TwoprominentqualitiesIhavethatwouldbenefittheUGAcommunityismyhardwork, determinationandcreativitytofollowmydreams,andthecommitmenttohelpothers.Iama Georgiagirl,bornandraised,soit'snotsurprisingthatsinceIcanremember,I'vewantedtogoto theUniversityofGeorgiatocontinuemyeducationafterhighschool.I'veworkedhardgetting exceptionalgradesandmaintaininga3.9GPAinordertoaccomplishthisgoalwhiletakinga rigorouscurriculumincluding12APclassesanddedicatingtimetowriteanovel.Ihavealways lovedreading,andIdecidedtowritemyowncrimedramanovelthatIhopetohavepublishedwhen itiscompleteIhavealsowrittenmanyshortstoriesonvariouswritingpromptsbecause
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ThepressurewasbearingdownonmelikenothingI'deverexperienced.Myentireyear,Ithought, hingedonthisonedebate.MypartnerandIhadputsomuchworkintoit,andIcouldn'tbearletting himdown.Then,everythingfellapartastheyannouncedthedecision."Congratulationstoboth teamsforreachingthequarterfinalsoftheUGATournament,itisa2–1fortheAffirmativefrom Gulliver"WehadlostIlostAssoonasthosewordsweredelivered,myheartdroppedintodespair NevermindthatIhadreachedthequarterfinals,alltheworkandsuccessthatmypartnerandIhad gonethroughfelterasedwiththatbigL.Thisincidentwasamicrocosmofmydebatecareerupuntil thepastsummerIwasentirelyfocusedonwinningandlosinginsteadofhelpingmyteam,teaching youngerdebaters,andmostimportantlyofall,gaininganuancedunderstandingofvarioustopics liketransportationinfrastructure,LatinAmericaneconomicengagement,andspaceexploration.As aresult,IwasstuckinaparadoxinwhichexternallyIwassuccessful–reachingeliminationrounds atnationallycompetitivetournamentslikeEmory,UGA,WakeForest,andothers–yetinternally,I viewedallofthesetournamentsasdisappointmentsbecausetheyallendedinlossesIwas questioningwhyIdid...showmorecontent...
Ihadheardthequotebefore,andithadn'tmeantmuchtome,but,whenIbegantoapplyittomy debateexperienceeverythingchanged.Insteadofmeasuringmysuccessinwinsorlosses,Ibeganto focusonhowIcanlearnfrommymistakesandmaximizetheopportunitiesthatdebatehasgiven meInsteadofbasingmysuccessonwinningatrophy,nowitwasbasedonexpandingmy knowledge,developingadvocacyskills,beingagoodteammate,andjustenjoyingmyselfinthe activityI
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TheUniversityOfGeorgiaAttendingafouryearuniversityhasbecomethenumberonestepafter graduatinghighschool,whichcomeswithmanybenefitsthatcanchangethefutureandestablish hopeinmanystudents.Studentsseektoattendmajoruniversitiesoutsidetheircurrentstateto exploremanyopportunitiesalloverthecountry.Themainreasoningoingtoamajoruniversityisto getadegree,andtheexperienceiseducationalandbeneficialinmanywaysAttendingamajor universitycancomewithalifechangingexperienceandcanbethesourcetoseekingahigher educationtobetterthefutureandtobenefitthegenerationstocome.TheUniversityofGeorgia offersmanygreatopportunitiesthatwillbettereachstudentthatattendstheuniversity,andattaining adegreefromtheuniversitywillbeverypromising.TheUniversityofGeorgia,iscommonlyknown asUGA,whichislocatedinAthens,GAtypically72mileseastofAtlanta.TheUniversityof Georgiaisapubliccollegethatoffersmanydegreessuchasdegreesinfinance,marketing, insurance,businessadministrationandmanagement,psychology,biology,accounting,andsomany moreTheacceptancerateisprettyhighwhichsitsat53%whichequalsatypicalshowmore content...
UGAisafairlylargeschool,sothereisavarietyofclubs,teams,activities,andorganizationsto join.ManyfamouscelebritiesandathletessuchasRyanSeacrest,HinesWardJr.,BubbaWatson, WayneKnight,HerschelWalker,andKyleChandlerhaveattendedTheUniversityofGeorgia (ajccom)TheUniversityofGeorgiaisbigonfootball,whichcurrentlyareintheNCAAdivisionI–FBSandinthesoutheasternconference,andtheschoolhaswontwonationaltitles.Georgiais rankednumber2of1,440toppartyschoolsinAmerica.AttendingTheUniversityofGeorgiawill notlackinfunandexcitement
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PERSONALSTATEMENT
MypursuitofbecomingaSchoolCounselorledmetoapplytotheSchoolCounselingMaster's ProgramatUniversityofMaryland,CollegeParkIamaformerstudentatUniversityofMaryland withabachelor'sdegreeinElementaryEducation.Aftergraduatingandteachingfortwoyearsin PrinceGeorge'sCountyPublicSchools,Idiscoveredmytruepassionliesnotonlyintheclassroom andstudents'academics,butplayingapivotalroleinthegrowthoftheircareer,social,andpersonal development.AlthoughIamnolongerteachingfull–timeatthemoment,myinteractionwith studentsfromdiversebackgroundsleftanindelibleresponsibilitytocontinuemakingadifferencein ourstudents.TheobjectivesandmissionoftheSchoolCounselingMaster'sProgramatUniversity ofMarylandcanbesthelpmygoalofbecominganeffectivecounselorandleaderwhoisanagentof changetostudentsandservicethementalandemotionalwell–beingoftheyoungergeneration MymotivationforpursuinggraduatestudiesspecificallyatUniversityofMarylandisbecauseofthe rigorandqualityofinstructionfromtheCollegeofEducationthatIreceivedfirsthand.Ihadthe privilegeofundertakingtheElementaryEducationprogramasanundergraduateatUniversityof Maryland.Theprogramprovedtoberigorouswithhighexpectationsfromprofessors,mentors,and supervisorsAlthoughthedemandsoftheprogramwerehigh,Iwasfullyequippedwiththe knowledgeandskills
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Collegehasalwaysbeenofmybiggestdreams,likeitisforanykid.Weallwanttomakeitbig,and liveacomfortablelifestyle,andbeabletosaythatwesucceededatlife.Therewerepointsinmylife whereIdidn'tthinkIwouldevenabletogotocommunitycollegethough,letaloneagiant universityinmyhomestate.Throughoutmylife,I'vemovedapproximatelytwelvetimes,beento sevendifferentschools,andformostofmylife,livedwithasingleparentTheusualstoryfor many.TherecameapointthoughwhereIthoughtIknewforafactIwouldn'tbeabletogoto collegeatall.ThatwasthepointwhereIdevotedmytimetomyclassesandextracurricular activities,suchasbeinginthePeruAmateurCircusandTigerLeadership
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Hero(n.):apersonofdistinguishedcourageorability,admiredfortheirbravedeedsandnoble qualities;someonewhofightsforacause;alargesandwichmadeofalongcrustyrollsplit lengthwiseandfilledwithmeatsandcheese
ThedefinitionsofaheroareendlessrangingfromdignifiedtodownrighttastyStill,withallthese interpretationsitmakesmewonder.Whatdefinesatruehero?IfoundmyanswerwhenIjoined UGAHEROs.
WhenIsteppedfootontoUGA'scampusIknewIwantedtogetinvolved.Tome,tryingouta volunteerorganizationwasanobviousstart.Itwassafe.Itwas"volunteering."Noonecouldmake medoitorstayifIdidn'twanttoandwhileIwasatitIcouldrackupsomegoodkarmapoints.I quicklylearnedthattherewasbasically"thebigthree"(amongseveralotherawesomelyworthy organizations)whenitcametovolunteerorganizationsoncampus–Relay,Miracle,andHEROs
HEROsstoodouttomeforthreereasons:
1.Theywerethemostinmyfaceandconsistentlypassionateatorganizationfairs.
2Ididn'treallyknowmuchaboutHIV/AIDSsoIthoughtitcouldbeagoodlearningexperience
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Ijoined,butIwasn'treallythatinvolvedIwenttotherequiredmeetings,raisedmoremoneythanI hadto,butIwasn'treallysureifIwasfeelingit.IappliedtoFreshmanCouncilandwasn'taccepted soIwasabitdiscouragedandIwasn'tmakinganyfriends(sometimesit'stoughbeinganintrovert). However,formyeffortsIwasallowedtobeonacommittee,butIdidn'treallyknowwhatwas goingonsinceIcameinhalfwaythrough.Ijustfeltkindoflostandoutofplace.Still,IdecidedI wouldgotoourbiggesteventoftheyeartoseewhatallthehypewasabout–HEROsOlympics ThatdayIrealizedwhatbeingaheroreally
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Mostsoon–to–beseniorsspendthesummerbeforetheirlastyearofhighschoolhangingoutwith friendsorworkingsummerjobs.Ispentminepackingmybagsandmovingacrosstheoceantostart mysenioryearatabrandnewschool.
Iwasbornandraisedinwhatmostwouldcallparadise,orMaui,Hawaii.Ihadgrewuprunning throughrainforests,goingcliffdivingandsplashingaroundinwarmpacificocean,but,foraslong asIcanremember,Iwantedtoleave.Mauiisextremelysmallandextremelyisolated.It's suffocatingandclaustrophobic,butyouforgiveitbecauseit'sstillgorgeous.Afterseventeenyears,I simplyoutgrewitMyclassesboredmeItseemedasifIwantedmoreoutofmyeducationthenI wasbeingoffered.ItseemedthatIhadseenalltherewastosee.Thesunsetsthatpaintedbeautiful pinksandorangesintheskynoshowmorecontent
IproposedthatwemovetoPortland,Oregon.Shepromisedmeshewouldthinkaboutit.Shehad livedonMauiforover20years,itwasherhome.Advocatingformyselfpayedoffasweplannedto leaveformysenioryearLeavingallmyfriendsandtrulyallIhadeverknownbehindwasnot ideal.ButIhadtokeeptellingmyselfthatIwouldregretnottakingthechancetoleave,thatI deservedmorethanMauiwasgivingme.WestviewHighSchoolwastheschoolIwouldgoto.I wentintoafullfledgedinvestigationofmyproposedfutureschool.Ilookedateverysocialmedia page,evaluatedhowgoodtheywereatfootballandfoundouthowmanystudentsgothere.My investigationturnedintoanexcitementWhatIhadbeenwantingforforsolongwouldbeareality sosoon.GoingfromasmallschoolinHawaiitooneofthetoptenrankedschoolsinOregonwasa challenge.Ifoundmyself,attimes,angryandfeelingthatIwassetuptofailbasedonthepoor foundationthelastschoolhadprovidedmeUpontweakingmyworkethic,itslowlybecamemore naturalandless
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PublicAdministration,asafield,hadalwayscaptivatedmerightfrommyundergraduatedays.I believemycuriosityforthisfieldcomesfrommyfamily.Bothmyfatherandmyunclewere politiciansDuringmyearlydays,Iusedtogotomyfather'sofficewhereIhadagreatchanceto observedifferentkindsofpeoplewithvariousjobsandinterests.ThiswasthefirsttimeIlearned howmutualinterestsbringpeopletogether.WhenIunderstoodhowpublicrelationsworknaturally, itforcedmestronglytostudyandcomprehendthecomplextheoryofpoliticsAfterfinishinghigh school,ImadeupmymindtopursueacareerinPoliticalScience.Forthisreason,Iwasenrolledto IstanbulBilgiUniversity'sPoliticalScienceprogram.After...showmorecontent...
Thesocietyismovingtowardsalarge–scaleeconomyandthereisanexceptionalincreaseoffree tradeandexchangeallaroundtheworld.Thisfacthasbroughtvastopportunitiestobuildupnewer policies,wide–rangepoliticalprogramsandmethodologiesinthefieldofpublicadministrationI wouldliketocontributetothischallengingenvironmentaftercompletingthenecessaryeducation.
Myintentionistosupplywell–roundedideaswhichwouldpossiblycontributetopublic administrationinmyhomecountryIamdeterminedtoprovidemeaningfulandfinestsolutionsto diverseproblemsofpublicadministration.Consequently,mygoalistosuccessfullycomplete masterofpublicadministrationandservesocietyasahighqualitypublicofficial Inordertoachievemycareergoals,Ihavetostudyandinternalizethecurrentdevelopmentsand newpolicystrategiesinpublicadministration,andpoliticalapplicationsindifferentgeographical areasoftheworldAMaster'sDegreewillgrantmethenecessarytheoreticalunderstanding,and willalsoprovidemewithanindepthideaofrealisticapproachesindecision–makingprocessand researchskillstoallowmedevelopexceptionalideas.Iwouldliketodiscoverfactsaboutvarious areassuchashealthadministration,leadinghealthproblemsindevelopedanddevelopingcountries, globalhealth
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KalebBroutyEnglish12,Period8 CollegeAdmissionsEssayClements
Prompt:Somestudentshaveabackground,identity,interest,ortalentthatissomeaningfulthey believetheirapplicationwouldbeincompletewithoutitIfthissoundslikeyou,thenpleaseshare yourstory.
Haveyoueverwonderwhatit'sliketoplayfootballforyourhomeschoolunderthelightsonfriday night?Theweekspracticewasstrongandcoachesthoughtweweremorepreparedthanever.When wefirstgettothelockerroomwetalktoeachotherandlaughbutassoonasit'stimetogooutonto thefieldit'sgametime.It'sawholeotheratmosphereonthegamefieldyoufeeleverythingfromthe voicesonreadinessoftheplayersonthefieldto...showmorecontent...
Oncecoachcoffmancomesintotalktousweallknowit'stimetobeseriousThere'ssomething aboutthebarkofcoachesvoicethatgetseveryonefocusedandreadytoplayaseriousgameof football.Weabsolutelyknowit'stimetoworkandbuckledownassoonaswehavetoplaythe game.It'sabsolutelyelectrifyingtobeonthatfieldduringyoursenioryearwhenyouknowthisis yourlastchancetomakethingshappen.Everyoneknowstheirjoboncethegamestarts.Ifeveryone thatisonthatfielddoestherejobandstickstotheirresponsibilitieswewouldbefineIftheteam playswiththeirheartevenwhenthingsgobadandnotpointfingersbutinsteadworkasateamand don'tgiveupyouwillsucceed.Secondquartercomesaroundeveryoneontheteamisworkinghard. Thenaplaygetsblownupandthere'saninterceptionhowdoestheteamreactInsteadofgivingup westopthereoffensiverollattheoneyardline.Thisiswhenthingsaremostseriousandthereisno roomforerror.ThisisallhappeningduringaveryimportantgameagainstIHCthestakescouldn't behigherIhcisn'tinourleague.Lastyearwebeatthesowhycouldn'twethisyear.Allplayersand coachesarefocused.Wescoreatouchdowninthelastmomentsofthe
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WhenIwalkaroundtheUniversityofGeorgiacampus,IfeelthatIhavefoundhome.Insucha shorttimeUGAhasimpactedmymindsetandgoals.UGAisaplaceIfeelinspiredtogrow,learn andbuildrelationships.AyearagoifyouwouldhavetoldmeIwouldfindaplacethatfeelsmoreat homethananywhereI'velived,Iwouldnothavebelievedyou.Thepastyearofmylifebefore gettingacceptedintoUGAwasoneofthemostdifficultyearsofmylifeIhadleftsometoxic relationships,experiencedhealthscaresandwaslostinwhereIwantedtogoforschool.Iappliedto severalUniversities,receivedacceptanceletters,butnoneoftheacceptancelettersmademeexcited.
UGAwasthelastapplicationIwaswaitingtohearbackfrom
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College,upuntilmysophomoreyearofhighschool,hadalwaysbeenportrayedinmyownmindas anoverlyenthusiasticandadmittedlyfrighteninglypicture–perfectenvironment.Itwas,forsome reason,afarawaylandwithsmoothsidewalksandcleanlandscapes,smilingstudentsandanimated professors,cozy(albeitmessy)dormroomsandfashion–forwardbackpacks.Theworditselfmeant immenselymorethanfouryearsofhardworkandtheopportunityofearningadegreeItrepresented aneraofindependence,somethingI'dnevertrulytastedbefore,andoffreedomtolearnandtogrow, tocreateandnurturerelationshipsthatwouldlastalifetime,andtobemyselfwithoutthepolarizing judgmentthatcamealongwithgrowingupinatight–knitshowmorecontent Collegewasn'taplacetoexperienceanykindofsocialblossomingorpersonalreawakening.Itwas somewhereIwouldstudyfuriouslyandlearnfeverishly.ItwassomewhereIwouldgainthe knowledgeandtheskilltoobtainandpreserveastablecareer.Icouldmentionsomething unbelievablycheesyabouthowthedownfallofownmotherinspiredmetobettermyselfandthat's whyIdecidedtoenrollinamajoruniversity,suchasUGAThatjustwouldn'tbethewholetruth Thedownfallofmyownmomscaredmetothepointoffocusingonabsolutelynothingbut succeedingscholasticallyinordertoacquireevenaninchoffuturesolidity.Therewouldbenorisky endeavors,noquestionabledecisions,notimetowasteorinvestinfrivolouseventslikeGreekRow partiesorhallsocials.Collegebecameanimpendingrequirementinsteadofwhatoncewasa magical
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UniversityofCambridgeAdmissions
With800–yearhistoryofresearchandeducation,UniversityofCambridgehasbeenawonderland forthosewhoareseekingaperfectplaceandacademicatmospheretodevelopideasandadvance knowledgeBeingastudenthere,youcaninterchangeyourideaswithotherstudents,academicstaff whoarepioneersintheirfieldsandthosefrequentvisitinglecturers.Today,around20,000students arestudyingatCambridge,amongwhich7,500aregraduatestudentswith50%comingfrom overseas,andover40%beingwomenThoughcoursesaretouchatCambridge,thosewhobeara belieftoachievetheirgoalsinbelovedfieldscanreallylearnalotandgetintellectualsatisfaction.
Followinglististheportalfor
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Arrangementsvarydependingonwhatcountryyouarefrom(England,Scotland,Wales,Northern IrelandortheEU).Yon'tneedaconfirmedplaceatauniversitytoapply.
CambridgeFinancialSupport–AlsoavailabletoUK/EUstudentsfortheirfirstundergraduate degree.Bursaries,collegeandfacultyawardsandgrantssuchasbookandequipmentgrants, scholarshipsandprizesandtravelgrantsarealsoprovided.
Loan–TuitionFeeLoanupto£9,000peryear;MaintenanceLoanupto£8,200peryear,Upto £4,840peryearandupto£4,480infinalyearespeciallyforstudentsfromNorthernIreland.
PartTimeWork–DoingsomeparttimeworkintheCollegebar,Collegelibraryorasastudent helperduringopendayscanalsoearnyousomemoneytofundyoureducation.Youaresuggested toachievework–lifebalancewhileworkingwithintheUniversityandColleges.
TypesofUniversityofCambridgeScholarships
Cambridgescholarshipscanbedividedtothreeparts:undergraduatescholarships,graduate scholarshipsandinternationalstudentsscholarshipswhichcouldbedividedtosmallerpartsaslisted below.TheCambridgeCommonwealth,European&InternationalTrustwastheplacewhere studentsfromalldegreecouldfindsuitablescholarshipopportunitiesforthemTheTrustwas establishedfor1,100to1,400studentsfrom85countriesworldwideeachyearondegreecoursesto getaccesstoapproximately500scholarshipsannually.Nearly18,000
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Whatiscollege?
InmylifeIhadfailedoverthousandsoftimes.Frommyfirstattempttorideabike,fallingand gettinganuglyscaronmyrightkneeormyfirsttimeenteringaPokémontournament,getting eliminatedinthefirstround.Eventhroughthesefailures,Ineverfeltdiscouraged.Igotonmy cousinbikethenextandIenteredmanyotherPokémontournamentsafterwardsMyfailures motivatemetotryevenharderandtrytosucceedthenexttimearound.AlwaysgivingitallIgot andalittlemore.OneofmygreatestfailuresthatIhadinmylifewasnottakingschoolserious, morespecificallymyfreshmenandsophomoremathandhistoryclasses'inhighschoolThis misstephadtaughtmetwomajorthingsthatareimportanttohaveinthisworld,acollegeeducation, askingforhelp.TheselesionsthatIlearnhelpedmematureandprosperasindividual.showmore content
Inmyfamilyeducationwasnotreallyavailabledotopovertyandlackofresources.Mymother couldn'tevenfinishelementary,wellmyfatheronlymanagetofinishmiddleschoolTheycameto thiscountrychasingtheAmericandreamofhavingabetterlife.Theycamewithhopeofgivingmy siblingandIabetterlife,achancetobecomesomethingmore.Ihadfailedtorealizethisatfirst;I wasmorecaughtupintryingtofitinwiththecrowdandgettingintrouble.Itwasn'tuntillate secondsemesterofsophomoreyeardidIrealizemymistake.Iwasfailingmycommoncore2–math class(whichIpassedwithalowD)andIsawmyhighschooltranscriptIfeltsuchdisappointment andselfishness';Ihadnotonlyfailedmyparentsbutalsofailedmyself.Iwasdenyingmyselfwhat billonsofpeoplesuchasmyparentswishtheyhad,achancetoprosper.Educationiskeyto prosperinginthisworld,that'swhatIlearnfrommy
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