FBLA Personal Statement

FBLA membership has benefitted me because I can truly say it led me to my career choice. Junior year I had the opportunity to participate in the SBE Program at the Ste. Genevieve Care Center. By being a part of this program, I was required to join FBLA. Although FBLA was an organization I had wanted to join for a while, I needed a push to get involved in the club. Being involved in this club was one of the greatest decisions I have made during my high school career. My first year in the organization, I competed in the straight to state event, Social Media Campaign. Due to this participation, I attended the District Leadership Conference where I was a timekeeper and the State Leadership Conference, where my partner and I presented our project. The State Leadership Conference was a memorable event as it was different than any other conference I had attended before. That year I also served on multiple committees and assisted in the decorating of the Senior Citizen’s Christmas Dinner.

I hope to become an occupational therapist after I finish college. I always knew that I wanted to do something with people that involved helping them. I hope to provide support for those who believe that the things they used to do are now impossible. I want to be the person who helps them see that those things are possible, and they just need some help getting there. I also want to be the type of therapist who lets their patients know that whenever they need help I will be there to assist them. People feel hopeless if they are not able to do the things they always could, but I want to take that feeling and make it blossom into the wonderful feeling that hope can bring. People deserve to be happy in their bodies, and they should not feel ashamed

Growing up I have always had huge goals set for myself and I have had a lot of obstacles that have had a big impact on where I want to go in life. Those obstacles made me realize that maybe I can be different my life and that lead me to where I am today, senior year at Mountain View High School. I’m Caroline Kalcheff, and this is how I used my past issues to develop my future goals and dreams.

My career goal is to become an Occupational Therapist and specialize in pediatrics. I want to specialize in pediatrics because I have always loved to be around children and be able to help them in whatever they need. Also, pediatrics is important to me because kids are our future and if I can help kids for their future I will be glad to do so. Helping kids become more independent on their activities of daily living makes me happy because I am helping them to become more independent and make them feel like they can accomplish anything. In order to be able to do this I have to get a Master Degree and I plan on getting this degree from Loma Linda University. In five years I see myself working in the Occupational Therapy setting and working with kids. I see myself, making others

Throughout my life, I have been a sedulous and efficient worker. I have earned these qualities with my difficult courses in school and my involvement in FBLA. My difficult course load and involvement in FBLA has given me the qualities sought out by NHS: scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

I am dedicated to staying involved in many clubs and programs in my school. Right now I am currently in baseball, choir, Science National Honor Society, National Honor Society, Ruckus and Rowdy, student council, and in our school musical production, Footloose, as a main acting role. My most prominent talents are in baseball and choir. I have been in baseball since I was 3 years old and have always been an athletic kid compared to my peers. I continue to practice and try my best in baseball and despite always trying new sports and activities, I have never skipped a baseball season. Baseball has taught me the importance of teamwork, taking constructive criticism, respect for coaches and teammates, and persistence in improving. In the past two

A leader must be dedicated to serving their community, which is something that FBLA has forever instilled in me. In less than two years, I have completed over 300 hours of diverse community service. I am a competitive swim coach at my local YMCA, where I have the privilege of helping young athletes achieve their goals. I enthusiastically participate in my local chapter’s community service events, such as the law enforcement appreciation dinner, Community Service Day, and Wildcat Christmas.

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.

I came to the United States when I was 15 years old to live with my mom and my two siblings. My mom is a single mother and head of the house who worked 40 or more weekly to give what my siblings and I need. She works in a pipe company cleaning and installing screws to pipes approximately around 25 pounds. She decided to work in a man job so she could get some extra dollars to fulfill our needs. However is not enough to pay for my books and tuition. I decided to work as well so I can pay some of my tuition and some of my other necessities. But what I earn is not enough to continue with my dreams. My dream is to be the first member of my family to earn a college degree. I want to encourage those people who are immigrants and had to get use to

Ten years from now I expect to be a certified Occupational Therapist working in a pediatric setting. I am not sure where I am going to live at the moment. Ideally, I would like to live somewhere outside of a major city like Dallas, Tx. Though, I love the Conway and Little Rock area, so I would not mind living there either. Ultimately, it will depend on who I marry and what job opportunities arise for me upon graduation.

It has always been my hope to attend a highly respected university and get the best education possible, so I have spent most of my academic career working to make myself stand out amongst the hundreds of other candidates. Along with being a cadet in the JROTC program and playing on a sports, I have also done a number of other academic and physically challenging extracurricular activities throughout my four years of High School. Each of these clubs, events, and opportunities have shaped me into the person I am today and have brought me closer to my lifetime goals.

I attend Greenbrier High School and have a very busy school life which includes many extracurricular activities and programs while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. This year, I am taking one class that is Advanced Placement (AP) and I am receiving 9 concurrent credit hours from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). I plan on graduating with Highest Honors. I participate in Destination Imagination (DI), Band, Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), National Beta Club, Art Club, and Book Club.

I am quite involved in our extra curricular activities on my campus. To begin, I am a three year starter on our wrestling team in Oshkosh. I am hoping to be a captain for my team this year. This doesn't make me a better person but hopefully a better teammate and in the future a better coach. Wrestling helps me stay disciplined and organized. I am also part of our Oshkosh Physical Education Club or OPEC. This club is for all of the Physical Education major students on campus. I have been a member for 3 years now; last year I was the Vice President. This school year I will be the President of this club. This makes me a better person because I have to help students through different situations such as, thinking of dropping out, having problems

My life did not start off as I hoped but I know that my future is great. I am determined, dedicated and excited about the things that are about to occur along my future path. Who would have thought a little country girl from Starke, Florida, the child of a domestic abused mother, a fatherless child could possibly focus on her dream and acquire the degree she needs and one day be successful in her future career as an

I am the second oldest of four children and the second person in my family to go to college. Neither of my parents had the opportunity to college, so I had to work hard in school to get into a four year university. There is a lot of pressure on me to be a good role model and set a good example for my younger siblings. I treasure my education due to the fact my parents were not able to have one. Due to my parent’s education level, my dad is the only one who was able to find a job to provide for a family of six. He barely makes enough to maintain my family with the daily necessities. My family also has to put my medical expenses first over my education expenses. My parents do not have any left over money to help me pay my cell phone, school supplies, textbooks, or housing. Since, I am the second person going to college from my family and I will have to fund my education on my own just as my older brother did. My financial