My career goal is to become a large animal veterinarian. I love animals and have always wanted to become a veterinarian, so this education and career path is perfect for me. Not only do I want to help animals because of my love for them, but I also want to help animals for their owners’ sake. I have been a pet owner most of my life, so I know the emotional struggle of witnessing a decline in your animal’s health for various reasons. The first step for me to become a large animal veterinarian is to earn my bachelor’s degree with a major in animal science from Oregon State University. I plan to apply to the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State with the hope of gaining acceptance. Being accepted to the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine would mean the world to me since it is close to home and therefore close to the people that I love, but I do plan to apply to other veterinary programs as well since acceptance is very limited and competitive. My motivation to achieve my goals comes from being raised by a single mother. I have watched her give up many things in life to take care of me, and for that, I am eternally grateful because I know I will never be able to repay her. Achieving my goals would make my mother proud and hopefully will allow me to take some financial burdens away from her. A veterinary career would allow me to make money while enjoying my job, which is very important to me. I have always wanted to have a career that I am passionate about and love. This has been my dream since I was 5 years old, so this is a chance for me to make my younger self feel happy and accomplished. All of my hopes should be possible with my intended degree, which is one of the reasons that it will have a large positive impact on my life. My degree will allow me to take the next step in pursuing a dream that I have always had. Another reason that my degree is so special to me is because in my eyes, education is a privilege that not everyone has access to, so it should not be taken for granted. I am very blessed to have the opportunity to get any form of education, especially an education at the college level.

My career goal is to become a large animal veterinarian. I love animals and have always wanted to become a veterinarian, so this education and career path is perfect for me. Not only do I want to help animals because of my love for them, but I also want to help animals for their owners’ sake. I have been a pet owner most of my life, so I know the emotional struggle of witnessing a decline in your animal’s health for various reasons. The first step for me to become a large animal veterinarian is to earn my bachelor’s degree with a major in animal science from Oregon State University. I plan to apply to the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State with the hope of gaining acceptance. Being accepted to the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine would mean the world to me since it is close to home and therefore close to the people that I love, but I do plan to apply to other veterinary programs as well since acceptance is very limited and competitive. My motivation to achieve my goals comes from being raised by a single mother. I have watched her give up many things in life to take care of me, and for that, I am eternally grateful because I know I will never be able to repay her. Achieving my goals would make my mother proud and hopefully will allow me to take some financial burdens away from her. A veterinary career would allow me to make money while enjoying my job, which is very important to me. I have always wanted to have a career that I am passionate about and love. This has been my dream since I was 5 years old, so this is a chance for me to make my younger self feel happy and accomplished. All of my hopes should be possible with my intended degree, which is one of the reasons that it will have a large positive impact on my life. My degree will allow me to take the next step in pursuing a dream that I have always had. Another reason that my degree is so special to me is because in my eyes, education is a privilege that not everyone has access to, so it should not be taken for granted. I am very blessed to have the opportunity to get any form of education, especially an education at the college level.

As a member of a small rural timber-based community, I have realized the value education holds and I know that my life will not amount to what I hope if I do not further my education after high school. The average high school graduate in my community moves on to work at one of the many mills in the area or stumbles their way into a job with a logging company. With the recent decline in timber prices, these jobs are still easily obtainable but they do not come with the benefits I see in my future. My hopes for my future are much greater than what my current community can provide. I am not saying that I will not end up remaining in my current community, since that is where my roots are, but I have discovered that to be the best version of myself I must venture out of my small town and gain a higher education. Financial security is huge to me because I grew up with young parents and did not always have certainty with money. Having said that, young parents did not mean that I had no money or that I was not provided the necessities, it just meant that sometimes the bills were paid late so that my school supplies and clothes could be bought. This is why, in the future, I plan to enhance my education at Oregon State University and major in animal science. I plan to attend for four years to complete my associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Once I have completed my master's degree, I plan to enter their veterinary program to become a large animal veterinarian after college. My plans for education and career come from my love of animals and my drive to help them. The reason I would like to become a large animal veterinarian is because I am passionate about larger animals, like cows and horses, more than smaller animals, like dogs and cats. I have always had a love for horses, especially after my grandfather purchased my first, and so far only, horse for me when I was a child, which will help me stay on track to becoming what I have always dreamed of. My motivation to achieve these plans stems from my determined attitude and resilience. I will strive to give large animals the best chance they have at being healthy and making their owners happy. I also enjoy the idea of being my own boss, which is why I decided that I would enjoy being a veterinarian rather than a vet tech and having financial stability.