I’m applying for Harvard Summer School and there’s little time left. That’s the assingment: ”Writing sample. Send in an essay in English that has been reviewed and graded by one of your teachers. Your essay can be on any topic. Poems, short stories, or lab reports cannot be substituted.” Maybe it should look like a college essay, I don’t know. I decided to write about Brzezinski as a person who inspires me (he is from Poland, same as me, he graduated from Harvard, I’m really interested in business and international relations, I read a lot, we have a lot in common, etc.). I have no idea how to start the essay. I don’t know if I can include some details such as my interests etc. (in Poland it works in different way) If yes, in the scratch there are some details. I’m 17, 11th grade. If it’s not enough, I attach a scratch of the essay (just hard facts, some key-words, I need you to put it into understandable sentences and make an excellent essay but if you think the topic isn’t enough for Harvard or something is wrong just change it as you wish) and my resume below. Thanks in advance
The scratch:
I like reading Forbes and watching BBC’s Planet Earth. I like basketball and I do care about human’s rights violations and there is a handful of people that I perceive as heroes, people overwhelmed by mundane affairs, but with supernatural courage, that is physical, mental and political courage. These people do care about the world and take actions when it’s neccesary, they influence events in the right direction, and that is a way of exercising power. They share passions with me and I do hope to conform to them in little part at least.
Though he is my compatriot, Zbigniew Brzezinski has always been a luminescent guiding light for me. A scholar with uncommon intellect, thought provocing ? a goal to which I aspire. His profound specialization in one particular matter – Dissolution of the Soviet Union has always impressed me. He was the United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter. Though I’m interested in geography, business, economics and law ? that’s what I owe him.
What is the most surprising in this man is his youthful curiosity, inquisitivenes that can be noticed on his face. He is not effusive, he keeps distance, though he is friendly. He is hardworking, immigrant to everything he reached with his own work, he values ​​freedom. Being a Pole he had emotional approach to the Soviet Union. He acts live. He wanted to overthrow the communist government in Poland. He stated that to influence the course of accidents, it is essential to be morally responsible. He contributed to the anti-Israeli coalition burst and to the normalization of relations with China. He made me interested in world affairs. That’s why I got interested in Model United Nations and I started my own club in my high school in Poland. As a leader, I prepared my friends for conferences and they succeed. And because of his authority I study languages, so I speak Polish, English, French, Russian, German and Spanish(beginner).
He is a normal person with a mundane life. He is a man with passion, though he keeps balance between work and leisure-family time. How much surprised I was, when I found out that we share the same passions. He hunts, I hunt, he likes tennis, I play basketball instead, We are both fascinated with Polish nature.
Recently, he spoke on the issue of Ukraine. He isn’t perfect. The hero for me do not need to be saint. He made some mistakes, not to mention the Iranian Crisis. Maybe I don’t know what I think about the death penalty, maybe I have mixed feelings about religion, but I have time to find it out and I’m trying. As I am not perfect, I dream about such teacher, I look up to him and I hope that in the future I will change the world such as he did – at least.
Resume:
Career Focus
Business & administration/law
Education and Coursework
5,50 GPA (Polish scale up to 6,00, 5 – very good
6 ? excellent) Top 10% of Class
Emphasis on Mathematics and Physics
Courses: Mathematics, Physics, English, German, Polish, History and Society
Coursework in Geography (The study of the local bus station – currently published on the website of the Regional Bus Station)
Publications in school newspaper – Editor-in chief
School Basketball Team Player
Founder and Leader of the School Model United Nations Club
Member of the Student Council
Member of the School Political and Entrepreneurial Club
Member of the School Mathematics Club
Member of the School Physics Club
Member of the School Geography Club
Member of the School Polish Club
Member of the School Russian Club
Third Place in the Geography Competition (Demography and Urbanization – provincial level) 2014
Provincial Geography Olympiad Certificate 2014
Third Place in the Consumer Law Competition (provincial level) 2013
Second Place in the XVIII Provincial Games 2013 (basketball team)
Extra-Curricular Activities: English, Russian, French, German, Art
Coursework in Physics (Phenomenal Woman – the story of Marie Skłodowska-Curie)
John Paul II Scholarship for Academic Achievements (received eight times)
School Basketball Team (team captain)
School Swimming Team (2002 – 2012)
Publications in school newspaper
The Gentlewoman of the Year School Award 2012
Third Place in the 6th All-Poland Art Competition ?The Valentine’s Day"
Provincial Physics Competition Certificate
Member of the School Art Club
Member of the School Foreign Languages Clubs (English, French)
Member of the School Instruments Clubs (guitar, flute)
Extra-Curricular Activities: English, Russian, Spanish, Art
School volunteering: fundraising for animal shelters, social centers
Extracurricular Activities
and Skills
Participation in Model United Nations Conferences
TriMUN 2014 Certificate
OlMUN 2013 Certificate
PozMUN 2013 Certificate
First Aid Training Certificate 2014
Member of the Polish Hunting Association (2013 – present)
Member of the Group of Creative Activities at the local Cultural Center ? Art section (2011 – present)
Physics classes (2013 ? present)
English – SAT preparation (2012 ? present)
French classes (2006 ? present)
Russian classes (2006 ? present)
EF Cambridge English Level Test – C1 level 2013
Certificate of completed course at EF International Language Center in London – C2 level 2013
Basketball player
The certificate of Competency of Motorboat Helmsman 2012
Volunteer Experience
Local Social Welfare Center
Local Animal Shelter
School events volunteering
Children’s Fantasy Foundation 2013
Local charity organization
Working Experience
Own business – online sale of handmade products – designing, producing and selling cosmetic bags and organizers (2012 ? 2013)
Hobbies
Hunting, gardening, Bernese Mountain Dogs breeding, motor boating, basketball, snowboarding, skiing, swimming, badminton, travelling, interior designing, painting, sewing, Russian and American literature, Human Rights’ violation, geography, economics
Language proficiency
Polish – native
English – 11 years – proficient
French – 7 years – advanced
Russian – 7 years – advanced
German – 2 years – intermediate
Spanish – 1 year – elementary
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