Example Of Personal Statement On Uc

When I was still in kindergarten, my mom decided that it would be best for me to skip the last year; therefore I entered primary school earlier than my friends did. I have always been the youngest kid among my classmates. I used to be very lazy, I hated studying and I would cry every time my parents asked me to study. It was quite a shock to jump to primary school from kindergarten.
I had a tutor that would work with me in order to improve my learning skills, till the time I entered high school. Since then time, I have been very excited about the studying. I simply just loved it and become very diligent in my studies. I asked lots of questions and as we all know, everything happens for a reason, so I was the person who wanted to have all the reasons. I am very thankful to my tutor for changing my life drastically. I noticed so many changes in myself that has happened only because of her. I even got awarded for being the student that showed the most improvement.
I have studied in an International school in Jakarta, Indonesia since the primary school. I then took IB (International Baccalaureate), the program that took up the last two years of high school. Then I moved to the United States to broaden my knowledge and gain experience. At first I was scared, didn’t have the idea on what should I do and was hard to live on my own and to be independent. I learned a lot of things and got a great experience here and it was such a wonderful opportunity to be able to study abroad. I was working very hard in college, but still I tend to lack behind and face a lot of difficulties by doing everything on my own. But I believe consistency and diligence are the qualities that helped me to get through. I am a very hard worker and I am always eager to learn something new and I will do anything it takes to succeed, but sometimes I tend to give up easily. I have never considered myself to be the smartest, but I believe that I have all the knowledge and persistency to achieve my goals. My diligence helped me to become who I am. Sometimes I would be very jealous and think that life isn’t fair, because of my friends being very smart. It takes me about 1 week to study the material that my friends spend two days on. I have always wondered why I can’t be like them. But as I grow older and become mature, I understand that people have different abilities, and by having my consistency and eagerness helps me to improve myself. I never cared about how my friends get their good grades, what I cared about is the journey, the organization, doing everything step by step. I think that each step I make, takes me closer to the better future that I have always dreamed about. And I am willing to take as many steps as needed even if I have to walk that extra mile.
Last year I found out that my college has a tennis team and I decided to join it. I have been playing tennis since I was in primary school. I love the times when I get to play tennis. I talked to the coach and got accepted to the Foothill Women’s Tennis team. I remembered my first times on the team, coach told me that being on the team requires a lot of practice and commitment; you have to be devoted in order to be able to keep up the competitive level of the team. Honestly, I am not really good at making commitments; this is my biggest fear. At first it was really hard as I had tiresome practices everyday and I was just exhausted after them. I had to make a lot of sacrifices in order to play. I was also afraid of making new friends because I was the only Asian on the team and it was hard for me to make friends and communicate with them because I didn’t speak fluent English. But everyone was nice to me, once I got to know them better. I was able to make new friends and we’ve been close since then. I get to know people who are native speakers and it improves my English skills. Sometimes we hang out or just grab a lunch together, but I appreciate every moment spent with them.
Joining the team helped me realize how important it is to make a commitment. It helped me learn to concentrate my attention in one place, which is crucial if you want to be able to perform at the highest level. My tennis skills improved a lot since the time I played for high school. I am really happy and I am really thankful for the opportunity to join the team. I am working hard to prepare myself for the tournament which will take place in winter; I will do everything to perform at my best and I hope that is will be enough to place in it.
I would like to say a few words about myself and my personality:
- Having my tutor since I was in primary school changed my life to the better.
- I am diligent and hard working, but sometimes I feel that I’m not very smart
- My grades in the college were average
- I was really bad at making commitments, I get bored quickly and I couldn’t stick to the same work for a long time.
- I learned a lot since I have joined the Tennis team, I became more self-confident, made new friends and learned a good lesson about making commitments.
- I even dreamt about being an athlete. I joined motivational camp to help me achieve my goal; I set my goal to become an athlete.
- There are times in life when I feel weak and feel like I just want to give, but I know I have to be strong and find a way to overcome all the difficulties. As the matter of fact I have been on the team for almost a year now without giving up on myself or my teammates.
- I finally learned that even though I am not very good at studying I am thankful to be a good tennis player.