Education in the United States - Personal Statement Example

Personal ment The United s has been known to have one of the highest educational standards in the world. The country itself has a hugely unique social system due to the melting pot assimilation process that exists among those who live in the country whether as generational Americans or transient students. I wish to come to the United States in order to take advantage of the multiple learning levels that are offered by the unique American educational experience. Being a person who has had the opportunity to travel the world and experience various cultures first hand, I believe that a stint as an American student will serve to enhance my learning experience in my chosen field of Linguistics.

Choosing to come to the United States to further my academic studies seemed to be the logical next step for me in terms of higher education because my family has always had a well rounded, international education. After all, my father is an architect who lives in California, my mother works as a principal in South Korea, and my brother is already attending medical university studies in the United States at the University of Texas at Austin. I believe that my opportunity to have worked as a Japanese translator helped to entice me to further my studies in English and other languages.

It was because of this desire to learn about other cultures and languages that I took a year long sabbatical from my studies in order to travel and immerse myself in the cultures of China and Japan, the 2 most advanced and highly admired countries in Asia. I fully intend to return to my mother country after the completion of my degree in order to help my mother further expand and enhance the educational system in the school where she works as a principal. By working alongside her, I fully expect to effectively enact a language knowledge transfer program in our South Korean school.

In the end, I hope to further raise the educational standards of our school using the knowledge that I will gain from my American educational experience. There are a number of reasons that come to mind as to why I wish to attend SUNY. However, the most important reason I have is that I have already lived in Texas for 3 years and have developed a liking for the area both for the educational opportunities that it offers, and the uniquely American lifestyle that I am experiencing while I live here.

Since South Koreans are becoming a major part of the educational landscape of the United States, I am sure that I will be a welcome addition to the SUNY international student community where I can help other fellow South Koreans feel at home and welcome on campus.