My name is Melanie! I would want to become a medical doctor (to be more specific a psychologist), is because I have struggled with mental health for years and have felt such a burden to both myself and those around me. I did not do the best in school and still struggle trying to find a balance, I would always turn to a close friend but sadly lost them to a suicide. By seeing a psychologist and slowly getting back on my feet, this has motivated me to help those around me and let them see it's possible to be hopeful for their future! I have always struggled financially because I come from a low income family, due to the fear of being in debt and having that idea in the back of my head that I have to pay off my student loans. My family pushes me to continue with my studies to become the family's first graduate! My parents taking out put 2/3 of their savings to let me go to an undergraduate school and still have money to pay college gives me a fear that they would have to pay for my graduate school. I am working part time as an ABA therapist to pay for my college and gain some experience in the psychology field to help me get a better job to try and support for both me and my family. Currently, I am still trying to overcome this obstacle of financial debt with college and my depression. But every-day I fight mentally and physically to make my parents proud and be the first graduate in the family and become my dream of working in the medical field and being a role model to other people, to show them it's possible to follow your dream and goal as long as you stay consistent and know that it will always get better. Having this experience of mental health has helped me be more appreciate the world and the connections I share with the people I'm close with, because nobody ever knows how someone feels behind close doors. These experiences is what I believe shapes you into the person you are today. Me, personally I have attempted to take my own life and seeing the faces of my family when I woke up was pure pain. I felt like such a disappointment and have been getting help for it, getting the help I needed showed me that there is always better, if you open your eyes and see that there is always someone there for you. I hope having these experiences can show that I am still a fighter trying my best to live day by day and making my parents proud, it will be worth it knowing all the overnight shifts they worked to put me in college. Being a medical doctor would be the most rewarding job that I can think of and I'm not ready to give up on that dream, and wonder how my life would have turned out if I didn't keep fighting for it.

My name is Melanie! I would want to become a medical doctor (to be more specific a psychologist), is because I have struggled with mental health for years and have felt such a burden to both myself and those around me. I did not do the best in school and still struggle trying to find a balance, I would always turn to a close friend but sadly lost them to a suicide. By seeing a psychologist and slowly getting back on my feet, this has motivated me to help those around me and let them see it's possible to be hopeful for their future! I have always struggled financially because I come from a low income family, due to the fear of being in debt and having that idea in the back of my head that I have to pay off my student loans. My family pushes me to continue with my studies to become the family's first graduate! My parents taking out put 2/3 of their savings to let me go to an undergraduate school and still have money to pay college gives me a fear that they would have to pay for my graduate school. I am working part time as an ABA therapist to pay for my college and gain some experience in the psychology field to help me get a better job to try and support for both me and my family. Currently, I am still trying to overcome this obstacle of financial debt with college and my depression. But every-day I fight mentally and physically to make my parents proud and be the first graduate in the family and become my dream of working in the medical field and being a role model to other people, to show them it's possible to follow your dream and goal as long as you stay consistent and know that it will always get better. Having this experience of mental health has helped me be more appreciate the world and the connections I share with the people I'm close with, because nobody ever knows how someone feels behind close doors. Me, personally I have attempted to take my own life and seeing the faces of my family when I woke up was pure pain. I felt like such a disappointment and have been getting help for it, getting the help I needed showed me that there is always better, if you open your eyes and see that there is always someone there for you. I hope having these experiences can show that I am still a fighter trying my best to live day by day and making my parents proud, it will be worth it knowing all the overnight shifts they worked to put me in college. Being a medical doctor would be the most rewarding job that I can think of and I'm not ready to give up on that dream, and wonder how my life would have turned out if I didn't keep fighting for it.

My name is Melanie! I would want to become a medical doctor (to be more specific a psychologist), is because I have struggled with mental health for years and have felt such a burden to both myself and those around me. I did not do the best in school and still struggle trying to find a balance, I would always turn to a close friend but sadly lost them to a suicide. By seeing a psychologist and slowly getting back on my feet, this has motivated me to help those around me and let them see it's possible to be hopeful for their future! I have always struggled financially because I come from a low income family, due to the fear of being in debt and having that idea in the back of my head that I have to pay off my student loans. My family pushes me to continue with my studies to become the family's first graduate! My parents taking out put 2/3 of their savings to let me go to an undergraduate school and still have money to pay college gives me a fear that they would have to pay for my graduate school. I am working part time as an ABA therapist to pay for my college and gain some experience in the psychology field to help me get a better job to try and support for both me and my family. Currently, I am still trying to overcome this obstacle of financial debt with college and my depression. But every-day I fight mentally and physically to make my parents proud and be the first graduate in the family and become my dream of working in the medical field and being a role model to other people, to show them it's possible to follow your dream and goal as long as you stay consistent and know that it will always get better. I hope having these experiences can show that I am still a fighter trying my best to live day by day and making my parents proud, it will be worth it knowing all the overnight shifts they worked to put me in college. Being a medical doctor would be the most rewarding job that I can think of and I'm not ready to give up on that dream, and wonder how my life would have turned out if I didn't keep fighting for it.

My name is Melanie! I would want to become a medical doctor (to be more specific a psychologist), is because I have struggled with mental health for years and have felt such a burden to both myself and those around me. I did not do the best in school and still struggle trying to find a balance, I would always turn to a close friend but sadly lost them to a suicide. By seeing a psychologist and slowly getting back on my feet, this has motivated me to help those around me and let them see it's possible to be hopeful for their future! I have always struggled financially because I come from a low income family, due to the fear of being in debt and having that idea in the back of my head that I have to pay off my student loans. My family pushes me to continue with my studies to become the family's first graduate! My parents taking out put 2/3 of their savings to let me go to an undergraduate school and still have money to pay college gives me a fear that they would have to pay for my graduate school. I am working part time as an ABA therapist to pay for my college and gain some experience in the psychology field to help me get a better job to try and support for both me and my family. Currently, I am still trying to overcome this obstacle of financial debt with college and my depression. But every-day I fight mentally and physically to make my parents proud and be the first graduate in the family and become my dream of working in the medical field and being a role model to other people, to show them it's possible to follow your dream and goal as long as you stay consistent and know that it will always get better. I hope having these experiences can show that I am still a fighter trying my best to live day by day and making my parents proud, it will be worth it knowing all the overnight shifts they worked to put me in college. Being a medical doctor would be the most rewarding job that I can think of and I'm not ready to give up on that dream, and wonder how my life would have turned out if I didn't keep fighting for it.

My name is Melanie! The reason I am interested in mental health is because I would want to become a medical doctor (to be more specific a psychologist), is because I have struggled with mental health for years and have felt such a burden to both myself and those around me. I did not do the best in school and still struggle trying to find a balance, I would always turn to a close friend but sadly lost them to a suicide. By seeing a psychologist and slowly getting back on my feet, this has motivated me to help those around me and let them see it's possible to be hopeful for their future! I have always struggled financially because I come from a low income family, due to the fear of being in debt and having that idea in the back of my head that I have to pay off my student loans. My family pushes me to continue with my studies to become the family's first graduate! My parents taking out put 2/3 of their savings to let me go to an undergraduate school and still have money to pay college gives me a fear that they would have to pay for my graduate school. I am working part time as an ABA therapist to pay for my college and gain some experience in the psychology field to help me get a better job to try and support for both me and my family. Currently, I am still trying to overcome this obstacle of financial debt with college and my depression. But every-day I fight mentally and physically to make my parents proud and be the first graduate in the family and become my dream of working in the medical field and being a role model to other people, to show them it's possible to follow your dream and goal as long as you stay consistent and know that it will always get better. I hope having these experiences can show that I am still a fighter trying my best to live day by day and making my parents proud, it will be worth it knowing all the overnight shifts they worked to put me in college. Being a medical doctor would be the most rewarding job that I can think of and I'm not ready to give up on that dream, and wonder how my life would have turned out if I didn't keep fighting for it.

My name is Melanie! The reason I would want to become a medical doctor (to be more specific a psychologist), is because I have struggled with mental health for years and have felt such a burden to both myself and those around me. I did not do the best in school and still struggle trying to find a balance, I would always turn to a close friend but sadly lost them to a suicide. By seeing a psychologist and slowly getting back on my feet, this has motivated me to help those around me and let them see it's possible to be hopeful for their future! I have always struggled financially because I come from a low income family, due to the fear of being in debt and having that idea in the back of my head that I have to pay off my student loans. My family pushes me to continue with my studies to become the family's first graduate! My parents taking out put 2/3 of their savings to let me go to an undergraduate school and still have money to pay college gives me a fear that they would have to pay for my graduate school. I am working part time as an ABA therapist to pay for my college and gain some experience in the psychology field to help me get a better job to try and support for both me and my family. Currently, I am still trying to overcome this obstacle of financial debt with college and my depression. But every-day I fight mentally and physically to make my parents proud and be the first graduate in the family and become my dream of working in the medical field and being a role model to other people, to show them it's possible to follow your dream and goal as long as you stay consistent and know that it will always get better. I hope having these experiences can show that I am still a fighter trying my best to live day by day and making my parents proud, it will be worth it knowing all the overnight shifts they worked to put me in college. Being a medical doctor would be the most rewarding job that I can think of and I'm not ready to give up on that dream, and wonder how my life would have turned out if I didn't keep fighting for it.