Personal Statement: What I Want In Life

When did you figure out what you wanted to be when you got older? Are you still asking yourself that question? Not only is it hard for people to figure out what they want in life, but to ask what you want to be? That is one of the hardest questions you have been asked. I figured out what my passion was at the age of thirteen. Biomedical engineer isn’t in many thirteen year olds’ vocabularies, so how did it end up in mine?

As a senior in high school, questions regarding college and my plans for the years following graduation are asked to me on a day-to-day basis. College is definitely the most important thing I am focused on this year, and although a college degree is highly valued in the job field today, many argue that not everyone should attend college due to the fact that it brings a new level of responsibility that many cannot handle, many careers now do not require a four-year degree, and because students no longer have the desire to learn.

Some people are successful because they are destined to be such. But most people are more successful because they are determined to reach this goal. We just know what we want and how to achieve it. You would probably have laid out your plans for your life already, and that you would exhaust all efforts just to attain what you desire. But sometimes, we question, how come no matter how hard you try to perfect things the way you planned it, circumstances would not allow it? You start thinking, were your efforts not enough to achieve your goals? Or maybe it is just not meant to be? Some people may be too controlling of their lives and get burnt out fast. When this happens, your mindset tends to shift and they turn into a complete opposite of what they used to be.

I want to improve my current piano playing skills by advancing at least two levels and be confident in playing in front of a large audience.

to me after I met my best friend and married her and became a father. My academic work at

I started off senior year thinking it would be just like the rest. I thought it would be a year of friends, sports, and school. I thought it would be an easy year just like the rest. It turned out to be the hardest year I have had yet. it was a year of getting your Grade Point Average (GPA) as high as it can be. The year to take the Academic Comprehensive Test (ACT) and get a 21 or higher so you can qualify for the Hope Scholarship and get the most tuition money. It's the year to do the best so I can go to the best college without paying so much money. This year I walked into Mrs. Perkerson’s class and I am being asked “what do you want to do when you get older?” This question brings a lot of thoughts to my head. How can someone ask me what I want to do for the rest of my life when I can't even decide what I want to wear tomorrow? How can you ask this question to kids that are 17? We are being forced to make

Many young adults who happened to just cross over into their eighteenth year of life, have had to overcome many life hurdles to get where they are today. Unfortunately, it has only just begun. As a young adult in their senior year of high school, one could assume that after thirteen years of schooling, that certain individual has already become sick of school and is ready to graduate. One could also assume that they can’t even fathom the slightest thought of trying to go for another degree beyond high school. To a graduated senior, at least in their head, they think it’s just four more years and they’re finally done. With this dreadful attitude already sunken in their mind, they’re already contemplating everything going into their first college

Stuck on what you want to do right after high school graduation? Join the military and find out who you want to be in life. Join the military and become disciplined with experience employers look for when hiring. Join the military and have a once in a lifetime opportunity to serve your country. The military will pay for your college if you still want to go to college. But there is the chance of being deployed to an enemy country. At least if you join the military you will earn a steady salary.

High school and college are both important institutions in many peoples' lives. These academic institutions are seen as places where identities are forged, friendships are made, important basic lessons are learned, and ideally, plans are made regarding both near and distant futures. High school and college are toted as places where post-pubescent adolescents are supposed to find out what exactly they want to do with their lives – a period of four to eight or more years where the groundwork for the rest of your life out in the “real world” is laid out. Whether you want to be a social worker, a chemical engineer, or a teacher, high school and college are the places where you can learn about what you are interested in as well as where you

Graduating high school marks the transition into adulthood and signifies the beginning of an independent life. From this point forward there's no requirements to do anything, to be anyone, the choice is yours to make. The responsibility for your well being and your future is now solely in your control, you choose your own destiny. In a world fueled and run by currency, my greatest fear for the future is money holding me back and coming in between my dreams and reality.

What is the meaning of life? Well known Greek philosphers such as Socrates and Plato believed that our purpose in this life was to gain knowledge in preparation for the next life. Other Philosophers such as Epicurus believed that pleasure is the main goal in life. After giving these ideas lots of thought, I have come to my own conclusion that the true meaning of life is far more complex than either of these; far too complex for any human to fully comprehend. In fact these two different philosophies are only part of the grand picture. If it were that easy for men to figure out our lives wouldn't be so messed up now. The meaning of life revolves around many different things. I

I finally got back into the swing of things and I tried to get my grades back up. I was mostly successful. I have gotten better at doing my work, I found out she wasn’t right for me, and I know I belong here. I am glad I was able to get over most all those trials but this is just the beginning. Honestly I have no idea of what I want to do after I leave high school job wise. I kinda want to go to college, work with computers, get married and have kids. I know those are things that will not happen until a long time from now but I can’t wait to see what’s next on this crazy train of

My whole life I have always wanted to become a successful engineer, and graduate from the University of Cincinnati. Some of my goals in life are to go to the University of Cincinnati. Another one of my goals is to become some type of engineer. But as of right now I would like to be a aerospace engineer. To be honest I really don’t know what influenced me to want to become and engineer. But something about engineering always appealed to me for some reason. But lately my engineering teacher has had a positive impact on me and is really making me like engineering and the overall field. So I guess that Mr. Smith has influenced me into being an engineer. My plan b is to be an engineer too. But this type of engineering would just be easier to

This explains the beginning of my life all the way to the end of my life. My life from the beginning was very fun as I grew up living with my mom’s friend and my friend. But there were a lot of fights and I was very hyper back then. I have ADHD so back then when I was little; I was very hyper and wouldn't stop moving around the place. I always was annoying back then and never seemed to get my homework done at school.

Growing up in Miami I have gotten accustomed to the cold and impersonal interactions attributed to living in a big city. Although I enjoy all of the opportunities that are presented by metropolitan areas, it disheartens me to know that most people in urban settings do not know their neighbors. Via avian perspective, you can see the large-scale segregation of classes and ethnic groups. Little Havana, Little Haiti, and Little Puerto Rico are just some examples of the neighborhoods I have called home. As a multiracial child, I found it difficult to fit in when the typical icebreaker question was “Where are you from?” “Me?” I would ask. Knowing there was a narrow range of accepted responses I replied, “I am from here - from Earth... but more importantly, where am I going?” It seems a natural human characteristic to assign greater importance to our past experiences than to our aspirations for the future. In order to achieve what I want with my life I know that I must not dwell on the past but focus on the future.