Seeing that I never had any strong passions or interests, I was always unsure about the path I wanted to take. I didn’t have a dream school, but getting accepted into the Tuition Exchange Program for Pepperdine was seemingly the most logical decision to make. I didn’t take much interest in the University itself, but through my time at this school is where I was able to work on myself and fully understand what I was capable of. At first, I was initially a Business Administration major because of the variety of opportunities that were available to me. However, I couldn’t envision myself being satisfied with a career in business. I wanted a set path, and a business degree had too many different directions that I could follow. For this reason, I began to look through the resources that Pepperdine provided me …show more content…
to find what I truly want to take an interest in. Since I always took a slight interest in biology, I decided to speak with the biology professors and medical doctors that were present on campus . Immediately, I realized that my passion in the medical field is the direction I want to be heading in. In spite of that, as soon as I began to hone in and seriously focus on my passion, there were unavoidable obstacles that limited the actions I wanted to take towards earning a medical degree.
Human biology was something I wanted to pursue, but I chose the sports-medicine major as an alternative because the university does not offer human biology as a major. Nevertheless, the curriculum of sports medicine showed a fair amount of overlap with human biology so I was undeterred by this change. As I began to take an interest in research programs outside of the classroom, I decided to seek guidance from my counselor to lead me in the right direction. Unfortunately, the opportunities at Pepperdine were not tailored to my specific major. In fact, a multitude of extracurriculars are student-ran clubs that aren’t facilitated by the University itself. Though, this is not to say that receiving a degree from Pepperdine isn’t a notable accomplishment. I personally feel that being a student at the University of Southern California is more advantageous for my future. Specifically for me, my interests in human biology is already a conflict that cannot be resolved by
Pepperdine. I’ve looked into an abundance of Universities, and found that USC has various programs that are specific to human biology majors. For me, I want to have more experience than just reading from a textbook to prepare myself for medical school. I want to engage in serious research projects and analyze various human structures that will help my understanding of human biology. Personally, I feel that having practical experience is much more effective than learning information that’s only theoretically based. Pepperdine has been extremely beneficial to me in certain aspects, but I strongly feel that USC is a more suitable fit when it amounts to the goals I want to achieve and how I can achieve them.
However, I believe God has lead me to Pepperdine to discover my true calling. Pepperdine will challenge me and help me discover the vocation God has planned for me. Pepperdine also had the tools to help me pursue my own personal career goals.
I would like to enter the University of Charleston’s Athletic Training Program on the basis that I love being around sports and I enjoy working with and taking care of athletes. I first became interested in Athletic Training when I was given a tour of the UNC Athletic Training facility by Kevin Guskiewicz, who is the current dean of UNC College of Arts and Sciences. He was the previous head Athletic Trainer for UNC. After the experience, I quickly enrolled in Athletic Training classes in high school and began to learn the basics for becoming an Athletic Trainer. I loved learning about different injuries and how to treat them because as a student athlete I am very accident prone and figuring out what is wrong with my body is important for my collegiate athletic career. I have also had a dream of working with professional athletes. I have been involved with sports my whole life and have always considered these professional athletes as my role models. By entering University of Charleston’s Athletic Training Program I
“Accept the challenge so that you can feel exhilaration of victory”. This quote was said by George S. Patton is discussion the important role that Athletic trainer should work and work until they win. Who are we are highly qualified multi skilled health care professionals. Also Athletic trainer prevent diagnosis treatment and rehabilitation of emergent acute or chronic injuries. Were also known for being high qualified multi skilled health care professional. Being and athletic trainer is a great and hardworking career. That involves meeting new people, dealing with different challenge each day, Also it has moderate schooling.
When I began high school, I decided to focus on my academics and athletics because I felt those were the most important to my future. I chose my classes carefully so that I would not only be challenged with rigorous classes, but also learn the value of working hard individually and as a team. As I’ve matured over the last few years I realized that I’m able to participate in a wider range of activities and still excel in my academics and athletics. I intend to continue to balance activities such as these while attending
A Career in Sports Medicine As we begin to grow up and come to the end of our high school career we must start to begin to start thinking about what type of career we want to be in. It is very important that a person picks the right type of career for them. Otherwise you will be unhappy with what you are doing and will not enjoy it at all. I am not entirely sure what I want my career to be
Questions about human body are always fascinating me and I am constantly reading more from the subject. I am keen in wanting to develop my knowledge in physiology and nutrition and I believe that studying sports science would give me a good start towards my future career in sports therapy. My future goal is to be part of the future where health care is about prevention, not only healing.
I am a young ambitious student who strives to excel in everything I do. I want to study Sport Psychology as I know I possess the right skills to further and develop myself in the career of sports. I have the ability to understand others in sports as I also play sports myself. I have been in high pressured sporting situations which I have used my psychological skills to help increase my performance. What interests me in Sport Psychology is that I can make a big difference to not just my life but the lives of people in sport such as rehabilitating athletes or boosting athlete performance. I am fascinated by how different athletes perform in the same environment and getting practical with the mind, body and brain. Improving performance, consistency and stability in an athlete’s
Athletic Trainers play a crucial part in today’s professional sports. They also help on lower levels of sports in high school, and college level teams. The job of an athletic trainer is simple yet very important, they are charged with treating, and preventing injuries. A trainer does this by developing therapies to reduce pain, and improve mobility (“Athletic Trainer Salaries”). They have to stand for long periods of time, work well with athletes of different sizes, move or carry equipment around, good mobility and communication skills to give instructions (“Athletic Trainer, Healthcare Program”). These trainers serve as a crucial part of an athlete getting back into their sport. Athletic trainers usually work under the direction of a physician, so they are like the Doctor’s healing hands in action.
The subject came so naturally to me and I decided to continue my enrollment in sports medicine courses throughout my high school education. As my senior year of high school concluded, I explored the idea of a career in physical therapy by job shadowing at the Idaho Sports Medicine Institute (ISMI). After observing the PTs at ISMI, I was immediately drawn to a career in physical medicine. A few months later, I started my education at Idaho State and felt exactly like I did when I started sports medicine in high school. I was absolutely enthralled with my classes, naturally excelled in all of my coursework, and always had PT school in the back of my mind. I knew I would have to work extremely hard to develop a strong undergraduate transcript and build a competitive application. Throughout my undergraduate career, I have worked relentlessly to maintain academic excellence and currently have a 3.91 GPA. I have also succeeded in making the College of Education’s Dean’s List for five semesters. Unfortunately, I did not receive the honor of making the Dean’s List on one occasion, as I was .02 points below the minimum
The career I chose is an Athletic Trainer. “Athletic Trainers are highly qualified, multi skilled healthcare professionals,” (“Athletic Training”). They are also known as a person who is certified in the field of sports medicine. I chose athletic training because it is more than taping ankles and stretching muscles to me. It is my two passions combined into one job. Athletic trainers help people grow on and off the field. I must understand what type of schooling and skills will be required, the income and future of this career, along with the experience and attitude I will need to succeed in this field.
Sports has been a passion of mines since I was a kid. It was not until the end of tenth grade that I realized how much basketball had influence my. Playing basketball is a way for me to escape from the real world. Playing basketball made everything feel better and made me happier. It also taught me valuable life lessons, such as never given up on my dreams whether it seems impossible. I can not imagine my life without sports and what a better way but to work in the sports industry. My personal goals for getting a degree in Sports Management is to go professional and give back to the community. The reason I want to give back to the community is to help kids find what they love young and let that be their inspiration to be better and to dream
I want to pursue Sports Management because I want to have a career in the business of basketball and I believe NC State is the ideal university to prepare me for this. When I say business of basketball many people tend to look at me with a puzzled look. I am referring to working in the office of a professional sports organization or working inside a college basketball program.
As a freshman, I was conflicted about what I wanted out of college. At the time, I naively believed that I would major in Neuroscience and Arabic while completing plenty of biomedical research on the side. Perhaps I would also sign up for a few clubs here and there and thus produce the perfect resume for medical school. In the following year, I realized that my heart was not into the breakneck agenda I planned for myself and I started to reevaluate just what exactly I wanted to pursue in my undergraduate experience. With the aid of many advising sessions I gained a clearer picture of my passions, which as I had come to realize, were what I truly wanted to work towards. Among my interests is Global Health -- in particular, I wish to learn more
My life-long interest in sports began with a shared experience with my grandmother. One day, my entire family went to watch the Bears’ game. I was not excited because I had never enjoyed watching football, probably because I never understood it. However, throughout the entire game, my grandma would answer my questions and teach me the game of football. She provided comments like “The yellow line is not actually on the field; it is just a tool for the viewers” and “Even though we didn’t complete the pass, we move up the field because of defensive pass interference.” Her teaching led to a greater understanding, and thus, a greater appreciation of all sports. In addition to this, I became adept at an early age to the world of business. Whenever
In my degree plan, I realize that I will have to complete my general education classes including English, math, science, history, and the humanities. These classes have the ability to prepare me for the rigorous work that I will face within my core business classes. Program requirements vary based on each institution’s own specific curriculum. However common core courses in business administration programs are mostly centered on financial accounting, business law, economics, finance, organizational behavior, business management, marketing, human resource management and operations management . Through research of my career path, I realize that a Masters in Business Administration would be even more useful because it has the potential to attract potential investors. Median yearly wages for people with Business Management degrees range from $46,00-$115,000 . The duties of owning a fashion boutique include managing the daily operations of the store, all finances, and maintain the vision of the store