Service is important to me because it allows for growth in a person’s selflessness like no other action can. In this country, it is extremely easy for a person to turn a blind I to suffering and need, which is unacceptable. A few years ago I adopted the mentality that my actions and achievements are not for myself but for the betterment of the community around me. With that being said, it’s important to me to give back and assist the community in as many ways at possible. Service creates the perfect avenue of benefit someone else’s life in a potentially significant manner without expecting anything in return.
Most of my service involvement in the Waco community through my first of college was through AMSA. I have volunteered consistently at retirement homes and Caritas. This past spring semester, I took a class called Poverty in Waco which exposed me to …show more content…
I would love to work at schools in Waco, the VA hospital, or assisted living homes to connect with people through lively conversation.
Building lasting impressions on a community is extremely hard to do in a general and impersonal setting. I would love to try and interact with the same individuals and build a lasting and positive relationship which extends through them into the rest of the community.
Of course as a pre-med student my goals as an undergraduate are to be successful academically and enter medical school after I graduate, but I would also like to develop an attitude that what is in the best interest of myself is also what is in the best interest of the people and community around me. Being apart of the service committee would be an incredible outlet for me to grow my character and share my sentiment with
Most of my service involvement in the Waco community through my first of college was through AMSA. I have volunteered consistently at retirement homes and Caritas. This past spring semester, I took a class called Poverty in Waco which exposed me to …show more content…
I would love to work at schools in Waco, the VA hospital, or assisted living homes to connect with people through lively conversation.
Building lasting impressions on a community is extremely hard to do in a general and impersonal setting. I would love to try and interact with the same individuals and build a lasting and positive relationship which extends through them into the rest of the community.
Of course as a pre-med student my goals as an undergraduate are to be successful academically and enter medical school after I graduate, but I would also like to develop an attitude that what is in the best interest of myself is also what is in the best interest of the people and community around me. Being apart of the service committee would be an incredible outlet for me to grow my character and share my sentiment with