Short College Essay :)

In 250 words or less, please tell us about your chosen field of study for college/university. Why have you chosen this field? If you are undecided, please discuss a few of the fields of study are you are considering and why.

          As a child, I was very indecisive concerning what I wanted to be when I grew up.  I considered a myriad of careers, from being a teacher to entering the fashion industry.  Of the many professions that I had contemplated, I knew that I did not want to go into the medical field.  A girl who spent most of her childhood playing dress up and fantasizing about becoming a Disney princess, I knew that I wanted my future occupation to be something glamorous.  Nonetheless, this all changed on September 14, 2005, when I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease.  Forced to spend the majority of my seventh grade year in the hospital, my life was anything but enchanting.  Despite cancer being the most challenging thing I’ve ever dealt with, much good came out of my struggle with it.  I learned to take any negative situation that I am placed in and make it into something positive.  I therefore discovered that just as my doctor had helped me to be cured of cancer, I want to spend my life helping others.  I am now positive that I want to study medicine and become a neonatologist in the future.  The main reason that I had once considered becoming a teacher was that I love children.  As a neonatologist, I will be able to care for young lives.  I can give them a second chance at life, just as I received.

~Kellie