Biology Admission Essay

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When someone is passionate about something, you can see it radiate through their smile, hear it resonate in their voice, and feel it’s energy emanate from their enthusiasm. Talking about biological topics such as protein function, DNA regulation, and cellular communication makes my heart rate jump to about 120 beats per minute and my eyes double in dilation. This partly because I always get excited when someone actually wants to listen to me talk about biology. The other part of my enthusiasm stems from my genuine passion about all the small, forgotten, but undeniably necessary events that make life on this planet possible. I can vividly recall the first time someone showed me how amazing biology could be. It was 2008, Brownsville, Texas, Introductory …show more content…

Experiences such as probing rat brains for dopamine, recording thalamic neuronal current, and creating genetically mutated bacteria are merely a few of the defining factors that affected my decision to continue my education in the biological sciences. Ironically, the event led me to the goal of being a professor of biology has very little to do with biology. In a combination of serendipitous opportunity and having nothing better to do, I accepted an offer from my swim coach to become an American Red Cross certified water safety instructor. Shortly afterwards, he gave me job teaching swim lessons for people in the Austin, Texas community. What I got out of doing this was an immense appreciation for the interpersonal skills, patience, and dedication it takes to convey information effectively as an educator. Additionally, my students showed me how people develop these enigmatic connections when one human helps another human comprehend something elusive. From my experience, showing an interest in the student's well being and helping said student enhance their knowledge establishes a relationship with high levels of trust and respect. Teaching and tutoring mathematics at St. Austin’s Catholic School, Burnet Middle School, and UT ROTC Air force only affirmed these …show more content…

Countless hours of planning and considerations preceded this. My mom is an artist by career, and as such, she always pushed me to pursue whatever makes me happy. She never wanted me to settle for a monotonous job where the pay is good, but I am explicitly miserable. After graduation, I spent a year trying to find out what “whatever makes you happy” really meant. I interviewed doctors, psychologists, biotechnology workers, neuroscientist, addiction counselors, and nothing met the reward and fulfillment as the field of education. I am applying to the master's program at the University of Texas at the Rio Grande Valley in preparation for my long term goal of obtaining a PhD in biological sciences and teaching and researching at a small

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