Second Personal Statement

As a young child we all aspire to become what we consider the dream job. When we were five years old, that meant being an astronaut or a cowboy. But now, as we find our selves inching closer to adulthood and being independent, it's easy to see how much our interests have changed. Now, most of us find our selves aspiring to be a doctor or a lawyer, big dreams that entails a long road ahead of us.
This was the case for me when I began high school. All I was interested in was fiding a career that I could be succesful in, but at the same time satisfying in return. I must have picked up this trait from my parents, because sure enough they were the ones to convince me the medical field would be the most witty field to become a part of. And as the end result, I now aspire to one day become a physician with her own clinic. I have further expanded on my dream as well. Not only do I just want to be succesful for the rewards that it would personally give me ($$), but I now have dreams to hopefully one day take my practice to other countries. Third world countries to be exact, whose people are deprived of things we take for granted every day of our lives.
In the society we live in today, it's all about net working and who you know. I believe this theory to the very core. It applies to all things, especially when it comes to getting a job in today's competitive job field. The fundamentals that will make a difference on how succesful one is in their career can come down to what college you attended. This is why I want to attend Creighton University. They have an outstanding academic program, especially in the medical field, which is what they are known for. They have been ranked number two in our nation for their medical program, and I know those who attend or have graduated from Creighton are considered to be "up on a pedastal" per say, because many are impressed by them. This university will put me on a path of success, and if I receieved a degree from this university, I would be extremly proud to be given such a prestiges opportunity. It would mean alot to me to be part of an alumni who are considered and known to be among the most succesful in their job fields today.

Personal Statement

Most might say that their biggest fear would be rejection; I know it was for me once upon a time. But when high school starts, one realizes that if you want to stand out, if you want to make your mark, you have to take chances. I learned this very early on in high school, which prompted me to get involved in a lot of organizations with in my school. I knew it would not only keep me close to my peers, but also give me an opportunity to stand out and show case my unique character. I wanted to be to be associated with a positive reputation among my peers and superiors. I wanted to lead by example, and I did it by going out on a limb.
After my freshman year in high school, I began getting involved in a lot of school clubs, especially those who promoted volunteer services with in my community. By my Junior year I was involved in Key Club, French Club, Student Council, and National Honor Society. Through all four of these organizations, I have participated in many volunteer services not only in my school, but in my community as well. I believe helping out others builds one’s character, and this is what I always mainly take away from my volunteering experience. Now, I actually enjoy volunteering and assisting others. This eventually lead me to join other organizations, not only in my school, but in my community. Aside from National Honor Society and Student Council, I also applied at our local community hospital’s teen volunteer program ,and I was accepted too. Nowadays, I’m not only involved in my school activities, but once a week I go and volunteer up at the hospital too.
I have become a very busy teenager with everything I am committed to, but it has all become well worth it. All these associations in return, began giving me . Like I said earlier, helping out others is good for the soul; it builds one’s character. This leads to better opportunities, giving you chances to step up to the plate. After demonstrating my responsibility and other positive characteristics, I was offered by my volunteer coordinator at the hospital an opportunity to become teen leader of my volunteer group. I of course was thrilled and accepted; now, I have been the head teen volunteer leader of my group for almost a year. But it didn’t stop there; this gave me confidence and I decided to further showcase my abilities in the other organizations I was involved in as well. But this time I had to sell my self and prove to my fellow peers that I would not fail them as a leader; I had to go out on a limb and leave it to my fellow student’s vote. With my impressive credentials, I guess after all I did convince many. Aside from my teen volunteer leader position, by the end of my junior year I became Vice-president of Key Club, Junior Class Representative of Student Council, I was elected to French Club Executive Court, and elected Vice-president of National Honor Society. Hard work and dedication truly pays off.

My First Week as a College Student

One thing this week has taught me is the importance of quality over quantity. Whether it was in my new History class setting or in College 101, I learned the importance in prioritizing. Our first subject in College 101 this week was first impressions, and the lesson was the importance of resumes. When we were assigned to make our first resume, I looked at the assignment as an opportunity to showcase my self and basically, go all out! I made a list of all the volunteer work I've done the past three years, thinking it would look pretty impressive; after all, I am involved in a lot of organizations. But boy was I wrong! After revising my resume and hearing the constructive criticism that went with it, it made me realize that all my resume really looked like was a jumbled up laundry list. Depending what the resume is intended for, it's only best to list the activities and organizations that will best show what kind of positive qualities the candidate possesses.
This lesson very easily applied to my history class as well. Of course, as a high school student in a class full of college students with a professor that does not give much individual student attention, it was a very intimidating situation. Therefore, naturally, when we began lessons on our first day, I hurried my best to copy down all the notes that my professor had up on the board. But little did I know, this was a mistake as well. Our teacher began class the following day by stressing the importance of note taking. I'm thinking to my self: "well, that's not a problem for me at all; I always make sure to copy down every single word Mr. Scheere has up on the outline". But there was more to Mr. Scheere's speech than I thought. Again, he reminded us that it's not quantity, but quality. He preached to the class that if all we did was sit there and try to copy down every single word on the outline, all we were doing was waisting our time. He stressed to us that it is most important to take our own, individual notes; allowing us to not only remember the lesson better when later reviewing and studying our notes, but also allowing us to listen to his lecture, instead of solely concentrating on writing down notes. My notes went from crammed and messy, to now organized and much more easy to review. His outline was only meant as a "guide" for us to look off of; It wasn't about how many notes I took, but the quality and meaning behind them.
Another new lesson the Scholar's Program taught me this week about college, was the headaches of eating, parking, and walking on campus; in other words: the importance of time management. On my first day of driving to campus, I used a fourth of my gas tank just searching for an open parking spot that morning! From then on, I decided to take my time, park away from main campus, and just take the shuttle to class. It is much less of a headache, showing me how much better it is to just use the resources provided for us students. Then on the following day, I decided to sleep in an extra five minutes, which of course, turned in to 15 minutes. I ended up running late, not having enough time to grab breakfast. All through my study group session, my stomach would not stop rumbling! Finally, when we were released for our next class, I decided to stop at the vending machines for food, except they all needed mav cards, and I had no money on my mav card! I ended up going in to the cafeteria to get some food. I bought a muffin and juice, and it came out to almost $5.00 even! It taught me a good lesson in managing my time better. I couldn't believe how expensive campus food was! Thank God Summer Scholars provided us with free meals all last week! :)

Resident Life with Summer Scholars

The past five days living at Scott Hall has been an eye opening experience for me. I have never lived with so many strangers at the same time, especially in such a long time span. But if anything, it was nothing less than an optimistic experience. It showed me everything from the importance in considering other’s opinions, mainly when working together or sharing the same living space, to the importance of balancing work with play, no matter how tempting the “fun” part is. Showing me how college life would be was intimidating, yet very enjoyable and exciting. It illustrated very different sides of it, but reassured me that by finding a median, college life would be nothing but a positive experience to be had.
The biggest adjustment in college will be living with strangers; at least it was for me. There is no longer your own bathroom or shower that you use on your own personal schedule, or a mother that will clean after you. Having a roomate means living with someone who will most likely have different opinions or views from you. But the truth is, it’s part of the package; everyone comes from different backgrounds, therefore, they are going to have different principles and attitudes regarding different subjects that may come up when living together.
It’s not always a doomed situation though. For instance, as my roomates and I did, the perfect solution is to simply sit down with one’s roomates and device a straightforward plan that can work for everyone. For example, depending on everyone’s schedules, when they like to shower and how long they like to shower for, is all the information we needed to devise “a showering schedule” that can work for everyone. Chores can also be split up and switched up every week. Coming from this experience, even on the last day at the dorms, when cleaning had to be done before moving out, my roomates and I all made sure to talk, split the work up evenly between us, and make sure everyone shared an even work load. It all comes down to simply respecting other’s opinions and needs; being fair to everyone. Hey, it worked for my roomates and I! Allowing all of us to get to know eachother better by the end of week, with absolutely no disagreements!