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<p>You may submit an essay relating to your activities, work experiences and any honors or awards you have received.</p>
<p>I began my life in South Africa where I was first exposed to the world. Soon enough, my father got a job in Australia in a small town where I began my school years and learned to connect with people. Being the only South Asian child in the neighborhood, I was the center of everyone’s attention. From public attention, I learned to associate with a wide range of people. Shortly thereafter, my parents got jobs in Canada, and this is when we moved Regina. As I grew older, my parents continuously encouraged me to interact with diverse people and engage with my society. Therefore, at a very young age I became involved with altruistic activities by contributing to my society through community service. Afterward, at the age of 15, I acquired my first job. Jobs I have held during high school have taught me valuable lifestyle skills. I have also been involved with clubs, which have enabled me to associate with peers who hold the same interests. Through several involvements around my community, I have acquired various lifestyle skills and enhanced my personal growth.</p>
<p>Beginning my community service experience at age seven, volunteer work has taught me various moralistic attributes including responsibility and respect and has enhanced my self-esteem. Although at age seven I did not feel it was necessary to use my time for others, as I matured I became aware of the importance of giving back to one’s society. Significant among my volunteer experiences, I currently volunteer in the Pediatric unit at the Regina General Hospital and the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, a nursing home. During my volunteering hours, I interact with various individuals from newborns to seniors. I also assist nurses with daily jobs from feeding an infant to organizing documents. As a volunteer at the hospital, I also converse with the various doctors. This gives me a general understanding of occupations in the medical field. Overall, not only has volunteering at the hospital and the nursing home has given me a greater sense of medicinal careers, but it has also taught me responsibility and rationality within the healthcare field. </p>
<p>By the time I reached working-age, I attained a job at a healthcare clinic called Broadway Medical Clinic as a receptionist. I currently hold the same job, including a job at a local bakery as a barista. Throughout my job experience, I interact with people outside my own immediate environment. I encounter varied natures of people, in various moods, with different attitudes, and values. By having a job, I am able to experience a diverse set of problems, which helped me enhance my critical thinking and problem solving skills. As a result of conversing with the faces of different people in society it has wholly expanded my worldview. Nevertheless, my work experience has taught me indispensible life skills including patience with people, responsibility, and time management.</p>
<p>In Campbell Collegiate, I have been involved in various school clubs and activities. Presently, I am part of the debate club, the social justice club, and the dance team. During my experience as part of the debate team, I have learned to enhance my public-speaking skills. It has also encouraged me to keep up do date with current events throughout my immediate society and the world as a whole. As a part of the social justice club, my peers and I raise awareness of the poverty-stricken environment. We assist our community by providing shelter for underprivileged families through fundraisers. As a club, we also fundraise for third-world countries that later on assist with building schools and homes throughout rural villages. Inclusively, my high school involvement has helped me associate with peers that I share mutual interests and passions with. </p>
<p>The past three years of my life have given me greater visions of my future. Furthermore, being involved in clubs and having a job has taught me self-control, and time management skills. Additionally, helping my community and the world has helped me realize that life is not just about always having fun or making money, it is also about making a difference in someone else’s life or world. Moreover, not only has being involved enhanced my personal growth, but it has also permitted me to meet various people with vivacious perspectives. Overall, I see the University of South Florida as a large book with many unread chapters and myself as an eager child who had just learned to read. I intend to read and probe into all the chapters. The University of South Florida offers me more than the great reputation of this fine school, but a large student body with diversity, and many activities, both academic and non-academic, to participate in. With the help of the University of South Florida, I will be successful after college and be able to make a name and place for myself in our society.</p>