Essays on Academic Interests

Passion is the drive. In July 2016, I graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a 2:1, in BA (Hons) in Business and Human Resource Management. Now, I am planning to complete my master’s degree. Before studying Human Resources (HR), I always had the passion...

I enjoy the rigorous nature of learning and advancing in mathematics. The challenge of applying logic and clarity to different patterns, structures and abstract questions, and the resilience needed to persevere when a path to the solution isn’t immediately clear is what appeals to me...

My interest in studying Business sparked in me when… I know I would benefit from it highly as I’ve always wanted to do, in terms of learning how the aspects of having a business works and how to get more consumers of the product/ service...

Having grown up in Mexico, I have seen first hand the effects of non-sustainable actions, including environmental pollution, which has been a source of motivation in my life. In fact, I wish to dedicate my time to a company that is climate-friendly and socially responsible....

I have never viewed a person to have lived, until he contributes something to this world; be it knowledge, a device, or art. How then will I live? Being a person of intellectual curiosity, I have always been endeared to research. There is a certain...

In hindsight, failing biology my freshman year of college was the best thing to happen to my career in science. It was a rude awakening when that first exam came back marked with a big red “D”. It was even more upsetting when the second...

“Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.” – Helen Keller Why I majored in Business? Reason one is to move above and beyond at my current job. Second is to unlock the entrepreneur inside and leave my mark...

A few months ago, I received an interesting letter in the mail. It was a letter I wrote to my future self as a senior in high school, detailing my dreams of becoming a nurse after graduating from Creighton University. Evidently, at 18-years-old I never...

The physical basis for Chemistry is something rarely visited in the classroom and it explains many natural phenomena that I held as the truth without question. An example of this is how water should freeze to a more ordered state even though it’s commonly accepted...

Doctors are required to deal with many challenging situations throughout their career and I have witnessed the harsh realities of the healthcare system when my father was required to have a heart bypass. Witnessing the professionalism of the doctor and bonds formed with him highlighted...

Following the appalling bursting of the bubble in 1992, Japan’s lost decade severely affected the Japanese residents who worked for better economy and wealth. My grandfather lost most of his financial institutional aids in business, my uncle’s loan for his house bursted, and my university...

Growing up, I always had the desire of becoming a doctor. But, during my undergraduate application in 2010 to Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), I got introduces to the Medical Laboratory profession. I found out that it’s not a very well – known...

The idea of studying humans’ mind and behavior has drawn all of my academic interests to psychology major. The area of this scientific field are varies, and one of them which interested me the most is counseling psychology. In counseling psychology, people focus on studying...

Have you ever lived in a home where your depression is “all in your head?” Ever felt ostracized because your anxiety attacks were perceived as a drama queen? Your physical health mattered more than your mental health, because in your family, mental health does not...

The article “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff is adapted from his 2003 book “Clueless in Academe: How Schooling Obscures the Life of the Mind.” In the article Graff critiques the approach schools take towards teaching literature. He disagrees that students with “street smarts” are not...

English is my life, always has been and always will be because there is something about the English language that speaks to my soul. My love affair with English dates back over 15 years, with my first experiences of reading. I feel like I am...

The prominence of GIS and Remote Sensing has gained immense importance over the past few years, especially for environmental management. My primary motive to study Geographic Information Sciences (GISci) at Central Michigan University (CMU) engenders from the massive advances in GIS and Remote Sensing Technology...

The rhetor of this essay is Gerald Graff, and he is trustworthy because he is a professor of English and Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In addition to that, he is a past president of the Modern Language Association, the world’s largest...

Do you want to warp reality? Do you want to go beyond standard conventions? Do you want to become yourself? These are the fundamental questions I sought an answer for myself when considered my college options. After hearing about it from a classmate who wanted...