Though I did well in high school, I didn’t have a motivation to go to college. First, I was born in a country where college education is worthless without family contacts, and second, I didn’t realize the world I was living in and was lazy. I was lazy, never enjoyed studying, but did well in high school simply because I was constantly under pressure from my mother to do so.
I was born in Georgia, the country in Eastern Europe. It was a part of the Soviet Union and suffered enormously when the Soviet Union collapsed. My parents divorced when I was still a kid. My mother emigrated to US in 2003 and my aunt raised me.
In 2008 I got my high school diploma, but decided to take a gap until I would get the US immigrant Visa to continue my college …show more content…
Doctor set incorrect diagnosis and I received the wrong treatment during next two years before coming to the United States. I visited several doctors, but no one identified the real problem. Those two years were worst in my life. I felt extremely weak and had intensive pains in bones. Later, after coming to the United States I was diagnosed the real reason of my weakness, but I haven’t yet recovered fully. The illness had a profound effect on me. I thought that it was a punishment for my futile past, and felt the strong need for change.
After five years of waiting for my US immigrant visa I eventually got it and in November 2013 I arrived in the United States. Shortly after coming to the United States I read the book that changed my personality forever. The book “Street Smarts” by Jim Rogers dramatically reshaped my thinking. It also further developed my passion in finance. Jim told in his book his story of how he went from rural Alabama to the Yale University for full scholarship and how the Ivy League education contributed to his success in the financial services industry. The book taught me the importance and value of diligence, …show more content…
Through them I can stress test my opinions and understand where I am wrong. I can understand how the realities that affect me work and how to see the big picture, how to navigate in difficult situations and make right decisions individually. Being around many impressive professors such as Sunil Gulati and having the chance to interact with them will be a great experience. Professors at Columbia are well respected teachers and well respected leaders out in the economics field. They have the ability to really inspire the students and help students to be the best they can
I was born in Georgia, the country in Eastern Europe. It was a part of the Soviet Union and suffered enormously when the Soviet Union collapsed. My parents divorced when I was still a kid. My mother emigrated to US in 2003 and my aunt raised me.
In 2008 I got my high school diploma, but decided to take a gap until I would get the US immigrant Visa to continue my college …show more content…
Doctor set incorrect diagnosis and I received the wrong treatment during next two years before coming to the United States. I visited several doctors, but no one identified the real problem. Those two years were worst in my life. I felt extremely weak and had intensive pains in bones. Later, after coming to the United States I was diagnosed the real reason of my weakness, but I haven’t yet recovered fully. The illness had a profound effect on me. I thought that it was a punishment for my futile past, and felt the strong need for change.
After five years of waiting for my US immigrant visa I eventually got it and in November 2013 I arrived in the United States. Shortly after coming to the United States I read the book that changed my personality forever. The book “Street Smarts” by Jim Rogers dramatically reshaped my thinking. It also further developed my passion in finance. Jim told in his book his story of how he went from rural Alabama to the Yale University for full scholarship and how the Ivy League education contributed to his success in the financial services industry. The book taught me the importance and value of diligence, …show more content…
Through them I can stress test my opinions and understand where I am wrong. I can understand how the realities that affect me work and how to see the big picture, how to navigate in difficult situations and make right decisions individually. Being around many impressive professors such as Sunil Gulati and having the chance to interact with them will be a great experience. Professors at Columbia are well respected teachers and well respected leaders out in the economics field. They have the ability to really inspire the students and help students to be the best they can