Essay On Why I Chose Biology

As long as I can remember I always talked about going off to college, I had the urge to leave my home and experience new things. I felt that I could better myself through education and most importantly help others along with my family. My way of doing this was by majoring in biology and becoming a pediatric neurosurgeon.
Biology according to the Merriam Webster dictionary is a science that deals with things that are alive; such as plants, animals and humans. While majoring in biology there are subjects that are necessary to understand throughout the undergraduate process. These subjects and highly required courses are chemistry, physics, and mathematics, and more rigors courses that are related. These courses either prepare you for major test such as the MCAT, which is for med- school or for fields that causes for a bachelor’s degree.
With such a competitive major there are a lot of things you can do with the degree, but some can lead to more schooling. The careers you can start with an associate’s degree are an assistant position in laboratories or research facilities. An associate’s degree is ideal for high school students that have just completed their high school career, and are looking for hands on experience in a higher level work field in a short amount of time. It takes about two years to complete an associate’s degree, however …show more content…
Pediatric neurosurgery, which came from the move Gifted Hands a biography about the world renowned pediatric surgeon, Dr. Ben Carson. This movie showed me I didn’t need the perfect family to make a change, it showed me that I could make a difference just by working on myself through my education. I find myself sitting back and picturing myself in the shoes of a pediatric neurosurgeon , and it excites, motivates , and makes me emotional just to know that I’m working one day at a time to get me where I know I am meant to