A person that has made me see my values and passions more than anyone would be my highschool art teacher‚ Ms. Shriner. When I was in highschool‚ I was the secretary for the club she ran‚ DBYEA (Daniel Boone Youth Education Association). Although I had no interest in becoming a teacher‚ I loved what she stood for her and her community involvement. She made me and many others feel like we were not too young and insignificant to do something. We grew into a family‚ and were a part of something greater
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In 8th grade I became heavily involved in my schools STEM program who specialized in Medical Skills and partook in HOSA state competitions. All my life I had shown an intense liking for helping others therefore medicine seemed as my calling and once joining STEM my interests in the medical field grew deeper and deeper as well as my passion for leadership. So when the chance to compete in the HOSA competition came about I jumped at the chance to win an award for my school. I teamed up with 3 other
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“You must be the change you want to see in the world.” This is a quote from Mahatma Ghandi that I frequently reflect over as I persevere in my academic studies to become a nurse. Although I did not know that I wanted to be a nurse until my freshman year of college‚ I always knew from a very young age that I wanted to support and provide care for people in need. My experiences‚ values‚ and strengths would eventually contribute to my desire to become a nurse. At the same time‚ my character gives me
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Though countless bodies discouraged my dreams I still continued to believe in myself. Although‚ countless bodies stressed the time it will take to live my dream I proceeded by responding with a quote by Earl Nightingale that states‚ “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. Time will pass anyway.” I was not and am not alone through it all‚ I had my fiery passion for alternative medicine push me through it all. My passion and love for alternative medicine‚ like
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As a senior in high school‚ I had the choice to opt out of senior activities and enroll into a pharmacy technician degree program. I can honestly say I was very enthusiastic to be receiving my high school diploma and pharmacy technician degree in the same year. My interest for medication would come at a very young age‚ ( preferably around the age of 3 and 4 ). After growing up witnessing my great grandmother take various of medications for an array of health problems‚ it captivated my mind to want
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When I was little‚ a pen and paintbrush was always in my hand. I loved to doodle anywhere I could; on walls‚ floors‚ and countertops. I couldn’t say my ABC’s or count to 10‚ but with a box of markers my imagination was endless. In grade school‚ my teachers couldn’t keep me from drawing simple flowers and hearts all over my papers. Until I was finally in a subject that put my skills and talents to use: science. I love science because it is everywhere‚ constantly changing‚ and allows me to be ambitious
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I started taking classes part-time at OSU my junior year of high school‚ and full-time my senior year. By the time I graduated high school‚ I took 40 credit hours of classes at OSU and had a 3.81 OSU GPA. Despite the tough coursework I found time to partake in numerous extracurricular activities. When I officially joined OSU as a freshman‚ I joined the small biomedical science major and biological sciences group. In these groups‚ I have not only helped my peers with their academics‚ but I have given
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When I got to the age I could start school‚ I was excited. I started school like any other kids my age did. Kindergarten through first grade were fun for me. Second grade came and that is when things started happening that I did not like‚ and third grade I absolutely hated. I was being bullied and was ignored by teachers. I was viewed differently just because that school thought I should have been in special ed. They got their way for a little while‚ by having my parents sign some papers that would
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I am both excited and privileged to be applying to ODU’s speech-language pathology master’s program. My journey to this point has been challenging at times. However‚ each obstacle has been preparation for me to have a successful career in this profession. My life experiences as well as my academic determination will make me a great asset to this program. My interest in speech pathology began when I was 8 years old and in the 3rd grade. At that point of time I had no idea that the woman who was
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Growing up‚ two things in my household were certain: mathematics and baseball. Being the son of a mathematics and statistics professor‚ the subjects themselves were never in short supply; however‚ it was not the immediate exposure of statistics that instilled my love for the science; it was baseball. Every summer‚ my dad was the coach for the legion baseball team‚ and when I myself was not playing‚ I helped keep the book for my dad’s team. Baseball is one of those sports that is incredibly statistics
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