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Why do people plan? Most people plan for tomorrow, next month, and next year so on. Thereis a saying that Life is what happens while you are busy planning other things. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, a former US president said, In preparing for battle I have always found that plans
are useless, but planning is indispensable. If life does not go as we planned and plans seem
useless in battle, why is planning still important? The author ofThe Little Prince, Saint-Exupery
suggests the answer. He said, A goal without a plan is just a wish. I think planning is like
drawing a map that guides us to the destination we seek. Once we have a map, it will be easier
and more efficient to find the way we should take. Also, the map would lessen the risk of getting
lost in our long journey of life. In this essay, I describe how I constructed my map.
There are countless jobs and professions in this world. Among those, how am I
going to choose the right one? How can I know what the best one, which fits my talents,characters and nature, is? The answer is in the very question. In order to find the best
profession for me, I should know myself my talents, character and nature first.
I am a professional Go player. I have spent almost half my life to achieve this. With
the game of Go I can be competent, competitive and distinguishable. Another weapon I
have is the language of English. Although many Koreans now-days are fluent in
English, the fact that very few professional Go players speak English makes me standout from others. In addition, I always liked reading and writing; since I was young, I have
been reading books and writing journals, short stories and essays. For example, I have
read more than 20 books this year including Anna Karenina by Tolstoy and East ofEden by Steinbeck, and posted a few stories and essays under an anonymouspenname on Cyberoro, the internet Go site. Also I am good at traveling and meeting
people. Thanks to my childhood that separated me from the family, I naturallydeveloped adaptability and social skills. Though I did not recognize these abilities at
first, as I traveled several times, I found myself to get along well with anyone, appreciatefood of diverse ethnicities, and even enjoy having conversations with strangers.
There seems to be two ways to maximize my strength as a professional Go player.
One is to become one of the top Go players in the world. Becoming the strongest playeris an attractive option, but I have learned that sheer dedications and efforts are not
sufficient in achieving that goal. The other option is to become a leader in the global Gocommunity. Working for an international Go association will provide me with
opportunities to use my strength in Go. Maybe more importantly, however, I would beable to utilize my social and communication skills. I also expect that my competency inEnglish will be an indispensable skill in communicating with the global Go community.
Thus, I have chosen the second option.
The destination is set. And the next step is to draw the map. I began with a couple of
important questions. What abilities are required in order to become the leader of
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international Go organization? And, how should I acquire these abilities? The answersto these two questions will be the navigator of my successful career. For the first
question, I believe that profound understanding of both the game of Go andinternational organization is critical. Also, an ability to collaborate with both national and
regional chapters of Go associations would be essential. Understanding of human
resource management and cross-cultural management are probably important too.Then I concluded for the second question that the only ability that I possess now is
the understanding of the game of Go. Fortunately, according to my research, curriculum
for International Business major in Solbridge includes studies that could help meacquire aforementioned skills. Therefore, I decided to major in International Business.
As a college student, learning and studying will be my top priority. However, because
my long-term goal is directly related to Go, I think constant activities in Go world areimportant. Therefore, I will also keep playing professional Go matches and participate in
many types of Go events all over the world. Moreover, I would like to establish a Go
circle in the university and teach the game of Go to my schoolmates. Through teachingfriends from various countries, I will see how different cultures affect peoples way of
thinking in the game of Go. And this observation would ultimately help me to prepare for
the future career. After graduating, I want to continue with Masters program for thedeeper understanding. Then I will probably work in other fields for some periods of time
to build diverse working experiences. As Louis Pasteur, a French scientist famouslysaid Chance favors only the prepared mind. I believe that only the prepared gets the
right chance and relates it to success. Although the destination is far away and there
probably will be lots of obstacles, I will follow my map and keep inching toward mydestination.
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Sample College Admissions Essay 2
Sometimes a task can seem monumental when you try to visualize the entire thing, but if you break it
down into smaller goals suddenly it can become manageable. When I first started to consider going to
college so that I could make a better life for myself and my daughter, I thought it was going to be almost
impossible. I was working in a convenience store trying to make ends meet as a single mother, but I just
knew that there was something more out there for me. I had the drive to build a career that did not involve
running credit cards through the machine and cleaning the public bathroom, I just needed the skills and
the opportunity to determine what that other dream job was. It can be difficult to leave what is familiar,
and I actually really liked the people who owned the convenience store and knew that they would be sad
to see me go, but it was time to strike out on my own. I set a goal of successfully finishing one semester
at my local junior college, just to see if I could manage it, and much to my delight I not only completed the
semester, but earned a place on the Deans List as well. I felt a tremendous amount of pride in this
accomplishment, and it certainly wasnt easy, but it helped to give me the confidence I needed to set
longer term goals. I found that I was very interested in the sciences and how the human body works. I am
now about to graduate with my Associates of Science degree, having maintained my position on the
Deans List the entire time, and I finally know that I am setting the kind of example for my daughter that I
always dreamed of when I was wringing out the mop and restocking the shelves at the conveniencestore.
I am now eager to take my education to the next level by pursuing a degree in nursing at ____ University.
It is my goal after graduating to become a nurse serving lower income and underrepresented
communities. I am a naturally compassionate person, and because of my lower socio-economic
background and life experience, I can relate easily to people who may fear going to see medical
professionals whom they perceive as different from them, but whose services they need. I can help bridge
that gap, and thereby encourage more people to actually get help that they require in a comforting and
non-threatening environment.
My commitment to my education is strong and I know that, if admitted, I will be able to earn a solid grade
point average, and graduate with the skills and experience I will need to build my career as a nurse. I feel
such relief and gratitude to know that I have found my calling, and I am eager to begin this new stage of
my education. Certainly the next two years will be challengingrequiring much juggling of schedules and
time management expertise--but I have done it before, and with my clear goal in my mind, I know I can do
it again with equal or greater success. Even though my commitment to my education takes some time
away from my child, I know that ultimately it will be worth the sacrifice because she will see how important
an education is by witnessing all I have given up to achieve mine, and what a strong career I will be able
to build because of those same sacrifices.
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Sample College Admissions Essay 3
My father always used to say to me: if you want people to respect you, first you must respect yourself.
At this juncture in my life I see going back to school to earn a degree in nursing as a symbol of respecting
myself and the goals I have set for myself. I have made sacrifices in my life that are common for many
women: putting my husbands career before my own, and my childs life and growth before my own as
well, and for many years these sacrifices have been worthwhile, but I am proud to say that my son is now
12 and not in need of his mother in the same way he used to be, and my husband is fortunately very
supportive of my career goals.
Growing up as the only daughter of an Army physician in France was quite an experience. The military
lifestyle over there is much like it is here in the United States with frequent moves and the constant of
always being the new girl in school. Because I was being uprooted every year or so I learned to find
solace in school work because this was an area I could excel in no matter where in France we moved. I
also found that I had a natural gift for the sciences and, perhaps due to my fathers influence, dreamed of
one day becoming a doctor. I began my medical training in France at the age of 18 and after 3 years
began working as a nurse to partially fund the rest of my studies. My first experience working in a hospital
was excellent, and because I was so young and inexperience I assumed that all aspects of medical carewould offer this kind of fulfillment. I chose to specialize in pharmacy and went on to earn all of my
accreditations and degrees for this in France. I stayed for 2 more years in France after graduating,
working as a pharmacist, which I found to be far less rewarding than my time working as a nurse had
been. I missed being able to learn about such a wide variety of ailments, and offer care and compassion
not just to my patients, but their families as well, in their time of need. It just wasnt the same in pharmacy,
and because I lacked a passion for this field, it was not too hard for me to move to the United States,
even knowing that all of my medical training would be useless here.
I have lived in the United States for ___ years now, met and married my husband, raised a family, and
learned to call it home, but I still miss the satisfaction and personal growth that I found while working as a
nurse. I know that I can find that same degree of fulfillment again, and I am eager to begin the process at
____ University. My grades have always been high, but now that I know my true calling, and have the
luxury of time to pursue it, I have maintained a perfect grade point average while taking prerequisite
courses for my nursing degree at my local community college. I have every reason to expect that my
academic performance while pursuing a nursing degree at ___ University will be no less impressive.
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Why I need this scholarship?
The point of this question (and any scholarship essay) is to marketyourself and tell the judges why you would be a worthwhile investment.
Instead of making a laundry list of activities, describe yourachievement(s) specifically and relate them to the essay question. Hereare some suggestions:If you are the first in your family to go to college, you could talk aboutwhat it means for you to be the first to go to college, how you have
shown determination about going to college, and tie it back to the costsof tuition.
If you immigrated to the United States, you could talk about the factthat you moved to the US for a chance at getting an education at theuniversity level, how youve exhibited your desire, and tie it back to the
costs of tuition.
If you have overcome adversity in your life (i.e. abuse, disability,
financial), you could talk about the obstacles you have overcome, tiethe lessons you learned from overcoming adversity into your
preparation for college, and how that all ties back to the costs oftuition.
If youre one of several siblings, you could talk about what it means foryou to win an individual scholarship, its impact on your future plans,and how the scholarship would help you and your family financially.Try brainstorming ideas that convey your story most effectively. Thisquestion can be answered by using an experience from the past or by
thinking ahead to the future (goals and ambitions). Find a method thatyou feel paints the strongest picture, but always remember to beextremely personal.
Who am I?
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This question is very broad and can be answered in many differentways. Again, dont give them a laundry list of your activities and
achievements. Pick a few, find a common theme, and write in detailabout them. Some suggestions and ideas to write about:
Heritage/Culture
Activities and achievements (leadership and clubs)
Family
Goals and ambitions (current and future)
Obstacles overcome (disability, abuse, etc.)
Make sure to tie your theme back into the scholarship guidelines. You
can use words listed in their description to strengthen your claims.Each scholarship is different so tailor your application to the goals andvalues of the scholarship organization.
How will this scholarship help you meet your educational and
career goals?
This essay question asks you to talk about your future. Scholarshiporganizations like to see students with focused goals in their lives, evenif you end up changing career paths. Its about planning ahead andknowing why you do the things you do/want to do. There are severalparts to this question:Describe your plans for college (i.e. anticipated major(s), courses of
interest, activities, personal goals)
Emphasize how the scholarship allows you to meet or work towards
those goals
Expand your plans beyond college (i.e. type of job, positions)
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Include your goals outside of just your career and remember to
describe and connect them with how the scholarship helps you meetthat goal (i.e. establish an orphanage in East Asia, start a non-profit
scholarship organization)
Weave your goals together with a common theme that emphasizeshow the scholarship helps you meet your goals
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Stanford Application
When I look at this picture of myself, I realize how much I've grown and changed, not only physically, but also mentally as
a person in the last couple of years. Less than one month after this photograph was taken, I arrived at the [school' s name]
in [school' s location] without any idea of what to expect. I entered my second year of high school as an innocent thirteen
year-old who was about a thousand miles from home and was a new member of not the sophomore, but " lower-middle"
class. Around me in this picture are the things which were most important in my life at the time: studying different types of
cars and planes, following Michael Jordan' s latest move, and seeing the latest blockbuster show like " Phantom of theOpera" or " Jurassic Park" . On my t-shirt is the rest of my life- tennis. Midway through my senior year at the special [school'
s name] school, the focuses in my life have changed dramatically.
If there is one common occurrence which takes place for every single person in the diverse student body at [school' s
name], it is that we all grow up much faster for having lived there. I do not know whether this speeding up of the maturing
process is generally good or bad, but I definitely have benefited.
The classroom has become a whole different realm for me. Before, the teachers and students alike preached the importance
of learning, but it was implicitly obvious that the most important concern was grades. At [school' s name] teachers
genuinely believe that learning is the most importance objective and deeply encourage us to collaborate with each other
and make use of all resources that we may find. In fact, in a certain class this year, my teacher assigned us to prepare
every day of the week to discuss a certain book; there were only two require-ments in this preparation- we had to maximize
our sources, gleaning from everything and everyone in the school, but we were not allowed to actually look at the book. Asa result, I know more about that book than any other that I have actually read. It is teaching methods such as this which
ensure that we will learn more. Indeed, this matter of " thinking" has been one of the most important aspects of my
experience. Whether in Physics or English, I' m required to approach every problem and idea independently and creatively
rather than just regurgitate the teacher' s words. In discussion with fellow students both inside and outside of class, the
complex thoughts flowing through everyone' s brain is evident.
However, I believe that the most important concepts that I have espoused in being independent of my parents for half of
each year, deal with being a cosmopolitan person. The school' s faculty and students are conscious about keeping all of the
kids' attention from being based on the school. Every single issue of global concern is brought forth by one group or
another whether it be a faculty member, publication, ethnic society, or individual student. Along with being aware of issues
of importance, after attending [school' s name] my personality has evolved. First, my mannerisms have grown: the school
stresses giving respect to everyone and everything. Our former headmaster often said, " Character can be measured not by
one' s interaction with people who are better off than him or herself, but by one' s interactions with those who are worseoff." The other prime goal of the school' s community is to convert every single timid lower-classman into a loud,
rambunctious senior. Basically, if you have an opinion about something, it is wrong not to voice that opinion. Of course,
being obnoxious is not the idea. The key is to become a master of communication with teachers, fellow students, all of who
are a part of the community, and most importantly, those who are outside of the community.
I do not want to make [school' s name] sound as if it produces the perfect students, because it doesn' t. But the school
deserves a lot of credit for its efforts. Often, some part of the mold does remain. As the college experience approaches, I
am still the same person, only modified to better maximize my talents. Although I still have some time to play tennis and
see movies, perhaps one of the few similarities between this photograph and me now is my smile.
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BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF MYSELF.
Born in a small family of five and leads a simple
life has really taught me, Mohamad Haiqal Hazwan bin
Madzian how significant it is to be a knowledgeable
person in order to survive in this competitive world. On
5th
of November 1993 at Hospital Sultanah Aminah, I
was born. My respected father, Madzian bin Rahmat
and my lovely mother, Nik Hasni binti Nik Mahmod,
are both high school teachers. Being the eldest of threesiblings, I have always been taught to be independent
and to love both my younger brother and sister
equally. Living in a small and discrete town of Simpang
Renggam, Kluang, Johor for about 10 years, I adore the
simple life in a small town.
I received my formal primary education at SK
Sri Petaling, Petaling Jaya from 2000 until 2001 before
moving to SK Dato Onn Jaafar since 2002 until I sat for
my UPSR in 2005. My UPSR result was excellent which
was 5As. As for to the superb achievement, I wasoffered to continue my studies at SM Sains Johor,
Kluang-a cluster school. In 2006, I started my
secondary school life in this prestigious institution. In
2008, I sat for my PMR and successfully maintained my
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perfect achievement by getting 8As.Then, I was placed
in a good Science-stream class in Form 4 and Form 5.
My trial examination result was also flamboyant in
which I obtained 5A+s, 3As and 2A-s. And for my
SPM, praise to Allah, I got a sparkling results of 6A+s
and 4As. Now, it is proven that my academic
performances are consistent and always tip-top.
At school, I was among hundreds of brightstudents from all edges of Malaysia. This need hard
work and big forbearances to stay in front. However,
despite all the hardships I needed to face, I managed to
shine as the schools promising gem in all aspects. In
addition for the splendid academic performance, I did
well in extra-curricular affairs. In the field of sports and
games, I was my sport houses gold medal prospect in
long-distance runs like 400m, 800m, 1500m and cross
country. I contributed a new school record in long-
distance run and grabbed bronze medal in the MSSD
championship. In the uniform bodies, I was the activemember of the Fire Brigade and Rescuer Cadet. My
highest achievement in this field was when the schools
team managed to won the first runner-up in the Johor
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Fire Brigade and Rescuer Cadet Foot Drill Competition
2008.
However, my achievements in clubs and societies
were far better. I participated in the International Star
Gazing and Space Camp 2010, Malaysia and Indonesia
Regional Pedagogy Course 2010, became the only
Johores representative in the Pidato Piala Diraja
Competition 2009 and 1Malaysia Pidato Competition2010. I was also an outstanding Bahasa Malaysia
debater and represented SM Sains Johor in various
debate tournaments at national level. Other than that, I
participated in the SBP Kebangsaan Career Carnival
and The Star-RHB State Level Mighty Minds Challenge
2010. Besides, I also participated in many leadership
programs such as the SBP Kebangsaan House Captain
Leadership Course 2010.
My role as a leader should not be
underestimated. I was chosen as the Head Prefect in myprimary school. In SM Sains Johor, I cultivated my
leadership skills when I became the school prefect since
Form 2 and later on as the Secretariat of the Board of
Prefect. I also became the President of Suria House,
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President of the Bahasa Melayu Debating Club, Vice
President of the Computer Club, the Secretary of
Bahasa Melayu Society, the Secretary of Pembimbing
Rakan Sebaya (PRS), the committee member of Badan
Dakwah and Rohani and also as the Prefect Dorm
Leader at the boys hostel. Elsewhere, I hold the
position of AJK Fire Drill in Fire Brigade and Rescuer
Cadet, the Secretary of the Chess Club and an active
member of the Athletic Club. I was selected to holdthese positions due to my high self-confidence, the
ability to speak out my ideas in front of the people
without fears and my skills in persuading others.
Proven, although I was extremely busy in many aspects
throughout the year, I was still capable of managing my
schedule systematically and coped with stress
excellently until I gained huge success all around.
HIGHER EDUCATION PLAN
As I grow up, I am greatly influenced with medicalfields due to many reasons. So, I become interested to be
a doctor and anything related to medical fields. In 2009,
my friends and I conducted a research about
cardiology-related diseases at the famous National
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Heart Institute (IJN). After we had a long talk with one
of the Malay cardiothoracic experts there, my
determination was set up. I will become Malaysias
most well-known Malay cardiothoracic expert like him
one day!
Why do I set my heart to study medic so much?
One of the reasons is because I love to learn Biology and
Life Science very much. I am very interested to learnabout living things, human bodies, the organs, the bones
structure, the hormonal activities and also the body
mechanisms. It makes me feel closer to the mighty
Creator instead of just stunned by the miracles of our
bodies. As for me, being a doctor is not only about
giving exact treatments to the patients. It comprises the
duties to educate people about the importance of
maintaining good health and the significances of being
free from any diseases. It is also a doctors
responsibility to ensure that the societies realize about
the dangers and risks of various diseases and illnessesthus providing helps to prevent those illnesses.
My greatest weakness is that I may easily
sympathize when I look at those unlucky people who
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suffer chronic diseases no matter children, adolescents,
or even the elders. I will feel a sudden yearn to help
them in any ways so that they can enjoy their precious
life as I am enjoying mine. As a caring and loving
member of this big society, no one will care if I need to
sacrifice my time ,24 hours a day, 7 days a week when I
can save the lives of the ill-fated patients? Being a
doctor is such a noble job. The earning is profitable too.
But yet, the thing I seek the most by being a doctor isthe pleasure to treat sick people.
I wish and set a high hope that one day I will be
able to enter the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences in that
university is a large and dynamic faculty. It is rated in
the top 1% biomedical universities in the world. This
university is established as one of the best universities in
this globe. The proof is that the University of Auckland
was ranked 47th
among the worlds best Clinical, Pre-
clinical and Health universities according to the TimesHigher Education World University Ranking for the
year 2010 and 2011 plus recognition for being the best
university in New Zealand. The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
aims to improve the health and wellbeing of the local, national and global communities
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through excellence in teaching, research and service. Over the past three years they have
opened the award winning AMRF Medical Sciences Learning Centre, seen significant
enhancement of their Advanced Clinical Skills Centre at Mercy Ascot Hospital, and
commissioned a suite of new teaching rooms and a large integrated teaching facility. In
2009, the faculty opened the Centre for Brain Research, one of the largest neuroscience
research facilities in the Southern Hemisphere.
FUTURE CAREER PROSPECT.
To show how deep my interest is in this field, I
have even sketched and imagined myself 15 years
ahead. In the first 6 to 7 years hopefully starting from
next year, I will undergo foundations in medical course
before continuing my degree in medic. After that, I will
receive my first class degree in medic, the MB ChB,
which is awarded to medical graduates in New
Zealands universities.
MB ChB stands for Bachelor of Medicine and
Bachelor of Surgery. As a fresh potential graduate, Iwill serve my country either with the government or
any private medical centre in order to complete my
fellowship and housemanship training. Then, I will do
my Masters in medic, but this time I will specialized in
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cardiology to pursue my dream of being a cardiologist
for another 2 or 3 years. Upon completion, I will
become an expert doctor in cardiology or maybe
cardiothoracic and serve at the National Heart Institute
(IJN). I promised myself to be loyal to my beloved home
country and to serve my people no matter how difficult
it will be.
I am here ready to be recruited as the firstMalay and Muslim doctor to become a respected
cardiology expert not only in my country but also
worldwide. Therefore, I would like to respond to the
need of 1 doctor for 500 citizens by 2020 as stated by the
government via Health Informatics Centre Planning
and Development Division, Ministry of Health
Malaysia. As the population grows and technologies
evolve, the demand for medical expert will always there.
By then, Dr. Mohamad Haiqal Hazwan bin Madzian,
will be there to ease the burden.
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BAHAGIAN IV : PENGAKUAN
First of all, my name is Shahideen bin Abd Hakim and I came from
Shah Alam. I am an ex-student of Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah, Putrajaya. I
am the youngest one of four siblings in my family. During my school days, I
held a few positions such as the welfare committee of my resident,
committee of Dikir Barat society and the treasurer of my class. Through
this, my leadership skill has grown up and improves my thinking skill.
I represented my school in Dikir Barat competition and rugby. I was
once the champion of Dikir Barat competition in district level in 2006 and I
got second place in Rugby ATMAs 7 Open in 2007. Even though I was
active with my co-curricular activities, I did not neglect my studies and
managed to maintain good results.
I would like to further my studies in engineering fields in the future. I
am very keen towards chemical engineering. Nowadays, chemicalengineering has a big impact towards human in everyday life. It plays a
major role in fulfilling our everyday basic needs as well as enhancing
civilisation that are more dependent on process industries as progressing
economy resources as well as a country civilisation.
Back in school, I was very hoping that I can pursue a course that
includes chemistry. I would like to continue my studies in Master and PhDlevel after getting my degree. I am looking forward to continue my studies
under the scholarship of MARA to overseas.
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I am very determined to go on with engineering so that I can get a
great career in my life. I would like to do researches and articles regarding
chemical engineering as my contributions to my country.
I hope to realize my dream to become a successful engineer and to
help our citizens to lead a better life in the future.
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