Personal Narrative: Deciding My Major

At 17 years old, I had the grueling task of deciding how I wanted to spend 40 plus years of my life. I always aspired to land a career in the medical field, so I majored in biology like most pre-med hopefuls, but during my junior year, I no longer desired to become a physician. The medical field was calling out to me, but the specialty of focus was incorrect. After graduation, I went back to the basics and put my nursing assistant certification to use.

My College and Career goals include graduating college and getting a job. I wish to attend the University of Alabama. I plan to major in occupational therapy or speech therapy. After I graduate with my bachelor's degree I wish to get my master's degree. After I finish my schooling I want to receive a job that allows me to provide for my family. I wish to receive this job in my degree's field. After receiving this job I wish to improve to reach a leadership role.

As a college student you are told to pick a major that you have interest in. As a little girl, I have always wanted to have a meaningful career. Don’t get me wrong; there are so many careers that have done incredible things for people and the world, but I wanted to find something I am passionate about. After earning my Certified Nursing Assistant, I am going to be a nursing

The factor that made my decision to choose nursing as my major was mother, Esther. My mother has been a registered nurse for as long as I can remember. When I was younger, my mom would bring me to work with her on some of her night shifts at A.I DuPont Children’s Hospital. I remember going to each room and visiting the patients. It made me happy that my mom was their nurse, and was there to help them get better. As I got older, that feeling of me wanting to make a difference in someone else’s life never went away. There are many different types of nurses in the nursing field. My field of preference is to become a Neonatal Nurse. I enjoy working with babies, and studying closely on how they grow, and develop. Some of the characteristics my mom

Growing up my mother worked as a nurse which consequently built a strong respect as well as admiration for the profession. However, up until the day I left for college I never considered this career for me. As a last resort I made checklist to try and determine the major that best fit my aspirations for the future. Nursing immediately jumped out at me and since then I have been infatuated with the goal of becoming a nurse.

Since childhood I have been faced with obstacles concerning college. Not one person within my household, or immediate family, has attended college. Unfortunately, some didn't even finish high school. However, I am determined to follow my dreams and make something of myself. Before I stress about how to be accepted into a college, I must first pick a college. This is where my problem lies. My top two choices are the University of Arizona and Syracuse University. Both of these are great schools. Sadly, I must choose one. The University of Arizona and Syracuse University both offer wonderful programs for students seeking higher education. However, I must decide which school is fine-tuned to fit the needs and requirements that

hen I first started college here at the University of Southern Mississippi, I was undecided on what I wanted to do in the future. I have always been very passionate about working in the medical field and knew that was something that I could see myself doing in the future. I first started out majoring in Biology, because I wanted to be a Physical Therapist. Throughout high school my career interests switched back and forth from physical therapy to nursing. I decided to major in Biology because I was very interested in science and knew there would be plenty opportunities to learn more about it. During sophomore year I continued thinking about nursing and eventually knew that my heart was leading me towards changing my major. After I changed

Certainly by now, you know my name. However, I prefer to go by Mia. I have been a student at SBVC since fall of 2013. I know... it seems like a long time. The reason for that is I am a double major. In Spring of 2018 I will be graduating with my Associate's degrees in Business Administration and Accounting. I work extremely hard on my educational career goals. For example, I have maintained a 4.0 GPA and am an honor student. I currently work on-call for a local school district and enjoy every minute of it. I am also a creative writer, which I haven't had much time to do lately, but plan to get back to it as time allows. In fact, one of my newest ventures is marketing in the digital economy, so my creative writing will definitely get

In high school I decided that I wanted to work in the medical field but it wasn’t until I was a freshmen in college that I had decided that nursing was the field in which I wanted to study. In College I had taken an anatomy and physiology class that had struck my interest and although I had some struggles in the class because of the amount of criteria there was to cover I spent extra time studying and talking with the professor but most of all I enjoyed it. There was so much about the human body that fascinated me which helped close my decision on becoming a nurse. Although I had applied and talked to a few colleges about their nursing programs there was something off about the people and the program. A friend of mine was hospitalized at Medical Center of the Rockies and after many visits with him I began to talk to some of his nurses among the most caring was a girl who had graduated from Colorado Christian University. She had a smile on her face the entire time and never

Making that first step to complete independence isn’t always easy. Being the first person in my family to ever attend college, I knew I was travelling into uncharted territory, one where I wasn't sure what to expect. My dad, a concrete worker, my mom an esthetician both came from very little and never had the chance to attend college. Both of my brothers decided against college and went to work for my father in the concrete business. For this reason, I was a little bit hesitant to venture too far from my home my first year. What if something went wrong? What if I couldn’t do it? I am happy I stayed home and attended Daemen my freshman year, because it opened my eyes to a great deal of things, and helped me find what I want to do with the rest of my life. Since I was little I always knew I wanted a career that involved helping people, especially children. The first semester of my freshman year I took a class called “Healthcare Studies

For a long time, determining my major seemed to be an impossible task. Dance had been my ultimate passion for as long as I could remember, but after years of exhaustion, pushing my body to its limits, and enduring long rehearsals, I had come to the realization that I did not want to make a career out of it. College was just around the corner, and it was exciting to know that I could pursue any career I desired. However, facing an endless array of opportunities was also overwhelming. Despite the popularity of television shows depicting hospitals, and personally knowing nurses, I had never considered a career in nursing myself.

I chose nursing as my major for three reasons that are important to me. I have always been interested in the medical field, my own medical history plays a factor in my choice, and I love children.

I began to understand my need for advanced coursework while still in high school. As I completed those first assignments in courses like W131 something profound began to happen to me, I started making meaningful intellectual discoveries. Although not science related, writing those exploratory essays allowed me to discover my voice, and with my voice, I was able to reveal my abilities and ambitions, not just to others but also, most importantly to myself. I might have completed that self-discovery with any general writing and science courses however, the recognition as a student in an Honors program meant prospective schools understood that I was one of the best students in my school. Fast forward, a couple of years and the revelation of needing

My sophomore year in yearbook as far as a job in yearbook I was working with Andrew Izzo as the Index Editor, Which mean we go through all of the "finished" yearbook pages and we check the name spelling and we "log" what page each person is on. But away from Index Editor I did a lot of other stuff also. I worked with the cameras alot so I would sign people out along with 3 other students, and I designed pages.

Many high school students begin to wonder what life after high school is going to look like. From my past experiences of research and a variety of job shadows I know that it can be scary to pick a career or job that one most likely will be doing for years to come. Some of the questions that need to be asked are what am I interested in, what is my passion, what subject am I good at? Many nurses love to work with people and want to make their lives better, their passion is people, and are interested in science and math. Nursing is a career that is desperately looking for highly qualified individuals who want to make a difference in the lives of others and is very rewarding. Not only does nursing have a growing demand but their are many