Why I Want To Become A Social Worker

The desire I have to be a social worker is motivated from personal experience. Throughout my childhood, I encountered many difficulties and struggles. Personally, I think my struggles came from being born to teenager parents. Many struggles I met were: being neglected by my birth-parents, being diagnosed as a special-needs child, being mentally and emotionally abused, encountering bullying in school, and many more difficulties. Despite my struggles, I have never let my past determine my future. Furthermore, I have excelled in numerous areas of life and achieved several set goals.
After the completion of an undergraduate degree in Sociology, I wish to continue my journey towards my goals with a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Alabama. To obtain this degree is worth more than professional gain to me. I aspire to help change lives with my anticipated profession, more specifically children’s lives. My many life struggles has moved me to grow a passion for trouble and at-risk youth.
I possess more than enough potential to be a successful, competent, and professional social worker. Nonetheless, this potential is not only directed towards becoming a successful social worker, but in life overall. The potential I possess will guarantee that I will thrive to be an excellent social worker. Additionally, the passion I have for the profession will assure dedicated hard work to better the lives of others.
My time as an undergraduate student has been an average performance. There’s no excuse as to why I didn’t perform better. Undoubtingly, I’m equipped with the talents to excel greatly in academic success. Moreover, I want to make up for my undergraduate performance in graduate school. Therefore, I’m wanting to strive for better academic achievement in graduate school. By endeavoring in graduate school, I will prove my capability to be academically successful in a competitive