I Want To Pursue A Degree In Pharmacy

As a child growing up in Bamenda, the capital of the North West Province in Cameroon, I witnessed at a very young age the devastating effects of the lack of adequate health care. The situation was further complicated by the illness of my grandmother who is the inspiration behind my desire to pursue a degree in pharmacy. Given our very close relationship, her illness gravely affected me. Initially, I guessed it was just old age, and she would get better, but the symptoms worsened overtime. Matters reached a peak one day when we were conversing and she could not remember my name.
As a loving grandparent and mentor to me, the thought of losing the conversations we had and her being unable to recognize me left me devastated. I therefore decided to dedicate myself to pursue a career that can help many like my grandmother. I want to help the millions of people here in the United States and around the world that lack access to affordable medical care. Pursuing a …show more content…
I am very focused and hardworking person. I paid my way through school while balancing multiple jobs, taking care of family members like my grandmother, and still succeeded in graduating. My passion for people is borne of my experiences living on various continents and realizing how much better the word will be if many had access to affordable healthcare. I owe so much to my grandmother for making me the woman I am today; one who is caring, honest, ambitious and responsible. Watching her slowly lose her reasoning faculties under the crushing weight of Alzheimer 's continues to strengthen my determination to use my life and education to help many like her who have sacrificed so much so that people like me can have a good life. I am confident in my abilities to be successful at pursuing a career in pharmacy and I look forward to a favorable decision regarding my