Personal Narrative: My Eagle Vision Application

“Teely, because I’m so interested in seeing you apply with your Eagle Vision Application…” Central University. “An exclusive invitation from UNCP..” UNC Pembroke. “Mai-Teelee, you’ll want to read this.” Western Carolina. All these colleges and universities showed interest in me by reaching out through emails and letters in the mail but, it wasn’t them whom I was interested in. It was you, UNC Chapel Hill. The first time I heard about you was back in my sophomore year, in AP Environmental Science by a group of classmates who had visited the campus. At that time, I didn’t care that much for colleges. I was still worried about joining clubs and trying to make more friends and just, have fun. Like any other teenager. However, I became intrigued. Just what was it that made this school so well known and liked? Once I decided that I would aim for the medical field, my friends suggested, of course, Chapel Hill. You. They said “It’s a great medical school and you’ll get in easily because you’re Asian.” And being naive, I believed them. I didn’t quite realize just how high your expectations were. But it wouldn’t be too difficult I assumed
Well, I was at a loss for words when I read that sentence because I realized that I don’t know why it is, that I do what I do. If I were to dig in deeper, like really deep, I would assume it’s because I want to do good for myself and my parents. But there are goals to be made. Accomplishments to achieve. And lessons to learn. The first step, started with you. You sparked that idea into my head. That one question, “Should I go into the medical field?” I asked that because I hated the idea of being a doctor and was unsure of what to do with my life. Most Asian parents want their children to be a doctor or a lawyer and most kids hate the pressure pushed onto them. As for me, it actually woke me up. I’m not gonna lie and say it wasn’t for the money, but I can say that there are more reasons that go