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 Prepared by: Professor Dr. Syed Arif Kamal


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LIFE-HISTORY ESSAY

Write a 4-5 pages life-history essay about yourself.                                          Printable Version PDF

The PAGE LIMIT (for life-history essay) and the WORD LIMIT (for profile, see below) must be followed, to letter.

The Hierarchy should be, somewhat, like the following:

a)

Your Past

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Where do you come from?

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Ancestors

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Education and occupation of father

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Education and occupation of mother

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Siblings (your number among them, what are they doing?)

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Your education

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Your experience

b)

Your Present

·

How do you feel about your present institution?

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Your strengths

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Underline your principal strength

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Your weaknesses

A life-history essay may reveal the
potential hidden in these young minds

··

Underline your principal weakness

c)

Your future

and a caring counselor may groom them

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Your life 20 years from now

 

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Your goal in life

 

·

Strategy to:

 

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Achieve your goal

 

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Overcome your weaknesses

 

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Alternative, if unable to achieve your principal goal

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Short-term targets

d)

Your philosophy of life

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Purpose of life

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Your view of life

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The relationship of man, his immediate surroundings and the universe

e)

The most memorable event in your life

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The incident you can never forget the rest of your life

f)

Your hero

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Your source of inspiration (the personality, you admire most in life)

g)

Your most favorite book

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The book, which influenced you most

h)

Your dream place

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The country you would like to visit often, other than your country of birth/permanent residence

i)

Turning moments in your life

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How did you cope with difficult situations, in the past?

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Strategy to cope with awkward situations, in the future

j)

The golden and the darkest periods in your life

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How did you handle yourself during these periods?

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Did your perspective of life changed during these periods?

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Did your strengths and weaknesses come to open during these periods?

k)

Your profile

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150-200 words. You may wish to see my profile.


All the information submitted in this essay shall be treated with STRICT CONDIENTIALITY and not disclosed to a third party without your express consent.  e-mail the essay to profdrakamal@gmail.com with your name and subjects in in Final Year mentioned.


The heights that great men reached and kept

Were not attained by sudden flight

By they, while their companions slept

Were toiling upwards in the night!


Updated: February 1, 2023 (0000h UTC)                                                             Printable Version PDF


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