Born and raised in Austin, Texas, I have long had a deep love for my community and the global village to which we are so well connected. Studying in my second year of the XXXX Program at XXXX, I now wish to join the XXXX track since I am eligible to apply and very enthused about doing so. I am parti…

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Having reached a point in my professional career where I feel I have exhausted every path of opportunity and challenge at my current scholastic level, I am eager to embark upon the next chapter in the only field of academics that has ever brought me the greatest level of personal and professional sa…

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For the past twenty-five years, I have maintained a conceptual continuity in my academics and professional career, dedicatedly providing quality medical experiences for patients, superior working environments as a medical office manager, interdisciplinary medical-legal office manager, and twelve yea…

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Although I was born an American, my family emigrated to Tehran, Iran when I was eight. Spending my formative years in Iran, becoming educated and competent in several languages, I subsequently returned to the US as an adult. I have been given two sets of experiences, two cultures and two world views…

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Following the path to a doctor of psychology and a life serving the psychological needs of others has not been an easy one, the omnipresent question of listening to my parents or to listening to my heart. In a high school introduction to psychology class, my teacher played a movie for us, as a treat…

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Civil war, suffering, death, and crippling poverty are things most Americans, and thankfully so, will never experience. Before I was 24, I had experienced all four, fleeing everything I had ever known as a civil war tore apart my homeland of Somalia. Living in refugee camps, I finally gained passage…

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Quite mature at only 22, I am a young woman who is very dedicated to my scientific studies. I see biology as the queen of the sciences and my fascination with the study of life, especially human life, has grown enormously over the last few years. The more that I learn about biology, the more I reali…

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At 30 years old, I feel that I am now at the optimal point in my life to begin a doctoral program, especially in terms of dedication and professional maturity. As an Asian-American, both Japanese and Taiwanese, completely fluent in Japanese and fully conversant in French, I look forward to contribut…

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Coming to America from China was a choice I made to pursue the finest chemistry education possible. XXX State University has a fantastic reputation, standing out amongst the background noise of other state universities. ISU's Carnegie RU/VH institutional status is reassuring of an unsurpassed educat…

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