The Importance Of Education

When I was younger, my parents always encouraged me to be myself and to never give up. As I got older, they continued to tell me the same thing. Never once did I feel like my parents were pushing me to be a certain person or to want certain things. I was always allowed to express myself the way I wanted (blue hair in middle school) and explore career opportunities (fashion designer). Even now, they still encourage me to set goals and to work hard to achieve them. When I first started high school, I wanted to possibly go into teaching but I soon learned that teaching was not something I was interested in. At the end of my sophomore year I started to become interested in the health field. During my junior year I came up with many different career options including nurse, paramedic, neonatal surgeon, and pediatrician. By the beginning of senior year I was very undecided in what I wanted to do with my life. I had decided to take a sports medicine class that year, not knowing that that class would lead me to become interesting in Athletic Training. As the year progressed, I continued to be amazed by how amazed I was by Athletic Training. Even now at Bethel, I continue to be thrilled by the opportunities being in the Athletic Training program provides. With that being said, that brings me to my top academic goal; getting into the Athletic Training program. When I first began college, I was not very worried about getting in to the program but once I learned all the steps and requirements it takes, I have begun to second guess myself. I know that dI will have to work really hard to get in. Slacking off and not trying is not going to cut it during my college years here at Bethel. Right now, psychology is my largest obstacle to get around. But I know that if I work hard, study, and remember that it’s okay to ask questions when I don 't understand, I can succeed and get into the program with no problems. I have always been a social person, just like my dad. I absolutely love being around people, especially my friends. But I have an issue when it comes to branching out. Once I find my friends, my group of people to hang out with, I tend to get uncomfortable when other people join in. The big problem with that is that branching out is what college is all about! So, I am currently trying to work on branching out. I try to …show more content…
Even then, I never felt like my parents ever pushed religion on us. Sure, we went to church every Sunday and I knew my parents believed in God, Jesus, and the Bible, but we didn 't pray before every meal and they didn 't really ever talk about their views on societal issues. I never had a strong relationship with God until I started going to my youth group in eighth grade and then it grew even more when a friend of mine started a Bible Study on Sunday nights when we were Juniors. When I started at Bethel, I think I started to stray from God and worshiping and prayer and my faith all together. My goal in my spiritual walk is to get back into the habit of talking with God and becoming close to Him again. I’m going to get there by getting more involved with things on campus like bible studies and worship