Personal Statement

Asia J. Heywood

My name is Asia J. Heywood, and I was born in Queens, New York. I am the oldest if

three girls born to Darrell and Mary Heywood. In 2001, I moved to St. George, South Carolina. I

attended Woodland High School, in Dorchester, South Carolina. I maintained an A-B honor roll

throughout my years at high school and also achieved the award of being on the national honor

roll. While attending high school, I was a varsity cheerleader for all four years. By my junior

year I became captain of the team. I am a member of Harvey’s Chapel Baptist Church where I

sing on the choir. Growing up I knew that I always wanted to teach. My fifth grade teacher

encouraged me to never give up on my dream and to keep going no matter what.

I decided to attend Claflin University because it is not a big school, encourages you to

apply for internships and its academic quality. My major is early childhood education. I chose

this field because I want to teach and love the little children. I always wanted to work with kids.

Here at Claflin I took part in community service where I attended Whittaker Elementary School.

I really enjoyed this experience and knew this is what I wanted to do. I want to help children and

push them forward to achieve all that they can and what’s in store for them. My philosophy of

life is “ the purpose of life is a life of purpose”.

I plan to graduate Summa Cum Laude from Claflin University in May 2012. I plan to

teach for a couple of years and then attend graduate school to further my degree. Ten years from

now, I see myself completing graduate school and teaching.