Growing up in a bi-lingual Russian-Asian family, I was exposed to vastly different cultures and developed a passion for foreign languages. As an honor student throughout high school, I was admitted to one of the best linguistic programs in Russia. I worked hard to maintain an excellent scholastic record and graduated in the top five percent of my class. I consider my undergraduate years the most crucial in shaping my cosmopolitan outlook and a determining factor in my decision to move to the United States.
Immersed in a new world, challenging yet exciting, I started having mixed feelings about my professional future. I was confident that given the opportunity, I could succeed in various fields. However, I was still unsure of which field I wanted to pursue. After several years of working in different fields of business, such as office support, customer service, sales, and interpretations, I concluded that it was time to make a decision about my future and choose a profession that I could be passionate about. The one commonality that I observed about these diverse jobs was the impact that a good leader can have on the organization. This realization sparked my interest in the management field. In order to get hands on management experience, I joined a small local media company that entrusted me with making most of the significant business decisions.
Yet regardless of my varied business experiences, I felt that if I were to ever reach my full potential as a business professional, I needed the right education. Therefore over a year ago, I enrolled in an MBA program at a local state university. Although the foundation courses I completed deepened my business knowledge, I felt that I was capable of a more challenging academic environment. Thus, I seek admission to a business school with one of the most reputable private universities in the Northeast of the country. After