Sports Medicine: A Personal Statement Of Purpose

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Seeing that I never had any strong passions or interests, I was always unsure about the path I wanted to take. I didn’t have a dream school, but getting accepted into the Tuition Exchange Program for Pepperdine was seemingly the most logical decision to make. I didn’t take much interest in the University itself, but through my time at this school is where I was able to work on myself and fully understand what I was capable of. At first, I was initially a Business Administration major because of the variety of opportunities that were available to me. However, I couldn’t envision myself being satisfied with a career in business. I wanted a set path, and a business degree had too many different directions that I could follow. For this reason, I began to look through the resources that Pepperdine provided me …show more content…

Human biology was something I wanted to pursue, but I chose the sports-medicine major as an alternative because the university does not offer human biology as a major. Nevertheless, the curriculum of sports medicine showed a fair amount of overlap with human biology so I was undeterred by this change. As I began to take an interest in research programs outside of the classroom, I decided to seek guidance from my counselor to lead me in the right direction. Unfortunately, the opportunities at Pepperdine were not tailored to my specific major. In fact, a multitude of extracurriculars are student-ran clubs that aren’t facilitated by the University itself. Though, this is not to say that receiving a degree from Pepperdine isn’t a notable accomplishment. I personally feel that being a student at the University of Southern California is more advantageous for my future. Specifically for me, my interests in human biology is already a conflict that cannot be resolved by

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