My Educational Journey

At a young age of 13, my parents decided it was time to move to United States so that they could provide me with better facilities as well as education. My parents always hoped and dreamed that their son would go into the field of science and eventually healthcare. After a few years, when I was applying for college I had a huge decision to make, follow the dreams and wishes of my parents or stand up for my interests. The core values that influenced the decisions I made were: Family, Achievement, Courage, and Inner harmony.

As if struck by lightning, I realized the importance of my education. Every day I treated school as my personal gateway to hell, pretending to be sick so I wouldn't have to go. Never once did I think that somewhere, someone else would be thrilled to have the opportunities available to me. I began to take school seriously, and as I grew older, I began to teach my grandmother how to read her mother language. She was just learning to read books when we had to relocate to the United States. My mother shaped my life in regard to the cultures I was forced into, which I gradually adopted as my own. Italy, Spain, France, England, I had lived in more places than I could count. The move to the States excited me beyond belief. I was overjoyed by the opportunities to learn in England, but in comparison the ones in Florida overwhelmed me. Everywhere I turned there were opportunities to further my education, which I grasped hungrily. Soon, I yearned for more, leading to my ventures into the unknown, which soon became the very-well known. I took a computer science class, and within a year mastered all the corners, the ins and

There is a number of life sequences that can shape the person that you are today . My personal experience has made a positive influence in my life and plays a huge part of the person that i am today .I am the eldest of three children in my family, the only girl and the first person in both sides of my families to have a high school diploma and have completed a full education in the United States. Not only do i want to be the first high school graduate in my family but i also want to be the first one to pursue a career. Getting an education has always been my priority growing up. Thanks to my hard working parents i had a great childhood. My elementary and middle school years were probably the best times of my life. I would receive

My most meaningful accomplishment is my educational career. Immediately after graduating from Azusa High in 2010, I started school at Citrus Community College. After I spent three years at Citrus, putting the time I needed to transfer to UC Merced for a major in Political Science, I graduated with an Associate of Arts degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences. My first semester at UC Merced I had a little trouble with the workload but I did not let that stop me from successfully passing all my classes. The second semester was a lot easier to handle even with the extra commitments and class added to my schedule. I brought my cumulative GPA up from a 2.5 to a 2.8 while working two jobs and doing research, I was accepted into the University of

“ Although the road is never ending, take a step and keep walking, do not look fearfully into distance...On this path let the heart be your guide for the body is hesitant and full of fear.” At first, these poetic words by Rumi had little significance to me as I started my journey in healthcare. As I progressed through my journey into medical school I realized how well it defines my journey and its hurdles as one progresses through medical school. I have always been drawn to art of medicine. As long as I remember while just being a high school student, having just moved from another country and starting my education in USA, I was under the excellent guidance of talented biology teacher. Her interest into my studies and motivation made it possible for me to endure into a journey that was both fruitful and difficult at the same time. Working with her early on in my early career towards health sciences I knew that this is the journey I was going to take. Only when I am now at the end I can fully understand what Rumi said in his quote and how much it relates to me. My early interactions with healthcare blossomed into passion that I continued on towards completing my journey of medicine. This journey had its ups and down and not till my clinical years that I completely understood my scarifies and why that I took upon such a task. In my clinical years the interaction I had with patients made me realize this is what I would do if I were to start over and over again on the same

As a infant at only three months old i was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease. Being hospitalized is one of my earliest memories, sickle cell crises was the cause for me to be admitted in and out of hospitals. i would return to school and hurry to catch up on work, however not because i wanted to learn or succeed in my class, i just didn't want to feel different anymore. I was different in every other aspect from my peers, i needed on part of me to be normal, so i mean it my mission to return to school after every hospitalizations and work my hardest. Most people would think i worked so hard because i had a thirst for education, but all the hunger i had was hunger to fit in. i didn't find my love for a higher education until my freshman year

As I look back on my own personal educational journey very little comes to mind. Unfortunately, even learning to read, a milestone for many children cannot be recalled. I remember a bit about junior high and more about high school but the earlier years of all the important “firsts” such as reading and writing remains cloudy. I keep hoping that one day something will jog my memory and those years will come back to me like they happened yesterday, but for now I will stick to what I do know.

I was born on November 7th, 2002, in Eau Claire Wisconsin. I was born at 12:57 in the afternoon at Eau Claire’s local hospital. My mom knew I was coming soon so my parents drove to the hospital and about 15 minutes after they checked in I was here. It was a very quick delivery, unlike my sister who took about 5 hours to be delivered. Even though I was born at 12:57 I was supposed to be born earlier because the nurses tried to hold me in as long as they could before the doctor came. As you can see I was very impatient and wanted to be out in the world, so look out world here I come!

Throughout my childhood and academic career, I have changed my educational and occupational goals so many times I can’t even remember. But through it all, I kept one thing the same: the desire to be happy and successful. However, as it is commonly said, you don’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been. The most important thing about me is that I am an introverted extrovert. Paradox, I know. Yes, I am friendly and sociable, but I also love to have alone time and don’t let people in a lot. This is partly why it was so difficult for me to write this essay. However, I want you to know me, the real me.

Last year I took an Access to Higher Education course, it gave me an experience in studying online, I struggled in keeping my work organized and meeting deadlines. I learned to prioritize, dedicate, persevere, and adjust my usual lifestyle to accommodate my studies. However, I developed key study skills which I think have prepared me for this module. I worked with my tutor as well as participating in the study forums, which I used to engage in subject discussions with fellow students. I struggled, sometimes I had to work under pressure trying to balance home life and my studies, this has taught me to stick to my study schedule and not leave things to the last minute. Tutor support and feedbacks helped me to achieve my goals and to develop as

Born and raised in the eastern part of Nepal, I was the third child of my parents. The name of my first school was the Balkalyan Boarding School. This was the beginning of my educational career, I had a dream to become a distinct individual in the society. Going to school was always fun, and full of good experiences. My overall educational experience was positive.

One of my hardest decisions was to come to school at Mideast. I almost considered going back to my home school at the beginning of my first year, but i'm happy I stayed. Because I will have more opportunities in the work force. For example my lab got me a job at Neff’s during the summer for landscaping. It was a good job for the summer and it paid way better than minimum wage.

I am a first generation american student. At the age of four my family and I left the U.S. and moved to Jalisco, Mexico, where I went to school for most of my elementary years. During those years I traveled long distance to get to school, approximately a mile and half of walking, in sunny and rainy days. At the age of 10, we moved back to the U.S. since my parents were not making enough money to pay for my elementary tuition or the one of my two sisters. My parents wanted us to be educated past the ninth grade and not be forced to join the labor force at the age of fifteen. That fall of 2005, I started the fifth grade, I did not speak nor understood a word in English. One of the problems I faced my first year in american elementary, was that

On to old news, i’m tired of high school. I’m tired of the work,people,lunch,community,building,staff, and myself. Throughout all my years of education my teachers hyped me up that after your senior year you were done, well they lied. I’m supposed to continue my education another 15-20 years according to a career? Are you really telling me I have to do more work after they specify you’re done after senior year? If you’re a teacher reading this you’re probably telling me “uh, yea what did you expect?” You want to know what I expected, none of this. You’re probably thinking I should suck it up, grow up and move on, but I’m tired of the negativity I get when I say I don’t want to further my education. I appreciate the people looking out for me

This story has to begin in my middle school years. At this age, I was already being tested annually amongst my peers. My parents had already received grades from the prior year letting them know that I was excelling in math and science. This year was different, this year they kept emphasizing on how it counts. And how it did. The grade I had received on these standardized tests statewide were enough to push me to the next level.