I didnt put anything related to my major, it is just a story about me, but if you think I should relate it to my major (Biochemistry and Mollecular Biology) then tell me please!. I would appreciate any help! (P.S: I'm an international student)
Prompt and essay:
Personal Statement (Optional)
Please tell us something about yourself, your experiences, or activities that you believe would reflect positively on your ability to succeed at Penn State. This is your opportunity to tell us something about yourself that is not already reflected in your application or academic records. We suggest a limit of 500 words or fewer.
Ten year ago, in one fateful day, my life changed forever. It was curiously a "retirement" day, as I attended a catholic school back in the day. As part of this important day, we visited a church in our community. I had no idea of what was about to happen to me that same day.
A car hit me that day. I was just a 7 year old boy, and this terrible accident had devastating effects on me because of my small size. I remember waking up that day at the emergency room, with my right leg completely destroyed and my nose shattered into pieces, doctors feared that could lose my leg.
I questioned my faith that day at the emergency room, I thought to myself if there was really a god up there looking for all of us. It happened that same day of the retirement, this made me question if this tragic event was god's wrath unleashing on me because I did something wrong or if it was just some kind of test.
I recovered from this horrible accident with the help of my friends and family, I was able to use my leg again and my nose was as good as new. During this process I realized that there is no spirit looking for us, neither is god or some kind of omnipotent being behind us at all times, I learnt that this so called spirit that pushes us to the limit and creates a desire of overcoming our disgraces is nothing more than our family and friends. If it wasn't for my family and my friends, I wouldn't had the strength to continue, to go on, to find that energy inside me to defeat this excruciating pain. Sometimes you need someone beside you, like in my case my brothers, my mother and my father to tell you that they are beside you at all times, someone that cries when you cry and feels pain when they look at you suffering because of the operations and treatments.
After this accident, I became a new and a better person. I understood that our guardian spirit is always with us, and it was not god or a mysterious spirit, it was my family and my friends. That very day I learned how to appreciate life, my amorous family and wonderful friends. I came to the conclusion that it was all a test, a test where I needed to understand how I should appreciate my life and how I should fight and persevere in order to overcome any obstacle in my way. And I still believe to this day that, with my family and my friends I can overcome any fear and achieve anything if I determine myself to do it.
Prompt and essay:
Personal Statement (Optional)
Please tell us something about yourself, your experiences, or activities that you believe would reflect positively on your ability to succeed at Penn State. This is your opportunity to tell us something about yourself that is not already reflected in your application or academic records. We suggest a limit of 500 words or fewer.
Ten year ago, in one fateful day, my life changed forever. It was curiously a "retirement" day, as I attended a catholic school back in the day. As part of this important day, we visited a church in our community. I had no idea of what was about to happen to me that same day.
A car hit me that day. I was just a 7 year old boy, and this terrible accident had devastating effects on me because of my small size. I remember waking up that day at the emergency room, with my right leg completely destroyed and my nose shattered into pieces, doctors feared that could lose my leg.
I questioned my faith that day at the emergency room, I thought to myself if there was really a god up there looking for all of us. It happened that same day of the retirement, this made me question if this tragic event was god's wrath unleashing on me because I did something wrong or if it was just some kind of test.
I recovered from this horrible accident with the help of my friends and family, I was able to use my leg again and my nose was as good as new. During this process I realized that there is no spirit looking for us, neither is god or some kind of omnipotent being behind us at all times, I learnt that this so called spirit that pushes us to the limit and creates a desire of overcoming our disgraces is nothing more than our family and friends. If it wasn't for my family and my friends, I wouldn't had the strength to continue, to go on, to find that energy inside me to defeat this excruciating pain. Sometimes you need someone beside you, like in my case my brothers, my mother and my father to tell you that they are beside you at all times, someone that cries when you cry and feels pain when they look at you suffering because of the operations and treatments.
After this accident, I became a new and a better person. I understood that our guardian spirit is always with us, and it was not god or a mysterious spirit, it was my family and my friends. That very day I learned how to appreciate life, my amorous family and wonderful friends. I came to the conclusion that it was all a test, a test where I needed to understand how I should appreciate my life and how I should fight and persevere in order to overcome any obstacle in my way. And I still believe to this day that, with my family and my friends I can overcome any fear and achieve anything if I determine myself to do it.
