College Admissions Essay: A Career As A Career Choice

Throughout my childhood and up into my middle school years, I had a solid plan for my life: to be an air traffic controller. It seemed like the perfect career for me. I am a highly organized and alert person. I like structure and to have control over the situations that surround me. And, most importantly, I find great satisfaction in helping others to meet their objectives and safely land at their desired destination. Air traffic control was the only career for me. I had my whole life planned out, including the exact airport where I would work. No one or nothing could sway me from the goals that I had set for myself.

Every child wants to “be something” when they grow up. A doctor, a lawyer, a veterinarian, the list continues indefinitely. Most people fixate on one particular career; even if it changes, at any given moment they have one goal. For some reason, that never happened for me. My friends and family would ask “what do you want to be when you grow up?” and I would immediately rattle off a laundry list of different things. “An inventor, a scientist, a dancer, a chef, a translator! I’m going to learn every language in existence!” was my excited reply. Apparently I was quite the ambitious child.

Entering community college with little programming experience, I was eager to learn. I registered for my first programming class excited, with a fresh mind. My professor introduced the class to our first program, "Hello World." Instantly, I was hooked. As I uncovered the complexities of problem-solving and the importance of proper syntax, my love grew stronger. Eventually, with experience in C++ and JAVA, another professor presented a life changing opportunity to me.

I chose this career so that I can make everyone in the world happy. I love to cook, clean, and even give orders occasionally. I want to have my own restaurant and have many of them all around the world. I want to be able to visit these restaurants at least three times a year each. I want to make my uncle happy by succeeding in the business. I want to be like him one day, happy with what I do and very successful. I want to bake a bunch of sweets for children all around for their birthdays and even just every day parties. I want my kids to come from school every day and get a treat for being so good. Mississippi has a very low amount of employees compared to other states such as California. I may go to Texas though because it is bigger than Mississippi and my uncle also lives there.

being born and raised until my teenage years in New York kick off my the development of myself today. New York is one of the biggest cities in the world filled with different cultures and people very diverse. this is the being of my shaping of myself being around so many people with different lifestyles which help me to learn that even in this big city there is the world out there that one day I hope to see. New York also shapes me to be a hard worker the pride that is taken in being successful in life by achieving a professional career and making a living so being around motivated and career driven peers and family. at the age of 12 my family packed up and move from New York to Georgia to live down south and see what southern hospitality was all about. living in Georgia was totally different things were a lot slower and family was extra important, a closer bond than the average family in new York also sports, sports were

Career and College Research Paper The career I have chosen is an electrician .They do all kinds of work. Electricians can install, maintain and repair appliances that people use in everyday life. People would not be able to live without electricity.

Harvey Mudd encourages student to explore his or her own ideas through clinic and summer internships. At clinic, I will be able to experiment with various companies and have hands-on experience working with real companies applying what I just learned in class to real-world scenarios. Especially through clinic, Harvey Mudd encourages teamwork and community aspect of college

We all go through hard things in our lives. Some of these changes alter the way we live negatively while others bring around great positive change. I have gone through one of these changes and I believe I have greatly progressed as a person from it. I came here from Iran, speaking very little English and I believe myself to be relatively fluent now. I came to Trade Tech to learn more about my passion, chemistry. In Iran, I graduated from a pre-university with the equivalent of an Associates Degree in Chemistry. Here, at Trade Tech, I am double majoring in Chemistry and Math and hope to earn an Associates Degree in Chemistry and transfering to a UC or Ivy League college.

College is the first step in a student’s life in the transition from being a kid into adulthood. As a young child, I had always had 1-2 careers in mind I would like to pursue. My interest in everything finance came early. Each and every Christmas for about 4 straight years I would ask for a toy ATM. My impression at the time is that I would get “unlimited money”. When I finally got one, I would not let go of it. My interest in money didn’t stop there. I was always curious about the way money works and the how the Federal Reserve incorporates and controls it. My interests led me to frequent trips to Washington, D.C. to see the Federal Reserve Bank and other landmarks such as the Capitol and even the White House. I actually discovered and gained

My greatest talent is I am very self motivated, and I never encourage myself to failing I always help myself to be better than ever. I am very skilled at helping myself do better on things I'm not good at, because I know things look difficult but are easy once it has been practiced. My greatest talent is designing on paper, I Had a really hard time drawing and designing a dress. I started with very basic ideas, then kept motivating myself, and knowing that everything takes time to reach it. Being around with students who had come with the same background as mine has taught me a lot of great skills such as being supportive. I had the ability to support students to be strong even when being in a country they do not know the language. Motivating

My whole life I have always wanted to do something where people will remember me. I went threw millions of career choices before I came to the conclusion of a nurse. It’s not something that will get me into History books, but its something where all the people I help will remember what I did to care for them or their loved ones. My mom went to school to become and RN, but dropped out when she became pregnant with me. After that story was told to me, I didn’t want to be anything related to nursing. It wasn’t until my step mom went to school to be LPN that I realized it would be possible for me to do. I saw how much happiness it gave her, and I want the same thing. She loved helping the patients by treating them, and helping their families

“You are such a storyteller” my mom would tell me as a little girl, but little did we know storytelling would become my career path.

For the longest time I could not decide on a major and a career to study throughout college. When I came to Georgia Southern University I discovered that they had a major that was very interesting to me. Sport Management id the ideal major for my interest and me. Since I love sports I figured that this would be the career for me. A degree in Sport Management helps to prepare for success in sport related occupations.

I have had many jobs throughout my life but now I am with an amazing career. Through a crazy set of events over my life; I was introduced to archaeology. My jobs have consisted of being a dancer, working in food establishments, a cashier, a sales person, a daycare teacher, a school bus driver, a church secretary and owning my business. These jobs may not have had a direct influence on my current career choice but they have all made me the person I am today. In most of my jobs I have pushed myself to excel and move up the “corporate ladder”. I started my archaeology career by keeping books for my ex-boss, Jeffrey Pangburn. I was promoted to his office manager but it was not until he fired me, that my career really began. Excelling in

Lillian Gish once said “A happy life is one spent in learning, earning, and yearning”. I hold this quote to hold a modern truth. Today college graduation rates are at an all time high as well as the demand for post high school degrees from employers. According to US new, those holding a bachelor's degree earn $1 million dollars more in their lifetime than their counterparts who lack a college degree. As a result, we often highly recommend pursuing a post high school education. I personally am pursuing a degree in Business Management and Organizational Behavior. My preferred career field is marketing management.