Personal Statement: My Short Term Goals

Ever since I was little, I have always had very high career goals for myself. My short-term goal was to work hard throughout high school in order to be accepted to a university, which I accomplished by graduating with a 4.0 grade point average. My next step was to do well my freshman year of college at Eastern Michigan University in order to be accepted into their nursing program that is very competitive. I finished my first year of college with a 4.0 grade point average and was accepted into the nursing program. Now that I am in the program, my goal is to continue to do well in my studies by focusing on my courses and spending as much times as possible studying. I ended my first semester of nursing school with all As and one A- giving me an accumulative GPA of 3.98. I would like to graduate at the top of my nursing class, and I believe this is an achievable goal because I am a very driven and hard working person. When I want to achieve something I will do whatever it takes to do so.

First, I want to graduate from Eastern Michigan University with a BSN in nursing. Next, I will study in pursuance of passing the NCLEX exam in order to obtain a nursing license. I would like to be a pediatric oncology nurse and work in a hospital or a specialized facility. I always get asked why I want to pursue a career in something so sad, but the answer is simple. Although children with cancer are often suffering and in terrible pain, I believe they need someone in their lives who can make them forget about all of that, laugh, and continue on being as normal of a child as possible. I love being around children and I am a very positive, energetic person so I believe I would really succeed at this type of occupation. I am anxious to be a college graduate and to begin my journey into a nursing