Personal Statement As a poor Vietnamese immigrant I started my life in the United States of America with only one dream. I wanted to be a commercial loan office in banking industry. I wanted to be a man who able to support his family, take care of his hard working parent. I care about the economy. I care about the people who pursuing their dreams but to not have the financial for it. I believe University of Washington will prepare me with skills, experiences and knowledge to achieve this dream.
I come from an uneducated family. My parent was working in the factory for twelve hours a day. I did not want to go to school back then. All I wanted to do were playing computer games and hanging out with friends. I did not care one bit about my …show more content…
It was a rough year for me. I had to withdraw classes many times because I could not finish them. My parent was legally charged for fifteen thousand dollars for working in a beauty salon without the valid state license. I had to go to court to settle it with the state. I had to take my parent to beauty school, helped them study for the license test, and worked as an American restaurant almost full-time to pay for the fine. While my parent studying for the license test, I was the one had to put food on the table every day and took care of my little brother. Even though, I had to work so hard for the first time in my life, I have no complaint and actually proud of myself for devoted some efforts to the family. After, I helped my parent back on track and they started working again. I put all my effort and attention to school, retook all courses that I withdrew and tried to get an A in all of them. I have prepared myself to become a student of University of Washington, so I took all required business courses to obtain my associated degree in business and administration. I did a lot of jobs shadow with my uncle in his bank, to understand the environment and how loan officers work. I learned a lot of things and like to become a loan officer even more. My ultimate goal is to apply to University of Washington, gain experiences through internship in
I come from an uneducated family. My parent was working in the factory for twelve hours a day. I did not want to go to school back then. All I wanted to do were playing computer games and hanging out with friends. I did not care one bit about my …show more content…
It was a rough year for me. I had to withdraw classes many times because I could not finish them. My parent was legally charged for fifteen thousand dollars for working in a beauty salon without the valid state license. I had to go to court to settle it with the state. I had to take my parent to beauty school, helped them study for the license test, and worked as an American restaurant almost full-time to pay for the fine. While my parent studying for the license test, I was the one had to put food on the table every day and took care of my little brother. Even though, I had to work so hard for the first time in my life, I have no complaint and actually proud of myself for devoted some efforts to the family. After, I helped my parent back on track and they started working again. I put all my effort and attention to school, retook all courses that I withdrew and tried to get an A in all of them. I have prepared myself to become a student of University of Washington, so I took all required business courses to obtain my associated degree in business and administration. I did a lot of jobs shadow with my uncle in his bank, to understand the environment and how loan officers work. I learned a lot of things and like to become a loan officer even more. My ultimate goal is to apply to University of Washington, gain experiences through internship in