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College Admissions Essay: Educating Me For My Future

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I may be a young adolescent but I have experienced so many things in the short seventeen years I have been breathing. I have experienced heartbreak and even physical pain that caused the world to go dark. I have experienced much more than the average teenager. I was dealt a bad hand of cards but somehow I came out on top as a Queen. Throughout my high school years, I have learned to work with people in a way that I never thought possible. I realized in sophomore year that you can’t gain respect until you have respected. I learned to thank teachers for their time that they put into educating me for my future. Time is precious and those that taught us deserve a large amount of respect. I also learned to become organized and to use time wisely. …show more content…

My greatest achievement in high school was just recently. I wrote a short seventy-five word poem that I turned into a statewide poetry contest. I never would have imagined I would ever even win but surely enough months later, I found out I won third place. Winning adjusted my outlook of my education. It was almost as though I had been given the realization that I could create a beautiful future. In Junior year, when my health began to look up, I put it to myself to make sure that I did the best that I could. I have continued that throughout my senior year also. I have grown so much as a person, in maturity, emotionally and intellectually. The career I chose is Dermatology. I chose this career because I have always felt that it is important to not only feel confident, but look confident. I have grown to become someone who is outstanding around people and I am able to comfort people. From what I have seen, those are two of the largest traits a dermatologist needs to learn. I believe that Dermatology is a good choice for me because I am fascinated by how skin is so sensitive and fragile. So many people are concerned with their skin. I would be wonderful to help others feel good about themselves everyday for a …show more content…

Usually, experience and references from mentors and past jobs are highly desired in resumes. When a candidate goes into a job interview, the person hiring will be looking for the candidate's motivation and commitment towards getting the job. They will want to see the ambition in the practitioners eyes for a passion for dermatology. Lastly, they will look for the ability of communication in a stressed position. If the candidate comes acrossed nervous and doesn’t take initiative, most likely, another practitioner will be chosen. The process of hiring would include a job interview, and if chosen for the position, they will shadow a trusted practitioner for feedback on whether the job is a good fit for the candidate. There is a bottom floor for what the candidate needs to have on their resume to be considered for the position. They must have at least eight years of education in the field. This must include at least a year of experience working with other dermatologists and they must be board certified. Other qualifications that may be needed would include a practitioner's license and a professional or doctoral degree (Summary). Getting a job at a Dermatologist office requires certain educational examinations such as passing the United States Medical Licensing Examination. Another examination that is usually required is the Dermatology Examination through ABD which is usually taken after a year

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