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A & M University Personal Statement

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I am Keely Britton and I am enrolled in the Auburn University Adult Education, School of Educational Foundations Leadership and Technology (EFLT) doctoral program. I am writing as a result of speaking extensively with Dr. Gary Waters concerning an assistantship in the athletics department. I am available right away and feel that there exists a perfect fit due to my work experiences, current extracurricular involvement, and personal participation in a comprehensive enhancement program. While on faculty at Florida A&M University I trained approximately fifty graduate students who in turn instructed approximately three hundred seventy-five freshmen in the art of developing mind power by using advanced memory systems and techniques. However, superior speed-reading and comprehension skills buttressed memory training, therefore speed-reading and comprehension training preceded memory training. As the director of the Enhanced Learning Systems (ELS) program for …show more content…

Therefore, this program proved invaluable since principles practiced and lessons learned guided me in navigating through four years at Purdue University in order to earn a Bachelor of Science degree. Further, I developed a lifelong friendship with the BOP director who supported me at critical times in my career. So much so that I moved on to earn an MBA from Clark-Atlanta University and later a Master of Science from Florida State University. My Purdue University mentor remains vital, instrumental, and effective to this day. The principles instilled and the lessons learned via the BOP program also assisted me in thriving in my professional work assignments. Therefore, I can wholeheartedly relate to the spirit and objectives of the Auburn University Summer Bridge

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Growing up on a small cattle operation in central Oklahoma, my parents quickly instilled in me a love for the agricultural way of life, and that passion is what led me to become the 13th person in my family to attend Oklahoma State University. While my background and experiences are not very unique when compared to many of my great friends and classmates at OSU, my upbringing served as a motivation to excel and succeed in all of my endeavors and pursue a career in agricultural law. Coming from a small school, I had very limited opportunities to involve myself in extracurricular activities. Naturally, I felt like a kid in a candy shop when I first stepped onto campus and applied to be in many organizations throughout my first year. I strived

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