Kinesiology Personal Statement

My intended major at the moment is Kinesiology- Athletic Training with the possibility of going to Graduate School and even medical school. I enjoy the on field aspect of athletic training as well as you connections you make with the patients, but in order to gain the most knowledge can those higher level educations programs are necessary. I met Mr. Winterstein awhile back and told him may aspiration of being an Athletic Trainer for the Badgers and he said if I really want it, it’s up to me to put it the work. He asked why I chose AT and I told him that I get hurt frequently playing my heart out in football, which was another reason I came to Madison for a potential walk-on opportunity. My elite athletic capabilities enabled me to get unique perspective on athletic training as a means to take care of my body on and off the field, which is why I have such a passion for it and showed my competitiveness. In addition to excelling on the field, my persistence transferred over to my academics coming to college. The improvement of my STEM courses between my freshman and sophomore here have showed a positive growth trend, therefore showing my dedication to learning. These few …show more content…
This goal demonstrates my passion for service and integrity, because like my kids in inner cities I loved playing sports, but somehow always got hurt. When I was 9, I broke my ankle playing football and wasn 't able to receive proper treatment for injury and I’m still affected by the injury till this day. My values, skills and characteristics align perfectly with goal because being a people-person with a lot of knowledge, teaching children about injury preventions would come easy to me. Like that of Andrew Winterstein, my dedication to helping those in need will make my goals enjoyably