing and enriching my cultural intelligence and knowledge through the participative approach to sensitivity, respect and deep commitment when searching the rich wall-hanging of the world. In this manner, I have been able to understand that the people around me have different beliefs, think differently, feel and reason differently and more over, have different points of reference from mine and as a consequence of this, I have been able to understand myself better. Seeing the world in a wider context will help me with fitting in a vibrant and intellectual community that is characteristic of the University of Washington. Given that this university has been my dream school, I would grab every chance that comes my way of acquiring admission into this institution. I have forever held the belief that a meaningful life entails aiming higher and striving hard to achieve that high. In fact, when faced with a problem, I always draw strength from the expression “never give up” which encourages me to keep pushing and never tire working towards my goals. As such, this is the second time that I am submitting an application to join the University of Washington. I made the decision to apply to this institution because, apart from being my dream school, it is a place I believe I will realize my full potential and, although, I was rejected on my first attempt, I am still confident that it is fit for me. I appreciated receiving an email from one of your officers with instructions that I could write a petition, the idea that I could have my name put in the wait list gave me new hope. Therefore, I am hoping for another chance.

The study of Mathematics has always fascinated me and since I have flair with the subject, it is no wonder that I decided to choose it as my major. I practically delight in the challenges of problem solving posed by mathematics and I know that the University of Washington is the most appropriate place for me to advance my studies and research in this limitless discipline. I hope to gain a much deeper understanding and appreciation of mathematics, which will be crucial to my career as a math teacher. The dream of wanting to be a professional mathematics teacher is one that I have always had so the opportunity of getting to the University of Washington is just one of the steps towards realizing such. In addition, I volunteered in the Sichuan earthquake as a rescue worker cum social and special aid provider and in this activity, I encountered little innocent children whose parents were victims of the tragedy. Such experiences have awakened the desire in me to professionally study mathematics, become a professional teacher and with that, obtained from University of Washington, I hope I will be in a position to share the knowledge I shall have acquired from your institution with the orphans in future.

Acquiring admission to one’s school of dream and studying one’s major career of choice and interest, and finally graduating as an accepted professional is just the perfect combination of living one’s dream, let alone playing your designated role towards making the world a better place. I am aware that the University of Washington is a vibrant, active, lively and exciting learning institution and I see this as an opening to studying in my dream institution. I say this because to me, vibrant, active, lively and exciting just to mention a few, are only some of the many factors that I consider as catalysts and enhancements that push one and keeps them on their toes in the line of achieving goals, meeting objectives and making things happen just like the go-getter that I am. With every bit of my ability, talent and love for knowledge as well as education, I would love to prove my potential to the social society, the community of the University of Washington and myself as well. The University of Washington is the preferred choice since both my brother and my best friend study in this institution. I hope with them, we can work as a team and thoroughly enjoy the subject in such a fast-paced environment.

Evidently, I have many different reasons for liking the University of Washington and in the same way, I also have love for, and interest in, not only a single career of choice. So apart from mathematics, there is also economics. My parents who are business owners influenced my love for economics as a discipline. Since I like focusing on problem solving techniques and mental processes, I like helping my parents to analyse the events in the business and derive almost every mathematical truth for such purposes. Even when I was young, I particularly enjoyed reading books on economics brought around by my parents. In this regard, if my major is economics, I also think I can acquire more knowledge on the discipline, which I will apply in my teaching career.

I would love to further my studies in an institution that will help me obtain better answers to the most pressing challenges and thus I hope you will give me a chance to study at the University of Washington.