This time last year I was two thousand miles away in Missoula, Montana. Moving across the country this summer was difficult, but I was excited for all the new opportunities that would arise here in Mount Vernon, Indiana. At my old high school, I excelled in AP classes and was no stranger to hard work or pulling all nighters to finish homework. However, while I took as many science classes as a sophomore could, nothing like Biology III was offered. While registering for classes back in August, taking this class next year enticed me more so than any other course offered. The promise of Biology III peaked my interest in the medical field and my future career. I am interested in the medical field, because I love to learn about how things work. Elementary biology classes fascinated me as I discovered how various things are connected. After a fledgling education, I have scratched the surface on the inner workings of living things and am ready to learn more. I also would enjoy this field because I love to help people. This Biology III course will give me head start into my medical career that I am delighted to begin. …show more content…
I enjoy learning immensely, especially things that specifically pertain to what I would like to do with the rest of my life. This joy found in learning probably stemmed from my love of reading. From novels to textbooks, I am somewhat of a compulsive reader and excel at learning new things this way. However, while dissecting the cats with Mr. Reidford, I have learned more biology than I could have ever obtained from a textbook alone. I have enjoyed the hands-on experience and could prosper greatly in Biology
In high school, I enjoyed my chemistry, physical and earth science, and computational physics courses, but what I really loved was biology. Learning about cellular respiration and photosynthesis; how cells divide and replicate; and how DNA is passed from parent to offspring, imbuing traits and determining much of the life of the offspring fascinated me. When it came time to apply to WMU, I decided I wanted to be a doctor (what I thought to be the perfect combination of bettering society and biology), so I choose biomedical sciences as my major. When I got to Western, I enjoyed the subject matter of my coursework, but being an 18-year-old struggling with
I know that I want to have a career in the medical field, so to prepare for that I have taken many high school science classes, including biology, chemistry 1 and 2, and physics. I’ve also taken many math classes, English 101 and 102 though Grand Rapids Community College and heath classes through Grand Valley State University. These classes have helped prepare me for a medical degree by exposing me to math, science, and college level classes; all of which are particularly important when it comes to trying to receive a medical degree.
My affinity for biology comes from my childhood days that I spent watching dissection of rats and looking at the cellular structure under microscope. My mother, being a professor of biology regularly used to take me with her to a Biology lab and that is where my journey towards medical career began. Early on in my life, my family went through a long agony of my father's illness and death. This became a solitary stimulus for me to take up this profession and a driving force to strive for excellence. Going through that turmoil of recurrent hospital visits gave me a firsthand experience of an anguishing family.
While many students claim to be engrossed in the medical field, one being myself, ultimately, only a few students take action towards their interest at a young age and go ahead on to pursue the field. Therefore, students who are sincere about their interest have a tendency to portray interest in minor research experiments, being in a medical field regardless of any materialistic reward, and being able to experience the true work of someone of the medical field.
As we arrived at the center on 09/23/09 there was a kid, who had science homework and being the only one with Biology major, I got to help him. I tried to make him feel comfortable; I asked ...
Not everybody loves Biology,.. either do I. I always terrify at those subjects. They are difficult, dry, bloody, and involved to a lot of memorization. A side from that there are tons of reasons that hold me back from becoming a nurse. I don’t like the subjects, I am scared of blood. Despite all of that, I found that it is challenging.When I was in 11th grade I had the passion for chemistry. I like doing all the labs, observing chemical reactions, and combine or calculate the percentage of substances. I always think that chemistry is the most excited class I have ever took besides math, and foreign language.
As a laboratory prep, I was able to set up labs for freshmen and sophomore biology classes. Also, I made visits to my professor’s labs to observe the procedures graduate students used for their experiments and I loved it. After completion of my freshman year, I participated in the “Maternal Child Health Pipeline Training Program” that following summer. I conducted field research that focused on the public health of mothers and children in rural communities. The fall semester of sophomore year, I shadowed graduate students studying breast cancer cells. Later that same year, I began my own research with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). Upon my junior year, I was accepted into the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medical Program in Auburn, Alabama. At the same time, I was accepted into the Tropical and Infectious Diseases Association in Iquitos, Peru. I was able to study abroad and work in a lab focusing on the negative gram bacteria that was in the water of the poor community of Iquitos, Peru. All of the opportunities I was able to be a part of from my freshman year till this present day has reconfirmed my passion and contributed to my specific area of research and the population I want to
When I was younger I always found myself interested in science of all varieties. In elementary school, I aspired to be a scientist, but I was not sure what career path to take. In 10th grade, I found myself in Pre-AP Biology thinking that biology, although fascinating and complex, made perfect sense to me. I took AP Biology during my Junior year and felt that same pull. I loved biology and was certain that I wanted to study biology in college. My big question was what could I possibly do with a Biology degree.
In addition to an unfamiliar environment, health came as another challenge. Beginning my undergraduate at Bellevue College, a severe gastric ulcer led to emergency surgery that left me immobilized and recovering for months. Determined to continue my education without delays, I persevered and completed my education at Bellevue College while gaining an interest in Biology. Transferring to the University of Washington my interest in healthcare amplified while doing research in Developmental Biology. While conducting research I became very intrigued with the evolution of the human body through movement.
My love of nature has led me on the path to pursue a higher degree and eventually a career in the biological sciences. To prepare for college, I have applied to six four-year universities with my intended major of biological science and have taken many vigorous science and math courses.
Although I have great goals to help people, my grand wish cannot be granted without a great amount of effort on my part. I decided to take part in activities that would help me reach my goals and to ready myself for that field of work. My extracurricular activities and my electives showed proof of my interest in the medical field over time. I made an extra effort to look for activities and classes that could help me on the way to becoming a doctor. My first step was
Although I enjoyed mathematics, literature, physics and chemistry, my natural inclination was to take biology as my elective and plan for medical school. I cleared the highly competitive pre-medical entrance tests to get into one of the most prestigious colleges of my homeland- The Dayanand Medical College.
The end of junior year signified the liberty to choose my own classes for senior year, but it was also when I realized the full extent to which his philosophy could damage me. This was a chance for me to shape my classes in accordance with my personal interests, and my passion had always belonged to medicine. I fell in love with the field five years ago. My grandpa had entered cardiac arrest and was rushed to the hospital. He needed double bypass surgery, and thankfully, the operation was a success. I became interested in medicine ever since. So of course, when my school offered me this opportunity, I seized it and signed up for AP Biology and Internal Medicine, in addition to the core subjects.
I have always been intrigued by the field of science and that is the reason I pursued the field of Biochemistry for my undergraduate studies. How The Human body works and the different determinants that can affect one's health or a community as a whole have always been captivating to me. I wanted to emerge in a profession that is beneficial for me, my community, and the world I live in. I came to realize through various science courses and health care experiences that a career in health care was the best path for me to outreach my community and the world.
As a child, I was naturally a curious being. I asked questions, wandered in to places that drew my attention; a seemingly dangerous trait that somehow shaped me as person. Because of this natural curiosity, I realize that I have managed to build an interest in the idea and the process of learning new things, especially when it comes to life sciences and her mother core, biology.