Personal Statement: Social Work Interest - Scholship Question

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My interest in social work dates back to my formative years. My early struggles with education and the sheer determination and resilience that I had, made me take that one more step. Having achieved my Bachelors degree in social work, I would now like to concentrate furthering my studies through pursuing my masters.
I toiled a lot in my special education classes as I didn’t have anyone who could give me the guidance or inspire me to study. I was virtually all alone, trying to find my way I what was by then, total academic darkness. These experiences made me opt to do my best to help others, so that they couldn’t suffer in a similar way that I did. In the process of helping out, most of the people I assisted could later come and appreciate of how I usually bring the best in them. I later came to learn that through my constant advice and attention, I have been able to bring hope to some who had already lost hope in life. I ensure that they are empowered and psyched up again to pursue their dreams.
There is this one time in particular, during one of my summer holidays when I was delegated to take care of a lady who had given up on life after losing much of what she had, through accident. She was suicidal based on how she talked. Using a combination of what I had studied in school, and my personal strengths, I managed to hold a three hour session with her. I tried establishing a common ground with her through empathy, before I managed to break her mental barrier. At the end of it, she had a different perspective towards life and was saw she could do more with her life. I felt humbled not only with my ability, but also the new leases of life that these people got.
There is also this Congolese lady I met during one of my attachments. She was distressed and depressed. Her husband was making her life unbearable. He had ...