Graduate School Application Essay

At eight years old, my mom took me to my first Badger Football game. She reminisced about memories of once being a Badger while I envisioned myself future-self as a Badger. She told me about her long walks up Bascom Hill and her favorite moments on State Street. She inspired me to strive to be a Badger.

After visiting Madison three separate times (all for graduations of different family members), it made me want it more. I examined how thankful my sister and cousins were for the education they had received. Each of my family members had a path ready when they graduated; that is what I wanted. Both cousins had a job, and my sister is currently attending Graduate school at Marquette University.

If I attend the University of Wisconsin Madison I plan to study international business. I want to gain knowledge in international affairs because I find it imperative to understand principles of other

I have an extensive love for the language because I have learned it since the age of four. From grades kindergarten to senior year, I have became extremely proficient in the language. I can read, write, and speak well. I want the University of Wisconsin Madison to help me better understand the unique culture. In the future, I hope to speak the Spanish language fluently. Madison will allow me to attend Conversation Tables that test my speaking abilities.

The Study Abroad Program is a major reason I would like to attend the University of Wisconsin Madison. I have wanted to study abroad for several years because my sister participated in this program during her time at Madison. She gained cultural knowledge, fluency of the language, and overall enjoyment of her Spanish major. The Study Abroad Program would emerge me with an authentic Spanish experience. I would also like to participate in an International Internship, perhaps after I study abroad. This internship would allow me to inspect a certain career with the Spanish