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College Admissions Essay: Pursuing My Dream Career

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As a senior, I pride myself in knowing that I will be the first in my family to graduate high school and have the opportunity of pursuing my dreams. As I look into the future, it is easy to see why many would think that my dream career is unobtainable. When I tell others what I want to do, I always get the same reaction of shock. Countless times throughout my life I've been told that I cannot do it; I've been told that there is no way that a kid born with illegal parents who have no real education can ever achieve what I want to do. I dream of becoming a surgeon and helping save the lives of others. I want to prove once and for all that someone like me, even from the circumstances that surround me, can make something great with their lives

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