I am an African American woman, still only 25, with a lot of professional experience, primarily from serving in our Air Force. I was born and raised in Dolton, Illinois, and like our former distinguished Senator from our home state, Barack Obama, I revel in a new American era of multiculturalism…
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MA Peace & Conflict Studies
I spent the first half of my life tripping across the world, visiting six of the seven continents of the world, living in Holland and France as well as the United States. My parents work brought me a level of cultural competency few if any of my classmates could ever hope to attain. I clearly reme…
PHD, Industrial Engineering, Korean
Growing up in Seoul, Korea, I was immersed in a city which has grown into a truly global city. I clearly recall looking up at the skyscrapers, at the feet of giant whose shadows stretched for miles; the engineers’ abilities and imagination seemed staggering and limitless. The city is truly enormou…
MS, Mechanical Engineering, African
For the past seven years, I have maintained a consistent aim in my academic career. Beginning with my time in high school, I have immersed myself in the pursuit of increasing my communication skills in English and proficiency in algebra, trigonometry, as well as calculus and computer courses. I fo…
Master’s TESOL, Iranian Immigrant
My family immigrated from Tehran, Iran when I was eight years old. Since then, I have divided my time between the two places and cultures. Spending my most formative years in Iran, becoming educated and competent in several languages, I subsequently returned to the US as an adult. I have been give…
Masters, International Studies Program
Before I was fourteen years old, I had moved seven times and across three continents. I have lived in England, Brazil, Chile, the US, China, and worked in China, Chile, as well as the US. My travels have taken me to over 25 foreign countries, including most of Central and South America, Malaysia, …
MS Computer & Electrical Engineering
I have always been fascinated by the wisdom of Albert Einstein who once said that: “Logic will get you from A to B but imagination will take you everywhere.” Knowing that no technological advancement can ever come to reality without the hard work and creative imagination of dedicated researchers, I …
PHD Economics, African Applicant
Two decades ago, I was learning how to grow crops with rudimentary tools in my native Togo, West Africa, and sleeping in a remote rain forest in a tiny tent covered with leaves and branches. But I was determined to succeed to and attain an education. As a result, ten years ago I graduated from the U…