Personal statement essay of Global Ugrad Program
Everyone has something unique in their life to write about and a story to tell, for me the childhood memoirs is the most purest and innocent to share with. When I was four and a half years old, my family went to a visa interview for the purpose of traveling to the United States. At four years old, I had little chance to know much about America; all I knew about was Disney Land and the Statue of Liberty, which I saw in a documentary film. Another aspect that intrigued me mostly at that age was the intermingled population that came from all around the world to the United States. After I watched the film, I started wanting to go to Disney Land and see the people of different races and ethnicities. Even though we did not get the visa that we wanted, my desire has not dissipated over the years.
Starting at the age of twelve, my purpose to go to the USA has been entirely changed after I read Ms. Oyungerel’s “My journey of studying in America.” I realized how important it is that a well-rounded education takes priority above all else. It was the first book that truly instilled a passion for learning English in me when I was in middle school. In 2017, as a freshman at the college, I was fortunate enough to be awarded a concession to take a trip to America through the Edex education exchange center. My passions for studying American history and culture, as well as my dream to study in America, have reached their highest point after my first visit.
As my parents’ demand and my late grandmother’s wish, I should have inherited her profession and kept the family dignity for the second generation as a physician. I worked hard in chemistry and biology classes for three years in high school. Until I had read Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel One-Year Solitude, I stopped convincing myself that enrolling in a medical school would be a perfect choice. Instead, whenever I had a moment, when motivation hit or I felt blessed, I sat down and scribbled about my day-to-day adventures and my family’s humorous and upsetting moments in my journal. At the time, I imagined myself as a journalist who writes as well as an author who has a positive impact on readers. Beside my studies, writing articles for my university newspaper (NUM weekly) is hard to juggle, but I have never doubted or regretted my decision to be a journalist, because for me, writing is a thing that I excel at and it is a means of enjoyment. I gained unfathomable competence and became more acquainted with the drawbacks and benefits of being a journalist as a result of this practical experience. As an avid listener of Unlock and On Being podcasts, I was eager to create a similar enlightening program that captivated me as a listener during my daily commute from home to the university.
But at the age of nineteen, I do not have much to be profound about to introspect, and there is still so much that I have not seen or done in my life. With all of the opportunities the Global Ugrad program has to offer, I am willing to share my knowledge and identity with individuals who are as passionate about learning and developing themselves as I am. My ardent desire to know and explore beyond the boundary of imagination is my compass.
