¶ … Counseling Program

Thank you very sincerely for your interest in my application to enter graduate school. I currently hold a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. I can say with absolute assurance and confidence that I am a disciplined, dedicated person; I take great pride in the effort I put forth to complete any and all assignments, and to meet obligations.

Indeed, I have had substantial experience working as an accountant, and I carried out my duties competently and accurately. But for the most part, my experiences in that field were not professionally fulfilling.

What has been fulfilling, challenging, gratifying and motivating for me, however, is the work I have been doing with children who have special needs. Currently I am employed as a hands-on paraprofessional, serving disabled children at the elementary school level.

While attending college to receive my Bachelor's degree, I accepted a position as a substitute paraprofessional in an elementary school with District 75. It did not take long for me to realize, this was my calling. It was like I had caught lightning in a bottle, and I was far more eager to get to my workplace with the children, than I was to get to my classrooms on campus.

The children at that level of course are very dependent on their teachers, not only for basic instruction and leadership, but for that human spark that lights a student's fire of interest and sustains a student's self-confidence.

Every day I see in the bright eyes of the students that my presence and desire to make a difference in their lives is vitally effective. And meanwhile, I have read through your school's course guidelines as well as the detailed job description of what counselors are trained to do, and I am ready, emotionally, intellectually, and professionally, to launch my career in counseling.

Once again, thank you very kindly for your attention to my application.