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1、MedicalSchoolPersonalStatement These are the steps up the ladder of life that have led me to where I am today. Please read this not as an essay but as an idea generator. I did not write in essay format I just sat down and typed what came to mind, and what I had jotted down from *. I am a non traditi
2、onal student applying to medical school. Having learned the lessons adulthood teaches, I am now more dedicated to my education and future than ever before. Keeping in mind that my essay needs to be interesting as well as fact filled, I am having trouble gathering my thoughts and placing the ideas in
3、 an orderly way. I wish to project the image -without actually saying itthat I am capable of holding up under the pressure of medical school, and that I will be a good candidate for the entering class of 2000. I am competetive and the experiences of life have added to my personal strength and stamin
4、a. I was raised in various foster homes and became a mother at eighteen. My second child was diagnosed with Krabbes disease which is terminal and debilitating. She required twenty-four hour a day care and I was never able to leave her with anyone for they feared she may die while in their care. She
5、managed to live to age 4 but only due to the extreme care she was given. She had a life expectancy of eighteen months, but lived longer due to what the doctors attributed to the care I gave her. During her life time I was unable to work outside the home and took in sewing for others. This experience
6、 taught me determination and persistence. I had tried to pursue college earlier, but was unable to complete because I had to work to financially support my family. After the birth and death of my second child I worked various places trying to support myself and surviving child for I had separated fr
7、om my first husband. I worked as a secretary and eventually opened a Beauty Salon. I understand that this is not prerequisite material for medical school, but these events are those that brought me to where I am today. I gained skills as a business leader and employer that should enhance my applicat
8、ion. I feel that the experience of “people pleasing” and communication skills from owning this business are a plus. As a business leader I donated time and money to the community and often performed services for the local nursing home or charity function. Finally when the time was right I entered co
9、llege at night and worked during the day. I felt that I wanted to pursue medicine but was unsure if I could handle the coursework. I found a part time job at a local prison in the medical office and decided that would give me a feel for what I was about to get into. Being a prison atmosphere I was a
10、ble to do more hands on care than I would have been able to do in a public setting. I often changed bandages or assisted in minor surgeries. One event that stands out in my mind is a young boy who had almost cut his thumb off working in the kitchen. His hand was cut deep into the palm and the thumb
11、hanging on by a thread. I decided that I would go into the room and see if the sight made me sick. I was fascinated by the sight of the internal parts of his hand,and the structures that performed the operations needed for movement. I was enrolled in Georgia Southern University the next quarter as a
12、 full time student where I have been ever since. I live 70 miles away from college and I commute every day which shows the dedication I have to my career choice. I feel that that is the determination that the medical school is looking for and I want to stress my good points so that I will be conside
13、red as a competitive applicant. I live in the rural south where there is a lot of migrant Hispanic workers. I feel that my summer abroad trip to Costa Rica to study Spanish will help me communicate better with my patients. I wish to work in a small town atmosphere. The cultural experience I found in
14、 Costa Rica should also enhance my application. I have worked with the church since high school by helping with Childrens church and singing in the chior. As far as personal skills, my hobbies include sewing, white water rafting, horseback riding, and my latest accomplishment is wood working. I buil
15、d furniture for myself and lately for others. I bought a few books, and of course power tools, and taught myself to build cabinets. I have built the entire cabinetry of my house as well as both a China and entertainment center. I enjoy a challenge and my hobbies reflect that. There is really nothing
16、 that I have tried to do that I did not succeed. I have been married for the past 10 years to a farmer, and I have learned what it is to work a farm. I have a seventeen year old daughter. I am an advocate for birth control and have convinced several of my daughters *ually active friends to seek medical care in order to prevent accidental pregnancies. I am very capable of handling the courseload and pressure associated with medical school and wish to convey this to the
