Middle East Personal Statements Samples For Students

Most people aspire to develop a career in different disciplines working in organizations managing other people or being managed. I have always aspired to manage people. My career aspiration is to work for multi-national organizations as a human resource management specialist developing solutions that will ensure effective human resource management. A degree specializing in Human Resource Management will boost my marketability as a Human Resource professional by enabling me to acquire the relevant knowledge and professional skills that employers look for in the marketplace. I believe specializing in Human Resource Management at Kelley Business School will enable acquire an all-inclusive insight in ...

I was born in 1983 and was raised in Saudi Arabia, which is my country of origin.I also graduated from high school there, earning as high as 87% in my overall grades. I really wanted to prove to my family that their efforts were not in vain. My family values a decent education; they are always supportive and they encouraged me and my two elder sisters to strive to fulfill our educational goals. From 2001 to 2005, soon after graduation, I successfully enrolled in the college of Arts and Education in Taif, Saudi Arabia. I finished a four-year undergraduate program in ...

My younger brother’s doctor kept on apologizing for not able to save him. Alas! My ten year brother lost his life. It was that phase of my life when I did not know enough about health and life-death transition. He did not have any major disease. He was just suffering from flu and fever. On the other hand, his doctor diagnosed him with malaria meningitis. He was not able to identify my brother’s disease. However, he was sure that malaria took away the life of my brother as the disease was a common cause of death among children ...

Over the past few years, I have attained a blend of diverse scientific knowledge, time management and analytical skills. Being born in a period where science thrives and is persistently employed as a foundation to resolve all individual’s problems, I yearn for the knowledge it bestows. Life as a student at University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia, brought rewards and challenges that I think promoted and contributed volumes of positive effort into my temperament.

I was introduced to the concept of Public Health and Community Medicine since the beginning of medical school. I liked many aspects of it. I believe the Public Health ...

Please describe your professional goals, your past and present experiences as they related to these goals, and the importance of graduate business study at this point in your career.

I have always had a great passion to become involved in the business world, and this has determined my educational path over the last four years. My main goal is to establish my own real estate firm in Saudi Arabia and bring a higher standard of knowledge and education to this field in my country. It will no longer be a business activity that is just based on personal experience as it generally ...

Chemistry taught me the importance of perseverance and hard work. When I first started studying chemistry in High School, I thought it was difficult and incomprehensible. I was fortunate enough to have an excellent teacher who made me want to work hard at chemistry and showed me that once you had a good introduction to a field, everything was possible.

The discovery of chemistry taught me patience and discipline and the importance of hard work to accomplish a goal and it changed my life.

One of the life-changing lessons that chemistry gave me was the value of a good educator. A passionate teacher ...

Having liked psychology related activities in both community and academic settings; I gained zeal to pursue a career in general psychology with a main focus in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. At an early age, I got insight about how the society in Saudi Arabia, where I come from, lacks logic. Saudi Arabia is dominated by men; therefore, women do not live up to their dreams due to the existence of social bottlenecks. I pride myself as a great achiever having studied up to this level considering the Saudi culture. Therefore, I believe the skills and knowledge I will gain from studying psychology ...

Personal Statement: Saudi Board Program

I was born in Nejran, Saudi Arabia. I am 27 years old, male, and married. Although my first language is Arabic, I speak English fluently and read and write it proficiently. I have a Diploma in Hospital Management from the British Academic Centre for Training, and a Bachelor Degree in Medicine (MBBS) from the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Science and Technology, Sana’a, Yemen. I also passed the Saudi Medical Selection Examination in 2012.
Orthopedics is the branch of medicine that has always interested me the most, from the time I first began my medical studies. I ...

Personal Statement

I often find myself looking up while walking, aspiring toward heights. I am simply mesmerized by the mega constructions that reshape my country’s infrastructure and I am personally interested in analyzing them from an engineering perspective. Subconsciously, I have desired since always to be a Civil Engineer, to plan, schedule, project and apply construction management principles, strategies or best practices, although I could only define my desire with these terms when I pursued a Civil Engineering education.
As I grew convinced of my career aspirations, I told my professor about my plan to pursue the engineering profession. His words ...

As my medical experience has expanded, and I seek to move from a more generalized approach into more concrete specializations in certain fields, I have found myself drawn especially to cardiology. My love for cardiology started way back when I was in medical school; I am very much fascinated by the central and vital role the heart plays in the vast majority of our body’s functioning. During my aforementioned tour in Iraq, I was able to train at a major cardiovascular medical center, gaining experience observing procedures including diagnostic cardiac catheterization and PCI. While there, looking through the glass barrier ...

A Civil Affairs Specialist (38B) in the United States Army has a multifaceted job requiring the integration of many skills in order to successfully accomplish the tasks assigned to him or her. The chief job of the Civil Affairs Specialist is to liaise with local citizens during operations resulting from combat or from catastrophes that the United States Military responds to. This position is key to maintaining order amongst civil populations of areas under military control in order to ultimately support the military objectives as laid out by the planners and commanders. Specific duties run the gambit of the professional ...

Medicine Personal Statement

As I grew up in Saudi Arabia, my home country, I saw the need for highly trained professionals in medical care everywhere, especially public health care and awareness, as the public health care system is rapidly developing. When I was a child, my father was involved in a car accident. Because of his cardiac situation and the lack of trained staff, my father died from his injuries despite the physicians' best efforts. Sadly, accidents like my father's are shockingly common. According to the General Directorate of Traffic in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia has an average of 19.1 road fatalities per day. ...

Medicine Personal Statement

As I grew up in Saudi Arabia, my home country, I saw the need for competent, knowledgeable professionals in research everywhere, especially emergency medical care, as the health care system is rapidly developing. As a full-time medical student, my dream is to become an advanced researcher, specializing in Emergency Research. When I was a child, my father was involved in a car accident. Because of his cardiac situation and the lack of trained staff, my father died from his injuries despite the physicians' best efforts. Sadly, accidents like my father's are shockingly common. According to the General Directorate of Traffic in Saudi ...

Re: Graduate Application Personal Statement

Thank you for your time and attention to this personal statement as part of my application to your exemplary institute. Attaining a doctorate in the field of Economics is the next step in my academic journey as a life-long learner. The graduate of science degree in Economics, specializing in financial economics from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, is my recent academic accomplishment. Prior with the King Abdullah's scholarship of Saudi Arabia, I completed the required academic work at the King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, earning a bachelors of science in Business Administration in Marketing. Additionally, a 2003 diploma awarding me an insurance ...

I was raised in a small city with a developing health care system. Growing up I observed many people struggling to get their basic health care requirements met. Seeing my mother struggle to have access to basic preventative medicine or get a simple physical examination created a strong and lasting impression on me. The provision of basic medical care is important insofar as it staves of advanced disease and insures productive, healthy members of society that can make positive contributions.
The physicians whom I had the opportunity to interact with were extremely busy as they were trying to positively affect the patients that ...

Personal Statement

I would like to study for the part-time Master’s degree in International Relations to gain a general perspective and understanding of how current and future world affairs are likely to impact my business investments and operations. As the world becomes more globalized, events in one region affect business and relations in another. This interconnectedness and proximity requires the acquisition of a broad understanding of world affairs, as changes in one region may provide opportunities or create threats in another. By completing a masters in International Relations, I hope to acquire the skills and knowledge to judge and interpret world events more ...

Howard University

My name is Abdulfattah Yahya M Alhazmi. I am applying for your Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences because I am interested in specializing in Pharmacokinetics. I am impressed with the vision of your Department especially the recognition that as clinical therapeutic problems change, new research efforts need to be creative and flexible in order to successfully meet these new challenges. In fact, I have written a systematic review titled "Inappropriate use of proton pump inhibitors" in order to highlight my abilities in performing high quality research to improve clinical therapy. I agree with your department’s statement that innovation and ...

Personal Statement

Medical School
Periodontics Program
I have always had a decidedly benevolent approach to life, and dealing with a vast number of patients, as a dentist in general dentistry at the Armed Forces Hospitals & Rehabilitation Center in Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has provided me with a valuable insight into caring of patients with teeth problem at the professional level. In tandem to this, I have had the opportunity to treat, assess and effectively follow up many patients with the supervision and assistance from distinct medical specialists, and this has drastically increased my proficiency and compassionate to manage patients. Also, I find ...

Personal Marketing Plan

Executive Summary
As an international student from Saudi Arabia, I aim to complete the degree being pursued in a prestigious university in the United States. I also intend to major in Finance and eventually apply the knowledge gained from the program in global organizations based in Saudi Arabia. As such, I plan to undertake training and development in the field of finance as part of my personal and professional growth.

Personal Profile Description

I have gained a diploma in Technical Support from Saudi Arabia. Armed with the knowledge and skills that were developed through the program, I was able to work for ...

As a small girl, saving coins in a little box and spending the money on noble deeds that brought smiles on faces that hardly smiled inspired me to appreciate the substantial change money is capable of doing in an economy. It was the beginning of my long-cherished dream. I want to study Business management with specialization in finance since Financial Management entails numerous employment opportunities as economies continue to expand unendingly across the globe. Across the world, the Financial Services and Banking field grows rapidly with myriad opportunities for young aspiring professionals, particularly women. Banking field also provides a great deal of ...

As a nutritionist, I find it ironic that problems on my personal life arise from issues on weight. My husband, even before we got married mentioned to me that he will start losing weight, but years later, we are still caught up in the same problem. Our main argument revolves around his weight; we are not able to have a baby because of the issue. It is sad to see because not only is his family life affected, but even his social and personal lives are being altered. To make things harder for us, his mother is even encouraging his unhealthy ...

With fascination I looked amazed at my mother’s first laptop as she brought it home in the first day she bought it. Although I was only four years of age, I understood back then that that was not a toy, but something very serious, something that attracted me. I was too young to understand its mechanisms, but I soon started to turn it on by myself and to enter in my mother’s programs. My fascination for my mother’s laptop grew so much that in my first day of school I told my mother that I want to ...

Since childhood, I have always been fascinated with computers because of the way they look and how they offer computing convenience. I made the initial steps to make my dream become a reality when I obtained my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science. I believe that Kent State University will help me fulfill further my future goal of becoming a highly-esteemed doctorate in computer science. Given the opportunity to become a full-fledged doctoral computer specialist someday, I would also share to others the knowledge, skills and values that I would obtain during the various course works and dissertation writing ...

Statement of Purpose

I am (FULL NAME) from (exact location like CITYNAME, COUNTRY NAME).My area of specialization in graduate as well as PhD program in University of Florida will be Construction Management.
After finishing my school life I gained admission in Kuwait University to pursue my bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. In that university I got opportunity to interact with great faculties whose remarkable instruction in Construction Engineering motivated me to pursue my professional career in planning, scheduling and construction management. During my professional life I have discovered that my skills and knowledge totally commensurate with the field of ...

Personal Statement: MBA program in Drucker School

“The best way to predict the future is to create it,” Drucker’s wisdoms are deeply philosophical and challenging to the perception of the business. Drucker’s life has inspired me as an ambitious person, who desires to pursue her career in management. In fact, I came across his life after my visiting Drucker School, which marked the beginning of my desire for this institution to be part of my history regarding my career life. Although my major objective during this visit was to enquire on the institution’s programs, I become more interested about business school in CGU ...

Abstract

Marketing has become a key issue in the 21^st century because of new developments and advancements taking place in the modern society. The consumers and marketers have are progressing and continuing to be diverse and complex. The old traditional marketing techniques are inefficient and are unable to satisfy the requirements of these individuals in the business world. Factors that have contributed to the decline in basic marketing strategies include development of new technology and cultural changes that have generated a disjointed market.

My interest in the business field began when I was nine years old. During this time, ...

The world has become a global village and this has intensified the competition in almost every industry of the world. Human resource is the most important resource of the organization. The role of human resource is immense for organizations to gain competitive advantage in this highly competitive world. Organizations are investing a lot on this most important asset as they have realized the importance of valuing human resource. Organizations today are looking for individuals that have are good team players, have the ability to lead the team and that can help the organization in improving their profits. Over the last 2.5 ...

As someone both adept at management and leadership in business environments, I have a number of goals that will help me achieve the excellence that I desire in my career. Within five years, I have several goals in particular to meet: I wish to gain my EMBA in Business in order to assert myself as a much more viable and qualified business professional at my current employer, the Distributor of Honda in Kuwait. I currently manage 5 centers and a 32 member sales team; I wish to expand that influence into a greater set of regional responsibilities, as well as expand by business ...

For a brave traveler through the desert, the ultimate goal is to arrive at his destination safely and in one piece. He has to endure the scorching sun that dehydrates him through and through with limited supply of food and water that can only sustain him for a certain period of time. He has to grapple with the extreme temperatures, both hot and cold, through the day and night respectively having to dress lightly during the day and then dressing warmly during the night to fight the cold. Desert animals like scorpions and snakes pose an imminent danger upon an encounter ...

Ever since I was a child, I have always wanted to know how things worked, especially living things. I would constantly ask questions of my teachers and parents, keep collections of butterflies, rocks, and insects, and more, my curiosity leading me to a deeply-felt interest in biology. I am extremely passionate about the field of biology, as I want to learn more about the behavior and composition of organisms, and how best to apply that to our everyday world. To that end, I wish to apply to Carnegie Mellon’s computational biology program in order to benefit from one of the ...

The scientific study of linguistics has many applications in the practical world. The basis of civilization is the unique ability for highly ordered communication and the ability to transmit knowledge through the force of language. Communication and transmission of knowledge is not unique to human beings, however, humans have developed and organized themselves around this ability for language and the levels of complexity seen in interactions is hitherto unknown in any other species. Human brains develop with an innate ability to create meaningful communications and at the same time language acquisition alters and develops the brains physiology. The science ...

Dear Graduate Program X selection committee,

Before I can even remember, I realized I saw life through a different lens. Whether lifting my eyes to glimpse the soaring beauty of the Aya Sophia or humbled by the stark wonder of Cappadocia, I realized I saw the world as designed creations of humans and nature. It is through this lens that I see design being the creation of meaningful solutions in the world that surrounds us.
My passion for design started in early adolescence. I became fully aware of this passion during high school. After graduation it motivated my choice to study in the United States. ...

PERSONAL STATEMENT

I would like to pursue further studies in artificial intelligence, with a bias in designing and implementing solutions for the multi-goal robot path planning. My major concern is on the design of robots’ paths with a keen consideration of the goals of the roles of the robot and the length of the path. I strongly believe in my ability and attitude and thus convinced that I am bound to greatly succeed in my pursuit. For instance, I greatly bank on my academic background alongside my passion for artificial intelligence to give me sufficient propulsion towards attaining the utmost success ...

Statement of Purpose

I personally think of management as an important attribute of organizing things and eliminating chaos. Management is an essential for working productivity and without this time and money will not be spent smartly towards achieving desired goal. As I started my study at university I monthly received stipend from government which I learned to organize myself. I really enjoy the management and being inspired by this, I want to continue my study at Master’s program in Management at Arizona State University (ASU). I had an experience of living in US and learned English during participation in Global Launch ...

Having studied in British system school (Cambridge IGCSE) up to Grade 11 (till aged 16) and in American system school for Grade 12, I finally graduated when I was 17 and understood that now I would like to try a different type of education system. I want to understand the differences and to obtain new knowledge.

My choice fell to Australia because it is well-known for its high standards of education and quality of the obtained knowledge. This is the Motherland of such famous historians as Suzanne Baker and Arthur Basham. Australia also invites by being a ...

Looking back through history, there are hundreds of impressive men and women who immediately spring to mind who have left their imprint on world culture: Sir Issac Newton, Leonardo DeVinci, Cleopatra, Mother Teresa, Abū al-QāsimMuḥammadibnʿAbdAllāh, and Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) to name only a few. Each of these admirable people had one thing in common: they had a teacher or teachers who educated them and inspired them to greatness. My goal is to become a teacher of this caliber.

I was born in Saudi Arabia in a family that understood the importance of education. My five siblings all hold ...

I am very fortunate to be an undergraduate student of English at the University of Dammam, in Saudi Arabia. During my studies, I discovered that I am passionate about literature in general and English literature in particular. I believe that English literature possesses an overwhelming power; it has the ability to entertain as well as challenge the reader to appreciate a deeper understanding of the world. One of the great novels that had a huge impact on me was Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. Reflective of Victorian times, the various themes inspired me to question conventional wisdom regarding the independence of ...

Born in 1982 in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, my interest in library and information science dates back to my studies in high school. During this time, I excelled in library and research and earned a full marks. Due to this growing interest, I decided to pursue a career in information studies.

When I began my undergraduate studies, I successfully passed with honors. I was very keen to complete my postgraduate studies, which would allow me to teach at the university. I was deeply impressed by the challenging lecturers and their desire to develop creativity. My goals, inspired by the lecturers, where to ...

Graduate education in business is applicable in many fields and enlightens the mind to the development of various enterprises in industry, commerce, and government. My academic and professional experiences have prepared me to pursue my MBA by teaching me the values of patience, dedication, and persistence. As an undergraduate student at Boise State University I was exposed to diverse and extensive coursework, particularly excelling in management courses. Throughout my time as a student I was constantly employed in several capacities that honed skills I was developing at university through interactions with peers and professors. Prior to my studies in the ...

My academic specialization is fuzzy logic, which isn’t logic that is fuzzy, but a worldview and method of thinking which is capable of coping with the world’s diversity. Traditional bivalent thinking, the belief that a proposition has only one truth value is, according to philosopher Mario Bunge, “primitive and inconsistent with how the social world is organized” (Winter, 2014). Most social phenomenon, including teaching, is not black and white, true or false, but full of interesting grey variables. I experience this when I’m teaching, because every student is different. My personal educational philosophy revolves around inclusion, and this ...

Personal Statement

As an early childhood Saudi teacher, I am applying for a doctoral degree of Early Childhood Education at the University of North Texas. Being a mature teacher and researcher, my educational aspirations linked to the doctoral program involve seeking sustainable pedagogical methods of exploring issues, such as Children Development and Encouragement of Social Change through elementary school curricula. Presently, I have two years of major teaching experience in my primary concentration area. Throughout my professional career, I have also worked as Assistant Manager to the school principal.
My rationale for applying to the desired program is to pursue an earlier ...

The life of a student is filled with many formative moments. Doing well on an exam is always a happy event and cements the semester’s learning. Success on the National Organization for Exceptional Student’s Talents exam made a lasting impression on me and instilled a deep appreciation of academic discipline to achieve one’s goals. In my elementary school I became deeply interested in mathematics and was fascinated by the application of numbers and formulas through mathematical technique to solve practical problems in our environments. In high school, I was introduced to Industrial Engineering and I learned that optimization and calculus ...

Personal Statement (PhD)

Career advancement is a crucial element in any professional field. It leads to both personal and professional growth with multiple benefits to the society. Higher education provides an avenue for achievement of such goals. In view of this I am seeking to attain higher education (PhD) in my area of expertise in order to boost my professional career and increase my opportunities in this field of microbiology and molecular biology.
I am interested in joining Laurentian University in a bid to achieve both scholarly and personal short term goals. The pursuit for a PhD at this prestigious university will be especially ...

Personal Statement

I am one of the few Saudi women have graduated from law school in my country predominantly patriarchal. Reflecting on my social and educational experience, I appreciate the immeasurable impact of equal justice to all. As a Saudi woman, I have experienced injustice and discrimination firsthand due to my gender. Despite having attained the legal adult age, the system prohibits me from doing basic things such as studying, working or even acquiring a passport without permission from my father and or husband. My legal practice also suffered setbacks due to these backward cultural norms that prohibit interaction with fellow male lawyers. ...

Autism is a disorder that faces many individuals within the society and if the individuals are not catered to then they would be seen as outcasts in the society. It is hard for them to acquire knowledge and skills. This would require specific attention in order to internalize what they will be taught thus was an influence on my decision on choosing autism. Autism faces a small number of people in any population. Thus, it is hard for governments to have significant consideration to people faced with this disorder. These individuals have different skills and disabilities which make it a compelling disorder ...

It is in the light of honing my professional skills that am applying for an opportunity to pursue a Masters of Public Administration degree at Roger Williams University. The drive to be a more specialized professional and yearn to learn more insofar as this discipline is concerned is impetus pushing me. Roger Williams offer me the opportunity with a high standard facilities, quality education and market oriented type of training.

I have a bachelor’s degree in Social Work King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and have worked in the Arab National Bank as an Assistant Section Head for two more years i.e. ...