100篇PS国外申请范文.docx

1、100篇PS国外申请范文Subject: Successful Princeton Applicant Through all of my accomplishments and disappointments, I have always been especially proud of the dedication and fervor I possess for my personal beliefs and values. Unfortunately, it has often been difficult for me to remain outwardly firm and con

2、fident in a town where most people think alike and reject exceptions. Whenever I have expressed my position as a pro-life advocate, peers have badgered, accused, and ridiculed me for simply believing in something that they scorn. Despite all the pressure, I never waivered from my belief, yet I becam

3、e frustrated and began to lose the courage to publicly express my opinion on this controversial topic. To gain some insight and reassurance for myself, I attended the New Jersey Right to Life Convention in the spring of 1995. This experience uplifted me and offered great inspiration and enlightenmen

4、t. At the convention I received an overwhelming amount of support and encouragement from wonderful people who advocate the very principles I believe in. This convention was so inspiring that the next day in school I was able to relate my experience to one of my biggest opponents on the subje ct. Als

5、o, the abundant information available at the convention enabled me to defend my position on abortion more effectively. Attending this convention accomplished two things. It proved my commitment to my belief, in that I took the initiative to strengthen and support my opinion, refusing to give up or l

6、ose heart. Unlike many others, I was eager and willing to gain new knowledge so I may successfully promote my belief to others. In addition, this convention invigorated my confidence to stand up for what I believe in and taught me to never lose the courage of my convictions * Subject: Succesful Corn

7、ell Applicant Tell us about opinion have you had to defend. How has this affected your belief system? I chuckle to myself every time I think about this. I am perceived as a mild-mannered, intelligent individual until I mention that I am involved in riflery. It is interesting to watch someones expres

8、sion change. It is as if I instantaneously grew a pair of horns and a sharp set of claws. Believe me this gets worst; I am a member of the NRA. I try to tell these folks that I belong to the NRA to fire my rifle. Oh my God! You fire real guns? With real bullets?!? they remark with a perplexed look o

9、n their face. Besides having horns and claws, I now possess a tail and leathery wings. This is how it began five years ago. I had played on a soccer team for several years. As I grew older I began having difficultyplaying soccer because of shortness of breath. I was diagnosed as having mild asthma w

10、hich ended my soccer career and eliminated my participation in most physical sports. Shortly afterward, during a Boy Scout summer camp, I participated in riflery at their shooting range. This was the first time I had ever touched a firearm. To my amazement, I won the camps first place award for mark

11、smanship. I was more than eager when a friend of mine asked me if I would like to join a shooting club. My parents were wary when I asked to join the rifle club. My mother feared guns, but my father felt there was no problem with trying this sport. Grate fully, he gave me the opportunity totry rifle

12、 marksmanship, despite secretly hoping that I would quit. Both of my parents were afraid of what people would think about their sons involvement with guns. Like my parents a majority of people believe that all firearms are dangerous to our society. All they remember are the hysterical news releases

13、of street violence and injured children. I am often asked how many deer Ive shot. Frankly, I could never bring myself to injure another living creature and neither would most of the competitors I have met. Yet, I keep finding myself defending the sport from all of the misconceptions that surround it

14、. Most people have developed a negative impression of the sport and I have found that these prejudices are difficult, if not impossible, to rectify. Because of this conflict, I have become an open minded individual. I express my opinions without reservation, and I have learned to accept opinions and

15、 viewpoints contrary to my own. I do not intend to alter what I enjoy because of the ignorance of friends and acquaintances. If people have a negative view of me simply because of the sport I am active in, then they must be so superficial that they cannot see the person who I really am. I am no long

16、er apprehensive of being perceived as a gun toting, trigger happy fanatic, even though I still endeavor to educate my friend s and relatives on the beauty of this sport. * Subject: East Asian Studies Its not often that a kid growing up in small-town New Mexico strikes up a p assion for Chinese civil

17、ization. Nevertheless, my interest in different cult ures flourished during my childhood and adolescence in New Mexico. The beaut y and breathtakingly scenic landscape of this state is enriched with the pro nounced cultural diversity brought about by Pueblo, Hopi and Navajo nations and a large Hispa

18、nicpopulation that represents close to 50% of state. When I was in kindergarten I attended a bilingual school in Lemitar, a small town in southern New Mexico. Most of the children at this school were Hispanic. T his allowed me at a very early age to experience a language and culture diff erent from

19、mine. My father has always had a keen interest in people from oth er countries and cultural backgrounds. As a librarian, my father has always encouraged me to read not only Western Philosophy, but Eastern Philosophy as well. In addition, he inspired me to see life from a different perspective. To a

20、large extent, and by most definitions, I have always been a non-traditi onal and unconventional student. I went to a high school with a curriculum t hat was as challenging for me as any course I have taken in college. This hi gh school was unique because we studied everything from the origin of West

21、er n Civilization to modern-day Western thought. Another unique feature of this school was that at the end of our senior year we had to give an oral presen tation in front of a host of panelists from St. Johns College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This experience helped me develop my ability to think cri

22、tically and present a cogent thesis. It forced me to grow not only as a student, bu t more importantly, as an individual.When I graduated from high school I reb elled against traditional education and decided not to apply to college. Thi s decision was to the great dismay of my parents, who had ente

23、red college im mediately after high school. With much resistance, I enrolled at Santa Fe Co mmunity College. This was just to satisfy my parents wishes, and I spent on ly one semester there. Although I wanted to study and continue to learn, I y earned to reach out to people and find a different mode

24、 of study - one whic h would allow me to understand myself better so that I could relate better t o the world around me.With this goal, I decided to attend the New Mexico Aca demy of Massage and Advanced Healing Arts. The school provided me with a uni que mind/body balance that has helped me become

25、a more well-rounded person. I studied subjects that ranged from Anatomy and Physiology to Yoga and Tai C hi. After graduating, I got a job at the Santa Fe Sport Medicine Institute a s a Physical Therapy Assistant. I used Massage techniques to help people who were injured in auto accidents or sportin

26、g events. This type of work allowe d me to directly help people - the people I massaged told me that the pain they experienced prior to the massage had subsided. Relieving the pains of t hese people nurtured in me a sense of purpose. In addition, it increased my interest in Eastern Philosophy, makin

27、g me want to learn more about Asia.I be gan to read many classical Chinese texts to further my knowledge about Chine se Philosophy. Soon I developed a profound interest in learning how to read and speak the Chinese language. The opportunities for studying Chinese were very limited, however. At 22,I

28、had saved up some money and now decided to go live in Asia to experience a Chinese culture first-hand, and to learn how t o speak Mandarin Chinese. My desire to go to Asia was spawned by a genuine i nterest in reconciling differences I found between Eastern and Western cultu res. Similarly, I wanted

29、 to pursue this experience because it would provide me with a unique opportunity to broaden the perspective I had on the world a s a whole. This is how I ended living in Taichung, Taiwan and visiting mainl and China. When I arrived in Taiwan, I remember getting off the airplane and hearing everyone

30、speaking Chinese. Everything I saw and heard was unfamilia r to me. Seeing a different world made a huge impact on me; I can still reca ll how exotic my environment was. In Taiwan, I went through an intensive Chi nese language immersion program. Slowly I began to feel more comfortable liv ing there,

31、 as I learned to communicate with people in Chinese. I was invited to teach English at a private school for children, but I told the school th at I had no teaching experience. The school informed me that if I took a sho rt teaching training class, I would be ready to teach. And they even offered to

32、pay me for the training classes. However, I refused to be paid for the t raining. The school was so impressed by this that after I completed the trai ning, they appointed me director of the English Language program. I was asto unded by the generosity and honesty that I received from the people in Taiwa n.This was a truly remarkable experience. In Taiwan, I lived with a Chinese family. This allowed me to assimilate my culture with the customs and habits of this particula