ＰＳ国外申请范文（十八）

Subject: Generic Social Work Essay 8 k, U# w: V3 D' w( i# X6 H" H; N3 h9 ~
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I am applying to (Name of School) for the Masters of Social Work program. My
& H4 I8 l% c, H1 ucareer goal is to work with underprivileged adolescents, especially those w
2 D2 d8 v9 |; J* c/ Qith a history of behavioral and emotional problems. I have significant backg   `) j' y1 d* Z3 b, V
round in this area; in addition to a full-time position with a recruitment f " h: s( G0 x" T7 f) ~( }5 J' P
irm, I am a relief counselor for this target group in a residential treatmen ; n# `8 Q( ]5 r$ @
t setting. I want to complement this practical experience with specialized t
0 K& A3 [! w2 Q6 _; Y% X6 {raining in order to best serve these individuals. My desire for this profess . r5 ]& ]# H( m4 y2 D$ B- N
ion springs from the troubles of my childhood. In my youth, I was a ward of
( e) ^* H! k2 ]& `! ethe Commonwealth of Massachusetts--in essence, a foster child. Both of my bi 4 I- }& ~5 L2 Z' ?% q: X. ?7 x
rth parents abused me physically and emotionally, prompting the courts to pe 7 }0 i. ]+ V. ]% \, ?
rmanently remove me from their power. I subsequently moved through a success
% ~+ s6 n- ]5 G; ^. g0 j/ ^" Tion of foster homes and adolescent shelters. My high school years were there
4 m9 o; [# j# v% z# Zfore highly traumatic; I could not have survived them without the aid of the
+ L8 U, o- E3 S! Q9 G/ H; S1 Z) kcounselors and social workers that were so kind to me. Yet my problems did 8 S/ V/ `4 {3 e: P: Z2 ^
not end at the emotional level. I constantly battled financial difficulties % V; \4 U7 L# ?+ w
in order to graduate high school and embark on a college career. I was essen
/ e0 `' Q% B7 Z$ p4 A& w4 utially paying my way through college on minimum wage--a monumental task. My 0 ]% Y; j- X5 `, ], B- O) x
first two years of college proved quite difficult because of this. But I per
% @! T" e6 \* Q4 r0 ?: ]" A9 D6 Psevered, and achieved an overall G.P.A. of 3.5 during my final two years at - x$ S- ]+ p3 j* R0 N! U& _% |
school. I also dedicated much time to campus activities, in which I held a n $ P7 h+ n' _+ I. v
umber of leadership positions. Today, I work with an international recruitme ' B$ e5 ?$ F$ W. O0 F: b
nt firm that allows me to travel through the United States and Europe. This 8 c; @  }0 U4 W3 |
has given me a sense of accomplishment and maturity, yet I feel a deep void / y! d9 @1 y  T2 L3 t
in my life. I need to give back to the community that helped me so much. I k
; x0 T( T) j# I- C5 F% n9 enow what it is like to be on the 搑eceiving end?of social work--I was the on % M- s9 a% M4 y2 d
e who stayed with foster families after the social workers had gone home. I 6 Y4 F7 N% ]! }* C7 F6 s
am thus in a unique position to understand the conflicts within the hearts o 4 l/ F% a9 {' w2 l  _
f troubled adolescents. I comprehend, for instance, the importance of such i ) _' c. V6 ^/ A. i. U% h9 i% x
ssues as trust. And a child in this setting would be naturally more inclined , Z2 n6 C' q( ~- i) h5 e) C
to trust someone who has already experienced 搕he system?firsthand.My backg $ h! Z4 Y% i* Q' B+ u/ t
round, my ambition, and my resourcefulness are ample demonstration of the va
, `" e! v  ?7 U. o0 E3 r, s6 ]+ p; Gluable addition I would be to your social work program. I share close bonds
$ b- ^( ^6 S8 C0 }$ Cof understanding with my target community, and feel that I can make a signif
- ~2 P% d$ X5 b  f9 Dicant difference in their lives with the aid of a Master抯 Degree in Social * k! K* Y1 ?# o# B4 v
Work from your institution.