Ivy Tech Personal Statement

When I was 17, I entered into a local basic emergency medical technician class and fell in love with working in emergency medical services. I spent 5 very fulfilling years working and also volunteering as an EMT and went on to graduate from the paramedic program at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, Indiana. Prior to the class, I had fallen ill and worked with several doctors in an effort to find a diagnosis for a condition that was affecting my hands and feet. The effects at the time were minimal, but were exacerbated by the many hours required working on ambulances and in the hospital to complete paramedic clinicals. Immediately following graduation from the paramedic program, I became wheelchair bound. For about a year while in the wheelchair, doctors continued to work toward a diagnosis while my condition worsened. Eventually, doctors started to prepare me for

I chose Ivy Tech for two main reasons: the first being that Ivy Tech is hands-down the most affordable college in my area and the second being that I had previously taken some courses at Ivy Tech and I really enjoyed my time there. Because I can no longer work in the field I have experience in, I’m currently employed by Family Express as a senior sales associate. I knew that earning my degree while working at a gas station was going to be difficult financially, but I’m determined to make it work. When I attended Ivy Tech previously, all of my classes were on the Kokomo campus. This semester, two of my classes are at the Logansport campus and I am thoroughly impressed. I love the Logansport campus because the people I’ve worked with there from those in financial aid to my professors have been an absolute pleasure. I also like the Logansport campus because it has that shiny and new feeling. It feels clean and the classrooms are comfortable. It’s an ideal learning environment for me. I couldn’t ask for a better school- especially for the