Personal Essay On Becoming A Veterinarian

There is no real way of measuring success. Success can change from person and person, even day to day to some people. One person can think that moving from the streets into a homeless shelter is success, while another thinks finding a cure for cancer is success. Looking back in 30 years, I will have a family, have a good job, and in the end, be happy, to be considered successful in my eyes. Although all these things seem easy, it goes much deeper than just words can explain. “Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.” One major thing I personally believe in being successful in life is having a job you enjoy. My current plans are to be a vet, but in the end, I want to have a job …show more content…
If I look back in 30 years and I am a veterinarian, it means I would have been very successful. Becoming a veterinarian is not an easy accomplishment. I will have gone to college for seven to nine years, been accepted into veterinarian school, and became certified in veterinarian medicine. Therefore, if I become a veterinarian, I will have also based my success on how many animal lives I have saved from being euthanized, if I find a cure for new animal diseases, and how well I am acquainted with my patients and their owners. Being well known is a wish of mine, but if it means that I’m not acquainted with my patients, I will not think it is very …show more content…
My back up plan is to be a physical therapist, or an animal physical therapist. At the beginning of 2016, I was unable to walk. It took me a few weeks to get back on my feet, but after I got going, I took off. Going from being in a wheelchair to being able to leg press 200 pounds is success to me. I want to be able to help people or animals to recover like I did, and if I have one patient like I was, and I have them being able to walk, run, or even other day to day functions, I will defiantly think that is a way of success