Personal Statement

While life-long learning exposes you to new possibilities of improvements, it also excels you in your areas of expertise. Knowledge is never enough and you can never be satisfied with what you learn because there is always new stuff to learn. It is never too late or too soon to learn. Whatever skills a person acquire can last for life-long, but the same skills will not be applied in the workforce for life-long. An article by Coleman supports that learning isn’t simply about earning degrees or attending storied institutions (Coleman, 2017). There are several resources available for learning after graduation such as books, newspaper, blogs, radio, podcasts, professional development programs, and social media. Interests in areas outside of the

I am also doing minor in General Business and my focus track is Application Development. My graduation is only a couple months away. It has already been a challenging journey for me, because I come from different field. Before college, I did diploma in Medical Laboratory Technician at back home Nepal. I also worked for about a year in a medical laboratory. When I started college here, I selected Information System as my major. The main reason behind me switching from medical field to technology field is the advancement and innovation in technology and the power it provides us to do things. So it took me a while to adjust myself in this field, since I had studied biology and chemistry and practiced it in medical laboratory. Now I am very comfortable with what I have learned and the skills (technical and behavioral) I have developed in

Learning is about making your life better. An individual who works very hard throughout his/her career but does not take time out of their schedule to constantly learn will be the new “at-risk” group. They risk remaining stuck on the bottom rung of global competition, and they risk losing their jobs to automation, just as blue-collar workers did between 2000 and 2010 when robots replaced 85 percent of manufacturing jobs (Simmons, Para 21). It does not take a big effort to continue life-long learning. You just need to keep your eyes open for new stuffs. You can never be tired of learning. There should be a hunger for learning in you.

Reference:

Coleman, J. (2017). Lifelong Learning Is Good for Your Health, Your Wallet, and Your Social

Life. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2017/02/lifelong-learning- is-good-for-your-health-your-wallet-and-your-social-life

Geinare, P. F. (2009). Recent Trends in Life Long Education. New York: Nova Science

Publishers, Inc.

Simmons, Michael. (2018). The secret to lifelong success is lifelong learning. Retrieved from

World Economic Forum