My Goals For My Career And Academic Goals

Doctors, engineers, scientists, computer software engineers. In going through my family tree; my father, my uncles, my grandfathers and so on, have all studied hard and cemented successful futures for themselves by working diligently to achieve their dreams. What do they have in common? They are all men. My ancestry lies in the Arab villages in Israel, where women are discouraged from attending college, and acquiring a degree, or holding a viable job, but instead are encouraged to get married at a young age. Marrying at an early age and subsequent confinement to their houses, confirms their acceptance of the typical saying,: "women doing the housework, while men do the outside work," which has plagued the previous generations. However, little

I want to attend both undergraduate and graduate school, as I was told from a young age by my parents that education is the most powerful tool a person has, that provides them with limitless opportunities over the course of their lifetime. My goal academically is to receive a doctorate degree in medicine, and then I will go on after graduate school with this degree and specialize in the field of immunology. I feel that with this education, I will truly have the ability to help people; my cousins and people around the world alike. I would love to be able to show my cousins that girls can be just as intelligent as anyone else, and that if they persevere and have the motivation to go to school, they will succeed and be able to. I feel that seeing me graduate from college will help them to realize that the feat is possible, if they try and believe that they can do it. Furthermore, biology is a field filled with cutting-edge research, but more importantly, has the potential to helpfully impact mankind. One of the largest threats the world faces today is disease. By studying Biology in college, and then majoring in it and receiving a doctorate in medicine, I will strengthen my understanding of the human body, how it operates and combats disease, and, in turn, how to help enhance its performance. My uncle was a successful doctor, and would always tell me stories about the people he helped, something we called, “tales from the hospital.” I loved my uncle, and through his stories became inspired to be a doctor like him. He helped my grandmother when she fractured her hip; soon after his help she was able to walk again. My uncle, devastatingly enough, passed away last year on July 24, 2014, after being in a coma for two years. His life was taken by sickle cell anemia, a disease that has tormented my family for years. Another uncle of mine continues to suffer from it, and I have vicariously