Essay About My College Experience

1. Aside from a college degree, what do you hope to gain from your college experience? My expectation of a college experience is for it to bring positive outcomes that will help shape, and allow me to discover, my true personality. My hope is to gain different aspects of experiences that will benefit me to become a successful being throughout my entire life. I hope to gain opportunities that will help me become an open-minded and out-of-the-box thinker as I progress in the walk of life. Even though I have had some experiences and obstacles that required a more complex thought process to overcome, I still hope to be challenged with different phases of opportunities. This will hopefully allow me to incorporate my initiative that I have experienced

My desire in life is to become a highly successful pharmacist, and I know the key to attain that is having a standard education. As it is said in the holy Qur’an, “Who so ever kills a human being, it shall be as if he has killed all mankind, and who so ever saves the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved all mankind” (Qur’an; Al Ma 'da:32). I believe pharmacy relates to this quote from the Qur’an as it is an area of science which uses the scientific knowledge of how a variety of chemicals work together to manipulate the body components while simultaneously contributing to an individual’s well-being. This appeals to me immensely because I am profoundly intrigued by how the evolution of science has contributed to the advancements of medications, such as how they function and how they influence society. The development of antibiotics has changed how society sees certain diseases, such as Tuberculosis. My belief is that medicines are not only used to save lives, but also to improve the quality of lives. Insulin is such a medicine as its production has given millions the opportunity to live longer, stronger and free of suffering. Having a standard education will allow me to reach my aims and bring out the greatness in achieving my goals in becoming a pharmacist. College education is quite expensive, but it is an investment that is worthwhile

I have the opportunity to have hands-on research opportunities with top research faculty at CSU. Such gives me more knowledge and skills on how to successfully carry out a different research project courses. I also have the opportunity to utilize different types of modern research tools which are specially built for the use of top CSU faculty and other talented students at CSU. Being a CSU Honors scholar also gives me the chance to partake in leadership opportunities in the community and on-campus. I have the opportunity to help a student out with courses in which they might have difficulties in. I am also involved in mentoring elementary and high school students around the community. Such involvement has taught me on how to be useful to the society and also help to have background knowledge in different aspects of research projects. Very few students my age are selected as a CSU Honors Scholar which makes it an accomplishment that sets me apart. I think most importantly, though, are the life skills I learned that set me apart. I will use them throughout life, even after my pharmacy school and career are