<p>Can someone give some inputs on my personal statement for HKU? Thank you! :-)</p>
<p>"You probably heard a lot of students applying to HKU with the reason that HKU was their dream school. For me HKU was not my dream school, actually my dream school was my current school, which is DLSU-Manila. Unfortunately my love for the University wasn’t enough to get me through graduation.</p>
<p>Towards the “supposed-to-be” my last year in school, I felt like I became one of the worst students in the history of the University. It’s not like I had any disciplinary actions taken against me. I haven’t done any damages to my school facilities nor angered any of my professors (probably disappointed most of them). I just happen to become lazy and failed all of my subjects for one whole year. I know, you might be wondering why I’m beginning my personal statement this way when I should be stating positive things about me. Well it’s because this year I made a vow to tell only the truth and you will find out about it in my transcript anyway so it’s better to tell you now. </p>
<p>In my 3rd year in DLSU-M, while I was struggling to absorb an entire lesson of Ecology, my block mates just did it with ease. I know people have different levels of learning capabilities and I know for sure I didn't have any learning difficulties. It's just that it feels like I was no longer interested in the subjects. That’s when I realized that studying Biology wasn’t for me anymore. I have always lied to myself that I will be able to overcome these thoughts as long as I try to study hard but unfortunately I was no longer happy. I only stayed in Biology because I feel pressured to pursue Medicine, not because my family forced me to, but because I already made a declaration to the world that I will become a doctor someday. And when I realized that I’m no longer capable of doing so, I feel ashamed and just continued pretending to be somebody that I’m not. </p>
<p>Since I was sneaking out of school a lot. I secretly started working as a freelancer. I was doing contractual duties as an academic writer for an Australian stock analyst firm and after that I worked as a loan consultant for a small financial company in Manila. That’s when I realized that my passion was in business and finances. I was excelling more in sales and marketing than I was in titration and PCR. I should have seen the signs before, in school I was the Vice President of Finance for the College of Science student body, I was much more interested in writing financial reports than doing my lab reports. </p>
<p>After my family discovered the damage that I have done in my grades, I have decided to quit school (informally) and went here in the U.S. to be with my mom. I am now working as an executive assistant for the President of a property management company and I loved all the things that I learned from work but I wanted more. I want to become more than an executive assistant and I know that by going back to school is the only way for me to get to the places where I want to be. The only difference between me and myself a year ago, is that I am much more determined to graduate because I now know what I truly want. </p>
<p>I might not have the stellar track records that most of the students that apply here have but I have with me are life lessons that I had to learn the hard way. I have learned that being honest is the only way for you to achieve your goals. Dishonesty helped me to get around achieving the things that I wanted but not the things that I needed and it has caused me much more damage than it is worth. Failures not only made me stronger but also wiser. I also learned that when a person gives you a second chance to turn your life around, you should treasure it cause a second chance comes only once in a blue moon. </p>
<p>For me being able to get into this University is a chance for me to start anew. I am now past choosing a school just only because it was my dream school, I now have become much more practical and learned to prioritize the things that I need over the things that I want. That is why I chose to apply in this school because I need your undergraduate program of Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business and Global Management. What I want to become is to manage a business in a Global scale, to be able to connect to different people around the world while achieving solutions for a company. I have also decided to resume my studies in Hong Kong because it is one of the world's leading financial centers and has a free market economy. By studying in Hong Kong combined with the educational training that I hope to gain from HKU, these will not only help me but will catapult me towards the path of success. "</p>