Looking at my past experiences I couldn’t begin to understand how I could write an entire paper on what I’ve done. I soon realized as I dug deeper into the assignment that what I thought were meaningless events, ended up being major components of my life that helped shape me as an individual. One experience that was formative to me as a child was when my grandmother moved in with my family. She taught me the value of education and just how big of an impact it had on my own life as I grew up. She firmly believed that reading and writing specifically correlated to the success of any student. Looking back on her advice now I more than agree with everything she chose to share with me.
Another experience that was formative was meeting my best friend of fourteen years. She taught me how to not only dream big when it came to a career but how hard you have to work to be successful. I’m proud to say she attends Dennison University and is now on the premed track to become a future anesthesiologist. She inspires me to work harder and want more for myself than I might have originally imagined. My final formative experience was when I was introduced to the field of criminal justice by my mom’s now husband. He has been a detective for Columbus Police Department for over a decade and …show more content…
Due to the college course I was taking my senior and junior year of high school, volunteering was a large part of our class and I worked multiple events for surrounding communities. The most important thing I learned from my group members was that everyone has endless experiences. Each were either similar or much different from my own and overall very significant in shaping who we become as we grow older. I was pleased to hear that others went through the same thing I had or worried about things I did as well growing up such as, how others perceived us, and what was expected of us,
Another experience that was formative was meeting my best friend of fourteen years. She taught me how to not only dream big when it came to a career but how hard you have to work to be successful. I’m proud to say she attends Dennison University and is now on the premed track to become a future anesthesiologist. She inspires me to work harder and want more for myself than I might have originally imagined. My final formative experience was when I was introduced to the field of criminal justice by my mom’s now husband. He has been a detective for Columbus Police Department for over a decade and …show more content…
Due to the college course I was taking my senior and junior year of high school, volunteering was a large part of our class and I worked multiple events for surrounding communities. The most important thing I learned from my group members was that everyone has endless experiences. Each were either similar or much different from my own and overall very significant in shaping who we become as we grow older. I was pleased to hear that others went through the same thing I had or worried about things I did as well growing up such as, how others perceived us, and what was expected of us,