College Admissions Essay: Are You Alright?

“Are you alright?” my mother usually asks me that question whenever I get sick. Then she would touch my forehead and neck to check if I’m hot. She’d rush to our medicine cabinet and get the mercury thermometer, shakes it, and puts it in between my armpit. After two to three minutes, she’d get it and read what it says. “You’re sick, 39 degree Celsius” Mom said. Since then, I have asked my mother to teach me how to read the thermometer. Whenever there’s a family member who gets sick, it would be my turn to check their temperature, and give them their medication. Taking care of my family is always a pleasure. That is why I decided to have a career that is related to taking care of people, and I found that nurses do it. The road to be a nurse …show more content…
The last biochemistry subject that I took was from 2009 at the university that I was enrolled in. I admit that I am a bit rusty when it comes to these problems, but biochemistry is one of my strongest subjects. It is a challenge, but I love it. During the introduction of chapters one and two, it refreshed my memory, but I notice that some of the topics that are being covered right now are not discussed back then. The first laboratory experiment that we did last week, about measuring the rectangle and the weight of those blocks of squares were rudimentary, but very essential to chemistry. It may be simple, but a wrong measurement could lead to bad results. As a future nurse, I want to make sure that I am precise when it comes to measurements; may it be measuring the arm circumference, taking temperature and blood pressure, to giving the right amount of medication to the …show more content…
Last week, the professor introduced us with some basic conversion problems, from meters to centimeters to Celsius from Fahrenheit. This week, we are discussing about how much energy we get from the food we take and change in temperature. These topics are getting deeper and deeper and if you look at the whole picture, they are all related. After the discussion about measuring the grams of carbohydrates, fat, and protein from the food and convert it into joules, it blew my mind to how much energy these food gives me. I appreciate the beauty of measurement because now I know why I became overweight and why the food that I ate slows me down. Measuring the right amount of items is the key for a safe outcome in everything we do. Anything less or more could make a big difference in the outcome that we’re anticipating. Knowing these information, measurement and conversion, are some of the basic skills that I need to hone before stepping into a more complex topics. Being good at this will help me build a stronger foundation not only in chemistry, but on most of the subjects that I will tackle along the way. All these information that are being taught will equip and help me for my career