My Personal Statement
From a young age, science has always been my favorite subject. When pursuing my higher education there was no doubt that I would pursue a degree in Biology. Biology classes always sparked my interest and the more I learned the subject the more I realized I wanted to have a career in the medical field. My high school biology classes truly solidified my decision in pursuing a career in the medical field. Something about those classes resonated with me and helped me come to the realization that working in medicine is something I want to do for the rest of my life. Helping people as a healthcare professional is something I am truly passionate about. Having the ability to help people in such a significant way is a small part of the job but at the end of the day it can be the most rewarding. Specifically, I want my focus to be in pediatrics or neonatology. I grew up around my mother’s daycare and I worked in a daycare for years, so the idea of being able to help children as a healthcare professional is my number one goal. I plan to use my biology degree to go to nursing school to become a pediatric nurse or a neonatal nurse. I have not settled where I plan to go for nursing school yet, but I am always looking into what each program has to offer and what might be the best fit for me. However, I am considering taking a gap year between undergraduate school and nursing school. If I chose to take a gap year, I want to work on becoming a certified EMT. Becoming an EMT is also something that really interests me due to the high energy, fast pace job that it can be. If I do choose to take the gap year, I still want to be learning and working within the medical field and I think working towards EMT certification provides everything I want in a gap year. After EMT certification I would then go to nursing school and use my certification in any way I could, whether that be pursuing a job as a paramedic while in school, or simply volunteering as an EMT. I also plan on doing a ton of volunteering any change I get. Whether I chose to go to nursing school right away or take a gap year, I plan on volunteering in the medical field. Ideally, I would like to volunteer in a children’s hospital, not only to be of help but to get the experience for my future career. Although, I cannot exactly predict my path and everything I am going to have to do to get my dream job in the medical field, but I am extremely motivated to make my future career as a pediatric nurse or a neonatal nurse happen.