My Career Goals As A Respiratory Therapist

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My grandpa always told me to do good in school so then I could do what I wanted to do when I grow up. My educational goals are to graduate high school, and to go to college at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. I want to make my grandpa proud. When I was a little girl I always remember playing “hospital” with my stuffed animals. I have always wanted to be a nurse. My career goal is to become a respiratory therapist.
To accomplish these goals I have to start now. I’m a sophmore in high school, I have a 2.8 and I am currently working to bring my GPA up. I am making sure I’m doing all my work and studying for all of my tests. To make sure I graduate and get a diploma. Next year I plan on going to Votech for patient care. Doing these things help me to make sure I want to be a nurse.
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It would be very beneficial to me because it is so close to home and i wouldn’t have to pay the expenses for a dormitory. Also I want to go to KVCC because of their respiratory program. So I can become a respiratory therapist.
My career goals is to become a respiratory therapist. I want to become this because I remember going to visit my grandma at the hospital. She had respiratory problems. She hadn’t got her treatment yet, and she was struggling to breathe. The respiratory therapist was called and she came in. She was so disappointed her staff didn't give her the treatment she needed. After that my grandma got better and was able to leave and go home. This really impacted me, I want to be able to help people who are struggling to breath, just like my grandmother

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