essay no more than 500 words about what influenced you to apply to GWU.
here is what i have for now, if anyone has any suggestions, corrections, or if i am on the right track, let me knwo! thanks
As the son of parents who immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union, it is no surprise that I was pushed to excel intellectually. To my parents going to college is a privilege that they did not get to have when they were my age. I enrolled in a military academy for my high school years, and my choice to attend a military academy, the oldest one in the U.S. that offers JROTC training, Carson Long, was a way to get more gain leadership experience through military training and activities like service learning and drill team.
Throughout my last two years of high school I was preparing myself to get into the college of my choice. I began thinking about major factors most high school juniors take into consideration when choosing the right college: location, size, and academics. I knew from the start that I wanted to attend a school in a large city with a lot of people and diversity since that is what I was accustomed to living in New York all my life. The decision left to be made was what school would drive me in the right direction through its academic curriculum and lead me to where I wanted to be by the end of my undergraduate studies. That school is The George Washington University.
I gained interest in GWU unexpectedly during a trip to Washington, DC when I accidently found myself in GWU's Foggy Bottom Campus. After a long day of exploring the university I returned back to New York that following week and immediately signed up to attend a GWU information session.
At the information session the representative spoke of the limitless opportunities one has when attending GWU and living in DC. Right away I started to think of what it would be like to go to GWU. Wanting to pursue an economics major I quickly remembered that two of the world finest economic institutions are located right there in Washington, DC, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
here is what i have for now, if anyone has any suggestions, corrections, or if i am on the right track, let me knwo! thanks
As the son of parents who immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union, it is no surprise that I was pushed to excel intellectually. To my parents going to college is a privilege that they did not get to have when they were my age. I enrolled in a military academy for my high school years, and my choice to attend a military academy, the oldest one in the U.S. that offers JROTC training, Carson Long, was a way to get more gain leadership experience through military training and activities like service learning and drill team.
Throughout my last two years of high school I was preparing myself to get into the college of my choice. I began thinking about major factors most high school juniors take into consideration when choosing the right college: location, size, and academics. I knew from the start that I wanted to attend a school in a large city with a lot of people and diversity since that is what I was accustomed to living in New York all my life. The decision left to be made was what school would drive me in the right direction through its academic curriculum and lead me to where I wanted to be by the end of my undergraduate studies. That school is The George Washington University.
I gained interest in GWU unexpectedly during a trip to Washington, DC when I accidently found myself in GWU's Foggy Bottom Campus. After a long day of exploring the university I returned back to New York that following week and immediately signed up to attend a GWU information session.
At the information session the representative spoke of the limitless opportunities one has when attending GWU and living in DC. Right away I started to think of what it would be like to go to GWU. Wanting to pursue an economics major I quickly remembered that two of the world finest economic institutions are located right there in Washington, DC, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
