Reflective Essay: Why I Volunteer At Schoolcraft College

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I am currently enrolled at Schoolcraft College where I have earned an Associate in Science and also, a Nursing Assistant Skills Certificate. For the remainder of the summer, I continue to attend Schoolcraft College, where I plan to finish two of my nursing prerequisites. Once classes end, I will begin the fall semester at Madonna University where I intend to complete the remaining classes needed for the program.

When I began working at my retail job back in 2014, most of my associates knew me as that quiet, cute, energetic girl—couple of months in I was even given the name “Energizer Bunny.” However, whenever I went into work, I had different approached to how I wanted to end the day. Instead of focusing on sales, or how many customers I could persuade to get a store card or donate to a given charity—which are all very important, I instead wanted to create an environment that was comfortable and fun. For instance, each day I made it a goal of mine to put a smile on a customer’s face or see how long it would take me to get one of my associates to laugh at one of my lame comments.
Later that night, after work I would arrive home where I would be greeted by my mother, who would always ask me how work went that day. However, it wasn’t always like this. Since I was a child, I had
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As I started to grow into an adult, the fear that use to consume me, turned me into who I am today. I would not have had the work ethic--the determination, if I had not seen and observed the life my parents have had. In what I have observed, I can and want to become more than just a “nurse.” I want to become someone that understands my patients to a deeper level, opposed to treating them as a broken “thing” that needs to be fixed. Therefore, attending an institution like Madonna will not only challenge me academically, but will also provide me with a great environment to grow as a

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