College Admissions Essay: A Career As A Peer Assistant

My mother has raised my brother and myself as a single parent since the divorce. She has also taken on the responsibility of taking care of her mother after some major health issues depleted her ability to care for herself. Our family has struggled financially with this one income issue causing difficulty to provide just the basic needs. My brother is currently attending Florida Atlantic University, and although my mother helps as much as she can, he has to obtain loans just to survive. I know that my mother will not have the ability to help me through college, so I am doing whatever I can do to eliminate the financial road block that is standing in my way to reach my career goal. Receiving a scholarship would help facilitate my ability to focus on my education instead of focusing on the ability to pay for

Patti Shannon and her husband started setting aside $200 per month when their youngest child was in kindergarten. They had thought, as many others probably would too, that they would be able to collect a significant amount over the next twelve years. Eventually, the Shannons had put together over $40,000 but all of what they had worked so hard to save up for was gone within their son’s first year at Texas Tech University, of whom was not even their youngest child. The Shannons are anticipating to disburse more than $200,000 to be able to put both of their children through college. Most likely there are many other families just like the Shannons who are going through the same trouble, and you and your family could very well be one of them. If you’re trying to give it all you’ve got but still don’t live up to what the tuition is expecting of you, then what is the point? Especially when the tuition doesn’t cease to increase each

When I was a freshman in high school, my parents sat me down in the living room and told me that if I wanted to go to college, I’d have to pay for it myself. Our financial difficulties were large enough to merit the statement. My step-dad was hardly able to work anymore because of health problems from a career in manufacturing. My mom also suffered in the over-saturated market for dental hygienists in Mesa—she was recently fired from a corporate office for refusing to sell unnecessary treatments to patients, and could only find a job in an office run by an abusive dentist who screamed at his employees and who even threw a computer at an assistant at one point. My mom needed to leave the office, but nobody knew if she would find work anywhere

I have the opportunity to go get a degree, but of course that comes with a financial burden. I'm not a D1 football player who holds a full ride scholarship. Although I have received some scholarship money to help offset the cost, I am still left paying almost 16,000 out of pocket. We are not talking loans here, we are talking cash out of pocket. That number makes my mom very uncomfortable especially because she is a single parent. She's left being responsible for that debt. She often finds herself worrying about this cost. She wants me to be able to finish college at all costs, but she worries that the price will become a huge burden, and I won't be able to stay at Robert Morris the whole time. I hate that my mom has the weight of the world

Graduating high school, I was decided as a Family Studies major with a track to Child Life at Towson University. Towson is an out of state school, meaning I pay a high rate for tuition as a student. I have had to take out many loans due to the hard times my family has had to endure. In today’s economy, no family has not felt the burden of the market crash and high rate of unemployment. My father’s business went into debt, and by my senior year of high school he was officially unemployed. This caused stress in the family, but my parents have both worked extremely hard to be able to take loans out for my college education, being so important to them.

“In a recent poll, up to 15 percent of parents don’t plan to contribute anything to their child’s education. And much more, some 27 percent, believe that students should cover most of the cost on their own.” This quote was from Molly Pennington, Rita Kirshstein, Carrie Hagen, Dawn Papandrea, Vielka Cecilia Hoy, and Kevin Brosnan’s article Paying for College When Your Parents Can’t or Won’t in 2015. There should be an option for these kids whose parents aren’t participating in the college expense so I interviewed Alexis Hurt, a financial assistance counselor at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO, on October 18, 2016, at 3:30 pm.

I would like to become a pediatric occupational therapist and work in a school helping children with their writing skills or in a pediatric outpatient center. I knew that I had a passion for working with children when I volunteered at a camp during my freshman year of high school that taught kids with disabilities how to ride a two-wheel bike. Being able to see the progress that the kids made during the camp and how excited they were when they could finally ride a bike independently was both inspiring and rewarding. I think that it is hard for people to realize that the things they do every single day without a thought, such as brushing their teeth or feeding themselves, are a challenge for others. I want to help those who face these challenges become more independent and have an increased quality of life, and I know that by becoming an occupational therapist I can do just

The FAFSA is a good indicator of an average family’s ability to help pay for college, however, it does not work in situations like mine. I have had a serious medical condition that has had me in and out of the hospital since I was twelve and has caused me to miss quite a bit of school. This last summer I traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan where I had an aortic patch plasty, which required me to be in the hospital for 56 days, when I was fourteen, I was the 26th person in the United States to have their renal arteries replaced. This condition has put a major financial burden on my parents causing them to take on multiple jobs to pay for the medical bills, which also makes it so that I do not qualify for financial aid. Although, I tend to keep my

Essay 1 I began my career in healthcare ten years ago as a medical assistant. My role as an MA, while it had its highlights, left much to be desired. I wanted to build a rapport with patients where I could educate them on their diseases and provide clarity on disease management using my warm bedside manner; most of all I wanted a career where I could use my critical thinking skills. Thus, I embarked on a journey to become an LPN and became licensed as such. I have found that, although I love my job, my license holds me back from providing the patient care I would like to.

Attending college has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. It has opened up many doors and options in my life. Not only am I the first in my family to graduate high school, but I am also the first to go to college. My parents come from third world countries and traveled all the way to the United States so that my younger brother and I could have a better chance at life. My biggest motivator is my family; they are the reason why I work so hard.

I have danced around with the many options in the medical field since high school, from paramedic to forensic pathologist and everything in between. I decided on medical assisting because I see it as a step towards other possibilities, a foot in the door to see what I enjoy and will want to do in the future. Medical Assistance have a wide working spectrum and are in many medical areas such as a family clinic, pediatrics, and plastic surgery. Because my goal is a forensic pathologist or autopsy assistant I want to be a medical assistant in plastic or general surgery because I believe it will be a wonderful step towards my goal. As a medical assistant you are held to a high standard of professionalism because the situations you will be working

I would love to have the opportunity to become a Resident Assistant because I see the many benefits of it. One of them is learning new things, along with meeting new people. Since there are so many different things like cultures and personality’s coming together I know that I would only learn more. I would love to be support system for students, the thing that is most important to me is making myself open to them. I want them to feel like they can talk to me about anything they want. I would say that that is one of my strengths I care a lot. That makes people tell me a lot of their problems, which I love. There is so much that I can get out of being a Resident Assistant however, there is so much that I want to give first, being a safety net for student, teach them about bullying, and help them as they make their way through college and life.

I am planning to graduate with my bachelors in Therapeutic Recreation. I will then take that degree to enter the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program. I have chosen this occupation because it makes me happy to assist the people who want to get back in the routine in life. My patients age from 3 years old all the way to 100. I love being active, and it requires plenty of energy. My patients may have delayed development or may have traumatic brain damage. Patience is an important skill to have. I will have to get my hands dirty sometimes, but not all jobs are clean. My mother is a special education teacher in a PIP class. It is truly rewarding to me to help her kids with eating breakfast, and to simple as assisting with writing their name.

My mother is an elementary school teacher and my father is a mechanic for the United States Postal Service. Together, they have two biological children (my younger sister and I,) five adopted children (four of my brothers and one sister,) and one foster son, who will be adopted soon. However their generosity far exceeds their income and my family has been financially insecure for most of my life. With eight people living in our household the cost of the morgage, food, medical bills, and other expenses are high, especially for two people from middle class with modest income. Because of the high cost of living for my family, my parent's aren't able to pay for my college or take out a loan. I've been able to get some financial aid at my choice college, however, the whole cost isn't met.

My senior year of high school I sent out my application to The University of Maine Augusta for Mental Health and Human Services, focusing on families and children. Shortly after, I was accepted. I had an amazing experience studying to get my Bachelors Degree. Over my college career, I have not only accepted my fathers passing, but I have learned key many elements about working with individuals with special needs. My passion has only grown stronger throughout my studies.