Hi. this is my essay for sophie davis. I would really appreciate all comments and criticisms. Thank you in advance. It's due tomorrow so all quick responses are welcome
Referring back to Section B or C of this application, choose one of your extracurricular activities, employment or community experiences and describe why it has been especially meaningful to you (e.g., because of personal growth, ability to assume or share responsibility).
There is always some type of volunteering that a person can do. Whether it is kids that need tutoring, parks that need cleaning, or activities that need organizing, there are many ways that one can volunteer. These volunteer experiences are so helpful because not only do you give back to the community, but you also can benefit from them personally. Such an experience that I had is volunteering at a local pediatrics clinic that helped me personally grow as well as further my interest in the medical field.
During the fall semester of my sophomore year, I decided to volunteer at Children Medical Services, a local pediatrics clinic in my neighborhood. I was given the task of charting the patient's height and weight, organizing the patients' files according to alphabetical order, and making sure that the kids were not playing around the clinic. It wasn't these tasks that really helped further my interest, but it did make me feel like I was a person who can assume responsibility. I was given tasks that were expected to be done and this experience has definitely helped me mature personally. This experience gives me the feeling of how the future will be for me. When I become a medical doctor, I will have to assume FULL responsibility for my actions. I will have a family that will depend on me, just as I am dependent on my parents right now. So I consider this volunteer experience to be helpful because it helps me assume some responsibility right and proves to be a great experience that will help me in the future.
This experience also made me get a feeling of accomplishment by helping others. Before this experience, I never really thought about helping others. But when I started volunteering at the clinic, I felt extremely happy that I chose to volunteer at a place where I directly communicated others. The feeling I got when helping others was great, and even though I only did small tasks, I enjoyed doing them because of this feeling.
The major reason that I found experience to be helpful is because it helped intensify my desire to pursue a medical career. Before having this volunteer experience, I was really stumped on whether to become a doctor or engineer. I was interested in both careers and I really wanted to be able to do both, but I knew that I would have to choose one. This volunteer experience proved to be the deciding factor for my choice. When there was no charting to be done, I would usually observe the doctor treating his patients. The job of a pediatrician really intrigued me. The doctor would communicate with his patients and help them solve their problems. He told them about treatments I never really thought about. One such treatment was how a person can use a Lipton tea bag to eliminate eyelid bumps. I was interested in the various ways an illness could be treated. Another thing that I found interesting is how the doctor communicated with his patients. He was playful with the kids and he would socialize with the parents in the way. An engineer's job doesn't involve much of that, and I really value communication. At that time I thought that not only did medicine incorporate my academic interests, but it also incorporated things that I value such as communication. It was thanks to this volunteer experience that I was really able to make that hard decision between medicine and engineering.
So, in my point of view, this volunteer experience proved to have a major impact on me. It made me more aware that one day, I too will be in a doctor's position where I will have to be responsible for the choices I make. This experience also made me bent on pursuing medicine with its interesting concepts, chance to communicate with others, and helping others solve their problems. There are many difficulties that I will have to overcome to become a medical doctor, but my experience at the clinic showed me that the reward I get is definitely one that is worth it.
Referring back to Section B or C of this application, choose one of your extracurricular activities, employment or community experiences and describe why it has been especially meaningful to you (e.g., because of personal growth, ability to assume or share responsibility).
There is always some type of volunteering that a person can do. Whether it is kids that need tutoring, parks that need cleaning, or activities that need organizing, there are many ways that one can volunteer. These volunteer experiences are so helpful because not only do you give back to the community, but you also can benefit from them personally. Such an experience that I had is volunteering at a local pediatrics clinic that helped me personally grow as well as further my interest in the medical field.
During the fall semester of my sophomore year, I decided to volunteer at Children Medical Services, a local pediatrics clinic in my neighborhood. I was given the task of charting the patient's height and weight, organizing the patients' files according to alphabetical order, and making sure that the kids were not playing around the clinic. It wasn't these tasks that really helped further my interest, but it did make me feel like I was a person who can assume responsibility. I was given tasks that were expected to be done and this experience has definitely helped me mature personally. This experience gives me the feeling of how the future will be for me. When I become a medical doctor, I will have to assume FULL responsibility for my actions. I will have a family that will depend on me, just as I am dependent on my parents right now. So I consider this volunteer experience to be helpful because it helps me assume some responsibility right and proves to be a great experience that will help me in the future.
This experience also made me get a feeling of accomplishment by helping others. Before this experience, I never really thought about helping others. But when I started volunteering at the clinic, I felt extremely happy that I chose to volunteer at a place where I directly communicated others. The feeling I got when helping others was great, and even though I only did small tasks, I enjoyed doing them because of this feeling.
The major reason that I found experience to be helpful is because it helped intensify my desire to pursue a medical career. Before having this volunteer experience, I was really stumped on whether to become a doctor or engineer. I was interested in both careers and I really wanted to be able to do both, but I knew that I would have to choose one. This volunteer experience proved to be the deciding factor for my choice. When there was no charting to be done, I would usually observe the doctor treating his patients. The job of a pediatrician really intrigued me. The doctor would communicate with his patients and help them solve their problems. He told them about treatments I never really thought about. One such treatment was how a person can use a Lipton tea bag to eliminate eyelid bumps. I was interested in the various ways an illness could be treated. Another thing that I found interesting is how the doctor communicated with his patients. He was playful with the kids and he would socialize with the parents in the way. An engineer's job doesn't involve much of that, and I really value communication. At that time I thought that not only did medicine incorporate my academic interests, but it also incorporated things that I value such as communication. It was thanks to this volunteer experience that I was really able to make that hard decision between medicine and engineering.
So, in my point of view, this volunteer experience proved to have a major impact on me. It made me more aware that one day, I too will be in a doctor's position where I will have to be responsible for the choices I make. This experience also made me bent on pursuing medicine with its interesting concepts, chance to communicate with others, and helping others solve their problems. There are many difficulties that I will have to overcome to become a medical doctor, but my experience at the clinic showed me that the reward I get is definitely one that is worth it.
