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plz help. personal statement. what do u think?
After graduating from high school and earning a full tuition scholarship from the Ministry of Higher Education, I have enrolled myself in the University of Jordan majoring in English Language and Literature and to graduate in February of 2009, I hold the excellent rank with a GPA of 3.69.
I am thoroughly enjoying the experience, since literature has always been a subject that I have excelled at and found incredibly enjoyable. Over the past three years, I have become extremely interested in analyzing, interpreting and critiquing different works. I have become more confident in expressing my opinions, engaging in group discussion, and exploring different ideas and approaches to literature.
After reading different plays written in Arabic, English and other languages at school, I wrote, directed and acted in my own play by which I earned a national golden medal in stage acting. My favorite playwright, putting Shakespeare aside, is Ibsen; I find his plays, such as Ghosts and Hedda Gabler, to be perfectly plotted and written.
My love for writing led me to write for my university’s newspaper. I focused in my writings on learning languages by interviewing international students and professors who teach English, Arabic and modern languages. This passion for languages has led me to many different extra-curricular activities. For the past three years, I have participated in the Language Club, Conversation Club and the Language Partner Program, by which I have gained communication, oral and social skills. Helping non Arabs with Arabic helped me to have a better understanding of the Western culture and its background.
I have a long-standing commitment to voluntary work. For several years I have held the position of an organizer in Zaha Center for Children, which helped me to improve my leadership skills. Besides volunteering to help children, I have always been interested in protecting the environment by participating in different activities and earning many thanks letters from various organizations such as The Jordanian Environment Committee.
On the whole, I believe myself to be a sociable, dedicated and self-disciplined student, although I can be overly competitive at times. I believe that studying in the UK is going to benefit me greatly as it will enable me to gain valuable life skills which will give me the opportunity to travel, to meet new people, to experience new cultures and above all a prosperous career in my home land.