personal statement for UC?
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question:Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.
Being one of the first naturalized US citizens in my family, I knew my life would be different from my parents, who originally moved from Afghanistan. My mom received little to no education in her homeland due to the Soviet Union war that was going on. My father also did not receive a good education because of war; instead he worked to keep his family alive and put food on the table. Both of my parents worked very hard to flee from their homeland and to ensure the safety of their future. When they arrived here in the US, they only brought one pair of clothes and not even a single penny in their pockets. In my world, it is always do well in school and to reach for the stars. English is a second language for me, when I first started school I was struggling with other children and it was very hard for me to comprehend with them. I remember getting my homework from school and coming home asking my parents for help, but they didn’t know what to do. My only solution was to sit in my room alone for hours trying to figure out how to solve a problem. At a young age I learned that nothing comes easy in life, you have to work hard to get what you want. During weekends my parents would work in flea markets and since they couldn’t afford a babysitter, my sister and I would go with them. Every Saturday at 3 am my parents would wake my older sister and I from sleep and they would take us to the flea market. We had a very old van that had no heater or AC and there was only a driver’s seat and a passenger’s seat in the front that were in a horrible condition. In the dark morning my parents would set up the area however, my sister and I would shiver in the van. By the lack of education in Afghanistan, my parents did not speak or understand the English language; as a result they didn’t have well enough jobs either here or any other country. After seeing all of this I don’t want to see myself in their position neither do I want to see my kids or anyone else to be in the same position my parents were in. I want to become a pediatrician and take care of my parents in their time of need. I want to go back to my parents’ homeland in Afghanistan for at least one year and volunteer in tribal areas. My goal is to open up clinics as well as schools in Afghanistan. I want the future children of Afghanistan to have proper education so if they decide to move to a different country they would at least know how to speak English. Right now in Afghanistan people need medical help but they have no money. I want to help as much as I can and the only fee I want is a healthy smile.


