Standards_and_Admissions_Essay

NERVOUS. EXCITED. ENTHUSED. AMBITIOUS. THOSE ARE THE FEELINGS THAT ARE RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND AS I AM WALKING THROUGH THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER CAMPUS. A FEELING THAT I BELONG HERE COMES OVER ME. WITH EACH STOP I MAKE TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO REACH MY DESTINATION, THE STAFF AND STUDENTS ARE NOT ONLY FRIENDLY, BUT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WITHOUT REPROACH TO HELP ME FIND MY WAY. INTERESTING. HELP ME FIND MY WAY; WHAT AN ANALOGY! FINDING DIRECTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY IN MY PRAYERS, WHICH HAS BROUGHT ME INEVITABLE TO THIS UNIVERSITY, ALL THE WAY FROM THE CULTURAL BED OF NEW ORLEANS, LA. ONE OF THE SCHOOLS SLOGANS, AS I WALK, IS “DUING SOMETHING” THAT SIMPLE PHRASE SAYS A LOT, AN APHORISM THAT HAS INSPIRED ME TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION. MY NAME IS MARIO MARSHALL. I CHOOSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT REASONS THAT ARE OBVIOUS. FIRST, THE PROGRAMS THAT THE COLLEGE OFFERED, SECONDLY, THE PROGRAMS WERE DESIGNED FOR BUSY WORKING ADULTS THAT NEEDED THE FLEXIBILITY; THE PACE THAT YOU ATTEND THE CLASSES IS BASED ON YOUR TIME AND SCHEDULE. THIRDLY, THE EXCITEMENT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL IN THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND THE PROGRAM PREPARATORY COLLEGE LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A PERFECT FOR ME AND THE PLANS I HAVE FOR MY FUTURE. THIS PROGRAM WILL OFFER A STEADY, ACCESSIBLE PLATFORM FOR CONTINUED EDUCATION. FOR SOMEONE WHO HAD BEEN OUT OF A CLASSROOM FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS THE MANDATORY CLASSES THAT EVERY ADULT LEARNER HAS TO OBTAIN IS SUCH AN EXPERIENCE TO NETWORK, AND SHARE A WIDE RANGE OF DIVERSE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS, SO THAT I CAN BE ON THE UNCHANGED COMPONENT TO ATTAIN THE CONTINUED LEGACY OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND ENRICHMENT IN MY PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIFE. I PLAN ON ACHIEVING THESE GOALS BY DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY ADVISOR AND MY PEERS, AND VICE-VERSA. THESE TOOLS WILL GUARANTEE ENCOURAGEMENT AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. I WANT TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE MY WRITING SKILLS. HONE IN ON STRUCTURE AND STRENGTH TO DETAIL AND CLARITY. THE WRITING WORKSHOPS THAT ARE OFFERED TO ADULT LEARNERS, WHO TAKE THE WORKSHOP COURSE IN THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE PROGRAM, REALLY IMPROVE THEIR WRITING SKILLS 100%. ANOTHER ASPIRATION OF MINE IS TO BECOME BETTER ROUNDED IN LEADERSHIP SKILLS. ACCORDING TO AARON SAPP, A GRADUATE OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, “LEADERSHIP IS NOT MERELY WELCOMED—BUT EXPECTED—AT ALL LEVELS OF ORGANIZATIONS AND THOSE THAT CAN DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP, AT WHATEVER LEVEL THEY CURRENTLY PERFORM, PUT THEMSELVES IN A TERRIFIC POSITION FOR THE FUTURE”. I COULDN’T AGREE MORE. LEARNING TO WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY IN TEAMS AND COMMUNICATE IDEAS ON A GLOBAL SCALE, ARE KEY CHARACTERISTICS TO IMPROVING OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, WHICH WILL INEVITABLE HELP ME TO BECOME MORE MARKETABLE. I ALSO HOPE TO GROW MY PERSONAL NON PROFIT, AN ORGANIZATION IN WHICH I AM DRAWN INTO BY RELEVANCE, PASSION, AND HARD WORK. CONTINUING TO GROW THIS ORGANIZATION BY KNOWING THE INNER WORKS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND WHAT IT TAKES MAKE AN EFFECTIVE TEAM, AND WITH THAT THE KNOWLEDGE OF GRANT WRITING FOR FINDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUOUS GROWTH. GROWTH IS THE ONE THING I WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER IT IS ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT I KNOW THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER CAN OFFER ME. IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AFTER I EARN MY DEGREE IN MY PROGRAM. I PLAN ON CONTINUING ON TO RECEIVE MY DOCTORATES DEGREE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY, WORKING IN THE FIELD OF CLINICAL PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELING, HOWEVER VENTURING OFF INTO HUMAN RESOURCES. DOING WHAT I ENJOY DOING MOST LEADING, DEVELOPING, AND COUNSELING OTHERS. SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT IS AN ODD COMBINATION, BUT THEY ACTUALLY GO HAND IN HAND. COUNSELING PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED, DEVELOPING POTENTIAL WITHIN PEOPLE WHO SHOW PROMISE AND LEADING PEOPLE TO EDIFY THEM ON THE CONTINUOUS CHANGING BUSINESS GROWTH AND GROOMING THEM FOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. MY NON PROFIT WOULD HAVE GROWN TO AN ESTABLISHMENT ALL IT OWN. THANKS TO THE KNOWLEDGE I WOULD HAVE EARNED THROUGH MY EDUCATION THROUGH MY LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONS DEGREE. PERCEPTIVE ON THE DYNAMICS ON WHAT IT TAKES BE AN EFFECTIVE LEADER IN AN EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION, THUS HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT ON PEOPLES LIVES. THE ONE THING I ENTHUSIASTICALLY ENJOY DOING IS MEETING NEW AND INTERESTING PEOPLE. I SERVED IN AMERICORPS* NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE CORPS, WHICH IS BASED OUT OF WASHINGTON D.C. I SERVED AND WORKED IN DALLAS, TX AND WORKED WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. MY INTEREST IN SERVING THE NEED OF PEOPLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GREAT. THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PART OF MY LIFE THAT PUSHED ME INTO REALLY SERVING THE PUBLIC WAS A SITUATIONAL EVENT “HURRICANE KATRINA”. I WAS LIVING IN NEW ORLEANS, LA WHEN KATRINA HIT IN 2005. AFTER MANY DAYS IN SWELTERING HEAT, DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS AND DEVASTATION ALL AROUND ME, I WAS FINALLY RESCUED. IT WAS THEN IN THE SHELTER OF SAFETY THAT GOD REVEALED MY CALLING IN LIFE. I COULD CONTINUE TO BE A VICTIM OF WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY AND I OR I COULD CHANGE MY ATTITUDE AND THOSE AROUND ME, IN THE SHELTER THAT REALLY NEEDED HOPE. I BEGAN TO VOLUNTEER AT THE SHELTER WHEREVER HELP WAS NEEDED. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT MOMENT IN MY LIFE, AND HOW IT SHAPED ME DIFFERENTLY AS A PERSON. THAT MOMENT HAS BROUGHT GREAT STRENGTHS TO MANY EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE SUCH AS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS, STRONG WORK ETHNIC, EXCELLENT TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH THOSE AROUND ME. I AM ABLE TO ADAPT TO ANY CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION THAT IS THROWN MY DIRECTION, I EVEN AMAZE MYSELF. I AM ABLE TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES WITH DIGNITY AND GRACE. WHICH HAS AFFORDING ME MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. I KNOW THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A GREAT FIT FOR ME. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS OPPORTUNITY FOE CONTINUING MY EDUCATION, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, AND GAINING MORE EXPERIENCES TO PURSUE MY GOALS AND AMBITIONS IN SOCIAL WORK AND LIFE. AND AGAIN, “LEADERSHIP IS NOT MERELY WELCOMED—BUT EXPECTED” AND I AM A LEADER READY TO LED MY LIFE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.