A Personal Statement Of Purpose To Go To College

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Yes it’s true, students learn through lectures, multimedia and learn outside by. One thing the Carolina community would learn from me is my view on being disciplined and determined as a person and even more so as a teen. I believe people ought to set objectives and follow up on those objectives. They shouldn't "attempt" to follow up on them, they should really do it. My objectives are: I want to be the first person in my family to go to college, I want to major in Biochemistry and earn my 4 year Bachelor’s degree, I want to go to a Pharmacy School, and finally I want to finish my education by the age of 26. Social media and the media expose kids and teenagers and even the average adult to all things sexual or drug related. As a result of this exposure teens are more likely to want to partake in this. After the exposure comes following up on that exposure. …show more content…
I was invited to a party at the time I had no knowledge of alcohol and drugs at the time. I went with a friend and as soon as we realized what kind of party it was we were a bit skeptical but we didn’t leave immediately. After a while when all our peers were drinking and smoking and even engaging in inappropriate things at the party thrower’s home we were more than ready to leave. As we prepared to go some of our friends in school tried to talk my friend and I into staying and engaging in drinking and other things. We both declined but at some point my friend became a little more lenient towards staying and taking part. She thought one time would never hurt anyone but I told her it only takes one time. I talked to her about our goals and our future and how it will look with so many guys chasing us down that we couldn’t possibly make a choice. I was determined I was going to leave the party with my innocent friend and we were going to stay innocent until we both get to the age where we are ready to throw away that card of

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