Essay On My Short Term Goals

Just like many of my peers, I came to college in order to allow myself a better and more option-filled future to do whatever it is that I decide to set my focus on. However, to obtain the right education and experiences to enable this, goals (both short-term and long-term) must be set. My short-term goals include making A’s in all of my courses this semester, securing an internship for the summer involving animals, and acing all of my chemistry 101 tests. As for my long-term goals, I want to get accepted into veterinary school, maintain a 3.5 or higher GPR as I get my undergraduate degree, and to positively impact others lives with my work. In order to achieve my short-term goals of making A’s in my courses for the semester, getting an internship, …show more content…
In order to get into veterinary school, I must have a high GPR, have numerous hours of experience working with animals, and be involved in both my school and community. My idea is that as I achieve each of my short-term goals, I will also be setting myself up to achieve my long term goals. I will need to be focused in my work and be driven to fully understand the material in each of my classes, both while getting my undergraduate degree and while in veterinary school. I will need to have self-discipline in order to stay involved and to obtain my experience through shadowing and internships. If I am able to do all of this, then achieving my goal of maintaining a 3.5 GPR will be more likely to be meet as I will be very involved in my studies and learning everything I can about each subject. As for my goal of improving other people’s lives in a positive way once I secure a job, I will need to use my knowledge and experience I obtained throughout college in order to correctly diagnose and treat each animal that comes under my care. However, for all of this to happen, I must complete each of the goals I have set for