I would use my scholarship funds in an obvious way, I'd spend the money on my college tuition and any other college fees I end up having. Although this may not be any special way to spend the money, it is honest and exactly what I intend to do with it. Fortunately for me, I have known for years that what I would like to do is go into the medical field. When I was young, I wanted to be a veterinarian, but as I grew older, I realized that I had a passion for helping people. I did some research and began looking into the medical field. I did pros and cons lists from everything from neurology to oncology, to orthopedic surgery. Through my research, I found the labor and delivery and pediatric care units. This interested me because I love children, I have a cool head in stressful situations, and I have been told I exhibit leadership qualities. I am also empathetic and compassionate towards all adults and children. Pediatrics got my attention when I was in a car accident right before my 13th birthday, I was hospitalized for three days at the Saint Vincent Hospital in Toledo, OH. While I was there, I found out I had a lacerated spleen and a partially collapsed lung, and I was treated amazingly. I believe if the nurses and doctors hadn't been so kind and taken the time to treat me, I would still be struggling with health issues today.

From a young age, I was always told I was a kind, patient, and mature person. I loved playing with animals, making sure they were fed and taken care of well and enjoyed caring for hurt or sick people. As I got older and became more aware of different job opportunities, I realized that the right career path for me had something to do with caring for people or animals. For a long time, I had wanted to be a veterinarian, it would follow my love of animals and I would enjoy my job. But after a while, I realized that part of my caring nature would make euthanizing someone's pet, sometimes even their best friend, when they were too old or sick to continue living in peace would break my heart. I began to switch my perspective on what kind of career I wanted in the long term. I met a woman who was a nurse, and at the time I had not realized how many different types of nurses there were throughout a hospital setting. As I had decided that I wanted to have a healthcare career, any time I met a nurse or doctor, I began asking what type of nurse or doctor they were. I found that I care strongly about children, they are innocent and pure, and they don't understand why they are sick or why they are in the hospital and you have to have a certain type of patience with children. I also found that I am calm in stressful and fast-paced situations. Between doing research on my own and speaking with different nurses or doctors I realized that I want to be a Labor and Delivery nurse as well as working with pediatrics, I would be able to work with a soon-to-be mother and her newborn child. I'd get to witness the beginning of a new life and the joy of new parents daily. Although sometimes the unexpected happens and it can also lead to death and grief just as being a veterinarian would have, the rest of the day would still be enjoyable. When working in healthcare there will always be ups and downs, it just depends on how you choose to manage the strong feelings. I have learned after some time that many women in my family have been nurses and also showed many of the same characteristics as they had. They also realized that working in pediatrics was for them. I hadn't been aware of this until Christmas Eve 2024 and I had chosen this career path in 2021, it was like it had been fate that I had chosen healthcare as my career path. So every day in life, I challenge myself, on assignments and tests I strive for high grades, and when working or volunteering, I give all of my effort.