College Admissions Essay: Choosing A Career Path

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.

When challenged as to why I would want to pursue a career in medicine, my response includes an acknowledgement of the realities of an intensely stressful and academically rigorous profession, but also a recognition of the rewards that come with having the ability to make a real difference to peoples’ lives. We depend on medicine in our weakest times and seek strength in those who dedicate themselves to research, prevention and treatment and I believe I have both the compassion and motivation to make a positive contribution.

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.

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.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Is one of the many questions that are asked by teachers and adults. Through the research and development of this paper, I feel that I am finally prepared to answer that question. College has always been in my plans but which college? Well, I have it narrowed down to three excellent and well -known colleges. Ohio University of Athens, The Ohio State University of Columbus and Miami University are the colleges that I feel would foremost prepare me to become an athletic trainer.

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

For many young boys and girls, the introduction to sports is often a life changing event. For me, it has been an indelible mark of endearment that has left me captivated since my earliest memory. While I would later go on to explore other passions such as business, law, and politics, it would be the synthesis of these affections that drives my career direction and goals. In any of life’s endeavors, inspiration and guidance is derived from 3 words: Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. While these three words on their own are only verbs, when placed together they are tied to every aspect of life, sport, business, and success. The words were stressed by my father, who learned their importance himself as a Sergeant the Marine Corps. Despite the immense

I've always had many interests: drawing, writing, cooking and baking, sewing, biology, etc but I couldn't choose from any of them as a career choice because they seemed too simple for me. I needed something challenging but those interests fell short. Luckily, I found something.

A wise man once said that high achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation. Since the beginning of my long, abundant, wholesome career as a student, I think I can honestly say that I had never anxiously awaited a course. While that may be surprising, I had never actually sat down and thought to myself, "Hmm I really wish I was doing school right now." However, that all changed once I applied to Point. To put it simply, I have very high expectations for this class. I believe I will not only benefit and learn from this course, but that I will thrive in it. I honestly think that the combination of companionship, skillful teaching, and excellent course material will make me come out of this not only more skilled in English,

Picking a career is a tough decision for a teenager and that is very common. It is what you will likely do for the rest of your life so the decision is scary for most. My career choice, on the other hand, was easy. I have always enjoyed math and seeing things come together through my ideas and creativity, so engineering was a perfect fit.

Rutgers to me is a place more than a university or an opportunity to further my educational capacity. It is also an opportunity for me to take part in a diversified learning environment, and gain a larger perspective on a variety of cultures. Rutgers is a potluck; each student comes in with a unique culture giving sustenance to each other¿s culture, and in turn everyone gets out more than he or she initially came in with. This abundance of diversity is impossible for a single individual to create alone, but it can only be

Conversing with medical professionals and aspiring medical professionals, I am constantly reminded of the reasons why I would like to become a physician. These conversations remind me of the many selfless acts that are made on a daily basis to improve the quality of life for another human-being. I remember the sense of wonder I felt when, as a child, I accompanied my mother at her job as a nurse before attending elementary school in the mornings. While medicine has always been an interest of mine, it is now with deep determination, as well as gratification, that I have come to realize my ambition—to become a physician.

Choosing a right career path can be tough. Especially, when the parents are involved. Parents want their children to have a better life in the future so they want their children to be educated. When they are successfully graduate from the college they can get a high paying job and earn much more than their parents. However, does everyone listen and follow their parents’ decisions about the career? What happen if kids didn’t want what their parents told them to do? Is there a compromise and or one side needs to give in? It was a tough decision for me too. There was a lot of pressure on me. I was hesitated and somehow worried when my parents were involved, but I knew what I want for my career.

Finding a specific career path can not only be difficult, but it can also induce bouts of anxiety, anger, and sadness over a crucial part of an individual’s life. Settling on a career can be unnerving when thinking about the fact that this is the career that you spend thousands of dollars on in college, that this is the career you will work in until you retire. With this course, I’ve found that it has been easier to narrow down a goal towards finding a career. Through career assessments, different assignments and discussions, I have realized what my barriers and strengths are. Overcoming these and improving these skills or applying them to an actual career assisted me in narrowing my goal as well. I am now able to clearly see the advantages and disadvantages of my career goal and to think clearer about the next steps that I will take after this course.

Many pastors often will have the little children of the church ushered to the front to speak with them briefly. In a playful manner he asks them, what are they going to be when they grow up? It is amazing how the majority of them say with such confidence what they will be someday. And in the congregation sits me, a returning college student who decided to do a three sixty and pursue a different career. One of the major factors in a career is that it will give an individual flexible time with family and friends. The salary often is the deciding factor for some in choosing a career; in fact, the careers of my choice all had great pay in salary. In narrowing down the best choice it ultimately came down to which career has continuous growth