Global Scholars Application Essay
When I first read what it takes to become a Global Scholar, I was surprised at how many of the criteria match what I have achieved by simply following my passions. “Completion of the highest level of a modern language”, for instance, was a goal on which I was focused long before I even understood what the GIP entails. Similarly, the “cross-cultural travel experience” was a requirement that I first fulfilled before turning one year old. I owe much of the overlap between my personal passions and the qualifications of a Global Scholarship to my European identity. Born in London to a German mother and a Spanish father, I moved around the continent for 14 years until arriving at the United States just before my freshman year. By that time, I had already had plenty of time to develop a love for international discovery. It became a pastime of mine to learn as much as possible about the extraordinarily diverse languages and cultures that define the human race. This past