Personal Narrative: Gaining College Debt

Ever since I was a child I wanted to help people and didn’t realize how, until I stepped foot in my 7th grade science class. The day still replays in my mind like it was yesterday. I was walking into a new school, with new people, and I felt like the last leaf stuck on the tree, waiting to fall in place where I belonged, but oddly enough, this one basic anatomy and physiology class made me feel welcomed. What made me feel welcomed wasn’t really the teacher or the students in there, but the environment of that particular branch of science. What was so amazing about that side of science was there was always more to learn and more importantly you were learning about yourself. It baffles me, still to this day, that this class inspired my whole future career of becoming a neurosurgeon. All my life no one …show more content…
The plan for this is to apply for scholarships and try to leave college debt free. As for the debt that is going to come from med school. I have to try to get into a well known medical school and make a contract with the hospital I will be doing my residency with. The contract implies that the hospital will pay for all my debt if I stay throughout my residency with them. This plan solves all the student debt doctor’s usually obtain. After all this work and dedication I would finally become an attending as a neurosurgeon. This is where I can make a tremendous difference. For example, cosmopolitan.com describes the feeling of being a neurosurgeon “The gratitude you see in people's eyes when you tell them an operation went well and their loved one wakes up from surgery — that's not something you can replicate in the typical 9-to-5 job”. Saving a life must leave an unbelievable feeling on the doctor. This is what I look forward to everyday I’m studying for my career. The most exciting part about this field is the options are