What Are My Goals In Life Essay

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There are many goals I have in life. Goals that may be different than your everyday teenager. Ever since I was child, I always saw many of my family members die. This was because of cancer. So when I found out my mother was a victim of this deathly disease, I knew something must be done. That’s where I got the intentions to find the cure of cancer. I made up my mind that whether or not my mother survived breast cancer or not, I would do my best in high school by getting good grades,graduating, going to college, and one day becoming a breast cancer doctor. I wanted to show my mother that I was always going to be her intelligent little girl. A girl that wanted to make something out of her life. I had in my mind that I wanted to kill this deadly …show more content…

Though I’m halfway done with my final year at St. Charles West, I think I will accomplish my goals in no time. Practically because I’ve managed to keep my grade point average at a 3.9%. Don’t get me wrong, it was a very difficult challenge over the last four years to accomplish this. Staying up past 2:00 A.M. to finish that last minute essay and doing countless amounts of history projects. Whatever the case was, I am grateful I’ve made it to this point. I don’t have to worry about whether I’m going to graduate because I’ve completed all the requirements. I even went above and beyond by taking on college credit classes. With that in mind, I’ll be one step ahead because I’ll already be getting the college work experience, doing calculus and college composition as if I was a freshman undergraduate. Enjoying high school is what I love and it will be truly missed when I step on that graduating stage, receiving my diploma, and graduating with high …show more content…

Yes, I plan to one day get married and have a beautiful family, but before those plans happen, I want to graduate college and start my career as a breast cancer doctor. Attending Avila University in the fall will be a fun experience. Maybe because I’ll be four hours away from my parents. No, but really I’ll be in a big city known for their highly qualified specialists. I believe Avila is the place where I belong, due to the fact that they work with their students. Avila University is a school that doesn’t believe in auditorium classes. They want the class sizes to be small, so when their students have questions or concerns, they can help their students individually. This is the type of environment I want for a college. A place where I feel comfortable and where the teachers believe all their students are capable of graduating. I know even before I start my year at this school that I will walk out of there ready to start my career. I know that I will have to go to graduates school in order to become a certified breast cancer doctor, but with the graduates programs at Avila University I know that will be no

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