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Self Introduction Essay - Agent of Change on Urban and Regional Planning [9]
Hello, Isyana! As one of English learners like you do, I would like to help you here. We come from the same country and have almost similar desires to make a contribution. So, let's carry on!
In essence, the content of this essay has been almost perfectly developed. Your interests and motivations have been stated clearly. Nevertheless, in my point of view, you still need to specify the curiosity you have for going to attain master's degree. What you mentioned is too general. Trying to describe a bit in detail what the ordinary people have not known about Republic of Korea's issue and development in city planning might be able increase the assessor's interest in you as a candidate. :) After all, the other ideas are eye-catching, I guess.I
grownGREW up in A democratic family
but stillWHICH STILL uphold
S the value of manners and etiquette. My late father always encourage
D me to be an active, honest, responsible person, and
SUGGESTED ME TO never stop learning. I remember he always said that formal education is very important, so you need to
seekDISCOVER knowledge as
highMUCH as possible. He also told me
, however, that learning
is not onlyCAN BE DONE NOT MERELY at school, but
you may learnLEARNING COULD BE OBTAINED from
otherthings around you/
YOUR ENVIRONMENT . Therefore, my parents try to equip
ped me with what they called 'OBAT' (medicine) which stands for Olahraga (Sports), Budaya (Culture), Agama (Religion), and Teknologi (Technology). I actively participated in various extracurricular(
adj. )
ACTIVITIES and course
S , like scouts, youth red cross, choir, Bendera Pusaka Flag Hoisting Troop (or called Paskibraka), student organization, swimming
CLUB , taekwondo,
andA language course, and
other activitiesSO ON . Those activities
givesGAVE me
MANY opportunitIES to
go to someEXPLORE new places, meet new people, improve my
soft-skill SOFT SKILLS, and beCOME
ing independent.
FROM here, I start
ED to enjoy
traveling. (
TRAVELLING - BRITISH COMPONENTS, TRAVELING - AMERICAN'S)
You use mostly US style, so maintaining consistency is the best. :)OnIN 2006, I was accepted at one of the best campuses in Indonesia, XXX, majoring in Urban and Regional Planning. It
isWAS the first time I live
D apart from my parents.
HereSINCE THEN , I
HAVE become more often exploring new
place/
AREAS , either because of task-related things or just traveled with friends. The more I explore a new place, the more I
getting to know more about my country, Indonesia. I got my first job
onIN a consultant where I went for internship as a freelancer assistant planner. I
have doneUNDERTOOK some spatial/city planning documents, and some infrastructure and management project
Srelated . Later in 2012, I WAS accepted as a staff
onIN THE Ministry of XX which
is now become
S Ministry of XXX in Directorate of XXX.
AsSINCE I work in this ministry, my awareness about infrastructure provision as a public service has
been increased.
Passion in acquiring higher education through studying overseas
HAD start
ED since I was a child, and
IT/THIS keepS
growing upDEVELOPING influenced by people around me.
Influenced byDUE TO my former education and my job, I found myself profoundly interested in Urban and Regional Planning. Unfortunately, its
comprehensivenessCOMPELLING MATERIALS/TOPICS narrow
s my
knowledge in eachFOCUSES DOWN TO MORE SPECIALISED aspectS of planning and development. I feel the need to deepen my urban and regional planning comprehension through higher education in A specific program. I realized that Korea is the best choice to pursue my master's degree. Korea has some similaritIES with Indonesia,
which both of
them WHICH have
a THE same independence year and have
and has a diversityWIDE RANGE of potential tourism
ATTRACTIONS .
But nowIN FACT , Korea NOW has advanced
intoGREATLY IN BEING A developed country. Its rapid growth in almost all aspectS, including education that standS on the top ranking as A country with the best education system and tourism
aspect ,
that very well manage and developed that giveHAS CREATED Abig /
SIGNIFICANT contribution to GDP.
Moreover, Korea provides comfortable environmentS with integrated access
toIN public serviceS that would be help
ingFUL for me running my daily life as
a newcomer AN international student. With its big cities, rural towns and villages, modern and historical architectureS and diversity of culture, Korea is
very exciting placeWORTH A DESTINATION to explore. Besides, I have particular interestS
on IN Korea, both its culture, language,
how KoreaAND THE WAY THE GOVERNMENTS develop its cities and maintain its cultural heritageS
despiteAROUND global modern development
, and many other things . Thus, IT makes me
decide thatSELECT Korea
is the best choiceAS THE PLACE to pursue higher
skillQUALIFICATIONS to specialize my knowledge and skillS in desired aspectS of Urban and Regional Planning.
Pursuing my Master's degree through KGSP
as it offers more educational and cultural experience. KGSP requires its awardees to have a certain degree of Korean proficiency by study
ING Korean language before starting the study program. It would be very beneficial for my daily life and future career opportunities for sure, especially on tourism and
governmentMUNICIPAL fieldS. Therefore, I apply KGSP in order to
haveENLARGE opportunitIES IN pursuing my dream and career plan, so that I can
applyIMPLEMENT my knowledge and experience for my hometown and my beloved country, Indonesia. I always
tryDO my best to share what I have and
I always want to contribute
THEM ALLforTO my country. I believe I could be one of the top agent
S of change and policy maker
S in my country after completing my study.
That's all. Hopefully, this would help.