a 100 hills
May 22, 2010
Graduate / MSc programme to support your career and personal development - how to answer it [8]
Thank you so much Kevin. And hey am really flattered.
Thank you so much Kevin. And hey am really flattered.
a 100 hills
May 7, 2010
Graduate / MSc programme to support your career and personal development - how to answer it [8]
Kevin, Alibaba, every body on this forum...I need some editing and ideas here. Thanks in advance
How will your chosen MSc program help to support your career and personal development? Please support your answer by telling us about the experiences and people who have influenced and shaped your decision to consider this career.
"Next year, you and me miss school'', I reminded one of my clearly unhappy brothers. Born to poor illiterate parents from different refugee camps and being the eldest in a family of eight, life was always a challenge. With zero resources to our dysfunctional family, we had to take turns to miss school. Being the first-born meant that I had to look for and delegate odd jobs to my siblings whose turn it was to miss school that year. At 14, I formed an association of refugee children contracted to do different jobs in the villages in exchange for school fees. It was my responsibility to sometimes train and assign jobs based on ability and performance of the child. My childhood experiences laid the foundation for my love affair with management and in particular dealing with people. To achieve my long-term desire of being a Human Resource Management consultant, I need a program that will enable me to better plan my career by giving me the necessary skills and knowledge that employers require.
Occasionally stopping school to support my family never distracted me from striving for and earning scholarships to the top ranked institutions in the country, right from my primary school through University. In High School, I graduated among the top 10 in the country and won a state scholarship to the best University in the country. I opted for a degree in Information Technology Applications in Management (BITAM) because I believe that adaptability, creative thinking and the application of technologies are now intrinsic to managing businesses. Interestingly, my crave for deeper knowledge in management was stirred up when I was introduced to courses such as Strategic Management, Human resource Management and Operations Management while studying for my bachelors degree. Since then I have attended seminars, workshops and consulted both from libraries and over the internet on the MSc in Management. I have also talked to professors and leading professional expatriates from varying management fields working in my country who have guided me in lots of ways.
My most rewarding experiences, however, were outside of the classroom. As a volunteer of African Mission Alliance, I was part of the teams that helped set up and construct schools for orphans and street Kids. I started a program where those children often visit the university to interact with the university students through sports and other related activities. As a volunteer of Project Rwanda, I have trained poor coffee farmers to assemble, use and maintain donated cargo bikes. I am part of a group of volunteers that regularly helps with counseling of both genocide survivors and people living with Aids in various villages in the country.
I have previously worked as a supervisor, a sales representative and as a marketing manager. I am currently employed by an International company that specials in IT education management solutions. However, my most thought-provoking and challenging time came when I worked as a data captain in a World Bank research program. Surrounded and mentored by international management consultants, their knowledge and expertise challenged me. The way they analyzed existing problems, assessed and developed action plans to solve specific problems or to improve the numerous organizations and government ministries totally fascinated me. They gave me a glimpse into practical business management, in other words managing resources, people, and products at the heart of any operation. I was hooked. Having to work to tight deadlines taught me how to communicate and work independently as part of a cross cultural professional team but most importantly it has nurtured my leadership, creativity as well as analytical and problem solving skills. Am also a columnist, publishing at least two management related articles per week with my local English newspaper.
Although learning to manage was a way of survival in the camps, it has now grown to become one of my greatest passions. I intend to be the best human resource management consultant that I can be, not confined to my country but working in a cross-cultural environment. With my varied interests in research, leadership and management, I strongly believe that this program is what I need to give me the right knowledge and depth for that sort of career. I also trust that not only will the program diminish my weaknesses and improve my talents but I will also greatly benefit from the opportunities for intellectual and practical development provided by a sustained period of graduate study in an international academic setting.
Kevin, Alibaba, every body on this forum...I need some editing and ideas here. Thanks in advance
How will your chosen MSc program help to support your career and personal development? Please support your answer by telling us about the experiences and people who have influenced and shaped your decision to consider this career.
"Next year, you and me miss school'', I reminded one of my clearly unhappy brothers. Born to poor illiterate parents from different refugee camps and being the eldest in a family of eight, life was always a challenge. With zero resources to our dysfunctional family, we had to take turns to miss school. Being the first-born meant that I had to look for and delegate odd jobs to my siblings whose turn it was to miss school that year. At 14, I formed an association of refugee children contracted to do different jobs in the villages in exchange for school fees. It was my responsibility to sometimes train and assign jobs based on ability and performance of the child. My childhood experiences laid the foundation for my love affair with management and in particular dealing with people. To achieve my long-term desire of being a Human Resource Management consultant, I need a program that will enable me to better plan my career by giving me the necessary skills and knowledge that employers require.
Occasionally stopping school to support my family never distracted me from striving for and earning scholarships to the top ranked institutions in the country, right from my primary school through University. In High School, I graduated among the top 10 in the country and won a state scholarship to the best University in the country. I opted for a degree in Information Technology Applications in Management (BITAM) because I believe that adaptability, creative thinking and the application of technologies are now intrinsic to managing businesses. Interestingly, my crave for deeper knowledge in management was stirred up when I was introduced to courses such as Strategic Management, Human resource Management and Operations Management while studying for my bachelors degree. Since then I have attended seminars, workshops and consulted both from libraries and over the internet on the MSc in Management. I have also talked to professors and leading professional expatriates from varying management fields working in my country who have guided me in lots of ways.
My most rewarding experiences, however, were outside of the classroom. As a volunteer of African Mission Alliance, I was part of the teams that helped set up and construct schools for orphans and street Kids. I started a program where those children often visit the university to interact with the university students through sports and other related activities. As a volunteer of Project Rwanda, I have trained poor coffee farmers to assemble, use and maintain donated cargo bikes. I am part of a group of volunteers that regularly helps with counseling of both genocide survivors and people living with Aids in various villages in the country.
I have previously worked as a supervisor, a sales representative and as a marketing manager. I am currently employed by an International company that specials in IT education management solutions. However, my most thought-provoking and challenging time came when I worked as a data captain in a World Bank research program. Surrounded and mentored by international management consultants, their knowledge and expertise challenged me. The way they analyzed existing problems, assessed and developed action plans to solve specific problems or to improve the numerous organizations and government ministries totally fascinated me. They gave me a glimpse into practical business management, in other words managing resources, people, and products at the heart of any operation. I was hooked. Having to work to tight deadlines taught me how to communicate and work independently as part of a cross cultural professional team but most importantly it has nurtured my leadership, creativity as well as analytical and problem solving skills. Am also a columnist, publishing at least two management related articles per week with my local English newspaper.
Although learning to manage was a way of survival in the camps, it has now grown to become one of my greatest passions. I intend to be the best human resource management consultant that I can be, not confined to my country but working in a cross-cultural environment. With my varied interests in research, leadership and management, I strongly believe that this program is what I need to give me the right knowledge and depth for that sort of career. I also trust that not only will the program diminish my weaknesses and improve my talents but I will also greatly benefit from the opportunities for intellectual and practical development provided by a sustained period of graduate study in an international academic setting.
a 100 hills
May 7, 2010
Writing Feedback / Growing up in a rural area provides an easy-going life pattern to children [3]
I think you need to have a sort of plan here.
This seems to be a comparison between two choices and the aim is for you to give your opinion.
Depending on what you supporting, you have to give your reasons using either of these formats...
Block format
Discuss each opinion in a separate paragraph. First an introductory sentence, then go ahead and build on it.
Point by point format - Which I think you were trying to use here...
Here u are trying to give your opinion on the advantages/ disadvantages of living in cities or in the countryside in the same paragraph, where each paragraph is organized by a key point
I hope this helps
Good luck
DM
I think you need to have a sort of plan here.
This seems to be a comparison between two choices and the aim is for you to give your opinion.
Depending on what you supporting, you have to give your reasons using either of these formats...
Block format
Discuss each opinion in a separate paragraph. First an introductory sentence, then go ahead and build on it.
Point by point format - Which I think you were trying to use here...
Here u are trying to give your opinion on the advantages/ disadvantages of living in cities or in the countryside in the same paragraph, where each paragraph is organized by a key point
I hope this helps
Good luck
DM
a 100 hills
May 3, 2010
Graduate / "illiterate parents" -my PERSONAL STATEMENT for a MSc in Management at Bath Univ [4]
Thanks Kevin. Really appreciate.
Quick question:
Is it wrong for the Personal Statement and the scholarship essay to have some similar details, especially if the scholarship scheme is by the same Uni?
Kind regards
Thanks Kevin. Really appreciate.
Quick question:
Is it wrong for the Personal Statement and the scholarship essay to have some similar details, especially if the scholarship scheme is by the same Uni?
Kind regards
a 100 hills
Apr 26, 2010
Graduate / "illiterate parents" -my PERSONAL STATEMENT for a MSc in Management at Bath Univ [4]
Born to poor illiterate parents from different refugee camps and being the eldest in a family of eight, life was always a challenge. With zero resources to our family, I have had to learn from very early on to manage everything in my life; from finding a balance between my personal school demands to taking care of my family's needs. My passion for management was born out necessity. However, in our age of a highly competitive global economy, pursuing a course with clear future goals is a smarter choice. I am looking for a course that will enable me to better plan my career by giving me the necessary skills and knowledge that employers require. I believe that besides passion, hard work and motivation, a very good training that an MSc in Management gives in the subject is essential for anyone wishing to gain positions in both the industry and a career in academia. Since the curriculum offered by your university is designed to build on each student's capabilities, I am confident that I will both grow from and give back to the program.
Having to occasionally stop school to look for work to support my family never distracted me from striving for and earning scholarships in some of the top ranked institutions in the country right from my primary school through University. My desire and love to learn more about management led me to focus on history, economics and geography in High School where I graduated among the top 10 in the country. While at the university, I opted for a degree in Information Technology Applications in Management (BITAM) because I believe that adaptability, creative thinking and the application of technology are now intrinsic to managing businesses. Throughout my secondary and university life, I held numerous positions both in school and within the local community that nurtured my leadership qualities and put my management knowledge to good and practical test. I have attended seminars, workshops and consulted both from libraries and over the internet on management. I have also talked to leading professional expatriates from varying management fields working in my country.
My short work experience has been diverse and challenging. I have worked as a supervisor at an International airport terminal, a sales representative and as a marketing manager. I have been part of a World Bank research/ survey team and numerous international NGO monitored research programs. I have worked with International NGO's run programs and I am currently employed by an International company that specials in IT education management solutions. While at the university, I did a lot of volunteer work with genocide survivors, poor farmers, street kids, women and children living with ideas. Am also a columnist, publishing at least two management related articles per week with my local English newspaper. With my varied interests in research, leadership and management, I believe that I possess some positive qualifications, which will be helpful in my chosen field of study.
The MSc in Management program has a full range of business and management disciplines that I need to understand how business functions and the complex organizational issues that managers encounter. The programs' core modules such as Business economics, Human-Resource Management, Organization and career development, Strategic Management Accounting and Marketing will equip me ideally for entry into a wide range of graduate management positions by enabling me to absorb and make sense of new areas quickly and effectively - vital skills in the context of ever shifting management demands.
Because of the wide range of management roles and overall academic excellence your postgraduate program offers, it's my strongest belief that I will greatly benefit from the opportunities for intellectual and practical development provided by a sustained period of graduate study. It is my belief that a stronger education will help me to truly succeed in both the academia and industry by diminishing my shortcomings and improving my talents.
Born to poor illiterate parents from different refugee camps and being the eldest in a family of eight, life was always a challenge. With zero resources to our family, I have had to learn from very early on to manage everything in my life; from finding a balance between my personal school demands to taking care of my family's needs. My passion for management was born out necessity. However, in our age of a highly competitive global economy, pursuing a course with clear future goals is a smarter choice. I am looking for a course that will enable me to better plan my career by giving me the necessary skills and knowledge that employers require. I believe that besides passion, hard work and motivation, a very good training that an MSc in Management gives in the subject is essential for anyone wishing to gain positions in both the industry and a career in academia. Since the curriculum offered by your university is designed to build on each student's capabilities, I am confident that I will both grow from and give back to the program.
Having to occasionally stop school to look for work to support my family never distracted me from striving for and earning scholarships in some of the top ranked institutions in the country right from my primary school through University. My desire and love to learn more about management led me to focus on history, economics and geography in High School where I graduated among the top 10 in the country. While at the university, I opted for a degree in Information Technology Applications in Management (BITAM) because I believe that adaptability, creative thinking and the application of technology are now intrinsic to managing businesses. Throughout my secondary and university life, I held numerous positions both in school and within the local community that nurtured my leadership qualities and put my management knowledge to good and practical test. I have attended seminars, workshops and consulted both from libraries and over the internet on management. I have also talked to leading professional expatriates from varying management fields working in my country.
My short work experience has been diverse and challenging. I have worked as a supervisor at an International airport terminal, a sales representative and as a marketing manager. I have been part of a World Bank research/ survey team and numerous international NGO monitored research programs. I have worked with International NGO's run programs and I am currently employed by an International company that specials in IT education management solutions. While at the university, I did a lot of volunteer work with genocide survivors, poor farmers, street kids, women and children living with ideas. Am also a columnist, publishing at least two management related articles per week with my local English newspaper. With my varied interests in research, leadership and management, I believe that I possess some positive qualifications, which will be helpful in my chosen field of study.
The MSc in Management program has a full range of business and management disciplines that I need to understand how business functions and the complex organizational issues that managers encounter. The programs' core modules such as Business economics, Human-Resource Management, Organization and career development, Strategic Management Accounting and Marketing will equip me ideally for entry into a wide range of graduate management positions by enabling me to absorb and make sense of new areas quickly and effectively - vital skills in the context of ever shifting management demands.
Because of the wide range of management roles and overall academic excellence your postgraduate program offers, it's my strongest belief that I will greatly benefit from the opportunities for intellectual and practical development provided by a sustained period of graduate study. It is my belief that a stronger education will help me to truly succeed in both the academia and industry by diminishing my shortcomings and improving my talents.
a 100 hills
Apr 26, 2010
a 100 hills
Apr 26, 2010
Writing Feedback / SAT: Are people motivated by personal satisfaction rather than by money or fame? [2]
Waw! The part about Sis A is amazing.
I will give you a little version of my life experience. While at Uni, I did a lot of unpaid volunteer work. Am in Rwanda- a country that saw the worst genocide in recent history. There is this very filthy rich Californian industrialist who visited the country and I happened to go the villages with him. He visited out of curiosity. More like a mid-life crisis scenario. It does not really matter because that man witnessed something that changed his life forever.
He has swapped his 26 Million dollar mansion for a make shift tent that gets rained on and in every time. I remember the first time he got suffered from a jigger-lil parasites that probably none of you reading this has heard of. He just could not stop crying because apparently 45% of people in that village are jigger infested! He is poured millions of dollars into these rural communities,changing thousands of the villagers lives.As a practicing christian, am always baffled by what such a man who hardly believes there is a God does. His worst enemy is the press. He would be very very offended if he knew I had written this
His reason for doing this, he says, is to get a sense of life. For his life to make sense.He is sick and tired of life being about him. For joy, satisfaction of living. He escaping the life of waste and emptiness associated with things, materials...
Waw! The part about Sis A is amazing.
I will give you a little version of my life experience. While at Uni, I did a lot of unpaid volunteer work. Am in Rwanda- a country that saw the worst genocide in recent history. There is this very filthy rich Californian industrialist who visited the country and I happened to go the villages with him. He visited out of curiosity. More like a mid-life crisis scenario. It does not really matter because that man witnessed something that changed his life forever.
He has swapped his 26 Million dollar mansion for a make shift tent that gets rained on and in every time. I remember the first time he got suffered from a jigger-lil parasites that probably none of you reading this has heard of. He just could not stop crying because apparently 45% of people in that village are jigger infested! He is poured millions of dollars into these rural communities,changing thousands of the villagers lives.As a practicing christian, am always baffled by what such a man who hardly believes there is a God does. His worst enemy is the press. He would be very very offended if he knew I had written this
His reason for doing this, he says, is to get a sense of life. For his life to make sense.He is sick and tired of life being about him. For joy, satisfaction of living. He escaping the life of waste and emptiness associated with things, materials...
a 100 hills
Apr 22, 2010
Graduate / MSc programme to support your career and personal development - how to answer it [8]
waw!
This is so simple and to the point.
Thanks Kevin.
Am going to post my rough piece so you and the rest of the guys can run through it.
Kind regards
D
waw!
This is so simple and to the point.
Thanks Kevin.
Am going to post my rough piece so you and the rest of the guys can run through it.
Kind regards
D
a 100 hills
Apr 21, 2010
Graduate / MSc programme to support your career and personal development - how to answer it [8]
How will your chosen MSc programme help to support your career and personal development? Please support your answer by telling us about the experiences and people who have influenced and shaped your decision to consider this career...
How will your chosen MSc programme help to support your career and personal development? Please support your answer by telling us about the experiences and people who have influenced and shaped your decision to consider this career...
a 100 hills
Apr 21, 2010
Essays / Is U.N Peacekeeping working? My argument is 'No.' [4]
Another country you should look at in terms of failure is Somalia...Sudan can also give you a back ground to use.
My rough reference point for you to support your '' no'' argument is the INTERNATIONAL LAW that seems to protect the same people, systems, groups who caused the chaos that they(UN) are now trying to put right.
Another country you should look at in terms of failure is Somalia...Sudan can also give you a back ground to use.
My rough reference point for you to support your '' no'' argument is the INTERNATIONAL LAW that seems to protect the same people, systems, groups who caused the chaos that they(UN) are now trying to put right.
a 100 hills
Apr 21, 2010
Writing Feedback / TOEFL essay: It is more important to work at a job that you enjoy... [5]
I spend a very miserable year on a job that earned me something relatively higher than my peers but one that left me feeling so ugly and used inside.
I don't know about others but I can trace all these wrong career choices to my very outdated and shallow education system. It's a little surprising but in any of the educational stages in my education have I had a proper career orientation or advise. This meant that I ended doing what was considered popular in society, irrespective of what my preferences were or my ability to perform in it. So years later i find myself in this hell hole called a job.
What normally happens when we put enjoyment down for the cash is what you see in most Third world countries. Job vs Work or a career vs an occupation. Its tedious. It's stressing. It's lifeless. It's putting the money or materials before your well being. It's unwise.
I spend a very miserable year on a job that earned me something relatively higher than my peers but one that left me feeling so ugly and used inside.
I don't know about others but I can trace all these wrong career choices to my very outdated and shallow education system. It's a little surprising but in any of the educational stages in my education have I had a proper career orientation or advise. This meant that I ended doing what was considered popular in society, irrespective of what my preferences were or my ability to perform in it. So years later i find myself in this hell hole called a job.
What normally happens when we put enjoyment down for the cash is what you see in most Third world countries. Job vs Work or a career vs an occupation. Its tedious. It's stressing. It's lifeless. It's putting the money or materials before your well being. It's unwise.
a 100 hills
Apr 21, 2010
Graduate / Brandeis International Business School, International/cross-cultural experiences [5]
Kevin, Jonathan and Wang, this is really so very helpful.Thanks guys
Kevin, Jonathan and Wang, this is really so very helpful.Thanks guys
a 100 hills
Apr 2, 2010
Graduate / Brandeis International Business School, International/cross-cultural experiences [5]
Hey Every one,
I am stuck with my application to Brandeis International Business school. Been asked about my... '' International/cross-cultural experiences that I bring to Brandeis International Business School and how will this contribute to the classroom?...""
This is the reality;
I was born in Uganda and studied from there till my last year of High school. I then relocated to Rwanda where I did my last year of High school before joining the University. At different stages of my uni in Rwanda, i was involved in a couple of programs and projects that though were not related to my school work, exposed me to lots of people from all over the world. I was always challenged by the numerous international students here for their internships. Why challenged? Because they always managed to make me feel so inexperienced, unprepared academically.With time and through hours of 'curious' conversations I,obviously,zeroed it to our crappy out dated and shallow education systems.
So back to the question, with a hint of my back ground, which is the best way to convincingly answer that question?
I really appreciate you taking the time to respond to this
Regards
Douglas
Hey Every one,
I am stuck with my application to Brandeis International Business school. Been asked about my... '' International/cross-cultural experiences that I bring to Brandeis International Business School and how will this contribute to the classroom?...""
This is the reality;
I was born in Uganda and studied from there till my last year of High school. I then relocated to Rwanda where I did my last year of High school before joining the University. At different stages of my uni in Rwanda, i was involved in a couple of programs and projects that though were not related to my school work, exposed me to lots of people from all over the world. I was always challenged by the numerous international students here for their internships. Why challenged? Because they always managed to make me feel so inexperienced, unprepared academically.With time and through hours of 'curious' conversations I,obviously,zeroed it to our crappy out dated and shallow education systems.
So back to the question, with a hint of my back ground, which is the best way to convincingly answer that question?
I really appreciate you taking the time to respond to this
Regards
Douglas