[Prompt: Briefly assess your career progress to date. Elaborate on your future career plans and your motivation for pursuing a graduate degree at Kellogg.]

My aspirations to become a businesswoman began when, as a little girl, I begged my mother to buy me a doll. She refused and reiterated her routine refusal: "It is too expensive, and we have many bills to pay." Undaunted, I generated a scheme to make money on my own. When we got home, I located my mother's handbag and ripped her paper bills in half. I was convinced that by doing so, I was creating twice as much money as we initially had. Fortunately, my mother discovered my scheme before the damage was significant. She laughed at my economic theory and decided to reward my attempt at a business venture: I got the doll.

Since then, my goals have evolved from funding the purchase of a doll to managing shareholder value as a CFO, or eventually the CEO, of a major corporation. After earning my undergraduate degree in business, I worked as a corporate tax consultant in legacy C&L, now PwC, became a CPA, and built a solid foundation in accounting. These opportunities exposed me to tax issues surrounding technology companies and to tax strategies for enhancing a corporation's bottom line. After my second busy season in tax consulting, I took a senior role in my clients' projects. Although I was expecting a raise and a promotion within three months, I wanted to meet the requirements to obtain my CPA license, so I moved to the audit department.

In my new role, I audited government contracts and financial statements for SEC filings and had a wide range of clients, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Because I spent most of my time working in client sites, I gained significant exposure to business operations. I learned how various business functions interact as I worked with people from different parts of the organization: A/P clerks, sales people, engineers, lawyers, and CFOs. Most importantly, I recognized the importance of controls and interdepartmental communication. I also participated in an audit for a $100M IPO for Deltagen. While I was an independent inspector of the company, the startup team treated me as one of them, and I felt part of a "company team" for the first time. I was impressed both by the pride the management had in their accomplishments and by the crucial, indefatigable skill of the investment bankers who set the IPO price.

Recognizing that I did not have sufficient exposure to the complexities of financial markets, I sought experience as an investment banker after earning my CPA license. Acting as a general analyst at Merrill Lynch, I sharpened my analytical skills. I calculated financial multiples, created models, drafted client presentations, and researched companies, all the while learning how deals are made. I was gratified when I was chosen to be the only dedicated analyst for the venture banking group reporting directly to the managing director and director. This role taught me how capital is raised and how risks and rewards are balanced for early-stage companies. The increased responsibility and direct accountability to senior management have advanced my professional maturity.

Now, I am seeking a learning environment that will provide me with the broad conceptual and networking tools to meet my professional goals as a CFO and CEO. After earning my MBA, I plan to work for a VC firm and eventually gain a management role in a portfolio company or progress through the ranks in a major company. I am also considering founding my own firm. When I come up with a "great idea, " I often call my friends and dissect its business viability. While my professional experiences have allowed me to develop strong skills in finance, I seek further training in general management skills, business strategies, knowledge of other business functions, and international business practices. Along with exposure to various ideas and practices, I need to develop a more diverse network of people to give me perspective on the challenges and opportunities of different industries.

I am confident that the Kellogg School of Management is the right fit for my ambitions and character because of its overall academic excellence, management and international emphasis, team-oriented environment, and location on the East Coast. I plan to capitalize on Kellogg's strengths as they relate to my interests by taking courses in marketing and strategic management, as well as participating in the Global Initiatives in Management. Global Initiatives in Management, in particular, would offer me the rare opportunity to learn about a different culture and acquire firsthand training in international business issues and practices.

I am also looking forward to the opportunity to learn as part of the talented and diverse Kellogg community. Kellogg's emphasis on cooperation and team building creates a supportive environment of peers, in which I am confident that I will excel. Finally, after living exclusively in California since emigrating from the Philippines seven years ago, attending Kellogg will be a unique opportunity for me to experience life on the East Coast. The business knowledge, practical experience, and exposure to different viewpoints I will gain from the Kellogg community will prepare me to realize my long-term goal of becoming a successful business leader.

點(diǎn)評：

作者的這篇文書通過幾個方面反映出自己的與眾不同：

●自己小時候的故事：

當(dāng)我們還是小孩子的時候，基本沒有幾個會像作者那樣已經(jīng)萌發(fā)了創(chuàng)造財(cái)富的想法。作者很聰明的通過一個發(fā)生在自己身上的小故事表現(xiàn)出從小就有經(jīng)商的頭腦。媽媽用‘還有許多賬單要付的借口’ 拒絕了自己要洋娃娃的乞求，‘促使’作者產(chǎn)生了只要把紙幣撕成兩半就可以創(chuàng)造出是原有價值兩倍錢的想法。盡管作者的行為看起來非?？尚Σ⑶矣字?，但是并沒有遭到媽媽的責(zé)備，還得到自己夢寐以求的洋娃娃。原因就在于作者的媽媽更看重的是她對商業(yè)敏感的天賦。作者通過這樣的一個小故事，向人們展現(xiàn)了自己對商業(yè)的興趣是從小就開始的。

●學(xué)士畢業(yè)后的職業(yè)發(fā)展：

商科學(xué)士畢業(yè)的作者，進(jìn)入了知名的會計(jì)師事務(wù)所。作為一名稅務(wù)顧問，作者在工作過程中不斷的學(xué)習(xí)新的東西，為自己打下了堅(jiān)實(shí)的會計(jì)基礎(chǔ)。并且很快的擔(dān)當(dāng)?shù)捻?xiàng)目中的重要角色。在面臨晉升的機(jī)會前，作者毅然的選擇了調(diào)去審計(jì)部門工作，目的就在于使自己能滿足獲取注冊會計(jì)師執(zhí)照的要求。通過在不同類型、規(guī)模的公司合作工作中，作者看到并學(xué)會了許多關(guān)于企業(yè)管理運(yùn)行的知識。之后作者又發(fā)現(xiàn)自己對金融方面的不足及自己對風(fēng)險投資的興趣，毅然地成為一個證券分析師。作者在工作工程中的不斷轉(zhuǎn)變，并不是作者不知道自己想要什么，而是作者非常清楚自己的目標(biāo)：要成為首席財(cái)務(wù)總監(jiān)，乃至首席執(zhí)行長官。而要達(dá)到這個目標(biāo)，作者需要不斷的完善自己，充分的了解自己的不足之處，并通過從事不同的工作去改善這方面的不足。作者展現(xiàn)在人們面前的是一個非常有想法，非常有主見及非常有目標(biāo)的一個人。

●Kellogg與作者間的關(guān)系

最后，作者用兩三段把自己與Kellogg之間的關(guān)系闡述出來。為實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的理想和目標(biāo)，作者選擇了Kellogg，原因主要就在于kellogg提供的課程設(shè)置與她的興趣所自在相對應(yīng)。并且闡述了自己希望通過在Kellogg的學(xué)習(xí)，使自己更有實(shí)力地去實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)。作者堅(jiān)信自己的成長背景和經(jīng)歷造就了她成為一個優(yōu)秀的人才。作者的自信，和對進(jìn)入Kellogg的渴望一一展現(xiàn)在人們面前。

總而言之，這篇文書寫得很有條理，層次分明，并且易懂。作者用平實(shí)的語言闡述了自己從小到大對理想的追求，及為實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)做出的一切努力，不得不讓人對她印象深刻。
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我萌生將來要成為女商人的愿望是在我還是個小女孩的時候，我祈求媽媽給我買一個洋娃娃。 媽媽一如既往的拒絕了我：“太貴了，我們還有許多賬單要付呢?！辈恢捞旄叩睾竦奈冶惝a(chǎn)生了一套自己的賺錢方案。一到家，我就打開媽媽的手提包，掏出紙幣撕成兩半。 我非常的堅(jiān)信只有這樣做，我才能在原有的基礎(chǔ)上創(chuàng)造出兩倍的錢來。幸運(yùn)的是，我媽媽在我還沒有造成太大破壞之前發(fā)現(xiàn)了我的‘陰謀’。她對我的經(jīng)濟(jì)理論感到非常的可笑，并且決定獎勵我的創(chuàng)造商業(yè)的嘗試：我得到我的洋娃娃。

從此之后，我的目標(biāo)已經(jīng)從集資購買洋娃娃轉(zhuǎn)變成管理股東價值的財(cái)務(wù)總監(jiān)，最終成為一家大公司的首席執(zhí)行官。拿到商務(wù)學(xué)士學(xué)位后，我在普華永道會計(jì)師事務(wù)所做稅務(wù)顧問，后來成為注冊會計(jì)師，并且積累了扎實(shí)的會計(jì)基礎(chǔ)。這些機(jī)會都使我可以看到一些圍繞著科技公司的稅務(wù)問題和提高公司稅收策略的底線。就在我的第二個稅務(wù)咨詢高峰期過后，我已經(jīng)在我客戶的項(xiàng)目中擔(dān)當(dāng)高級的角色了。即使我很有可能在未來的三個月內(nèi)被提升，但為了確保我能滿足考取注冊會計(jì)師執(zhí)照的要求，我決定調(diào)去審計(jì)部門工作。

我新工作職責(zé)主要是負(fù)責(zé)政府合同和財(cái)務(wù)報表的審計(jì)，用于證交會備案，并且客戶群非常的廣，從剛創(chuàng)業(yè)的小公司到財(cái)富500強(qiáng)的大企業(yè)。因?yàn)槲掖蟛糠謺r間都在客戶公司進(jìn)行工作, 所以我在有關(guān)企業(yè)的經(jīng)營活動上得到了很好的鍛煉。我通過與大公司不同部門的人工作，了解到各個部門是如何互動的：應(yīng)付賬會計(jì)，銷售，工程師，律師，和首席財(cái)務(wù)官。最重要的是，我意識到控制和跨部門的溝通的重要性。我還參與了一個價值1億美金deltagen招股的年度審計(jì)。當(dāng)我作為公司的獨(dú)立都察員時，啟動團(tuán)隊(duì)就把我當(dāng)作他們其中的一員，我第一次感受到成為公司中的一分子。讓我印象深刻的是管理層對他們的成就的驕傲，及制定招股價格的投資銀行家們最重要的，不知疲倦的技巧。

意識到我對復(fù)雜的金融市場并沒有足夠的認(rèn)識，在我拿到注冊會計(jì)師執(zhí)照后我有了成為投資銀行家的想法。作為一個普通的美林證券分析師，我磨練了我的分析技能。我計(jì)算金融倍數(shù)，制造模式，起草客戶介紹，和研究公司，以及學(xué)習(xí)如何交易的。讓我感到欣慰的是，我被一家創(chuàng)業(yè)銀行集團(tuán)選為唯一一個可以直接向總經(jīng)理和董事長匯報的分析師。這個工作教會我怎樣為一些處于起步階段的公司提高資本和風(fēng)險與報酬的均衡。不斷增加的責(zé)任感和直接對高級管理層負(fù)責(zé)性增強(qiáng)了我專業(yè)成熟性。

現(xiàn)在，我正在尋找一個能提供我廣闊的概念和人脈工具的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境，以滿足我成為首席財(cái)務(wù)官和首席執(zhí)行官的專業(yè)目標(biāo)。在我獲得MBA學(xué)位后，我計(jì)劃進(jìn)入風(fēng)險投資公司并最終成為證券公司的管理級人物或在一些大公司里逐步得到提升。同時我也考慮成立自己的公司。每當(dāng)我想到什么‘偉大構(gòu)想’，我通常會給我的朋友打電話，剖析其業(yè)務(wù)的可行性。雖然我的專業(yè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)允許我在金融發(fā)展的能力，但是我尋求在一般管理技巧，經(jīng)營策略，其他業(yè)務(wù)功能知識，及國際商業(yè)慣例的進(jìn)一步訓(xùn)練。隨著接觸越來越多的不同觀念和做法，我需要制定一個更多元化的人脈網(wǎng)絡(luò)給我提供挑戰(zhàn)和接觸不同行業(yè)的機(jī)會。

我深信Kellogg管理學(xué)院是最適合我的理想和性格，還有他的卓越整體學(xué)術(shù)，管理和國際重視，團(tuán)隊(duì)意識為主的環(huán)境，及其地處東海岸的位置。我計(jì)劃利用Kellogg的強(qiáng)項(xiàng)尤其是與我的興趣所在的市場營銷戰(zhàn)略和策略管理的課程上, 以及參與全球化的管理措施。尤其是全球管理措施, 將為我提供了一個難得的機(jī)會了解不同文化，和掌握第一手國際商務(wù)培訓(xùn)問題 和做法。

我還期待著有機(jī)會學(xué)習(xí)并成為有才華及多樣化的Kellogg社區(qū)的一部分。Kellogg強(qiáng)調(diào)團(tuán)隊(duì)合作和建設(shè)創(chuàng)造一個有利的環(huán)境，而我深信我將脫穎而出。最后, 七年前從菲律賓移民至今一直居住在加利福尼亞，能進(jìn)入Kellogg將給與我一個獨(dú)特的機(jī)會去體驗(yàn)東海岸的生活。商業(yè)知識，實(shí)踐經(jīng)驗(yàn)，使我接觸到不同的觀點(diǎn)，Kellogg社區(qū)讓我做好了為實(shí)現(xiàn)成為一個成功的企業(yè)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者長期目標(biāo)的準(zhǔn)備。