Ever since my junior year, I’ve been receiving college letters almost every day. Usually, I would look at what college it was from, and just toss it. A lot of the schools didn’t interest me. Until one day, I got a letter from the Culinary Institute of America or the CIA. Now, I had heard about this school before, and from what I heard, it was the best school around for culinary arts. I had heard my culinary teacher talk about how it was such a great school and that our class should aspire to go there if we decide to attend culinary school.
The one college that I really want to attend is the Culinary Institute of America. A lot of the best and most well known chefs graduated from the CIA. I wanted to follow into their footsteps. People like Duff Goldman, Hung Huynh, and Michael Symon are a few of the alumni that I aspire to be like some day. They are chefs that I look up to because of their success and their ability to do what they do today. Those being alumni from the CIA, makes me believe that with determination and the opportunity to attend the CIA, I too, can become successful like them.
The CIA is a school that I have done a lot of research about, and over time, I realized that this was my dream school. They offer the best education out of any other culinary institute and they are well known for their students. The CIA’s instructors are classically trained and have a lot of experience in the food industry, which is another reason why I like their school so much. Comparing it to other culinary institutes, none of them match up to the quality of the CIA.
Earning a degree from the CIA means that I have accomplished my dreams of graduating from my favorite school. I think a degree from them will show that all of my hard work and determination will have paid off. A culinary arts degree, I think, will give me great opportunities and will put me in the same category as other famous chefs that graduated from the CIA. Earning this degree will show that I have the talent and capability to do great in the culinary world.
The Culinary Institute of America is my dream school. Earning a degree in culinary arts from them is one of my life goals. With hard work and determination, I think I have the capability to earn this degree and show myself that I can be a great chef someday.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Personal Statement Question # 1
Walking into the room, smells of freshly baked soufflés and the sizzle of steaks and roasted vegetables fill the air. This is what you get almost every day from being in the Prostart program and Culinary club. Being in the Prostart program and Culinary club means that I get to be around other people who have a passion for cooking like I do. I get to be around people who can share ideas and have the same taste and creativity like I do.
Being in the Prostart program means that I am a part of the culinary club because a lot of the students in there, use us as guidance for their cooking projects. We are in there also to get to know them and to cook along with them. Whenever we cook with them, we would also help them to learn other cooking techniques and to help them hone their current cooking ability. Being a junior during this time though, meant that I too had to have help, but from the senior members of the Prostart program. Doing this helped me a lot to learn about cooking and different ingredients.
Along with learning how to cook, I got to compete in the Prostart culinary competitions. Doing this meant that I learned to cook as I went. Our culinary team, the Crouching Tigers Hungry Men, went through trial and error until we finally found out what we were going to make as our 3 course meal. I was in charge of making the dessert. This was the first time I got to show off my creative side. I had an equally big responsibility to be able to pull this dish off. Our team practiced our meal every week and it was a great bonding experience, after doing this, I now know the responsibility I had for the next year, when I become a leader for the team.
Other things that we did were that we catered for the school faculty and for other groups. I got to meet many other people and learn that even just the smallest of things I did for them, they still appreciated my work. We would cater for many people, upwards of 200 people. Getting to know the people that organized these caterings was good networking for me, because since I helped with them, they remember me, and I can ask them for favors in the future.
Being in the Prostart program gives me many opportunities to network and to be able to learn more about cooking and different cooking techniques. Being in culinary club lets me work with others and teach them how to cook to; I get to share my ideas and love for cooking with my peers.
Being in the Prostart program means that I am a part of the culinary club because a lot of the students in there, use us as guidance for their cooking projects. We are in there also to get to know them and to cook along with them. Whenever we cook with them, we would also help them to learn other cooking techniques and to help them hone their current cooking ability. Being a junior during this time though, meant that I too had to have help, but from the senior members of the Prostart program. Doing this helped me a lot to learn about cooking and different ingredients.
Along with learning how to cook, I got to compete in the Prostart culinary competitions. Doing this meant that I learned to cook as I went. Our culinary team, the Crouching Tigers Hungry Men, went through trial and error until we finally found out what we were going to make as our 3 course meal. I was in charge of making the dessert. This was the first time I got to show off my creative side. I had an equally big responsibility to be able to pull this dish off. Our team practiced our meal every week and it was a great bonding experience, after doing this, I now know the responsibility I had for the next year, when I become a leader for the team.
Other things that we did were that we catered for the school faculty and for other groups. I got to meet many other people and learn that even just the smallest of things I did for them, they still appreciated my work. We would cater for many people, upwards of 200 people. Getting to know the people that organized these caterings was good networking for me, because since I helped with them, they remember me, and I can ask them for favors in the future.
Being in the Prostart program gives me many opportunities to network and to be able to learn more about cooking and different cooking techniques. Being in culinary club lets me work with others and teach them how to cook to; I get to share my ideas and love for cooking with my peers.
My First Week as a College Student
So when I found out that I was enrolled in the English class, I was pretty excited because that's the class I wanted to take in the first place. I was nervous to find out who the teacher was and who else was going to be in that class.
So the first day when we all walked into class, we saw Ms. Fountain, she seemed like a really cool teacher and she still is. Ms. Fountain is, in my opinion, a good teacher. She's a teacher that has my respect because she knows what she is doing and how this helps us.
To me, College 101 is kind of boring. Now, hear me out, I only think its boring so far because everything we do and talk about sounds like common sense. We should all know how to write a resume, its not very hard... And "How to be successful in college" I think that should be self explanatory... The only thing that was interesting was the presentation by Lamarr, that's the only time I think i actually learned something that was important and something I didn't know before.
Also, I would just like to point something out... When we had to use our imagination to imagine ourselves 10 years into the future and and people were talking about how they were going to go to med. school or whatever and maintain a 4.7 cumulative GPA? I don't think that's realistic... Really, it's not realistic. Grades in college are based on a 4 point scale... Not a 5 point scale.
Now, moving on from my rant.
Our study groups are pretty good. We learn a lot of information and it's good review for whatever it was we talked about previously in class. Also, we get extra time during our study group to finish or revise homework. My RA's were Miguel and Jarett. They're really good people and are good at helping us in our study group. Them being real college students shows what really happens in the classroom and things we should look out for.
As for the campus as a whole, I like my schedule I have set up for myself. Class, HPER, then homework. Also, everyone here at the program, I like. They're all really cool people and I hope to keep in touch with them. The only thing I like about this program is driving and finding parking. It takes me 7 days to go through my whole tank of gas, and yes, I'm car-pooling. Parking isn't that bad since I'm borrowing my friend's parking pass to park in the garage. Food is tough to find here, especially after you're working out at the HPER for 2 hours because everything closes at 2:30!
So the first day when we all walked into class, we saw Ms. Fountain, she seemed like a really cool teacher and she still is. Ms. Fountain is, in my opinion, a good teacher. She's a teacher that has my respect because she knows what she is doing and how this helps us.
To me, College 101 is kind of boring. Now, hear me out, I only think its boring so far because everything we do and talk about sounds like common sense. We should all know how to write a resume, its not very hard... And "How to be successful in college" I think that should be self explanatory... The only thing that was interesting was the presentation by Lamarr, that's the only time I think i actually learned something that was important and something I didn't know before.
Also, I would just like to point something out... When we had to use our imagination to imagine ourselves 10 years into the future and and people were talking about how they were going to go to med. school or whatever and maintain a 4.7 cumulative GPA? I don't think that's realistic... Really, it's not realistic. Grades in college are based on a 4 point scale... Not a 5 point scale.
Now, moving on from my rant.
Our study groups are pretty good. We learn a lot of information and it's good review for whatever it was we talked about previously in class. Also, we get extra time during our study group to finish or revise homework. My RA's were Miguel and Jarett. They're really good people and are good at helping us in our study group. Them being real college students shows what really happens in the classroom and things we should look out for.
As for the campus as a whole, I like my schedule I have set up for myself. Class, HPER, then homework. Also, everyone here at the program, I like. They're all really cool people and I hope to keep in touch with them. The only thing I like about this program is driving and finding parking. It takes me 7 days to go through my whole tank of gas, and yes, I'm car-pooling. Parking isn't that bad since I'm borrowing my friend's parking pass to park in the garage. Food is tough to find here, especially after you're working out at the HPER for 2 hours because everything closes at 2:30!
Residence Life with Summer Scholars
Ok, so staying here at Scott Hall was da best. Every aspect of staying there was fun. Every activity we did was great. The dorms were better than I expected. It was great and i have a lot of memories there. Especially small insiders with my roommates. Like how we had our thermostat set to "December". And when we set the thermostat to "March" it was too hot for us. And how Shane always sang in the bathroom. Shout out to my Roommates! Shane Vogel, Hugo Alvarez, and Antonio Saqueton. You guys were the best. The Mojo Hunt, the Dance, and the Team Building activities at the Carol Joy Camp were really fun. I made a lot of friends during this time. And bonded with a few old friends. Words cannot describe how fun staying at Scott Hall was. It was the best thing I have done in a while. Living with complete strangers is different at first, but its something everyone should experience. At first, I was a bit skeptical about living with people around the Omaha area that I have never met nor seen (besides Antonio). I had the best Residential Advisers eva. Car'Lika, Jarett, Caitlin, Miguel, Koua, and Tricia were Da Best Eva. A big challenge I had to overcome was being able to balance the activities I did and my school work. I think that this experience was the best and that I hope to keep in touch with everyone in the program. And lastly, I would like to end this entry by saying... Aaaaaaaayyyyyyyyeeeeeeee!!!!!
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