Paralegal Program: A Personal Statement

I was born in Kazakhstan in former the Soviet Union, and moved to Russia at age 9. I’m considered Caucasian. I am fluent in Kazakh, Russian, Uzbek, Turkish and English. The thought about immigrating to the United States was horrifying to me. It was a new big country with new challenges for us, people who spoke different language that we didn’t speak at that time, a new traditions that we had to face, but we were grateful that the United States gave us a chance to live as human beings. Back in Russian the life wasn’t easy for people who originated from the Soviet Union. The Russian government wouldn 't provide our people with citizenship and the right to get an education or work. For more than decades, my people experienced discrimination toward them, and when we were offered the opportunity to immigrate to the United States at age 14, we accepted it right away. I set myself a goal that I will take any opportunities to continue my education and become a lawyer to help those who been …show more content…
I completed my AA in Paralegal at Merritt College in spring 2015. I was one of the top students in my Paralegal Program and have a 3.835 GPA. During my time in the Paralegal Program, I have established study groups for my fellow students and have done tutoring. This fall I’m taking my transfer units at the Merritt College in order to get into SFSU. I want to continue my education and transfer to a four-year program and major in History. In addition, I would like to get a full-time position as a paralegal. This will allow me to continue my education and support my family. It also will be helpful to me to expand my knowledge in law and history. Hopefully, I will be able to attend SFSU to obtain my BA in History. While I’m in SFSU I want to get my MA in History so later on if I want to teach, I can teach at the community colleges. Later on move forward to John F. Kennedy University and graduate with a Juris