Personal statement

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Admission 's Essay

Prompt I

Business has been and will always be a part of who I am . I had my first summer job when I was sixteen year old . I became a salesman in the computer shop of my father 's friend . He was a kind man who treated me as if I were his own . I also worked as a truck driver , a waiter and a bus host for a local casino . As a high school student , I got a handful of summer

jobs that raised my awareness about money . Seven years have already passed and my hunger for business still exists . I am an international student from Macau , China and it is my dream to go to the University of California , Berkeley to study economics . It is my life-long dream to graduate and to be given a chance to be a productive citizen by helping the world one action at a time

Even though summer jobs lasted only for two months , I learned many things from them such as developing charisma to sell products to the customers and having a healthy relationship with my colleagues . When I was 19 years old , my friends and I started a private tutorial business for elementary and high school students around Macau . We decided to start this after-school tutoring center in order to help our parents with our tuition money . Having my own tutorial center made me realize that putting up a business is not as easy...