Why I Want To Be A Psychiatrist

Giving back and helping others has been my number one goal in life which also has influenced my career choice as a psychiatrist. My mother always told me that it's okay to do things for others but to make sure it's from the kindness of my heart. I think I have contributed to my community to the best of my ability. I first started wanting to help others once I entered the third grade, so I joined girl scouts. In my group every year we would do a program that helped us give the less fortunate a better Christmas. We all collected a significant amount of toys and boxed them up for those in need. From this experience, I learned that it's not how much you give it's the thought that counts and always be grateful for what you have. I sadly had to leave my troop due to family hardships and moving. …show more content…
My freshman year at Cape Fear High School, I joined the Beta Club and it was really fun. We mainly focused on ways to improve the school like improving parking, having a cleaner environment, conducting more fundraisers and more At the end of the year I decided to move to a different school because I was being bullied, and I joined the National Honors Society at Freedom Christian Academy. While at Freedom Christian we had regular meetings to come up with ways to better others and our school environment. One of our community service projects included going to the Second Harvest Foodbank to help pack boxes and sort them. Other than the foodbank some of the involvement included helping out with the school plays, basketball games, and art exhibits. Sadly I had to leave Freedom because of financial problems and I came to Cumberland Polytechnic High