Johns Hopkins University was founded in 1876 on a spirit of exploration and discovery. As a result, students can pursue a multi-dimensional undergraduate experience both in and outside of the classroom. Given the opportunities at Hopkins, please discuss your current interests-academic or extracurricular pursuits, personal passions, summer experiences, etc.-and how you will build upon them here. (300-500 Word limit).
I think it was when I first learned what a cell is that I started to become interested in the human body. The fact that there are over trillions of cells in our bodies not only shocked me, but also sparked my curiosity. From that point on, I started to study the human body in my free time, whether it was from textbooks, glancing upon the various posters of the human body taped on my bedroom walls, or even looking through my dad's books on medicine. I soon become aware of how there are mountains of facts and information about the human body. This awareness made me determined to learn as much information as I can about the human body, and perhaps even discover new information. This ambition of mine has led me to pursue a career in medicine. Knowing that this was a big decision of mine, I wanted to be sure that I was making a right one. To help influence my decision, I started to volunteer at a hospital and partake in various summer programs on medicine. One that truly solidified my decision to pursue medicine was the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) on medicine and health care this past summer. During my time at NSLC, I got to perform clinical rounds, learn medical examination and surgical procedures, and attend lectures given by doctors. I found both my appreciation for doctors and my ambition to become one increase. The one moment that really influenced my decision to pursue medicine was when I overheard a conversation by two doctors. These two doctors were talking about treatment plans for a patient, and to be honest, I could not even understand half of the words in that conversation. It was like they were speaking a foreign language with their complex vocabulary. This not only increased my ambition to become a doctor and learn that "foreign language", but it also made me very enthusiastic about becoming one. This is because I know that one day I will be able to speak and understand the complex vocabulary that I heard in the conversation between the two doctors.
Being one of the best research universities in the nation, Johns Hopkins is the ideal school for my pursuit to become a doctor. Planning on majoring in biology, I hope to build a strong foundation for my future interests at Johns Hopkins by participating in its research opportunities and student organizations. One research opportunity that I feel is very beneficial and advantageous to my interests is the JHU BioREU program. This program will allow me to dig deeper into my major, and study the important fundamentals of biology its marvels. Visualizing macromolecules using the best instruments and technology available not only sounds enticing to my interest in the human body, but it also proves to be beneficial in my pursuit to become a doctor. Using the many opportunities provided by one of the top universities in the nation, I would be able to greatly build upon my pursuit towards medicine.
I will gladly take any criticism on this essay. I need this to be really good. Thanks!
I think it was when I first learned what a cell is that I started to become interested in the human body. The fact that there are over trillions of cells in our bodies not only shocked me, but also sparked my curiosity. From that point on, I started to study the human body in my free time, whether it was from textbooks, glancing upon the various posters of the human body taped on my bedroom walls, or even looking through my dad's books on medicine. I soon become aware of how there are mountains of facts and information about the human body. This awareness made me determined to learn as much information as I can about the human body, and perhaps even discover new information. This ambition of mine has led me to pursue a career in medicine. Knowing that this was a big decision of mine, I wanted to be sure that I was making a right one. To help influence my decision, I started to volunteer at a hospital and partake in various summer programs on medicine. One that truly solidified my decision to pursue medicine was the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) on medicine and health care this past summer. During my time at NSLC, I got to perform clinical rounds, learn medical examination and surgical procedures, and attend lectures given by doctors. I found both my appreciation for doctors and my ambition to become one increase. The one moment that really influenced my decision to pursue medicine was when I overheard a conversation by two doctors. These two doctors were talking about treatment plans for a patient, and to be honest, I could not even understand half of the words in that conversation. It was like they were speaking a foreign language with their complex vocabulary. This not only increased my ambition to become a doctor and learn that "foreign language", but it also made me very enthusiastic about becoming one. This is because I know that one day I will be able to speak and understand the complex vocabulary that I heard in the conversation between the two doctors.
Being one of the best research universities in the nation, Johns Hopkins is the ideal school for my pursuit to become a doctor. Planning on majoring in biology, I hope to build a strong foundation for my future interests at Johns Hopkins by participating in its research opportunities and student organizations. One research opportunity that I feel is very beneficial and advantageous to my interests is the JHU BioREU program. This program will allow me to dig deeper into my major, and study the important fundamentals of biology its marvels. Visualizing macromolecules using the best instruments and technology available not only sounds enticing to my interest in the human body, but it also proves to be beneficial in my pursuit to become a doctor. Using the many opportunities provided by one of the top universities in the nation, I would be able to greatly build upon my pursuit towards medicine.
I will gladly take any criticism on this essay. I need this to be really good. Thanks!
