[Edited] Hello everybody. I am going to be submitting my application soon for external transfer to Mays for Fall 2016. I had to do this statement of purpose as an essay for the application and I wanted to see if I can get some help/thoughts on the essay. I have edited the essay from the first time I submitted it because I realized that it had too much unnecessary information. I tried to limit all that here in the edit, but please feel free to comment on what you think I should change. Thank you Here it is:
Growing up and living in a motel owned by my father has really expanded my knowledge of business. I have spent countless hours interacting with customers, doing over-night shifts at the front desk, and also have had brief experience with the financials of the property. This real-life business experience has been a great foundation for me to get introduced to the business world. However, for me to reach my ultimate goals in life I must expand on my knowledge and skills of business. I could think of no greater way of expanding these business skills and knowledge than being able to attend Texas A&M and graduate with a degree from a prestigious business school such as Mays. Mays will be able to offer me business courses that will test my ability to think outside of the box and will prepare me for all of the possible obstacles I will face in the future. Though the coursework will be vigorous, I truly believe that everything I learn through my courses and professors at Mays will have an everlasting imprint on my life. Knowing that there is a wide array of majors in the business school, it was tough to figure out what subject I specifically wanted to focus on. After much consideration, I decided that I want to major in Finance. I believe that Finance is really a true fit for me because I have always enjoyed the basic concepts of finance: dealing with numbers, mathematics, and problem solving. Through the years I've spent watching desk at my father's hotels, I have been forced to deal with all kinds of numbers. Though the work is tedious, it has definitely garnered my interest. Another key quality that I have gained through working for my father is how to communicate with people and get my point across. This quality is vital to having a finance degree and is another reason why I believe finance is a great fit for my future endeavors.
"What do you want to do with your life when you grow up?" This question has been asked to me continuously throughout my entire life and I never really had an answer for it until I reached college. Through my three semesters so far in college, I have thought a few different careers I can pursue with my degree. One way I have envisioned using my finance degree is to follow my father's footsteps and build and own my own hotels. However, I do not want to limit myself to only owning hotels. I would love to expand my repertoire to owning other businesses such as restaurants and gyms. Although I've always had a keen interest in business, my love for the medical field has always been there as well. Specifically, over the past couple of years I have become very fond of dentistry. After speaking to a relative that is a dentist, I realized that the worlds of dentistry and business are related much more than what most people believe. Another way I have envisioned of using my finance degree is to open up my own dental practice after four years of dental school and some work experience. The biggest piece of advice I got from my relative was that no matter how good of a dentist somebody is, if they aren't able to handle the business side of dentistry, they will never be able to reach you're their potential as a dentist. A business-savvy individual is always aware of the status of the economy that they are working in. A dentist that is well aware of the economy will be able to adapt to any type of changes and can maximize customer satisfaction and revenue. As I said earlier, an important trait acquired by being a finance degree is effective communication. If I were able to put these communication skills into my everyday dentist life, it would create a better workplace and will maximize contributions from all employees.
Nobody knows what the future holds for me. We live in a world with everlasting changes so I've learned to always keep my options open. However, I know one thing for sure, and that is being able to be a student in Mays will impact my life much more than just business knowledge. Through Mays, I will become a much more innovative and creative person. These qualities will allow me to fulfill my dreams of being a dentist and owning other businesses simultaneously.
Growing up and living in a motel owned by my father has really expanded my knowledge of business. I have spent countless hours interacting with customers, doing over-night shifts at the front desk, and also have had brief experience with the financials of the property. This real-life business experience has been a great foundation for me to get introduced to the business world. However, for me to reach my ultimate goals in life I must expand on my knowledge and skills of business. I could think of no greater way of expanding these business skills and knowledge than being able to attend Texas A&M and graduate with a degree from a prestigious business school such as Mays. Mays will be able to offer me business courses that will test my ability to think outside of the box and will prepare me for all of the possible obstacles I will face in the future. Though the coursework will be vigorous, I truly believe that everything I learn through my courses and professors at Mays will have an everlasting imprint on my life. Knowing that there is a wide array of majors in the business school, it was tough to figure out what subject I specifically wanted to focus on. After much consideration, I decided that I want to major in Finance. I believe that Finance is really a true fit for me because I have always enjoyed the basic concepts of finance: dealing with numbers, mathematics, and problem solving. Through the years I've spent watching desk at my father's hotels, I have been forced to deal with all kinds of numbers. Though the work is tedious, it has definitely garnered my interest. Another key quality that I have gained through working for my father is how to communicate with people and get my point across. This quality is vital to having a finance degree and is another reason why I believe finance is a great fit for my future endeavors.
"What do you want to do with your life when you grow up?" This question has been asked to me continuously throughout my entire life and I never really had an answer for it until I reached college. Through my three semesters so far in college, I have thought a few different careers I can pursue with my degree. One way I have envisioned using my finance degree is to follow my father's footsteps and build and own my own hotels. However, I do not want to limit myself to only owning hotels. I would love to expand my repertoire to owning other businesses such as restaurants and gyms. Although I've always had a keen interest in business, my love for the medical field has always been there as well. Specifically, over the past couple of years I have become very fond of dentistry. After speaking to a relative that is a dentist, I realized that the worlds of dentistry and business are related much more than what most people believe. Another way I have envisioned of using my finance degree is to open up my own dental practice after four years of dental school and some work experience. The biggest piece of advice I got from my relative was that no matter how good of a dentist somebody is, if they aren't able to handle the business side of dentistry, they will never be able to reach you're their potential as a dentist. A business-savvy individual is always aware of the status of the economy that they are working in. A dentist that is well aware of the economy will be able to adapt to any type of changes and can maximize customer satisfaction and revenue. As I said earlier, an important trait acquired by being a finance degree is effective communication. If I were able to put these communication skills into my everyday dentist life, it would create a better workplace and will maximize contributions from all employees.
Nobody knows what the future holds for me. We live in a world with everlasting changes so I've learned to always keep my options open. However, I know one thing for sure, and that is being able to be a student in Mays will impact my life much more than just business knowledge. Through Mays, I will become a much more innovative and creative person. These qualities will allow me to fulfill my dreams of being a dentist and owning other businesses simultaneously.
