Pursuing A Degree In Biomedical Science

There is a quote that I really like which is “Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn’t give you credits”. Every time I feel disappointed and want to give up, this quote improves my mood and makes me believe in my choices.

I find that science subjects are always interesting to me and I enjoy understanding and learning how things work. When I was a teenager, while my friends were enjoying romantic movies, I enjoyed watching movies relating to medical fields and imagined that one day, I would wear a white coat and work in a laboratory with cool stuff. However, when I attended high school, I still didn’t know what exactly I would do. Studying abroad was a big turning point in my life. During the time I was taking English classes

Dr. Tison, who worked in a laboratory in the hospital and was my professor in this class, usually told my class stories of his work and his research of diseases. After finishing class, the thought working in the laboratories appeared in my mind. I did a lot of research finding out which major I could obtain to work in a clinical laboratory. There were two options which were medial laboratory science and biomedical science. During the time being a college student, I was also interested in biochemistry, physiology, cell biology, genetics and pharmacology. Therefore, I decided to become a biomedical scientist because I could explore my career in different fields. After graduating from biomedical science program, I will apply for pharmacology as a graduate program. Many sources of research at UW- Tacoma will help me enhance my knowledge and skills to prepare for the undergraduate and graduate school such as internships and research. I know that there will be a lot of work and difficulties that affect my career choices. However, I believe that UW could help me to start my career and keep it straight to my

In Asian culture, people usually do not express and show themselves much. For example, Asian students usually do not ask questions in class or come to office hours of their professors. My first quarters at Tacoma Community College were exactly like that. I was not confident to ask questions and work one on one. Therefore, when there was something confusing, I would look up the information in the internet instead of questioning to professors. However, not all materials could be found in the internet such as post lab questions. Therefore, the best way to understand deeply problems and professors’ expectation is using office hours to discuss about questions that I have. I’m now more confident and willing to speak and ask questions when I get confused. Besides, it isn’t easy as an international student. I have to face complex culture and language. To not be awkward during conservations, I have to learn about American culture, government, business, language, and more. It happened a lot while I was taking sociology class. When I did the discussion on canvas, I had to do research for short questions associating with politic and society. A question about the influence of Martin Luther King to America would take me 3 to 4 hours research. I have a lack of knowledge about the American’s society, so I always try to read news every day and it becomes my habit