Scholarship / "the experience of applying numbers to solve problems" subjects have you excelled in? [2]

What subjects have you excelled in? What contributed to those factors of you excelling?

Every day I go to school I look forward going to Math class because I love the experience of applying numbers to solve problems. I love watching how one simple equation can be solved with so many numbers. My favorite subject of math always seems to be Implicit Differentiation. I love going through the motions of every step, considering the fact that would have apply multiple rules to reach a solution, I enjoy evolving an answer out of an equation. My teacher Ms. Yasin is always there to correct me if I'm wrong, however, most of the time I am always right. She says she always favored my enthusiasm for this subject instead of my peers because of simple gestures like always raising my hand first or asking a thousand questions for one problem. Many time my teacher ask me why do I love math so much, and most of the time I can't explain, I just believe math comes natural to me.

Ever since I was a young girl, my favorite subject has been math, even when I went through my hardest subject of math, fractions. It was 3rd grade in Ms. Simpson class. I couldn't understand the concept of fractions. And usually I can grasp a subject as quick as anyone in the class. But this subject in particular was so confusing because of how it had one number on top of a line and one on the bottom. So one day my teacher and I decided to create a game called, "Match me up' where I would find a common denominator of each number and use common factors to replace larger numbers. At first I was catching on slowly, but after a couple of exercises with the game, I became a fraction whiz. I started knowing how to do everything with fractions. I knew how to multiply, divide, add, subtract and even convert fractions into percent's. After while people begin depending on my assistance for math and I became the best math student in the class and received the Best Student Award in math for 3rd grade. My interest in math continued to follow me through the rest of my elementary and junior high school years, where I was able to receive the Best Student Award in math.

Currently, I hold the highest average in my math class because of my overwhelming nature of math. All of the math teachers I have had in my life show the same responsive and exciting teaching styles that keep me craving for more math. I believe the blend of the great teachers I've had and my nature of loving math, has always allowed me to excel in every math class I have had. And every day I plan to remain to keep the same focus and striving spirit for math.

Undergraduate / The Advanced Placement Literature class: subjects have I had the most difficulty in? [2]

Discuss the subjects with which you had difficulty. What factors do you believe contributed to your difficulties? How have you dealt with them so they will not cause problems for you again? In what areas have you experienced the greatest improvement? What problem areas remain?

When I was 5 years old, I always had trouble with sounding out syllables correctly. When I was 9 years old, I could never seem to know where to place question and quotation marks. When I was 13, I could never phrase my wording of sentences so that it could flow. And now I am 18 and still possess some of these same flaws of English. In my opinion, I never been strong at English and it have always been my weakest subject. However; it has never hindered me form learning and developing better English skills. So I decided in my junior year of high school that I would take an Advance Placement English class to improve both my writing and grammar skills.

When I first entered the Advanced Placement Literature class, I was terrified at the thought of being challenged with new materials. When my teacher first reviewed the course syllables, my immediate thought was to get a schedule change but I said that I would stick with the class. Regularly, my teacher would give assignments such as poem analysis and responses, extensive essays and even book reviews. I was so confused because I never had work hard in any English class before. The many broken English and wild allusion literature had, I assumed all of my course work was going to be difficult. But as the weeks went by, I started getting a vivid understanding of English and learning that it is nothing more than a person perception of a situation, which is written in correct framer. I started realizing literature in a whole another outlook and as my teacher would say, "I begin to put on different lenses of ideas."

No longer did I have a fear for reading on new authors, since I knew how to find the authors intentions for their audience. Slowly, I was understanding literature in a way that English was interesting to me. I started to enjoy the thrill of meeting new characters in a story of play and creating my own literature. Once, my teacher asked my class to make a Shakespearean sonnet and I was full of excitement when I wrote mines on the unending story of the hardships of love. Presumably, I had so much fun on reciting my poem the next day in class.

Scholarship / Finance Major + a Chartered Financial Analyst (short/long term goals) Gates 4 Mill [3]

4. Discuss your short and long-term goals. Are some of them related? Which are priorities?
Growing up in an economy that constantly fluctuating its balance of progress and downturns, I have always aspired to be in the corporate world. Relieving my skills of development, success and stability, I plan to become a business executive one day afar. Spending countless hours in an office to ensure the success of my company, I intend to expand a product corporation that will go beyond the leverage of accomplishment.

Currently, my short term goals are to take flight as a Finance Major student at Brandeis University. I was awarded a great opportunity with the Posse Foundation of Atlanta to receive a full tuition scholarship to Brandeis University. There, I know I can receive quality skills in Business, as I make boundless efforts to become a Corporate Financer. I also want to take the opportunity to join their graduate program and get my Master degree of Business and Administration. Since this is a demanding yet satisfying field, I can provide the natural born skills of numbers that I have always had within me.

Around the time I was in 3rd grade when I was surpassing with my math classes, I realize that I had a passion for numbers and working in groups. So I figured what other job field can I develop my new found skills? Business! The exciting field of equations and logic has excited me since the time I conquered fractions. I am certain Business will be my greatest escape into world that will be so enticing for me.

Needless to say, while in college, I understand there will be a lot of distractions, many of which will happen suddenly and carelessly. Thus I have decided that my first priorities will be to achieving my goals and making sure I will stay on track to achieving them. So if that mean missing a couple of parties for study time, tutorials or even rest to conserve energy for work, I will make that sacrifice. I plan to be all I can be and none the less.

After completing college in both undergraduate and graduate programs at Brandeis, I plan to get my certification as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).With completing multiple internships in college, I hope to have a quality resume and pursue my destined career as a Corporate Financer.