Kendra Cobb
College Prep English
College Application Essay
October 11, 2016
College Prep English
College Application Essay
October 11, 2016
Never Give Up
It has been said that “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream” --C.S. Lewis. Growing up, I had big dreams just like any kid does. When I was in middle school, I knew that I wanted a career in the medical field. Through the years my interest in careers changed from a general medical field to curing cancer and helping people even though it would take many years of schooling; recently, I have wanted to study nuclear engineering.
I always wanted to study pharmaceutical education and make medicine; then my career goal changed, I wanted to find a cure for cancer. During my freshman year of high school, I knew that I wanted to study pharmacy. I was not sure if I wanted to be a pharmacist or be in a lab making medicine. Either way, I knew I needed to take chemistry. My sophomore year I took two science classes: biology and chemistry; most sophomores only take biology. Halfway through my sophomore year, I went from wanting to be a pharmacist to wanting to find a cure for cancer and help the people overcome cancer.
I realized that contributing to helping someone beat cancer would take many years of school after high school, and I am willing to put in the work to help someone overcome cancer. I realized that curing cancer was not going to be easy. I was doing research about colleges and how I was going to get that level of education; it was going to take many years. I would have to get my Ph.D. Then, I would have to back to school to specialize. The end result was being in a lab every day, by myself. I didn't know if I wanted to put in years of work just to be in a lab by myself. I continued doing research on colleges and other careers to see if I could still contribute to curing people of cancer without having to be in that lab by myself.
I wanted to have a job that would not be isolated, like being in a lab; I did research on nuclear engineering and found out that I could still help people. Nuclear engineering can branch into many careers ranging from nuclear energy to radiation. Some nuclear engineers use radioactive equipment to diagnose and treat people with cancer. There is still going to be many years of schooling required to get there, but it will be worth it.
From making medicine to curing cancer to nuclear engineering; I knew they would all take many years of work to get there. In the end, I would be helping people, and that makes the hard work worth it. I knew wanted to study a career in the medical field, but I didn't know where. Throughout the years I have found that perusing nuclear engineering will be the best option for me. I will be able to help people, and I won't have to be in a lab alone. It's going to be hard getting there, but I'm willing to put in my best effort and work hard to reach my dreams.
I always wanted to study pharmaceutical education and make medicine; then my career goal changed, I wanted to find a cure for cancer. During my freshman year of high school, I knew that I wanted to study pharmacy. I was not sure if I wanted to be a pharmacist or be in a lab making medicine. Either way, I knew I needed to take chemistry. My sophomore year I took two science classes: biology and chemistry; most sophomores only take biology. Halfway through my sophomore year, I went from wanting to be a pharmacist to wanting to find a cure for cancer and help the people overcome cancer.
I realized that contributing to helping someone beat cancer would take many years of school after high school, and I am willing to put in the work to help someone overcome cancer. I realized that curing cancer was not going to be easy. I was doing research about colleges and how I was going to get that level of education; it was going to take many years. I would have to get my Ph.D. Then, I would have to back to school to specialize. The end result was being in a lab every day, by myself. I didn't know if I wanted to put in years of work just to be in a lab by myself. I continued doing research on colleges and other careers to see if I could still contribute to curing people of cancer without having to be in that lab by myself.
I wanted to have a job that would not be isolated, like being in a lab; I did research on nuclear engineering and found out that I could still help people. Nuclear engineering can branch into many careers ranging from nuclear energy to radiation. Some nuclear engineers use radioactive equipment to diagnose and treat people with cancer. There is still going to be many years of schooling required to get there, but it will be worth it.
From making medicine to curing cancer to nuclear engineering; I knew they would all take many years of work to get there. In the end, I would be helping people, and that makes the hard work worth it. I knew wanted to study a career in the medical field, but I didn't know where. Throughout the years I have found that perusing nuclear engineering will be the best option for me. I will be able to help people, and I won't have to be in a lab alone. It's going to be hard getting there, but I'm willing to put in my best effort and work hard to reach my dreams.