1. Remind me what you have done with me? In your case, it appears it was just Human Anatomy. Was there anything else? If not, I will just tell them about that class.
You are correct. The only class I took from you was Human Anatomy, and I was enrolled spring semester of 2013.
2. Who are your parents and what do they do (you can be brief)? Where do you fit in your family? What town did you grow up in?
I come from a large family, and I’m the third of eight children. I lived in Sandy, Utah until middle school, at which time my family moved to Morgan, a rural community in northern Utah. My parents, Greg and Marta West, still live in Morgan today. My father is a general contractor, and my mother was a stay-at-home mom throughout my childhood. …show more content…
My mother dropped out because of her migraines and only recently finished her degree, and my father quit as a result of the financial obligations brought on by his young family. On the other hand, my parents always stressed the importance of obtaining a higher education. My father would occasionally take my brothers and I to work with him, and he would have us do small tasks like gather nails off the ground around the construction site. Afterwards he would take us out for ice cream or some other treat, and he would use those moments to reiterate the value of an education. “You kids are so smart,” he would say. “Unless you want to do construction for the rest of your lives, you’d better go to school.” These little lessons have paid off. My oldest brother is a doctor and practices in family medicine, another brother is a lawyer, I’ve completed an MPH and am pursuing a medical degree, and another sibling earned his bachelor degree and is now working as an officer in the Marine Corps’ intelligence program. My other siblings are currently pursuing their own …show more content…
What happened in high school that reveals your intelligence, service, or capabilities?
I was always an excellent student in high school, but it wasn’t until one of my teachers singled me out after class one day that I felt intelligent. There was an opening on a debate team she supervised as part of the FFA, and she wanted me to join. As a recent transplant from the suburbs, I wasn’t sure if I was ready to commit to a “farm club”. In the end flattery and curiousity got the best of me, and I agreed to give it a try.
The competition was far more formal and structured than I’d expected. It was based on parliamentary procedure and recognized Robert’s Rules of Order as the reference authority book. I had no experience with parliamentary procedure, and so I decided to read the book cover-to-cover in preparation. My new team members were shocked when they learned what I’d done; most of them had never even touched the book. I immediately became the subject expert and a valuable asset to the team. We practiced aggressively and took first place in both the region and state competitions that
You are correct. The only class I took from you was Human Anatomy, and I was enrolled spring semester of 2013.
2. Who are your parents and what do they do (you can be brief)? Where do you fit in your family? What town did you grow up in?
I come from a large family, and I’m the third of eight children. I lived in Sandy, Utah until middle school, at which time my family moved to Morgan, a rural community in northern Utah. My parents, Greg and Marta West, still live in Morgan today. My father is a general contractor, and my mother was a stay-at-home mom throughout my childhood. …show more content…
My mother dropped out because of her migraines and only recently finished her degree, and my father quit as a result of the financial obligations brought on by his young family. On the other hand, my parents always stressed the importance of obtaining a higher education. My father would occasionally take my brothers and I to work with him, and he would have us do small tasks like gather nails off the ground around the construction site. Afterwards he would take us out for ice cream or some other treat, and he would use those moments to reiterate the value of an education. “You kids are so smart,” he would say. “Unless you want to do construction for the rest of your lives, you’d better go to school.” These little lessons have paid off. My oldest brother is a doctor and practices in family medicine, another brother is a lawyer, I’ve completed an MPH and am pursuing a medical degree, and another sibling earned his bachelor degree and is now working as an officer in the Marine Corps’ intelligence program. My other siblings are currently pursuing their own …show more content…
What happened in high school that reveals your intelligence, service, or capabilities?
I was always an excellent student in high school, but it wasn’t until one of my teachers singled me out after class one day that I felt intelligent. There was an opening on a debate team she supervised as part of the FFA, and she wanted me to join. As a recent transplant from the suburbs, I wasn’t sure if I was ready to commit to a “farm club”. In the end flattery and curiousity got the best of me, and I agreed to give it a try.
The competition was far more formal and structured than I’d expected. It was based on parliamentary procedure and recognized Robert’s Rules of Order as the reference authority book. I had no experience with parliamentary procedure, and so I decided to read the book cover-to-cover in preparation. My new team members were shocked when they learned what I’d done; most of them had never even touched the book. I immediately became the subject expert and a valuable asset to the team. We practiced aggressively and took first place in both the region and state competitions that