EF_Kevin
Jul 29, 2011
Graduate / "finding a cure for cancer to ending world hunger" - PA Narrative [5]
You mean registering as a member of EssayForum, right? I know, it is a life-changing experience! :-)
As early as I can remember I have wanted a career in medicine. ---You know,k I think kids do this too often. They say, "I have always wanted to be an engineer..." etc. The reader will see a thousand essays that say "I have always been..." Use the writing rule: Show, don't tell. That means you should let the reader come to her own conclusion that you have always wanted.
I've always had an affinity for helping those in need; couple this with my fascination for medicine and my career path evolved.
Too common, too generic.
As a first generation college graduate my family wanted me to do everything from finding a cure for cancer to ending world hunger. ---I think the reader will like this sentence. It might be good to make this the first sentence of the essay!
There was however, a general understanding that I would do something in the health field. In college I was uncertain of which health career I wanted to pursue Yeah, yeah, get to the point! :o)
. At that point in my life the only medical careers I knew of where either a doctor or a nurse. Don't say that! Say you have been reading about various medical professions for many years.
Choose what to tell the reader! Everything you do, you should do it for a reason. Have a goal of making the reader know how dedicated you are to achieving success in your chosen field. Do that by showing that you ALREADY are reading lots of articles about medicine.
Oh, the essay gets better and more SUBSTANTIAL as I go along. I do not like the beginning, but I like at more as I continue to read, because you give specific examples of what you have done to pursue your aspiration. That is solid!
I like the "This is where I belong" theme.
It seems like everything I've done has lead up to this moment in my life.
You mean registering as a member of EssayForum, right? I know, it is a life-changing experience! :-)
As early as I can remember I have wanted a career in medicine. ---You know,k I think kids do this too often. They say, "I have always wanted to be an engineer..." etc. The reader will see a thousand essays that say "I have always been..." Use the writing rule: Show, don't tell. That means you should let the reader come to her own conclusion that you have always wanted.
Too common, too generic.
As a first generation college graduate my family wanted me to do everything from finding a cure for cancer to ending world hunger. ---I think the reader will like this sentence. It might be good to make this the first sentence of the essay!
Choose what to tell the reader! Everything you do, you should do it for a reason. Have a goal of making the reader know how dedicated you are to achieving success in your chosen field. Do that by showing that you ALREADY are reading lots of articles about medicine.
Oh, the essay gets better and more SUBSTANTIAL as I go along. I do not like the beginning, but I like at more as I continue to read, because you give specific examples of what you have done to pursue your aspiration. That is solid!
I like the "This is where I belong" theme.