It can be argued that successful leaders have found a way to blend their career goals with their personal passions. Please describe a passion of yours and how Babson might play a part in helping you achieve your success.
I have a burning passion to seek excellence in all things. This keeps me intrinsically motivated and determined to accomplish my goals despite the many challenging external factors that arise. My willingness and openness to gain positive experiences allows me to learn and adapt quickly to new situations.
My resolve to become successful will never be undermined. While opportunities may come and go and people may pass me by, I will never stop pursuing my desire to succeed. My strong will and familiarity with overcoming tremendously discouraging situations in the past puts me at a unique advantage. I know where I’ve been and I know where I want to be. Nothing will prevent me from getting there. The people that work with me know that I put my best efforts and energies forth all the time.
Aside from how and why Babson College would serve me, I feel that I have a lot to offer the people around me. Sticking to my convictions and setting an example, I’ve made a commitment to being a leader in all things. A leader knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. I’m passionate about knowing how to be successful, being successful, and most importantly, helping others achieve success. Knowing Babson College provides all the necessary tools and support to succeed, I’m confident that I’m able to bring all the motivation and discipline needed to effectively and efficiently use those tools and support to achieve success.
My career goals involve being a business owner of a management consulting company with an emphasis on providing startup companies with all the strategies they need to succeed. At Babson I will acquire a degree in entrepreneurship in order to acquire the broad range of skills and insights involved with building a business from the bottom up. This knowledge is not only crucial to the success of the companies I will be consulting but will be vital to the success of creating my own company.
By blending my desire to help others and my passion to succeed, Babson will be the place where I can incubate my potential. The competitive atmosphere of other like minded entrepreneurial individuals will drive me to develop myself and allow me to flesh out and clarify the vision for my future.
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If your educational journey has been nontraditional or if there has been a noticeable fluctuation in your academic performance, and you feel that the Admission Committee may benefit from knowing the circumstances, we encourage you to share this information if you have not already done so on the Common Application.
Before the age of eighteen I had moved twelve times and attended eleven schools in six different states from coast to coast. In high school I was in constant transition, moving from small schools of five hundred students to large schools of three thousand, from public schools to an all boys’ military boarding academy. As a result, I struggled to gain stability in my personal and academic life. My senior year my family moved to Florida where I began my third high school in Jupiter FL. The constant transition never allowed me to truly focus my passions, to excel in my academic potential, and to lay out a clear vision for my future. During senior year when many students were clear about their direction after high school, I was busy reestablishing my identity. Upon graduation I made the decision to take time to develop myself, gain independence, and really clarify what I wanted to spend my life pursuing.
After graduating I took on a job at The Cheesecake Factory working as a Server from the Summer 2005 to Spring 2006. In the Spring of 2006 I sought out a competitive opportunity to work at Admirals Cove, a platinum rated yacht & golf community country club. I worked at a number of their restaurants as a server until August of 2007 when I resigned to attend Landmark College.
While I was working I was busy discovering myself through reading and personal development. It was during this period I realized where my true passions lay: people and business. Specifically, leading and empowering people to transform visions into reality, whatever those visions may be. This revelation clarified the direction of my future and continues to act as a foundation for all my decisions.
William Dare 