I am interested in volunteering at California Hospital Medical Center because it offers me experience I can not get anywhere else. As a minor in college pursuing a career in medicine, it is difficult to find a hospital that will allow me to watch the different specialities in medicine. At California Hospital Medical Center, I can watch doctors do what they are best at, and see the difference they make first hand. Additionally, California Hospital Medical Center offers a variety of services, and it is close to my college. Getting to California Hospital Medical Center will not take long, and I can get there by public transportation. The program at CHMC fits my needs, and I can grow and develop as a person while helping the staff, nurses, and doctors to the best of my abilities in a place where my interest is. My goal is to master the course material in this upcoming year. Although
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I will be taking general chemistry and biology—both are the foundation of their field. When I master the material taught in those classes, I will be better prepared for my future courses in chemistry and biology. Since I was in elementary school, my father emphasized the importance of understanding the material rather than just knowing and getting the correct answer. I followed his advice, but I did not actually see the difference between knowing and understanding until spring 2014. I, along with my peers, enrolled in Calculus I, differentiation, that spring. I saw some of my classmates struggle on the tests and quizzes, and I wondered why them and not me. I realized that differentiation required a lot of algebra, and I had mastered algebra from my college algebra course. However, my classmates who struggled
I will be taking general chemistry and biology—both are the foundation of their field. When I master the material taught in those classes, I will be better prepared for my future courses in chemistry and biology. Since I was in elementary school, my father emphasized the importance of understanding the material rather than just knowing and getting the correct answer. I followed his advice, but I did not actually see the difference between knowing and understanding until spring 2014. I, along with my peers, enrolled in Calculus I, differentiation, that spring. I saw some of my classmates struggle on the tests and quizzes, and I wondered why them and not me. I realized that differentiation required a lot of algebra, and I had mastered algebra from my college algebra course. However, my classmates who struggled