Personal Essay

Personal Essay

My life , I hope , will bring me a host of excellent opportunities to leverage my inborn abilities , skills , and obtained education . During the decades following my graduation I hope to build upon a foundation of professional knowledge , social responsibility , and community involvement that I have accumulated by this time . Looking , for instance , at the time point when I am forty years old , I can imagine my `past ' life in the following way

In 2010 , I graduated from the University of Ilinois -- Urbana-Champaign with a double major in Accountancy

and Finance . Applying serious effort to college studies , I earned a GPA of 3 .8 in my Bachelor 's course staying in the top 10 of the class . My college years were an exciting mix of coursework , community involvement and social life . A volunteering program at Provena Covenant Medical Center , the work of a CITES OnSite Consultant , participation in Alpha Iota Omicron (AIO , the Sikh Student Association (SSA ) and the Indian Student Association (ISA ) helped me to find numerous friends on campus who helped me immensely in various spheres after graduation , so that now I have important professional connections in a vast variety of private business , government organisations and non-profit associations

Right after graduation , I went on to pursue a course at a graduate school , engaging in the world of health care that had been always a focus for my career plans . Never tired of learning , I was excited at the opportunity to enhance my knowledge even after most of my peers were setting their foot in the professional world . However , I was positive that even starting later on , I would leverage my enthusiasm and productivity to improve my chances for a good career

My first job after the completion of the graduate school was not spectacular as I was in the assistant position however , it allowed me a glimpse into the world of health care and business . Assisting the head of a hospital in the processing of financial matters , I was able to pinpoint certain problematic areas and to bring out the problems deeply rooted in the hospital 's financial system . As a result of my input , the hospital could reduce the rates for its services , thereby helping the residents of a poverty-ridden community

Changing a few positions throughout my career , I spent three years in developing nations , assisting the development of health care there Thus , I was involved in UN missions in Zambia , Bolivia , and Laos helping to overcome the spread of infectious diseases there and improve the standards of health care in these areas . I am proud to say that as a result of my efforts , we were able to raise the awareness of basic hygienic procedures and overcome the spread of AIDS /HIV infection in the areas due to enhanced educational campaign among the local population The work abroad did not only give me the sense of belonging to a global community that shares one common responsibility for the earth it also brought me an...