My junior year in high school, I became a student mentor in our campus’s peer counseling program. This was an incredibly rewarding experience as I had the opportunity to help freshman students assimilate into our high school dynamic. As a peer mentor, I assisted students with personal problems and mediated issues with teachers in order to maximize their learning experience. I also acted as a role model for my mentees by talking frequently about AP and Honors courses and how to be successful in such programs. I put effort into learning about each individual's interests and goals so that I could expose them to clubs and academic courses that they may appreciate such as the Biomedical Academy or our school’s robotics team.…
The CORPS Interest Inventory helped me define my career pathway based on my personal interests. It was a survey based questionnaire that asked many personality as well as interest questions. The results came out as, physical science with a 93% match and a science based career with medical involvement at 75%. All other careers matches at less than 40%. It was clear what I was interested in, which is science.…
I also have a strong desire to be in the medical field. I would like to help people in any way I can, and selfless service is my main goal. Being a part of the military and the medical field will collectively let me fulfill my moral obligations to help Citizens in need. In high school, I joined health Health Occupations Students of America. We learned leadership, team problem solving, first aid, and general well-being.…
Choosing a career is a difficult task. There’s a lot of research involved and many decisions to make. The career I chose is a Physician's Assistant. When looking through all of the options between pay rate, years of schooling, and flexibility with the job, it was the best choice for me.…
I love the idea of committing to lifelong learning of the body and healthcare. I am also fascinated by the idea that maybe one day, I will have the skills and background needed to heal people in need. My experiences as an immigrant has also inspired me to work in settings where I can help people considered underserved. In Texas, I want to work in a setting where I can serve those from low-income backgrounds. I also want to use my resources to aid people overseas, especially in Vietnam.…
Being helpful was always my biggest trait as a person. I’ve always loved to help people and since a young age I knew I wanted to work in the medical fields. First it was being a Doctor for many years. I’ve learned that it’s a lot of work and schooling. So now I’ve been stuck on becoming a nurse.…
I’ve always loved the sound of rain. Its soft patter against my window releases me from the stresses of college applications, if only for a moment. Then, as quickly as it came, the rain stops its descent upon my window and retreats; growing up in Central Florida, I have been well accustomed to erratic weather patterns such as the rain coming and going in a moment’s notice. Florida’s weather has taught me a valuable lesson over the years: life can be as unpredictable as the weather.…
Everyone can narrow down their college choices to a few options, but what is so difficult is finding the perfect fit. That is what I have at Hope College, I have all of the tools to become the person I want to be, and reach all of my goals. Everyone on campus wants us students to be successful, which is very comforting to know as a college freshman. Through my time at Hope College, I will strive to reach my full potential as a college student, this will allow me to achieve my goals of getting into medical school, win a national championship in hockey, and know that I gave one-hundred percent effort to build for my future. I aspire to reach my full potential as a college student, to do this I want to take in all of the elements that makes Hope special.…
Hello I am Marcus Mims and I am from Glen Ellyn. Throughout my life their are many of things that have drew my interest towards medicine . One of the first things that made me interested in medicine is like my life story, because my life has has hugely been effect by medicine. To begin my life story, I am a twin which as effected my life a lot. I was born premature at 26 weeks, weighing only 1 pound 8 ounces spending 68 in the NICU.…
I knew I always wanted to be successful. My mother growing up always lectured about how we have the choice to become someone in this world. She preached this to us day and night. For that I am grateful because she always pushed us. So I decided to attend college to further my education and to become successful in my career choosing.…
The medical field has always interested me ever since my mother became a nurse and took me to bring your kid to work day. Since then I always imagine myself as a nurse; helping people feel better. It wasn't till I started college and taking my prerequisites that reality settled in. I discovered that I couldn't handle the sight of blood and the inner workings of the human body without feeling nausea. After rethinking my career path I found my passion for dental hygiene while doing an internship at a dental office.…
There are many great reasons to pursue in health related careers, but my favorite is helping others. Whether I help others in a hospital, a nursing home, or in public when someone is choking, I know I make some kind of difference. I also believe there are very useful skills to have that this program will offer. The possibilities become endless when it comes to the medical field and there will always be work available. I can also say that there is never a dull moment, at least that’s the way my mom puts it.…
Introduction Becoming a nurse has not always been an exact plan of mine. At one point I planned to become a surgeon. While becoming a surgeon is still a possibility, obtaining a nursing degree is my main goal.…
When I was younger, I always wanted to be a doctor seeing as I grew up in the medical field having a parent that works in it; I have seen all aspects of the medical field from the billing and coding all the way to surgery. I always knew I wanted to do something in the medical field, but I did not know what. I always choose to be a doctor because at a young age you really do not know many other fields besides the doctor. It was not until middle school that I began to find the love in helping people and the science aspect of things. That also is when I learned about other positions and really started to look into them.…
My intended STEM major that I choose to study in college is biology. I choose to major in biology because I found it fun and interesting and also because it is something that I needed to have a good understanding of if I plan to have a career in the medical field. I wanted to major in biology because I enjoyed biology in my sophomore year and it was one of the few classes that I was excited about. Although it's going to be harder and more complex in college,it will interesting and a new experience to have a challenge in something that I enjoy learning.…