PERSONAL

TIMELINE
PAUL JEON
CLC 12

MOVING TO VIETNAM
AT THE AGE OF 3
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MY EARLY YEARS IN VIETNAM WERE
TRANSFORMATIVE, SHAPING MY WORLDVIEW
AND FOSTERING AN EARLY APPRECIATION FOR
CULTURAL DIVERSITY. THIS MOVE, INITIATED BY
MY PARENTS FOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, LAID
THE FOUNDATION FOR ADAPTABILITY AND
CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS RETURNING TO SOUTH
THAT HAVE STAYED WITH ME. IT WAS DURING
THIS TIME THAT I FIRST EXPERIENCED THE JOY
KOREA AT AGE 9
OF MAKING FRIENDS FROM VARIOUS THE DECISION TO RETURN TO SOUTH KOREA AT
THE AGE OF 9 SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED MY
BACKGROUNDS, SPARKING A LIFELONG
EDUCATION AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. THIS
INTEREST IN CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE FROM
FAMILY CHOICE NOT ONLY IMPACTED MY
DIFFERENT CULTURES. LANGUAGE SKILLS BUT ALSO INSTILLED
RESILIENCE AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF
MY KOREAN HERITAGE. THE EXPOSURE TO SOUTH
KOREAN EDUCATION AND SOCIETAL NORMS
DURING MY FORMATIVE YEARS CONTRIBUTED TO
STARTING HIGH MY SENSE OF IDENTITY AND HELPED SHAPE MY
SCHOOL IN CANADA PERSPECTIVE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL
ROOTS.
THE MOVE TO CANADA FOR HIGH SCHOOL MARKED
A PIVOTAL TRANSITION INTO ADOLESCENCE AND
INTRODUCED ME TO ACADEMIC CHALLENGES IN A
NEW COUNTRY. THIS SHIFT, DRIVEN BY MY
FAMILY'S PURSUIT OF BETTER EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES, WAS A STEPPING STONE TO
INDEPENDENCE, IMPROVED ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY, AND EXPOSURE TO DIVERSE
ACADEMIC SUBJECTS. THE CULTURAL MELTING POT JOINING THE SCHOOL
OF CANADA BROADENED MY HORIZONS,
NURTURING A CURIOSITY FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS
DEBATE TEAM
AND A DESIRE TO CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE JOINING THE SCHOOL DEBATE TEAM BECAME A
INTERCONNECTED WORLD. DEFINING MOMENT AS IT REFLECTED MY KEEN
INTEREST IN PUBLIC SPEAKING AND CRITICAL
THINKING. THIS DECISION, INFLUENCED BY
PERSONAL EXPLORATION AND THE SUPPORTIVE
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, LED TO
IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMUNICATION SKILLS,
INCREASED CONFIDENCE, AND EXPOSURE TO
DIVERSE VIEWPOINTS. THE CAMARADERIE
WITHIN THE DEBATE TEAM NOT ONLY
ENHANCED MY SOCIAL SKILLS BUT ALSO
FOSTERED A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT THAT I
CARRY INTO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF MY LIFE.

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 PERSONAL
TIMELINE
PAUL JEON
CLC 12
WINNING A REGIONAL
DEBATE COMPETITION
WINNING A REGIONAL DEBATE
COMPETITION WAS A VALIDATING
EXPERIENCE THAT SHOWCASED MY
DEDICATION TO DEBATE AND EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION. THROUGH DILIGENT
PRACTICE, GUIDANCE FROM MENTORS, AND
A SUPPORTIVE TEAM, THIS ACHIEVEMENT
SIGNIFICANTLY BOOSTED MY SELF-ESTEEM,
REFINED MY ARGUMENTATIVE SKILLS, AND
UNDERSCORED THE VALUE OF HARD WORK.
IT WAS DURING THIS PERIOD THAT I
DISCOVERED MY PASSION FOR
ADVOCATING IDEAS AND INFLUENCING
POSITIVE CHANGE, PLANTING THE SEEDS
FOR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
APPLYING FOR
UNIVERSITY
APPLYING FOR UNIVERSITY REPRESENTS
A CRUCIAL STEP TOWARDS HIGHER
EDUCATION AND PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT. THE DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS INVOLVED ACADEMIC
PREPARATION, RESEARCHING SUITABLE
UNIVERSITIES, AND SUBMITTING
APPLICATIONS. THIS PERIOD HAS BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN ENHANCING MY
DECISION-MAKING SKILLS, CLARIFYING
MY PERSONAL GOALS, AND PREPARING
ME FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF LIFE. AS I
NAVIGATE THROUGH UNIVERSITY
APPLICATIONS, I AM DRAWN TO FIELDS
THAT ALIGN WITH MY DIVERSE
INTERESTS, ENCOMPASSING
TECHNOLOGY, GLOBAL AFFAIRS, AND
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.
DISCOVERING A PASSION
FOR COMPUTER
PROGRAMMING
THE DISCOVERY OF A PASSION FOR
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING MARKED A
TURNING POINT, UNVEILING A NEW INTEREST
AND POTENTIAL CAREER PATH. THIS SHIFT,
INFLUENCED BY EXPOSURE TO CODING
THROUGH SCHOOL COURSES AND PERSONAL
EXPLORATION, NOT ONLY DEVELOPED MY
LOGICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING
SKILLS BUT ALSO OPENED UP A PROMISING
AVENUE FOR FUTURE STUDIES. THE SENSE
OF ACCOMPLISHMENT IN CREATING
SOMETHING TANGIBLE THROUGH CODING
IGNITED A CURIOSITY FOR TECHNOLOGY'S
TRANSFORMATIVE POWER AND ITS
POTENTIAL TO ADDRESS REAL-WORLD
CHALLENGES.
FUTURE EVENT - PURSUING A
DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
AS I CONTEMPLATE PURSUING A DEGREE IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE, MY ACTIONS INVOLVE RESEARCHING
UNIVERSITIES, MAINTAINING STRONG ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE, AND PARTICIPATING IN RELEVANT
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. THE PASSION FOR
PROGRAMMING, POSITIVE EXPERIENCES IN RELATED
COURSES, AND EXPLORATION OF POTENTIAL CAREER PATHS
SOLIDIFY MY CHOICE. FURTHERMORE, MY EXPOSURE TO
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS DURING MY FORMATIVE
YEARS HAS FUELED A DESIRE TO CONTRIBUTE TO
INNOVATIONS THAT ADDRESS SOCIETAL CHALLENGES. WITH
ALTERNATIVE MAJORS OR UNIVERSITIES CONSIDERED AS
BACKUP PLANS, I AM COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUS
LEARNING AND LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR
POSITIVE CHANGE. THESE REFLECTIONS ENCAPSULATE MY
JOURNEY, HIGHLIGHTING ADAPTABILITY, RESILIENCE,
DIVERSE INTERESTS, AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT
TO PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC GROWTH.