<p>Hello! I am an international student applying to universities abroad. In order to get a letter of recommendation, my school required me to answer the following questions. Can you please help me proof-read it? I am afraid I have some spelling/grammatical mistakes. Thank you!</p>
<p>Recommendation form</p>
<p>1- ) A general description of your personality how you see yourself or how you think others see you (personal characteristics.) </p>
<p>I consider myself to be a bubbly, caring and outgoing person who loves being around people and making new friends from all walks of life. I’m also easy-going; fiercely loyal and my favorite thing to do is make people laugh. My life revolves around curiosity as I am constantly intrigued by little things in life and always aspire to learn more about all things of all areas. I am also a very passionate person and one of my greatest passions is helping others. I believe that one gets more self-fulfillment by helping and making a difference, no matter how big or small, than by simply receiving. </p>
<p>2- ) General description of your abilities as a student. How you see yourself in classes or how you think others see you. (Academic and preparedness characteristics; weaknesses, strengths.) </p>
<pre><code>I consider myself to be a student who enjoys subjects where I can express my thoughts, exchange ideas and engage in discussions with others. I love giving presentations and learning about things that spark interest in me such as History and language classes as I believe that learning about these subjects expand ones understanding of the world. On the other hand, I have weaknesses as I have a hard time staying interested and on topic in areas such as Mathematics where one is compelled to reach a solution by simply following rules. I feel that it disregards creativity and use of using personal critical thinking and communication.
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<p>3-) What are goals your aspire to in the future? What do you want to do in college? (Major) What are some things you want to accomplish in your life?</p>
<pre><code>Although I realize my time is running out, I am not entirely sure of what I want to major in; although I am certain that I want to study something that revolves around Liberal Arts. For the time being, I am greatly considering majoring in International law and minoring in either History or Spanish as they have always been one of my favorite subjects. I want to eventually get a job where I can help others and fight injustice in whatever form it may be.
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<p>4-) What are some things you have done that you are proud of; not so proud of?</p>
<pre><code>I have done several things in life that I am proud of such as helping my friends and family in their times of need, and slowly achieving one of my goals of becoming trilingual and learning Spanish at an advanced level over summer holidays and on my own time. One of the things that I have done that I am not so proud of is not putting enough effort in my freshmen year and letting small, irrelevant things distract me from my studies thus dragging down my GPA.
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<p>5- ) Favorite subject, why?</p>
<pre><code>My favorite subject has always been History. I find it to be so interesting, even as a little child in elementary; I always remember checking out Historic books from the school library. I think it is fascinating to learn about how people used to live and how it has changed over time. Not only is it fascinating and fun to learn about, but if one looks closely he or she may learn from mistakes made in the past and stay away from them, and use effective methods that have been proven to previously work. After all, the old saying goes History repeats itself.
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<p>6- ) Work experience or community service involvement? How did these impact your life or what you plan to do in it?</p>
<pre><code>Two summers ago, my uncle arranged for me to get a summer job and work at a company where he works in. I did simple graphics on computers and sorted out papers. Although I did not engage in a lot of community service or employment here as it is harder to find opportunities in Kuwait, I look forward to getting a job and earning my own money in college as well as engaging in community service and helping others.
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<p>7- ) Travels, where have you gone and what did you do? What did you learn about the area or yourself? Where, when, and how did these impact you educationally? Personally?</p>
<pre><code>I usually travel in the summer with my family. Ive been to many countries including as England, Egypt, France, Malaysia, and Spain. Ive learned many things about each country as I always make sure that I visit historic sites and landmarks in each of the countries that I visit.
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<p>8-) What barriers may exist for you and your college experience?</p>
<pre><code>I will be the first person in my family to attend college abroad hence it is going to be difficult both for me and for my family members as I am very close with them. Also, I am going to attend university in a foreign country that I am not familiar with nor know anyone there so it will be hard to adjust at first.
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<p>9-) Family background, how you fit in the family. Parents level of education.</p>
<pre><code>I am the eldest child in my family and have only one 11 year old sister. My father has a bachelors degree and my mother recently graduated in 2010 from AOU here in Kuwait and is teaching there.
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<p>10-) Where do you plan on going to college and why?</p>
<pre><code>For the most part, I plan on going to college in Canada because I believe that it is a country with high academic standards and a high-quality education that will open doors for my future and benefit my career over the long term. Also, the areas that I am interested in studying are bilingual with French and English as a first and second language, I will be able to improve my fluency and capacity and hopefully learn a new language.
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