SQA Personal Statement

I attended Braden River High school until I heard about the opportunity to participate in the dual enrollment program at SCF. I have always been motivated in school, but was ready for a new challenge. I started at State College of Florida my senior year of high school as a dual enrollment student. During my first semester, I took thirteen credit hours and earned a 4.0. The second semester I increased to fourteen credits and again earned a 4.0. By May I had earned twenty six college credits and retained a 4.0 Grade point average. I have always had a passion for school, so there was no chance that I wanted to take a summer break. In May, I enrolled as a non-degree seeking student so that I could continue going to State College of Florida until I received my high school transcripts. This summer I have earned another fourteen college credits and so far have maintained my 4.0 grade point average. I plan to attend State College of Florida in the fall and spring to earn my AA degree and then transfer to either University of Florida or Florida Atlantic University. I want to study microbiology and cell

Prior to high school, my uncle was my chemistry teacher. As a food scientist, he was to me a great inventor who knew everything about the magic of taste, texture, and aroma; I still remember his lecture on “good” chocolate and how cocoa butter—solid at room temperature—melts readily in our mouths. Raised on an early appreciation for the power of applied science, I am now driven toward chemical science by a desire to uncover solutions to challenges in the modern world.

I have grown up on my family farm outside of Albert Lea MN for my whole life. I have always taken a special interest in the beef cattle on our farm. I currently manage all of the herd records, and own part of the business. Throughout my SAE project through FFA, I started my own herd as well. I work extremely hard on our farm with the beef chores. I also help out with the crop farming on my farm by running tractors and watching bins. Because I have such an interest in cattle, I started working on a dairy farm two years ago. I currently milk 150 cows before, and after school everyday. I take a lot of time with my school studies as well. I maintain a 4.0 even while taking numerous college classes, and working. One of my greatest passions while in school has been FFA. I have served as the historian and the President of our

The National FFA Organization is an organization that I have been devoted to full heartedly, as a student, I grew hooked to every opportunity that FFA could offer and fell in love FFA goal, which has been consistent for every generation. Their goal is to develop leadership, personal growth, and future success, as an officer, I have promoted my responsibility to lead in my own unorthodox way of being gentle and graceless.

I would like to apply for a 2016 summer internship in the accounting department at the Tennessee Valley Authority Corporate Headquarters in Knoxville. After doing research online and with my career counselor, Robin Lay, at Tusculum College I have decided that the Tennessee Valley Authority would be a stupendous place to begin gaining real world experience and knowledge in the accounting field.

The qualities that attract me to LSA are the vast amount of career opportunities stemming from the subjects available to major in. It is the largest of University of Michigan's schools and offers an extreme amount of variety. I am highly interested in technology and computers and the courses that LSA provides. I have two sisters who are involved in University of Michigan's LSA program and, based on what I have witnessed and what they have said, it is a hard, but fulfilling school. Due to the high intensity of this undergraduate college, career options will open up. Companies who are looking for undergraduate students or students after graduation know that kids from LSA are well prepared and educated to perform the job requirements that they

medical field. Biology, my science of choice, always piqued my curiosity time after time. I was enamored with the

The Junior State of America (JSA) is the largest student-run organization in the country dedicated to youth civic engagement and political involvement. Founded in 1934, the nonprofit JSA has fostered over 500,000 student leaders through its school year academic program and its summer programs. During the school year, JSA functions as an extracurricular activity at high schools. JSA hosts overnight conventions during the school year to provide a platform for high school students to come together and contemplate the issues facing our society. In the summertime, JSA hosts summer programs at colleges so students can study advanced courses in government, politics, media, and international relations.

Furthermore, being in an area of medicine I can always learn something new because there is always an on-going of unknown things that happen in the human body, also the science

Thinking back to what made me consider the medical field, I don’t remember considering any other field. Before I could even understand what physicians actually did, I knew that they had a major impact on a person’s life. It is obvious that doctors save life everyday, but the way they save lives was always interesting to me.Beyond all the medicine and surgery, a physician takes the time to guide and support every patient. Being a physician is not purely ingrained in science, nor is it purely ingrained in humanism. It was the unique combination of both that drew me to consider being a physician.

Just 45 minutes north of Vancouver and 40 south of Whistler, you get to Squamish. Also known as Canada’s Outdoor Recreational Capital. This small town is home to professional athletes, lovers of the outdoors and is filled with friendly faces. Being born and raised in an environment like this has inspired me to be kind to one another and always try my best in whatever I do. From a young age, literature has always been a passion of mine. Hence, why I joined the book club at the Squamish Public Library every year. It brought me jubilance and comfort but, most importantly it helped me grow my imagination as a child. However, as I grew older my interest went down in reading and writing. I am not sure what made the spark dull but, I would love to reignite that love for literature that I had when I was younger.

My strong interest in the world of science started from an early age as I enjoy learning science because it explains the theories behind a lot of what we go through in everyday life. I’ve always wanted to have a career which involves science and allows me to help people. My choice of optometry came about because I and members of my family have vision problems. Therefore, I know how it feels like not being able to see properly and how that brings eyestrain and headaches. This made me want to study optometry to help people who have vision problems and eye diseases.

Observing theoretical ideas being applied to practice on a daily basis has greatly built on my scientific knowledge and thus, was my first step to think about my future medical career. Studying Chemistry has allowed me to develop my inquisitive nature and develop my teamwork skills while carrying out experiments and analysing data, while Biology has helped me to handle ethical issues smoothly when dealing with plants or animals and give reasoned balanced arguments when debating about ethical issues. Mathematics has further enhanced this by enabling me to convert coded data into more applicable information.

Medicine has always been an alluring field since a young age. All components of this field work together to create the systems of life that surround the universe. This fascination, and the fact that I grew up taking care of two younger brothers, has led me to medicine. My first science class that ever struck me with curiosity was Biology in the ninth grade. Learning about evolution, DNA, and more left me with a love of science.

Throughout my life, I have worked towards one goal which is to become a doctor. Medicine offers the opportunity for me to integrate different scopes of science while trying to improve human life. Medicine has intrigued me throughout all my life because it??s a never ending