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Feb 8, 2014
Undergraduate / Personal Statement Essay for a Graduate Tax Program. [4]
Please look over the personal statement and let me know the areas for improvement. What I should delete and what I should elaborate on maybe. Give me some good advice. I will be very thankful!
"In high school, I was faced with a dilemma. My close friends were all dropping out after their sophomore year and were going to work in construction. My parents were pushing me to go to college and obtain education. I tried doing both and worked as electrician while taking running start courses. Without a clear goal in mind, I failed most of my classes. After working for several months as electrician, I chose to go back and focus on education. As they say, the rest is history.
When it came time for me to take my required Tax Course, I felt that I just had to get through the class and never come back to the boring subject again. During the first half of the course I was very confused and didn't really understand many concepts and things I was hearing in class. I couldn't understand why, when I came home from school, I wasn't able to solve the problems that were explained to me in class. I spent more time than average of what I spent for any other of my classes and still didn't understand the material. The complex Tax Code was very difficult for me to comprehend, but the challenge I was facing was driving the desire in me to continue learning the subject. With time, after attempting various techniques of studying, I realized that my interest began to grow within the subject of taxation. I understood that the complex Tax Code was just a collection of laws that Congress enacted in order to achieve different economic and social objectives.
Many of my close friends would say that I am defined by my curiosity and always questioning everything. I found that the more I study taxation, the more questions I begin to have in my head. I go on Google, YouTube, or any other resource and try to find the answers.
After carefully examining the curriculum of the program, I was more than confident of the decision that I had to make in regards to my career plans. The choices for my profession have always been changing. From my experience, I found that if I work hard at provided tasks and obligations, my life leads me in the way where my personal skills are most congruent with my work. I take great pleasure in consultancy and advising. Tax career has many attractive opportunities to employ my core skills. Taxation degree will provide me with the needed expertise and knowledge that will give me credibility in my professional accounting career. I also realize that for the whole year I will be closely surrounded by people that enjoy the subject and want to pursue careers similar to my interest. Furthermore, I think that the Great Pacific Northwest has great business potential and will be in need of many skillful tax professionals. I want to be a part of its growth and development and ultimately share my knowledge and utilize my personal skills."
Please look over the personal statement and let me know the areas for improvement. What I should delete and what I should elaborate on maybe. Give me some good advice. I will be very thankful!
"In high school, I was faced with a dilemma. My close friends were all dropping out after their sophomore year and were going to work in construction. My parents were pushing me to go to college and obtain education. I tried doing both and worked as electrician while taking running start courses. Without a clear goal in mind, I failed most of my classes. After working for several months as electrician, I chose to go back and focus on education. As they say, the rest is history.
When it came time for me to take my required Tax Course, I felt that I just had to get through the class and never come back to the boring subject again. During the first half of the course I was very confused and didn't really understand many concepts and things I was hearing in class. I couldn't understand why, when I came home from school, I wasn't able to solve the problems that were explained to me in class. I spent more time than average of what I spent for any other of my classes and still didn't understand the material. The complex Tax Code was very difficult for me to comprehend, but the challenge I was facing was driving the desire in me to continue learning the subject. With time, after attempting various techniques of studying, I realized that my interest began to grow within the subject of taxation. I understood that the complex Tax Code was just a collection of laws that Congress enacted in order to achieve different economic and social objectives.
Many of my close friends would say that I am defined by my curiosity and always questioning everything. I found that the more I study taxation, the more questions I begin to have in my head. I go on Google, YouTube, or any other resource and try to find the answers.
After carefully examining the curriculum of the program, I was more than confident of the decision that I had to make in regards to my career plans. The choices for my profession have always been changing. From my experience, I found that if I work hard at provided tasks and obligations, my life leads me in the way where my personal skills are most congruent with my work. I take great pleasure in consultancy and advising. Tax career has many attractive opportunities to employ my core skills. Taxation degree will provide me with the needed expertise and knowledge that will give me credibility in my professional accounting career. I also realize that for the whole year I will be closely surrounded by people that enjoy the subject and want to pursue careers similar to my interest. Furthermore, I think that the Great Pacific Northwest has great business potential and will be in need of many skillful tax professionals. I want to be a part of its growth and development and ultimately share my knowledge and utilize my personal skills."