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Considering lifetime goals, discuss how your current and future academic and extra-curricular activities might help you achieve your goals.
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" It's a question every child is asked a countless amount of times. My answers would vary daily, from baker to ballerina. Although young, I couldn't help but feel the approaching life-changing decision I would have to make when college came around. I was worried I would never come across one career that I loved the most. It wasn't until I stopped the search and simply took a look right in front of me, at my personal doctors, otherwise known as my parents. Growing up with both my mom and my dad as doctors have made me a different type of student than most of my classmates. I learned at a young age a strict work ethic, a need to excel beyond average, and an intense desire to help people. Realizing this, made the path to medicine not only the obvious choice, but the only career that would truly fit.
Since I knew that the medical field was one of the hardest out there, and in order to prepare for what was to come academically, I insisted on taking on the most vigorous classes my school offered. Advanced science classes, such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and advanced mathematics, such as Pre-Cal and Calculus, helped push my boundaries of studying. Scoring anything less than an A became unacceptable, which taught me to become accustomed to putting school first. I also took a Health Science class which focused on medical terminology and anatomy. Through this class, I was accepted into the clinical rotation program at my high school where we will shadow and perform rounds at local hospitals. This coursework gave me an insight of the types of classes I will be expected to take during college and the subject matter my major would focus on. My choice to go into medicine was confirmed when these classes quickly became my favorite.
Outside of school, I shadowed doctors at a hospital my father worked at. I was able to learn so many things just from observing, such as what it truly meant to be a doctor. It was easy to tell that a doctor's life is a busy and tiring one, however, I learned it was always worth it when a patient left satisfied. This summer, I was hired at as a student intern at an oral and facial surgery practice. I spent my summer helping patients and witnessing surgeries, it was one the best experiences I have had the chance to be a part of. I learned first hand how to interact with patients and was taught the basic runnings of a practice.
Throughout it all, my aspiration was always to attend the best university in the state and major in biology. It was this aspiration that led me to the University of Texas at Austin. I know this school will give me the most proper and prestige education to further my goals. With the help of my past schoolwork and all my experiences, I hope to be able to fulfill my childhood dreams, follow in my parent's footsteps, and become a doctor that wakes up every day feeling eager to go to work.
Considering lifetime goals, discuss how your current and future academic and extra-curricular activities might help you achieve your goals.
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" It's a question every child is asked a countless amount of times. My answers would vary daily, from baker to ballerina. Although young, I couldn't help but feel the approaching life-changing decision I would have to make when college came around. I was worried I would never come across one career that I loved the most. It wasn't until I stopped the search and simply took a look right in front of me, at my personal doctors, otherwise known as my parents. Growing up with both my mom and my dad as doctors have made me a different type of student than most of my classmates. I learned at a young age a strict work ethic, a need to excel beyond average, and an intense desire to help people. Realizing this, made the path to medicine not only the obvious choice, but the only career that would truly fit.
Since I knew that the medical field was one of the hardest out there, and in order to prepare for what was to come academically, I insisted on taking on the most vigorous classes my school offered. Advanced science classes, such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and advanced mathematics, such as Pre-Cal and Calculus, helped push my boundaries of studying. Scoring anything less than an A became unacceptable, which taught me to become accustomed to putting school first. I also took a Health Science class which focused on medical terminology and anatomy. Through this class, I was accepted into the clinical rotation program at my high school where we will shadow and perform rounds at local hospitals. This coursework gave me an insight of the types of classes I will be expected to take during college and the subject matter my major would focus on. My choice to go into medicine was confirmed when these classes quickly became my favorite.
Outside of school, I shadowed doctors at a hospital my father worked at. I was able to learn so many things just from observing, such as what it truly meant to be a doctor. It was easy to tell that a doctor's life is a busy and tiring one, however, I learned it was always worth it when a patient left satisfied. This summer, I was hired at as a student intern at an oral and facial surgery practice. I spent my summer helping patients and witnessing surgeries, it was one the best experiences I have had the chance to be a part of. I learned first hand how to interact with patients and was taught the basic runnings of a practice.
Throughout it all, my aspiration was always to attend the best university in the state and major in biology. It was this aspiration that led me to the University of Texas at Austin. I know this school will give me the most proper and prestige education to further my goals. With the help of my past schoolwork and all my experiences, I hope to be able to fulfill my childhood dreams, follow in my parent's footsteps, and become a doctor that wakes up every day feeling eager to go to work.