This is a first draft. All critiques are appreciated and considered.
Describe the world you come from - for example, your family, community or school - and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.
My World
I come from a world of questions.
From a very early age, I have been taught to question, to question the world around me: what are things made of, how did they get there, what is their purpose. From as early as I can remember, I've been taught to observe and investigate the world around me. Growing up, my parents always showed me that answers were available. And later, I realized there were tools to be used to answer questions. Tools like the internet, books and other materials. When I couldn't get others to answer my questions, I learned to go to these tools. Late at night, I would try to find the answers to such questions as how our healthcare works, why Israel and Palestine have a history of conflict and whether or not global warming is a real threat to our future.
Researching became what I was good at and I became very knowledge because of it. Whenever my friends had questions of their own, I would be the person they would go to to find answers. But researching wasn't enough for me. I had to be an analyzer and come up with opinions of my own. Because of this, I developed an interest in sports analytics, and I began analyzing players' statistics and effectiveness. And later, I became a writer for my High School Newspaper. This gave me an opportunity to impart my knowledge and opinions on a wide variety of topics, and in doing so, inform others. Questioning at such a young age had taught me to become an informer.
Though my world taught me to be a questioner, it also taught me to be an answerer, a researcher, an analyzer, an independent thinker and an informer. No matter what career I choose, my world will have had some influence into how I answer future questions.
Describe the world you come from - for example, your family, community or school - and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.
My World
I come from a world of questions.
From a very early age, I have been taught to question, to question the world around me: what are things made of, how did they get there, what is their purpose. From as early as I can remember, I've been taught to observe and investigate the world around me. Growing up, my parents always showed me that answers were available. And later, I realized there were tools to be used to answer questions. Tools like the internet, books and other materials. When I couldn't get others to answer my questions, I learned to go to these tools. Late at night, I would try to find the answers to such questions as how our healthcare works, why Israel and Palestine have a history of conflict and whether or not global warming is a real threat to our future.
Researching became what I was good at and I became very knowledge because of it. Whenever my friends had questions of their own, I would be the person they would go to to find answers. But researching wasn't enough for me. I had to be an analyzer and come up with opinions of my own. Because of this, I developed an interest in sports analytics, and I began analyzing players' statistics and effectiveness. And later, I became a writer for my High School Newspaper. This gave me an opportunity to impart my knowledge and opinions on a wide variety of topics, and in doing so, inform others. Questioning at such a young age had taught me to become an informer.
Though my world taught me to be a questioner, it also taught me to be an answerer, a researcher, an analyzer, an independent thinker and an informer. No matter what career I choose, my world will have had some influence into how I answer future questions.