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The major attribute that makes me a worthy candidate for the scholarship award is my commitment to pursue my profession as a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP). A dream that initiated when I was young and has led me to my graduate program. I believe in the saying, “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort” as told by the former president of the US, Franklin D. Roosevelt. I find happiness in assisting and motivating people who need my help. This has been my…

Master of Science in Education. My personal motivations for studying at Penn GSE are mainly based on professional growth factors since I am sponsored, by a Mexican governmental institution, to study in a top university in the U.S.; therefore, my graduate studies opportunities were limited to a specific country and institutions compared to my interlocutors. Regarding overseas former educational experiences, they were international exchange program and not for completing a whole degree. In…

Church as a post-secondary school in 1944 (Fresno Pacific University, 2016). The school’s current student population is estimated around 3500, and a majority of students are either enrolled as traditional undergraduate, Degree Completion or are in a Graduate program. The paper provides an overview of college design, how the hierarchical structure of communication works within the university and in what way the decisions are made to the success or disadvantage of the university. A recommended…

her from reaching her dreams and obtaining her goals is amazing and I can only hope to be half as great of a psychologist, and woman, that she was. She had many obstacles in her life, one of them being how difficult it was for her to receive her graduate training, and she wanted to ensure that other students of color wouldn’t have such a hard time with the same issue. I am very grateful for her involvement in that topic and its betterment because it makes it easier for me, and many others like…

(2001). Mentoring in the preparation of graduate researchers of color. Review of Educational Research, 71 (4), 549-574. Girves, J.E., Zepeda, Y. & Gwathmey, J.K. (2005). Mentoring in a post-affirmative action world. Journal of Social Issues, 61(3), 449-479. Homer. The Odyssey, translated by…

students loans often speaks of debt as an investment in yourself” (24). Unemployment and jobs that don’t require degrees are what half of college graduates receive. Students go into debt only to be let down in the job…

I have always been labeled as intelligent. It has been one of the most prominent labels I have had to grow up with and one of the most burdensome. In general, people view having “intelligence” as having an advantage over everyone else. However, they do not see the pressure and stress it places on an individual’s shoulders. Contrary to making things easy for me, my intelligence has made it harder for me to find something I am passionate about. This would change when, as a high school freshman, I…

The biggest problem for IUS is its retention rate. As freshmen come in from high school fot their first year of college, they are struck with the responsibilities of adulthood. Whether it be from being financially responsible or just simply being responsible enough to go to class. A lot of freshmen fail because of the change of environment that college brings. Many incoming freshmen are simply not prepared for college. College is harder than high school and most freshmen find that adjustment…

Statement of Purpose Applying for : Master 's in Industrial engineering for Fall 2011 When asked how much educated men were superior to those uneducated, Aristotle answered, “As much as the living are to the dead” ,aptly defines the importance of education in deciding how successful a human will turn out to be irrespective of where he started from. Science has always been instrumental in easing the hardship of human existence throughout the history of mankind. With this fascination I took…

As crime rates have continued to decline, especially in the recent years, criminal justice policy continues increase, therefore, leading to new social problems, such as a growth in the prison population, increased expenditures, and lengthier prison sentences. Over these decades, however, there clearly has been a cause for concern about the lack of accountability and evidence based practice in criminal justice policy in which is needed in order to justify these new social problems and the…