Statement Of Purpose: Pursuing A Career In Social Justice

While I am excited and anxious for junior year to begin, I am still in disbelief that I am halfway finished with my college career. This past year, I officially declared a Political Science major along with a Latin American and Latino studies concentration. Through my course-work and diverse experiences at Holy Cross, I have embraced what Holy Cross is all about: social justice. Furthermore, my passion for social justice has made me realize that I would like to pursue a career path where I am able to help others. Although at the moment I have not set my mind on a specific career, I am passionate about pursuing a career concerning social justice issues. This is a indeed a drastic change given that ever since I was a young seventh grader, I had big dreams of one day working in Congress. There have been many factors that have influenced my decision, but in particular, my Social Ethics class played a key role in changing the way I thought about the world. In addition to classwork, this course required an extra time commitment, which we refer to as a community -based learning component (CBL). Holy Cross students are avid volunteers in the Worcester community, so CBL is a unique way to integrate volunteer service into the classrooms. For example, I volunteered at a local parish for it’s after school program helping …show more content…
Over time, I formed strong bonds with the kids and it was evident that we were more than just students fulfilling a service requirement -we became friends, mentors, confidantes, and role models to them. Helping the kids was a truly rewarding and worthwhile experience because after just a few weeks, I saw significant improvement in many of the kids’ reading levels. When I noted their progress, I felt a sense of accomplishment knowing that my efforts had helped the kids become better readers (and more well behaved kids, I may