Explain how a high school or college course has influenced your life. Describe how this course influenced your decision in selecting your college major and how it may affect your career path.
"So have you decided what you want to major in yet?" asked my high school counselor as I sat before her trying to decide what my class schedule would be like for the following year. I wasnt sure how to reply to such a question considering it was one of the most important questions I could ever answer that would direct my life to its development. I began thinking about all the classes Ive taken throughout high school and there was one class that really stuck. A class I took my junior year as an elective, a class I took just to see what it was like. After taking Environmental Science for a full year I discovered myself and my views on the critical issues of our surroundings. I discovered a different way of thinking I never thought I possessed; the way that made me become more aware about issues that involve our planet. I deeply contemplated the question and answered with a smile on my face, Yeah, I want to be an Environmental Engineer. I was convinced about my choice and ready to incorporate all the lessons I learned from the various readings and projects and opening a new opportunity for others to learn what I did in my class. I was dedicated to ensure that our future generations would not live the life of affluence that many of us live today. I believe it is crucial for everyone to understand how our current global problems affect everyone, present and future, and that is what influenced my decision to choose the major that I did.
Ever since I was a young child of five, I was sure I would be a great kindergarten teacher. I grew up with this mentality until I was well into my junior high years and after that it was always a toss-up between being a low-paid educator or a high-class criminal justice lawyer, until I reached my third year in high school. In my junior year, I decided to take Environmental Science since all my friends were telling me it was an easy, slack class. I took their advice but quickly realized, that very first day of class, that it was going to
Ever since I was a young child of five, I was sure I would be a great kindergarten teacher. I grew up with this mentality until I was well into my junior high years and after that it was always a toss-up between being a low-paid educator or a high-class criminal justice lawyer, until I reached my third year in high school. In my junior year, I decided to take Environmental Science since all my friends were telling me it was an easy, slack class. I took their advice but quickly realized, that very first day of class, that it was going to