Valedictorian Aspirations

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“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way,” declares Robert Kiyosaki (“Desire Quotes”). My desire to attend a school that can uphold my remarkable dream is irresistible. I have a strong aspiration of becoming a neurologist that has specialization in biomedical engineering. Moving to four different families and attending four different high schools, I was able to maintain, my 4.5 GPA. Unfortunately, I could not have the title of Valedictorian even though I had a higher GPA then the Valedictorian of my school. I could have dealt with the decision in a negative way, but I decided to show the society that I am capable of greatness by taking on tasks bigger than myself despite my college acceptance. My success is also tangible in the aspect of what I have contributed on my present campus and community, because I was able to advocate for the students’ concerns at the state capitol. I believe this gave me an opportunity to explore my options, and to discover what I really needed from college such as leadership enrichment and an overall challenge. I know in …show more content…

I feel Emory University will allow me to be just as interactive, if not more, when I was a president of my student government association at Florida State College at Jacksonville. I will be able to provide civic engagements and student engagement opportunities at Emory University if given the chance. I like making a lasting impact on the student body and faculty staff by serving as leader to start engaging activities. I want to actively participate in medical and science organizations and possibly exercise my leadership ability. I want the chance to form a relationship with an experienced mentor because a mentorship will allow me to have a personal designed approach to medical school by possibly shadowing other successful alumnus that are on similar

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