Community College Application Essay

I am a graduate from Glen Oaks Community College and I would love to continue my education with Glen Oaks and their Nursing Program. I am a very athletic person, therefore in my free time my activities include running, playing sports, coaching and being involved with my family. Working two jobs, one being a Nursing Assistant and Unit Technician at The Community Health Center of Branch County and the other doing in home care for an elderly patient, does make it difficult to find free time. With what little free time I do have I enjoy spending it with my family as they are very important to me. I try to make it a routine to visit with my grandmas to have lunch with them and to drive them around where ever is needed due to the fact that they both cannot drive. I am currently training to run a marathon in May. During softball season, I volunteer with the coaching staff at the Coldwater High School. My greatest satisfaction so far in life, is the fact that I am one of few to have graduated from a college with a degree within my family. I am proud to say that I have paid for me education with my hard work. I hope with the help of Glen Oaks Community College I can obtain a new satisfaction of becoming a nurse. It would be my dream come true. As for nursing, I don’t really see it has a job but something I can
identify myself with. I have always been interested in the medical field but not sure which direction I wanted to go. Getting the job at The Community Health Center of Branch County has been the best thing to happen to me. I had found my passion, my purpose in life. It has opened my eyes in so many ways and what nursing is truly about. Being a Nursing Assistant has taught me hard work, both physically and emotionally, time management, plan of car, prioritizing, assessment skills along with technical skills. Nursing is a challenging job but knowing you can touch someone’s life and knowing that everyday my own life is being touched, it’s worth every second. After a few sicknesses in my own family it really hits home on what a nurse is. I cannot wait to begin this amazing journey. Walking out of CHC after a twelve hour shift knowing I made a difference puts the smile on my face every day. Some days there are no words great enough to describe my feeling that I get from helping people. Making a difference is all I want out of life. There are so many different fields to nursing, I would love to continue my education even further than my RN license and go for by BSN and perhaps specialize in cardiovascular.
I hope to start my nursing education here at Glen Oaks where the campus is small but very efficient and has an outstanding student to professional rate. I have had the opportunity to see Glen Oaks Nursing Students first had perform their clinical work at CHC. They are very much prepared for their NCLEX, very professional group of students, have great work ethics and attitudes. There is no doubt in my mind that I can become a nurse with the help of Glen Oaks Community
College.