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When I was nineteen, I lived in Costa <u>R</u>ica for a few months. This beautiful country is filled with fruits and flowers growing everywhere. The country is also blessed with rain forests, mountains, and inactive volcanoes. One of my favorite memories <u>is</u> of a time I stayed overnight on the beach with some friends. At about midnight, we decided to stand waist-deep in the warm ocean water. A gentle rain began to fall<u>.</u> We could see lightning flashing in the clouds miles away. Suddenly, we all gasped in amazement. Lines of flickering green light were dancing across the tops of the waves <u>a</u>s they rolled toward us. We learned later that the light was caused by tiny glowing animals which live on the ocean<u>'</u>s surface. That night was a magical time for us.
The answer is C: I’m ready to try more advanced work to reach my programming goals.
In any personal statement, it is important to demonstrate your skills, and, above all, your goals in order to close the gap between the writer and the reader. Without missing the basic norms of exposition, that is to say, without lacking modesty, the writer should be able to show that she can tackle new challenges with joy and perseverance, like in this example, Marie´s statement shows.
