Undergraduate / 'extenuating circumstances' - Statement of Purpose for Transferring to UT Austin as an UNDERGRADUATE [3]

My major is Accounting. The prompt is as follows:

Essay Topics Topic A

I welcome every form of criticism that can help me develop my essay properly and also tell me what do you think about the essay trying to convey hardships, goals and the reason why I want to be an accountant. Also I am aware that my essay is mostly about other people but me, but I am trying to show that i have overcome negative opinions about someone that is supposed to support you and that has made me stronger and shaped me. I welcome any thoughts on how to portray what I am trying to say.

"You are a female, do not bother going to college, we all know the farthest you will get is marriage." Growing up with an uneducated mother and a father with old fashioned Hispanic values, I always considered that the lack of goals and ambition were traits woman were preordained to have. However, during my high school career I came across many female peers with big dreams such as Medical school and Civil Engineering, two careers I had been taught only men were to pursue. In light of this, my curiosity with the idea of making something of myself other than a mother, was sparked.

I am who I am today because of the negative (me trying to say low expectations) opinions my father has of me , consequently I said to myself "this is the time to prove him wrong". I have been constantly put down, God knows why, about my intellectual capacity to achieve something worthy. I have not always found support on the people I most expect it from, but that is fine because I still have my mother's and sister's support. By sisters I mean my two best friends and my 15-year-old sister. At this time, I am not only struggling to get the support of my father moral and money wise to continue my education towards a bachelor's degree in accounting, but also I am facing the loneliest and longest year of my life. Meanwhile, I am positively looking forward to start a business of accountants to help make a positive impact in the economy, therefore the world or at least my city.

Being on my twenties and literally all my friends living out of town because they made a huge effort to better themselves has utterly made a massive impact over me. About three years ago I was an average student with no initiative or goals; depressing I know. That changed when I got in touch with my friends and talked about their accomplishments, goals, and the amazing things they want to do with their lives. I realized "I can do this. Why not?" and I knew I was not preordained to get married and have children. In the midst of figuring out what am I good at, what do I like, how can I make a positive impact in the world; I noticed how I have been always trying to escape math and numbers, but I am actually good at it. Next, how could I possible make a lasting effect knowing that? The answer: Accounting!

Along with my coming of age journey I have found four perks that profit the world if I become an accountant. Tackling economic stagnation is the first advantage. This happens by helping create more prosperity, wealth, jobs, and wider the economy. Second, reduce global warming: helping businesses cut their costs by reducing their carbon footprint so that the world is kept safe for future generations. Third, ease poverty and suffering: helping businesses to grow by giving them more energy and purpose by connecting at a deeper level with the good causes they fund. Lastly, help small business owners maintain their assets afloat. How does this help the world? By keeping the family of the owner and employees of loosing income and sustainability because every business needs accountancy to be strong for the rest of the business life.

Opening an accounting firm (with the required preparedness of course) would be the stepping stone of the journey to make a positive impact in the economy. As Steve Jobs said: "We are here to put a dent in the world" and this is coming from a man who was fired from his own company and started all over again. Also the man who did not created the computer that made him successful, but most importantly he owes his success to the way he envisioned the potential change a prototype could make to the world. This just proves that the lack of vision can hinder a life changing experience or even changing the world like in Steve Jobs scenario, and that is why I envision myself doing what I love along with helping to make a small impact to the world.

To be prosperous, you do not have to be the best; you simply have to keep grinding when the going gets tough. Consequently, being at the top is a matter of who is willing to work genuinely hard for the goal as opposed to who the smartest person in the room is. I learned this through time and I have many bright and not so bright friends that I can use as an example. I want to be a role model to my younger sister by showing her that we shouldn't let others define the limits of our intelligence and that if people or life fail to support us; we should be looking for other ways to feed our dreams and encourage the hard work to get to our goals. Everybody's hardship is different and I believe that God only gives us what we can handle, therefore I am a person in development making the best out of every situation and learning what I can of experiences because that is how life works. In other words, we are the architects of our own destiny.

Undergraduate / 'You are a female, do not bother going to college' SOP essay for transfering to UT [7]

Essay Topics
Topic A

Every time I spot a person throwing me an intrigued look there is always that moment. There is that moment where I must approach the person and with confidence start a conversation. That unique moment where I must create a client-seller connection right away or if not it will fade just as fast as it sparked. And that moment where , with a brochure on my hand , I must be prepared to deflect any words of rejection by the potential client and focus on smiling and saying the right thing :"Hello, (smile) have you heard of the Dead Sea?". First impressions mean everything especially when related to selling. My first job was everything but easy; approaching people with little or no interested on my product was the hardest part , but it got easier once i grabbed their attention. Why would you believe a 17 year old girl claiming to know the answer to your skin problems? Thats a question I asked my self every time, yet 1 out of 6 people I approached , did. That one out of six kept my hope alive. This job helped ameliorate y skills as a seller since it taught me to be an aggressive seller. By ameliorate my selling skills and not entirely shown from scratch I mean I have been loving to sell since I was 12 years old. From selling hundreds boxes of chocolate to gathering money for church.

Right now, my position as a social media person on the economics club has fed my passion of the advertising industry. I am in charge of promoting the club and the community service it does, via Facebook, so that more people join it. This has sparked my idea of using adverting for raising awareness for a worthy cause: prostitution in Spain. When I heard that there are thousands of foreigners kidnapped by the Spain mafia I was shocked as many would be. A peer commented that her church sends the Spain church money to help the prostitutes escape which is a far from easy task. There is not much attention given to this problem. Reason why it is hard to rescue them is because prostitution is not illegal in Spain. My plan is to use advertising by making a video and collaborating with film students that shows testimonies from victims or the rescuers about the situation in Spain. Hopefully appealing to masses via Facebook and making it a priority to the Spain public to fight to make law against prostitution.

Also,I am really fond of , dogs and cats caring. As many know, there many neglected dogs and cats, this cause is really important to me because animals can't really defend themselves from abusive humans and animals have the biggest of hearts. My compassion blew out of proportion when I interacted with an abandoned german shepherd at Humane Society. My approach to this situation would be to advertise how important it is to take care of an animals that depends on us and the psychological advantages taking care of an animal has. Although my goals are rather unrealistic at this time a big goal has to have a start somewhere right? " People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that actually do" Steve Jobs.

I have always had an inclination to numbers and statistics as well that is why I am minoring in business and majoring in advertising to have a so called balance on my carer on the creative and the statistical side advertising.

"You are a female, do not bother going to college, we all know the farthest you will get is marriage." Growing up with an uneducated mother and a father with old fashioned Hispanic values, I always considered that the lack of goals and ambition were traits woman were preordained to have. However, during my high school career I came across many female peers with big dreams such as Medical school and Civil Engineering, two careers I had been taught only men were to pursue. In light of this, my curiosity with the idea of making something of myself other than a mother, was sparked. My father expressed his low expectations and far from supportive opinion when I announced that I wanted to study nothing else but advertising. After many positive pitches about the benefits of attending college have , I convinced my father to give me an opportunity to attend El Paso Community College. At this time I am currently working on graduating with honors having a full time job to save for college.

I know The University of Texas at Austin is a great match for me because the university itself has great heart to help the community and a great sense of leadership which add up to passion and I think these are the three main components of success. Besides Moody College of Communication being a top-tier, one of the characteristics that catches my eye of the University of Texas at Austin is the empowerment between peers, the sense of involvement in the community , and be surrounded by brilliant minds and great leaders that are focused in making the community a better and stronger place.