Pursuing My Nursing Career

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In most Asian families, your parents push you to become a professional that earns money to help the family out. During my three years in high school, I have talked to my parents and found a compromise with them: I complete nursing first and fulfill any degree of my choosing. Without letting them know, along with my nursing degree I have planned to finish my bachelor’s in psychology and chemistry with minors in Japanese and business administration. For me to be able to accomplish my goals, I have devised a five and ten-year plan, and figured my motivating force.
My five-year plan is my way to get through my bachelor years in college. The first thing I plan on doing is taking up internships and part-time jobs, so I am able to pay for what I

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