Topics to be covered:
Why Chose US for UG study,Reason for choice of field of study,relevant work experience, special skills & abilities, family background etc
"Nobody knows what waits for us tomorrow, that's why I do stuffs that make me happy, I don't want to blame anyone tomorrow for any trouble in my life"-This dialogue from a movie quite describes my attitude till the most part of my life- That word 'happy' has been of so importance to me. It still is.
I am Nadeen Purna from Bangladesh, a country most foreigners recognize as "India's" neighbor. Growing up in a developing country as such was easier for me than most other residents of this wonderful nation that holds the pride of victory in both the independence war and language movement.
May be these luxuries have made me dare to push myself for enrollment in a US college for my bachelors.
Education has always been of so much importance to my family. Both my parents are graduates from the best University of the nation i.e. the University of Dhaka formerly known as the Oxford of the East. Also my father being the vice president of my school made it imperative for me to be a "more than average" student. Well or so I believed until my grades started falling at my 6th grade. My class mates previously holding lower rank than me experienced promotion and to be honest I could not stand it.
I Knew I was better. My academic life then proceeded with the idea of topping the class although I could not really make it till my O-levels which was rather embarrassing for me. I did not know which field of study to go for let alone a career plan. Going for commerce subjects was completely my father's decision.
But I enjoyed it.esp economics. I found the subject very relevant to the real world. I soon earned deep interest in the field particularly because my country's economic state is so poor and the 'patriot I' was taking shape. However to me nationalism is not discrimination, as one of my friends' an aspiring economist would put it. Any day I would put humanity before anything and everything else.
An ecstatic moment for our nation was when Dr. Professor Md. Yunus won the noble peace prize for his contribution to the economy. Only then I came across the concept of social business which aroused great interest in me. The urge of mitigating poverty has been in me for quite some time then and this new concept bolstered my determination further. I knew what I wanted to be and what I needed to study as a result.
However only text book knowledge will not help me. I need an advanced education system of which US is a perfect example of. Although most English medium curriculums followed in the country is UK based including the one I studied, the US education system esp. at college level has been extremely admired. So to some extent it has been a preconceived idea but not a wrong assumption. I try to remain informed about the world be it through newspapers, internet or directly from people. All these sources confirmed my ideas. Also I have several friends studying in the top notch universities in US and also in other countries like UK, Singapore and Australia. But amidst all their claims and my own research I found US to be the perfect place for pursuing undergrads as an international student particularly for business studies.
Only academic superiority would not be enough, social aspect is equally important since I have to spend the four most important years of my life in US, given I get selected. And due to my fortitude towards this, I decided to spend a good number of months after my A-levels to take SAT examination. I certainly needed to cut a better score however.
Life has been pretty serious these days. Alike all other high school graduates the application process has consumed up a good amount of my life in the past one year. I certainly miss on my creative side though.
Sketching fashion wears and jewelries has been a favorite hobby, has largely allowed me to widen my creative horizons. I rarely felt such a drive of innovation elsewhere. But I never considered pursuing these as a career rather I aspire to be a social entrepreneur. If I chose to work on the former then that will be for shear passion. But the latter combines both my passion and aspiration.
The people of my country have taught me a lot. When I see the farmers re-sowing the seeds even after being hit by the floods and tornadoes, I realize I owe them a lot. When I come back after four years I want to extend that "happiness" of mine to these deprived communities. I don't feel I have withhold any part of me, that whimsical me is still very intact rather I have had the oppurtunity to add so much more positivities to my character over these years. I have had little to complain about besides the political instability in my country. As for the economics state- I completely agree with mahatma Gandhi- "Be the change you need".
Nadeen, I am impressed at this autobiography you have written!!!!
When talking about yourself, include your likes about the school, your dislikes about the school, how friends help you, how you have tough situations in your school, your teachers,etc. When you have the idea of topping the class, write about your good qualities, for example, "I am a very responsible person." or "I can finish my work before the deadline."etc
Overall, it was very good!! =)
