because I will be the first in my family to graduate. I will also be the first to graduate from high school. My mom dropped out of school when she was a freshman and my dad did not make it passed third grade. I want to obtain my degree because I want to be a social worker for children. I want to get more people to become foster parents to help more children. I was in foster care when I was younger and it put an impact on my life to the point where I wanted to help more to put myself out there. I had
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I have always considered a career in health but I didn’t know what I wanted to do exactly in the health field. After deciding I wanted to be a nurse I decided to look into the different fields I could to take part in. I narrowed it down to two different area of nursing. The first area I wanted to specialize in was becoming a RN. When I was little my dad got into a car accident and I made it my duty every day to tend to his every need along with the help of my mom. I wanted to be an
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Why do I want to become a nurse: Ever since I had use of reason‚ I always dreamt of becoming a Doctor. When I was only 4 years old‚ I asked for my first microscope. When I was around 8 years old‚ I asked for my first chemistry set. When I was only 9 years old‚ I gave my Grandmother her insulin shot. All these contributed for me to be interested in the medical field. But what made me change my mind to become an RN instead of an MD? Well‚ as years have prolonged and I have grown up‚ I have been
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When I came to McMaster University in 2007‚ I was a 17-year-old who was adamant to finish my four years with six-figure earning potential by age 23. Alas‚ coming to university knocked some sense into my system and I realized when it came to my career‚ I really needed to focus on what I could attain with my qualifications and what would benefit me the most. In my second year‚ I went for a job shadow at the Ontario Ministry of Finance in downtown Toronto because a career advisor at McMaster’s
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“Why do I want to become a nurse?” Becoming a nurse has always been a dream of mine. I strongly desire to make a difference in peoples’ lives. My aspiration for nursing was sparked early in my high school years‚ and now that I’m a mom I’m even more determined. I’ve always dreamt of a career which I would truly enjoy and make great money caring for others. I’m completely ready to devote myself to making this dream come true. Nursing is a career that’s become harder to pursue‚ but one of the most
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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
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from my past experiences growing up as a child. My family moved from Guyana to the United States when I was a young child. As an immigrant family‚ my parents suffered financially to provide for my brother and I. Not only did we suffer from poverty my younger was also born with Down syndrome. My parents did not know much about this mental illness disorder coming from a third world country‚ there is not sufficient information and resources about mental illness. I am very thankful everyday that my
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I have watched several movies about children and adults having cancer‚ learning about the long term effects is has on the health of the patient‚ and the effects it has on the families of the patient diagnosed. I have always wanted to make an everlasting impact on someone and pediatrics has always been a part of my life. For example‚ I use to play doctor and have always enjoyed taking care of my family. I always knew that I wanted children to be a major influence
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my life ever since I decided to join elementary school choir in third-grade. Since I have discovered my passion for performing the musical arts‚ I have also been someone who has sat back and talked to everyone to get their opinion. I believe that my appliance to Drum Captain will be a natural transition as I always try to do the best for those around me. My goal has been to inspire the group with my accepting personality by leading them into becoming better musicians and people. I believe that by applying
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Why I became a Teacher? When I was unfulfilled‚ working in the profession of social work‚ I decided that I would need to help others for my job. That was in 2007. I quit my job and did something that I had never done before. I started hiking the Appalachian Trail by myself. After thinking about what goals I had‚ it hit me: teaching. As a teacher you will influence youth to make a difference in their lives. That is when I thought about the example that my mother had been for students at her
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