I am the youngest child of my Korean-American family that immigrated to the
United States five years ago. I moved to this country only with the hope of having
better life and education. I graduated middle school in Souther California and I am on
my path to graduate high school this year. I have set certain goals that I would like to
achieve after graduating high school. My plan after high school is to study hard in
college to accomplish my dream of becoming a doctor. In specific, I want to go to a
four-year college majoring in biology and go to a graduate school for additional four
years to get medical degrees. Then, I will go through internship and residency in
hospital to practice my skills and experience the works of doctors.
My goal of becoming a doctor was motivated spontanuously by seeing doctors
help ill patients at a local nursing home. I volunteered at a nursing home called Park
View Gardens for four years and I spent most of my volunteer time with the patients
by reading them books and helping them in fun activities like BINGO and several
physical exercises. I felf graceful when the patients seeked me for help and when I
was able to be helping hands in their needs. Every week, I also saw doctors examine
each patient's health and the typical warmth touched my heart at each moment. I was
inspired by their interminable mercy and love to help ill people and decided to become
a helpful doctor who can save someone's precious life in the future. Moreover, I
realized the importance of life as I witnessed some patients either lose their breaths or
recover from injury and that realization propelled my dream forward.
It is very important for me to receive a good education. My plan after high
school is to attend a UC school for four years and take all required medical courses
in the major of biology. With my interest in biology and my goal of becoming a
doctor, I will...