College Admissions Essay: A Career As A Lawyer

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Growing up as a little baby in society, I was faced with many professions. From nurses to lawyer to police officers to doctors. When I was about 7 years of age, I always played Mrs. Detective, where I am always solving a crime and locking the bad guys up. But as I grew, I tend to consider my career, because, becoming a police officer is too risky, and I do not like risks. So, when I was ten years of age I decided I wanted to become a lawyer. Lawyer was fun for me, and, I strongly believed that I could solve cases and defend my clients with the best of my abilities, so my aunt gave me a ‘court set,’ where I had everything that I could find in a real court setting; a judge, witness etc. I would play with my court setting every day, and I was the best lawyer ever, no one could ever beat me in court, I won all my cases. …show more content…

So, my teacher Mrs. Evan allowed us to write about the person that we wanted to become 10 years from now. As I was working on my essay, I knew I had to be truthful to myself. So, I started to write truthfully. In reviewing my essay, I noticed that the description of what I see myself as in the next ten years did not fit the job description of a lawyer or even a police officer. The second part of our assignment was to find a career that matches our description, so, I did just that. After spending hours of matching my description to a career, I finally decided I wanted to become a

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