extracurricular activities. During my life, not only did I gain several national, provincial prizes in English like the bronze medal in the National Internet Olympiad of English, the second prize in provincial academic competition,… and scored 93 on TOEFL test, despite difficulties of limited access to study materials, but also I got sport achievements, and other experiences due to my engagement with different activities after school like volunteering, organizing meetings in school and being a…
Children are only allowed to be children and have fun up until kindergarten after which serious education starts, with long schooling hours combined with additional classes, such as TOEFL, IELTS and SAT at weekends and during holidays. Whilst it is understandable as China is the most populous nation in the world, having therefore an extreme competitive employment market which makes parents think that students most start getting ready…
When asked what I wanted to be when I grow up as far back as in my elementary years , I never minced word about wanting to be a pharmacist. A story my mother told me about an incidence that occurred during my childhood inflamed this early desire to pursue pharmacy as a career. According to my mother, at about year two, I swallowed Valium tablets that I found lying around in the house. Consequently, I started acting irrationally, laughing uncontrollably and became sleep-deprived. Without a doubt…
course, I was sweating. A lot. My stomach was aching. I have not eaten since that morning. I have spent almost two days just eating some bread with butter. Just a day before like this, I was notified by the U.S. Embassy Brazzaville that I failed my TOEFL test. The Fulbright Fellowship was no longer within my reach. The burden of the pain was still running all over my body. My dream was rushed. Period! Unthinkable! I was embroiled with angry and desperation. Life has pushed me down to my knees. I…
I remembered that day In our life, the things that we experienced are not only like clouds . All of them should be beautiful and meaningful to make us grow. Do not always dissatisfied with our own life. Do not always think there are no most satisfied only more satisfied, maybe life just lack of that, you will find that the world is not lack of satisfaction.Life is still as usual, getting up early in the morning, sleeping late at night, and trying to find something in your life.…
mission, his outgoing personality, and he is talkative. On the other hand, his weakest skill was reading. He is not sure why he always have low scores on Reading, but he said “When I was in the military, I always studied reading and vocabulary for TOEFL test but reading was the lowest score.” I told him that I have a same problem as him even though I had lived in an English speaking country for more than 8 years. I thought that reading and vocabulary was the hardest part for many Korean…
enough knowledge for their job after graduation. Most of international students studied English for a long time before they come to the United States for higher education. They have to take the English program because they miss a few points in their TOEFL test, which is a test for colleges to evaluate English skills of students before they get accepted. The range between the college’s requirement and the students is not too much. If it is a big difference, admission office of colleges will…
a year and keep modifying the story. I haven’t decided what to major in college yet, but writing will be my part-time job in the rest of my life. A light is lighted in my life, dispersing all the darkness in my way. For every course, PSAT, SAT and Toefl test I took, I always have higher and higher grades during my whole high school study. But neither the improvement of my grades nor the more attendance in activities is what makes me proud. I am so delighted because I am now confidently showing…
It required more from me, I Wrote and passed four exams including equivalence exams, TOEFL, Naplex and MPJE. In addition I did 1560 intern hours in a retail setting where I was thoroughly immersed into pharmacy practice here in the USA. Eventually I got my license and I secured my current job. Needless to say I am happy and excited about…
The Struggle of International Students at Community Colleges As the United States known to be the land of opportunities, the land of immigrants, better rights, equality, freedom, social interactions, better education, and good health care facilities are merely some of the many attractions that play a major role in attracting People from around the world. Some of these people who get attracted the most is students. Students from different regions around the world looking for opportunities…