College Admissions Essay: The Passion Of Helping People

Every time we walk into a store, everyone stops and stares. I walk hand in hand with my 7 year old autistic cousin. No one expects such loud noises to come from such a small ordinary little boy. Throughout my life I have dealt with the stares and the constant whispers behind my back. For me, this was a constant struggle for me to deal with. Until the day my eyes were opened up by my little cousin who means the world to me. He said “why let them be mean to you when they know nothing about us”. At first I was stunned. How could such a wise statement come from a 7 year old boy, who society has labeled as not smart enough. But the truth was that they didn't, they knew absolutely nothing about me or any of my family. So who were they to judge me? From that moment on I knew …show more content…
Not just the mentally disabled, but the elderly and infants and all that ranges in between. I’ve become obsessed with helping people. I would see people on the side of the streets and beg my mom to stop and let me go buy them lunch or dinner or anything else. I would see an elderly woman struggling to load her groceries into her car and rush over to help her. My passion of helping people begun to take over …show more content…
Florida State is not only ranked highly as a school in Florida, but also as a pre-med program. Tallahassee is filled with volunteer facilities where I could experience things hand on, and really receive what it takes and means to be successful in the medical field. And just as much as I'm taking in I would be giving out. While volunteering to further my education, I am also furthering the community as well. Each time I help a patient, I'm not just helping them. I'm helping their families, the community, and myself. My love for helping others, stems from my autistic cousin, but it would be able to go beyond that in the medical