seulbi1027
Nov 26, 2010
Undergraduate / "Adapting to any places, California" - personal quality [2]
This one is UC personal statement prompt #2
I'm worried about writing off-topic. Please don't hesitate to give feedback or revise.
One of the most important qualities that I feel proud of is the ability to adapt to any places I go. Ever since I was a little girl, I lived different places because my parents wanted the best thing for my little brother and me. I was born in a little countryside of South Korea called Cheon-An where both of my parents grew up and lived. As a girl with Korean as native language and accustomed to Korean culture, immigrating to Winnipeg, Canada was a big change and a frightening news.
Life in Winnipeg was neither smooth nor easy since I couldn't find students similar to myself with black hair, small dark brown eyes and fluent in Korean. I have to admit the first year in Canada was the most frustrating and emotional year involved with lots of tears and regrets. After a year, our family moved to "The best planet on Earth" as the license plate says: British Columbia, Canada. Five years in B.C. taught me so much about the new culture and great deal of English which allowed me to make new friends and overcome my extreme shyness. Things like sleepover which is something ordinary many girls, was something new to me. Few days before my first sleepover, my mom and I went sleeping bag shopping with a great deal of excitement. I came to realize I'm capable of many things and learned to appreciate myself better since I had faith in myself for whatever I wanted to do.
When things seemed going great, news dropped like a bomb to me few weeks before the beginning of grade 11 year. My parents decided to move to the Golden State: California. I was definitely not thrilled about this, however, my parents' decision were adamant. Three days of car ride from Vancouver to La Quinta, California with my mom wasn't the most fun activity I've done since I didn't want to come, but little did I know moving to California was something significant to my life and truly showed me I can go anywhere in any parts of the world and live my life as I please.
In La Quinta, California, I busied myself in school activities, school clubs, and SAT so I wouldn't feel lonely. The new life here transformed me into someone more mature and responsible. I got my license here so I learned the responsibility of driving safe without my parents looking over for me, and I studied SAT non-stop to catch up since I took a late start. Do I regret coming to California? Definitely no. I believe moving here is a baby step toward my success of anything I do because there is a lot more choices of where I want to go or whom I want to be. Despite some hardships I've been through by trying to fit in, learning new language, and overcoming cultural differences, I learned to appreciate the places I go and adapt myself rather than being negative. I learned to look at the positive sides and learned to make the best out of any situations I'm in.
This one is UC personal statement prompt #2
I'm worried about writing off-topic. Please don't hesitate to give feedback or revise.
One of the most important qualities that I feel proud of is the ability to adapt to any places I go. Ever since I was a little girl, I lived different places because my parents wanted the best thing for my little brother and me. I was born in a little countryside of South Korea called Cheon-An where both of my parents grew up and lived. As a girl with Korean as native language and accustomed to Korean culture, immigrating to Winnipeg, Canada was a big change and a frightening news.
Life in Winnipeg was neither smooth nor easy since I couldn't find students similar to myself with black hair, small dark brown eyes and fluent in Korean. I have to admit the first year in Canada was the most frustrating and emotional year involved with lots of tears and regrets. After a year, our family moved to "The best planet on Earth" as the license plate says: British Columbia, Canada. Five years in B.C. taught me so much about the new culture and great deal of English which allowed me to make new friends and overcome my extreme shyness. Things like sleepover which is something ordinary many girls, was something new to me. Few days before my first sleepover, my mom and I went sleeping bag shopping with a great deal of excitement. I came to realize I'm capable of many things and learned to appreciate myself better since I had faith in myself for whatever I wanted to do.
When things seemed going great, news dropped like a bomb to me few weeks before the beginning of grade 11 year. My parents decided to move to the Golden State: California. I was definitely not thrilled about this, however, my parents' decision were adamant. Three days of car ride from Vancouver to La Quinta, California with my mom wasn't the most fun activity I've done since I didn't want to come, but little did I know moving to California was something significant to my life and truly showed me I can go anywhere in any parts of the world and live my life as I please.
In La Quinta, California, I busied myself in school activities, school clubs, and SAT so I wouldn't feel lonely. The new life here transformed me into someone more mature and responsible. I got my license here so I learned the responsibility of driving safe without my parents looking over for me, and I studied SAT non-stop to catch up since I took a late start. Do I regret coming to California? Definitely no. I believe moving here is a baby step toward my success of anything I do because there is a lot more choices of where I want to go or whom I want to be. Despite some hardships I've been through by trying to fit in, learning new language, and overcoming cultural differences, I learned to appreciate the places I go and adapt myself rather than being negative. I learned to look at the positive sides and learned to make the best out of any situations I'm in.