Personal Path Research Paper

Many students have had their own personal journeys into college. People experienced inspirations on their journey, whether it`s from a family member, mentor, educator or a personal event that occurred in their lives. In my journey into college I`ve been encouraged by many experiences in my life that has brought me to where I’m today. Various people have been a big part of my journey, giving me the encouragement I needed when I wanted to throw in the towel. For example, my mother, my educator Ms. Tynes and even my friends spoke life into when I thought school wasn’t meant for me.

I decided to pursue a career in medicine when I was an adolescent. I scheduled a science-heavy course load in high school. Pursued a degree in Honours Biological Sciences. Shadowed a physician for two months. Graduated with distinction. Applied to medical schools and received my acceptance. My academic and professional career was already planned at the ripe age of fourteen. As the years progressed, my passion and interest in medicine waned. I was left feeling deeply unfulfilled. The career I was pursuing had ceased to be reflective of my interests. I struggled to procure the enthusiasm to apply to medical school, putting it off until I was in my final year of university. Every time I broached

Currently, I am in the process of earning my Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a pre-medical emphasis from Grand Canyon University. Upon graduation, I hope to attend either a medical or physician assistant school. My specific goal in the medical field is still up in the air, however, I am avidly exploring the fields of pathology, oncology, emergency medicine, and surgery. My interest in the medical field was sparked by my human anatomy and physiology class during my senior year of high school. Put simply, my life in high school was rough, and I was completely lost, as far as my career decisions were concerned. I enrolled in a human anatomy course, to fill a hole in my schedule during my senior

When I first came to Mercer I really wanted to become a pediatric oncologist or a general practitioner. I changed my mind a couple times during my pre-college and freshman year on whether or not I wanted to be a different kind of doctor. However, I never really thought I would end up undeclared in my sophomore year. My whole high school life was spent navigating the medical pathway and joining clubs like HOSA (Healthcare Occupation Students of America). I even did well in these classes and clubs, winning honors at the state and national level for EMT and Kaiser Permanente testing. During my sophomore year, things changed because I dropped chemistry after having an uninspiring teacher and after

Throughout my high school education, I have taken a variety of honors and advanced placement science courses due to my strong interest and talent in this field. In all of these courses, I have enjoyed being in class and have excelled academically. I have received a 5 on the AP exams for both of the AP science courses I have taken thus far, biology and physics, and I strive for nothing less than a 5 on my AP Chemistry at the end of my senior year. Due to my enthusiasm and talent in science, I plan to study pre-medicine in college, hoping to be admitted into school of medicine and becoming a neurosurgeon. This has been a life goal of mine for some time now, and I have been taking the initiative to put myself in a position to achieve this ambition. As I have already stated, I have loaded my high school schedule with difficult science classes to prepare myself for the rigors of pre-medicine and medicine school. In addition, my AP Psychology course I took last year further peaked my desire and readiness to study the brain and its functionality. I am also currently working with Riverview Hospital in a volunteer/job shadowing position once a week in order to get experience and to create valuable contacts that will prepare me for medicine school as well as getting a job or residency after completing college. This individual drive to achieve such an immense life goal sets me apart from my peers and is a catalyst to achieve my life

I did not realize I wanted to be a physician until three years ago. Once this realization occurred, I worked very hard to overcome the shortcomings in my undergraduate studies. I have maintained a job in order to pay for undergraduate and graduate coursework. This has forced me to enhance my time management and multi-tasking skills, which in turn have allowed me to be exposed to countless experiences and activities.

Through my life, I have made many decisions to help develop my interests and skills as well as my character. Such choices of mine include becoming my high school’s band president, a three season varsity sport captain, a national honor society member, a boy scout and an eagle scout. I have been fortunate to earn many awards including merit badges like emergency preparedness and the first aid and the community service award after being accredited for over 180 hours of cheerful community service. When it came time to think about my future with my high school guidance counselor, she introduced me to an idea of becoming a Physician

I even took health science classes as part of the medical academy three years in a row during high school because I always thought that I wanted to enter the medical field. However, towards the end of my senior year in high school, I wondered to myself if I wanted to go through numerous years of college, medical school, residency, and fellowship that required a copious amount of time and money in order to become a doctor. I think one of the biggest obstacles for me deciding on Biomedical Sciences is the time and money required to finally show results of my decision. With that said, I really enjoyed my time in the health science classes I took throughout my high school years because it was really fun and I liked the idea of helping people. Therefore, that is one of the biggest reasons for my conflict in actually choosing to major in Biomedical Sciences. If I took Biomedical Sciences, I know that it leads me towards a path of becoming a physician, pharmacist, dentist, physician’s assistant, and many other medical careers, but I still don’t exactly know if it is right for me. Even in the My Plan assessments that I took, it said that health care is number two in the areas that I have a match

I admit that I haven't always been interested in entering the medical field. It seemed like a “blood and guts” job to me, and thats not exactly something that Ive always felt comfortable with. I must have changed my mind what seemed like a million times about my future. I went from wanting to be a marine biologist, to wanting to be an art teacher and then later not having even the slightest idea what I wanted to be at all. It wasn’t until my senior year in high school, that an unexpected accident led to my final decision to pursue a health related career.

I took a total detour to become a physician. Finishing my undergraduate as finance major at Stern business school, before starting my classes as a medical student, I worked as an intern at a Wall Street multimillion dollar firm. Soon I got picked up by a leading Wall Street financial bank with six figure salary just before my graduation. Despite all this success at the early stage of my life, I was not satisfied mentally with the direction my life had been headed. I had pursued a profession that was emotionally fulfilling and intellectually challenging, whose reward was different than bonuses and huge sales commissions; a profession that require my full abilities to use my intellect solving complex human problems with a rewarding meaningful

As an undergraduate, I initially majored in exploratory studies so that I could better assess my skills and interests to see which major would be best fit for me. It did not take long for me to decide on a major of movement and sports science because of the focus on the biomechanics of the human body. I did not know that I wanted to become a physician assistant right away. Initially I thought about becoming a physical therapist or personal trainer, since I was interested in exercise. However, it didn’t take long for me to realize that my interests were more widespread than that. I was interested in the diagnostic aspect of medicine, so I knew that I did not want to become a nurse. Of course, I considered medical school but found that the PA

Before coming to SMU I was convinced that I would be a doctor. Obviously I knew that would be hard and that I will be pushed both physically and mentally, but I thought that I could withstand it. I didn’t pay any mind to the fact that I couldn’t look at blood and that even talking about needles made me pale. I also paid no mind to the fact that my whole life I have loved learning about different cultures and their history and that I had a huge passion for psychology and helping people with mental illnesses.

If I could have any career it would be a Pediatric Physical Therapist, I want to be able to help children and young adults recover and have a healthy future.Be able to go to sleep knowing that I made a difference in a child’s life, and that they are on a path to a full recovery. At first going into highschool I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to be, so I wanted to do a process of elimination. I was always intrigued at being a nurse because I would go with my Grandma to her patient's house and help her take care of her patients. So I took the class Principle of Health Science to test the waters and truly see if I was interested in the medical field.I was shocked when I actually found myself enjoying the class and soaking up all the information

Since early childhood, I always believed I would choose a career in the medical field. When I was five years old, I was asked: “What do you want to be when you grow up”? I always responded by saying: “I want to become a dentist”. I began to pursue my lifelong goal of becoming a dentist or doctor after enrolling at the University of Georgia majoring in biology. I interviewed and shadowed many doctors, all of whom specialized in different areas. I learned about the education process of becoming a doctor, daily tasks, their lifestyle, and the hours they worked. However, the more time I spent shadowing and working with people in those fields; the less I believed that a career as a

My decision to pursue medicine happened when I was still an adolescent. I scheduled a science-heavy course load in high school. Shadowed a physician for two months. Pursued a degree in Honours Biological Sciences. Graduated with distinction. Applied to medical schools and received my acceptance. My academic and professional career planned at the ripe age of fourteen. As the years progressed, my passion and interest in medicine waned. I was left feeling deeply unfulfilled. The career I was pursuing had ceased to be reflective of my interests. I struggled to procure the enthusiasm to apply to medical school, putting it off until I was in my final semester of university. Every time I broached the topic of changing my path with my family I was left believing I was making a mistake. It took getting accepted into medical school and booking my plane ticket to leave for me to realize that the mistake I was making was no longer just a few years of university or a couple of high school courses, but a twelve-year commitment to a career I had little interest for. After years of thought and consideration, I decided pursuing a career in law despite my science heavy background is a real possibility.