Born in Santa Ana and raised in Riverside, I am a young Laotian woman who is pleased to make her contribution to the beautiful, intricate ethnic diversity of California. Having always loved numbers, order, principles, honesty, and fair play, I have long been attracted to the idea of becoming an acco…

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Your program is my first choice for graduate school because of its excellence and the fact that I would not be so for away from my family in Michigan. I feel strongly that my BS Degree has adequately prepared me academically for the rigors of your program, especially since I have spent much of my fr…

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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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The dynamics of Psychology affect our everyday life and behaviour,this is what me so interested in the subject. From an early age, I often wondered why we act as we do and what effects us as we grow up. I always had a strong interest as to why people were so different even though genetically, everyo…

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I desire an academic approach to the complex processes and interactions that determine human behaviour. I have an extremely analytical mind and objective view on life, and so am fascinated by subjects helping me gain a deeper understanding of the psychological factors that shape our actions and our …

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