College Admissions Essay: A Career As A Surgeon

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Most people my age have known what they want to do with their lives for a couple of years. They never really give it much thought or they can’t decide on one thing. Which is fine, but that never was the case for me. I’ve known since I was eleven what I wanted to do with my life and it hasn't changed in six years. If anything I want it more and more each year. I want to go into the medical field and hopefully become a surgeon. There are so many opportunities to help people and yeah it takes a lot of work to get there, but I think it's well worth it. There are many causes for me wanting to be a surgeon. When you are young most parents tell their kids, they can be anything they want like president or an astronaut. My mom wasn't any different, she constantly told me that I was capable of anything even becoming president or an astronaut. I never wanted those things, I just wanted to be able to help people. I would tell my mom that and she would reply by saying there a million of jobs that could allow you to help people. She encouraged me to look into them and she looked into them with me. I remember when we sat down for a whole day after school and she told me about …show more content…

For example, I am someone who loves to travel and likes to absorb different cultures. I think the earth is too big and getting to travel and experience how others live life and what brings them joy and sadness is something that would draw me to any career field. There is one organization doctors without borders which, if I’m fortunate enough to get involved in some day I would be able to help people in countries who don't have many doctors or the resources that we have in America and I would also get the chance to experience their cultures. This job offers me the opportunity to do two things I

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