Personal Statement

The pursuit of one 's goals and dreams are journeys that oftentimes take a lifetime to accomplish . There are those who reach the end of their lives not accomplishing what they wanted to do because they were either too intimidated by the prospect of even embarking on such a quest or they did not have the right opportunities in life . I have been working for a number of years and during that time I have had plenty of time to see my career develop as my life passed by . Yet , there comes a certain

br point in one 's life when one must make a firm decision , a commitment to something much more than one 's own personal goals . Oftentimes , this means sacrificing one for the other . There are those , however , who are lucky enough to have their own personal goals and that pursuit for higher objectives converge . This is why I have chosen to continue in the pursuit of my higher education at this university

Leaving Japan in 2004 , my life has taken many turns and faced many obstacles but I feel that I have not wavered from my pursuit of my educational goals . Moving to the United States has been a big challenge for me . Aside from the language factor , there has also been the cultural aspect that I have had to contend with while seeking to maintain my own heritage . I consider this a big achievement because I feel that I have seamlessly incorporated myself into American Society...