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Admission Essay Sample

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Assignment 5: Write the first draft of your college entrance essay

Reviewer: Amna Abdulwahab
Writer: Latifa Al-Shamlan
Prompt: Why do you want to study Business Administration?

Abraham Lincoln’s quote “I will prepare and some day my chance will come” has always been a source of inspiration for me and will continue to be so. I believe that if I aim for something and work towards it I will achieve it. I aim to be a member of Carnegie Mellon University’s community in the future, specifically to study Business Administration as this major has always interested me. Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar offers majors that are like umbrellas covering many different career choices and not limiting a student to one career. The Business Administration major at this university does not necessarily mean that I should start my own business. With this degree, I would …show more content…

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