From High School to College
Composition: An Essay of My Plan for the Future
The
leap from high school to college is one of the biggest in a person's
life. Not only do graduates leave their friends to go to different
schools, but they also leave the comfort of having mom and dad
taking care of them. It is a release to the wild and a journey to
become your own person living on your own grounds. Now it is my turn
to embark on this journey. For the past four years I have had the
greatest time of my life. High School has served me well and I have
never learned so much nor had so much fun. It is a sad thing to
leave.
All
the relationships I have built and all the memories that lie on the
football field, in the high school, and all around Tomball. However,
within this sadness, there is a little spark of excitement. It is
the excitement to leave this high school life of mine and to start
my real adult life.
There is a little spark of hope, that my future will not only be
just as good as my past, but better. Two words that best describe
what my high school career consisted of are "work and fun".
Throughout high school, I was always on some sort of competitive
team. Whether it would be baseball, football, or even ROTC, I loved
playing a school sport. I played 1 year of baseball, 4 years of
football, and I spent 3 years in ROTC. While doing these sports I
also maintained a 95 GPA in my classes. However this is only half
the definition of "work" in my high school career. I was also very
active within my church. I grew in my spiritual life when our church
hired a new youth minister. Since then, I did everything I could to
grow closer to the church. I went on retreats, did service projects,
and I joined different organizations such as Youth Ambassadors for
Christ and Disciples of Charity for the Diocese of
Galveston-Houston. Within these organizations, I did things I never
thought I would have the opportunity to do.
A
special program that I participated in during my senior year was a
unique course offered at my high school called Scientific Research
and Design. In the course, students work with professionals in the
medical field to complete research projects.
After finding someone who was willing to serve as my mentor and
applying to participate in the program, I was successfully accepted
in by the course's sponsor teacher. The mentorship was an invaluable
experience; my mentor was young, so we could relate to each other
pretty well. Over the year, we were able to build a solid
relationship. I enjoyed learning from him and discussing various
issues; a major topic was college admissions. As I applied to
colleges, my mentor was always there to encourage me and give me
confidence. My mentor had been Chief Resident at a hospital in
Houston, and he had become an expert on interviewing. I appreciated
it a lot when he gave me advice and helped me in mock interviews.
During the year, I completed two research studies. The first one
dealt with hypertension. My experiment was to determine if patients
diagnosed with hypertension knew more about high blood pressure than
patients who had not been diagnosed with hypertension. I enjoyed the
process of interacting with patients and asking them to complete
surveys. I also enjoyed organizing and collecting the data to reach
conclusions. During the second semester, I decided to explore my
interest of axiology, the study of human growth. I distributed a
survey to more than half of my fellow seniors from the Class of 2007
at Clements High School I wanted to see if students' heights were
influenced by their biological parents' heights. For both males and
females, the majority of their heights were within 5% of their
parents' heights. I definitely enjoyed the mentorship; it allowed me
to observe what it's like to be a physician. Soon, I will be
attending the university that my mentor attended, the University of
Texas at Austin. I hope to seek more mentors in the future, and I
also plan to serve as a mentor for others. I am passionate about
serving others and the sport of basketball; coaching basketball was
a great activity for me.
I
coached as a volunteer for the local youth basketball league, but
prior to the beginning of my senior year, a friend referred me to
coach as an employee at an educational center. This would be my
first salaried job ever! What I enjoy is sharing my knowledge of
basketball with younger children and helping them to develop and
grow into better players and people. I love building relationships
with youth and acting as a role model and guide. I hope to continue
coaching basketball in the future. A main goal for me is to succeed
academically as a student. I want to continue learning, to improve
my understanding of the world, so I can contribute as a part of the
community. I will try my best to get good grades. I also hope to
adjust to college life well and make new friends. By the end of
college, I hope to have become a leader at the University of Texas
at Austin.
I
hope to have become an outstanding student. I want to be accepted
into a medical school. I also wish to leave a lasting legacy at the
University of Texas at Austin. I hope to serve others and help
others succeed. My mother has had an immense impact on my life,
especially in this regard. She showed me how to treat other people —
with kindness, compassion, and a giving heart. She is always helping
other people, and she's unselfish. She has always taken care of me.
I hope to apply what I've learned from example, and I wish to build
relationships and serve the community as my mother has. Career wise,
I hope to become a physician.
As
a physician, I would get involved in clinical practice, teaching,
journalism, and administration. It would fit my desires and values:
I could help others through healthcare, and I would serve as a
provider and caregiver. I strive to become the best I can be and to
succeed in my aspirations.
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