Undergraduate / Engineering + My Dad + No work experience + Growing up in China - Syracuse [6]

He grew up in a poor family, and had to give up his education during high school because thehis family couldn't afford his tuition anymore. In chinaChina , due to the biglarge population, all kinds of competitions in job market are very hard to imagine(RE-WORD ITALICIZED) . Like Peoplepeople always say, nothing can ever stop you if you try hard enough. My dad struggled for a long time, but his hardworkinghard work finally brought him success.

Syracuse University is an opportunity for me to explore myself. I believe there'rethere are a lot of challenges waiting for me, but I will try as hard as I can to reach my goal, just like what my father did in that company many years ago.

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CompareCompared to SAT, Gaokao is a much more stressful, because all the students take it at the same time, and everyone only havehas only one chance to take the exam. Whether you did good or bad(CONSIDER REVISING ITALICIZED) , the final score will become the only reference for college admission. In China, There'rethere are issues in many universities as they are still struggling with their developments, because they always take students with high scores without knowing their characteristics or talents. I came to the U.S. to study, because I know I can be more than just a score here. I want a place where I can study in a great environment and also apply what I've learned to the realityreality instead of memorizing facts. Syracuse University's vision of "Scholarship in Action" really breaks out of thebreaks from tradition, and I know that's what I've been looking for the whole time.