I am the First.
Quite frankly, I don’t want this to be the typical personal statement. That being said, it would be better to get these facts out of the way now. First-generation American? Check. Child of immigrants? Check. First-generation college student? Check. Close relatives pass away due to preventable diseases in less-developed countries? Check. First person in my family to even attempt to apply to medical school? Check. Indeed, I am the first for a good number of things in my family, despite how amazing my family is. However, that does not mean I am typical.
Interestingly, some say those close to you recognize change before you recognize them yourself. When I think about the timeline of my life, at some of my most crucial times, I recognize I have changed, but change can be described as growth. …show more content…
She is misunderstood and belittled, not only by peers, but by her teachers as well. She is always reminded, in some way, that she is different. As the youngest in the class, she was excited to turn 6, but classmates would remind her that they would be 7. One day, her mother was late picking her up from school. As the teacher took the girl and her older brother to the waiting room, she took the girl’s hands and marveled at how “rough” they were. Due to her age, the school administration threatened to make her repeat a grade level, unless the scored well on the state exam. She managed to score the highest state standardized test score within her grade level in the
Quite frankly, I don’t want this to be the typical personal statement. That being said, it would be better to get these facts out of the way now. First-generation American? Check. Child of immigrants? Check. First-generation college student? Check. Close relatives pass away due to preventable diseases in less-developed countries? Check. First person in my family to even attempt to apply to medical school? Check. Indeed, I am the first for a good number of things in my family, despite how amazing my family is. However, that does not mean I am typical.
Interestingly, some say those close to you recognize change before you recognize them yourself. When I think about the timeline of my life, at some of my most crucial times, I recognize I have changed, but change can be described as growth. …show more content…
She is misunderstood and belittled, not only by peers, but by her teachers as well. She is always reminded, in some way, that she is different. As the youngest in the class, she was excited to turn 6, but classmates would remind her that they would be 7. One day, her mother was late picking her up from school. As the teacher took the girl and her older brother to the waiting room, she took the girl’s hands and marveled at how “rough” they were. Due to her age, the school administration threatened to make her repeat a grade level, unless the scored well on the state exam. She managed to score the highest state standardized test score within her grade level in the