Personal Statement: Cognitive Neuroscience

Ever since I can remember I have always been intrigued by the brain. I find it truly astounding how our brain controls our every thought, perception, and even action. Every single little cell in our brain is part of why we are the way we are. I find myself wondering about all the different aspects of our brain nearly every day. After spending a great amount of time researching, sifting through all kinds of majors, and speaking with other people, that I was finally able to figure out what I need to major in, in order to satisfy my lifelong desire: cognitive neuroscience.

There is something spectacular about the brain, and its impact on everything we do, think, and feel, and studying the source of this impact is an idea that has intrigued me long before I knew the word neuroscience

My parents stopped supporting me financially which forced me to find a job as soon as possible. Furthering my education, therefore, was not something I considered to be a priority at the time. I started off as a regular sales associate in August of 2008 and worked my way up to becoming the assistant manager at the beginning of 2012. This promotion allowed me to put aside a fixed amount of money each month for my first year of college. I knew that going back to school several years after graduating high school would be challenging; therefore, I planned on saving just enough to cover all of my college expenses for my freshman year, on top of my rent and other personal expenses. I wanted to be able to focus entirely on my studies and not have to worry about work and finances. After nearly two and a half years I saved up enough money to cover all my aforementioned expenses. I applied to a city college in June 2014, was accepted by July, gave in my two weeks’ notice at work at the beginning of that following August and started my freshman year of college on August 19th of