College Admissions Essay: My Career Path

Media has taken on an all new meaning to me from just taking this class. I feel truly that this is the first class I can honestly say, I have learned something and grown because of what I have learned. Media now is much more than the entertainment, news and advertisements I once thought it was.

When I was five and my parents asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would say things like, “I want to be a princess!” When I was 10 and asked the same question, I would respond with, “I’m going to be an astronaut!” When I was 15, my teachers started telling me it was important to start thinking about my future, and I would always tell them that I was going to become a lawyer. But when my senior year rolled around, I had to decide what to do with the rest of my life. I went over all my options and just could not figure out what I wanted to do. How does a 17-year-old decide on a career choice that they will be stuck with for the rest of their life? Choosing a career path and college was one of the most stressful moments of my life. Being a first-year college student has created many challenges, like financing my education, stress and anxiety, homesickness, but I have also learned how to manage my time and make my own decisions.

After graduating from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Criminal Justice, the type of career I want to pursue is law enforcement or something that revolves around the field. For now, the two departments I wish to join are either: Orange County Sheriff’s Office or the Orlando Police Department, but as of now, I am leaning more towards Orange County. One reason being a law enforcement officer seems so pleasing is due to the fact that every day is completely different from the last since the situations are constantly changing on a daily basis. Also, it would be a joy to help the community whether that be through community policing or enforcing the laws in order to keep the community safe.

Every aspiration I have set for myself in life has been based on interests at the time. When I was eight years old, I travelled on a plane for the first time and for almost three years I aspired to progress into a pilot. After I turned twelve, I yearned to develop into a marine biologist because I enjoyed going to the beach and fishing. As I near the end of my high school career, history, people, culture and the world are now significant and relevant to me and have nudged myself into becoming a U.S. diplomat.

“Look at her face. It’s so red!” I heard this whenever I stood in front of my classmates. I admit, I became extremely shy whenever people stared at me. I was the kind of person who was not involved in any activities or extracurriculars at school. I used to avoid places where many people gathered. So, I never thought that I could be the one in charge of interacting with people.

When I was ten my family moved to Arizona, my father was a surveyor for the Army Corp of Engineers, so we traveled quite a bit before settling in Arizona. I earned a degree in engineering, but never worked in that field, instead choosing to become a peace officer. Somewhere during my third year, I realized I did not want to pursue that career, but felt it important to finish and earn my degree. After college, I moved to California and started my career, of 15 years, as an Orange County Deputy Sheriff. I met my wife, of over 23 years, Diane, there and had two children. Diane moved from Minnesota, where she was born and raised, for her job as a flight attendant. Neither Diane, nor I, have family in California and we thought it was important

Looking back on this semester and what I have learned I can see that I have become more media literate in many ways, primarily in the areas of awareness and analysis. I have become more aware of the way media is constructed. Some things that have stood out to me since I have started this course is for example the other day when I flew into the ST. Louis airport after Thanksgiving break one of the monitors in baggage claim said that it was “CLear Channel TV” before this course I do not know what clear channel was and I knew that the entertainment business was an oligopoly but I did not realize the extent. Seeing this was a moment of realization, that what I read was real, this one company has its hands in every pot. I have also noticed how much media means to people, I was speaking to one of my friends and I mentioned that I thought marvel was better that DC and she became very upset at me. It occurred to me that being a DC comics fan was a part of her identity, before I knew that people took entertainment personally but it was not actively looking for it.

Hearing my race class announced, I kick-started my bike and rode over to the starting line; although, numerous questions ran through my ten-year-old mind. I wondered how the bike worked, what made my bike different from others, and most importantly at the time, how to become a professional dirt bike racer. The hypercompetitive nature of racing allowed me to challenge myself and continually progress by learning vicariously through others. By taking the risks to progress as a racer, I attempted a large double-jump, and had fallen between the jumps, where another racer rode over my abdomen. Over the next year, I spent time in and out of hospitals and specialists’ offices treating my injury; however, for me it was an opportunity to learn about new tests, treatments, and most importantly another career I could observe first hand. Before undergoing a surgery, I met with one of the most compassionate and joyful anesthesiologists that calmed me down and answered my questions about his job. With a goal to make surgery as pleasant as possible, I was motivated to discover more about anesthesia.

Imagine a world with no educational problems? Unfortunately their are too many problems that ties to our education system. The problems that have not been noticed yet are Aiming all students towards college and not career ready , no diversity in AP/college classes and there is no one on one talks between the student and the counselor. Getting to know the students. And adding more vocational classes to bring students more choices or a career for them to pursue as early as possible. South is one of the most diverse schools ever seen, students will say it and teachers as well. I am qualified to talk about this because I am a highschool student and I have been to two different high schools. South is a great school but like all schools it has it problems that can be fixed. Although Denver south high school is doing well in the areas of Diversity and keeping student away from the student to prison

Starting at a young age I always had an interest in helping people in some shape or form. A true interest in the social service field did not come along, though, until middle of my college career with the help of my current profession in foster care. Connecting with people of different education levels throughout school to either help them understand the lecture material or to work with them to problem solve the lecture material together always came easy to me. It was then I knew I have an apt for connecting to people on different levels. My interests changed throughout my college career. Once enrolled in college, I believed I had an interest in Pre-Med with a specialization in Pediatrics. With my love for Math, Science, and children, I had assumed that becoming a Pediatrician would be the right field for me. After taking more classes and discussing future career goals with my peers and counselors, I knew it was not for me. Once I enrolled at Northern Illinois University, I declared my major as Psychology. Up until then, I had only take two or three classes in the field and did have an interest for it. When searching for degrees to major in, I felt that Psychology interested me more than the other degrees. I knew I wanted to be in the social service field.

On the first day of class, the question was asked why everyone chose Media and Society. Most of us were truthful or maybe semi truthful and said that it was a required course. The course was required for me, but I was eager to see what it was all about. I was hoping to learn about journalism and possibly how media affects the way people think. Boy was I back in the past. After a little coaxing; via reflections and videos, I started to understand this class and what I was learning from it. At first these images of things moving at a whirlwind pace overwhelmed me. I found from taking this class that I am very old school, much to my dismay. I feel this way for a number of reasons. For one I’m

The question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” meant so many things throughout middle childhood, adolescence, and was even relevant in adulthood. My interests varied from law, to education, and even construction for a period. It took most of my lifetime and lived experiences, up until very recently, to actually figure out, make a decision, and follow through, with my true occupational goals. This paper will examine my current career path and goals. It will investigate the results of the O*Net Interest Profiler in which I participated, and how they compare to my current occupational goals. Finally, it will discuss gained insights and further resources for future career exploration.

Two years and an Associate’s degree later, I transferred to Phillip Merrill College of Journalism (University of Maryland College Park) to study broadcasting. There, I learned the tricks of the journalism trade; how to shoot, write, produce, and report news. I took TV/radio broadcasting classes, and studied media law and media ethics. The more I

When I was in elementary, I remember being asked: "what do you want to be when you grow up?" I remember saying" I want to be a singer or a professional dancer and dance with celebrities." When I was in middle school I realized I wanted to be in the Medical Field and become a pediatrician. Once I started high school, I joined Dinuba High school Medical Academy through this program I got so much information and opportunities' to learn more about what I wanted to be. Even though I was in this program, and I was meeting a lot of professionals' with different careers I remember still not really being sure of what I wanted to be. Finally, in my junior year, I made a decision that changed my career choice, I decided to volunteer at Reedley Hospital this made me realize I wanted to become a Midwife, But what's a Midwife you say? well, this essay will explain and give answers to your questions.

I have chosen to explain how I made one of the best decisions in my life: the one to become a nurse. There are many options for a wonderful career path, but none that I feel could compare to nursing. As a child, I always wanted to be a veterinarian. When I became a teenager, I thought my purpose was to be a paramedic. Sometimes in life, we have situations that change us completely. With that being said, I plan to tell you how it all happened.