College Admissions Essay: Dreaming For The Future

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As a child, other than dreaming that in the future I wanted to be a princess, like any other girl, I have never once strayed from the fact that I wanted to go into the medical field. I have always been sure of what I wanted and I have taken my high school career very seriously. I decided against traditional foreign languages like Spanish and French to do Latin instead because I knew that it would help me in the medical fIeld. Unlike other seniors, I have decided not to take it easy this year, but instead to really challenge myself in preparation for the future. I have been called absolutely crazy by my peers and even my guidance counselor for doubling up on my science this year, with AP Biology and Honors Anatomy and Physiology. In addition

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