During my life so far, I've always tried to be compassionate of others around me, I've always strive to be considerate of my peers and those around me in hopes that kindness would be paid forward and spread in the world. I was able to continue this and even make a bigger impact when I was able to participate in a clinical program that my school offered; we would be bused down to our local hospital and be able to assist and shadow the CNA's at this hospital. This, by far, was a very important experience for me, as not only was I able to help out the hospital staff, but I also was able to talk with the patients at the hospital while helping the CNA's out with vitals, or help changing out linen. For the most part, all the patients were very friendly and kind, and it was fun to chat with them. They were all compassionate with me as they figured out I was a high school, trying to learn how to do all of this as I intend to pursue this as a future career. All the compassion the hospital staff and patients showed me during that time really helped me be even more sure this was what I wanted to do as a career to be able to surround myself around such kind people, and to be able to possibly repay that compassion by showing others it to others who may need it. Whether it be, I'm the one giving out compassion, or I'm the one of the receiving end of it. There is one thing I'm certain about. This has inspired and motivated me even more to continue the path I'm going on, to not only help others in regards to their physical health but also to be able to spread good and positivity in a world that always in need of more compassion, and if I'm able to make a difference even if it's small, I still want to make a difference for someone, or the people around me. This is why I continue to push myself to be the best version of myself that I can be, and with this mindset, I've successfully been able to obtain 3 certifications in healthcare before even graduating high-school, and I've been accepted into Del Mar College in order to conitue pursuing my dream career in nursing, with my goal set in stone and those around me showing support for my dreams. Compassion, from myself and those around me, has truly brought me a long way, and I hope it can continue to take me further so that eventually I can take the compassion given to me and pay it back ten fold.

Nursing for myself is more than just a dream job that I've inspired to have since I was a young kid. As I've grown older and gotten to experience and learn more about the field I'm planning to pursue in my future career, I've grown an immense respect for all the hard work and compassion that goes into this lifestyle. I've been aiming for this career almost all my life, fondly remembering that despite when I was a kid and not being fully aware of what obstacles and hoops I would have to jump through in order to reach this goal, I had always been motivated by the drive of wanting to help people, even if it's in smaller ways. Although I always envisioned myself doing my best to make an impact with nursing to be able to help save lives, and help people back to good health. In addition I want to be able to make an impact on patient lives, small or not. I want to be there helping these people, as they're in need of it, and diving into this profession not only means being able to effectively nurse and help these people recover, but also requires empathy, and compassion on my end. Despite this, I know the journey to this goal that I've been envisioning almost all my life will not be easy, on the contrary I know I'll have to jump through hoops in order to reach it, even know I'm not in the home stretch yet and I won't be for a long time. I'll have my bad days, days where I've felt stressed or overwhelmed worried that I won't pass exams, or I'll do something wrong, that I myself won't be ready when the time comes, but then I remind myself that I need to have faith and believe and remember the vision my younger self and I still share to this day, and remind myself, despite all the doubt, all the struggle I'll face in my future I need to push forward and see it through. Not only for myself, but for the people I want to make an impact for, and for those who will one day need to rely on me for aid or assistance, and when that time comes I need to be ready and not have doubt. I'll always fondly remember one time during my junior year, while taking a dual credit program course which was EKG (electrocardiogram) Technician our state exam had been looming and was coming fast. I remember how much I stressed that I was going to score poorly and even questioned if I was going to pass, but in turn I turned that worry into a motivator to study constantly, and push myself to keep going over the material to ensure I had tried my best and did all I could for this test, and come day of the test I was more than prepared for it, being able to answer majority of questions without second thought, and feeling more than confident in my choices and ability. As a result it had paid off, with me scoring one of the highest in my class with around a 94%, I'll never forget the feeling of relief I had when I realized all my doubt and worry was for nothing. And as result, even now I use it as a constant reminder of how, despite my worries, my bad days, and everything else that may be thrown my way and every hurtle I might have to jump across I'll do it every time and again to achieve my dreams of doing what i envision myself doing as a nurse, being able to help, listen, and care for any patient I may encounter along the way.

Nursing is more than just something I want to pursue as a career in my future, it means something far more than just a career for me it's my drive and passion to help people, to help the injured, sickly, and anyone else who is in need of help. I've been intrigued by the field of healthcare for as long as I can remember now, despite me only being on this earth for a short amount of time. The healthcare field and nursing specifically is something that is always inspired me, that you could be able to help people, nurse them back to health and see them thrive and live better lives has always impacted me in some ways, even if it was just simple ways like me playing doctor as a kid. In addition this passion has continued to follow me throughout my life and subsequently into my high school life, and thanks to my schools resources I've been able to take part in multiple high school medical based classes, even at the start of my freshmen year I had been taking part in these kinds of classes such as but not limited to, Principals of Health and Science, Medical Terminology, Medical Microbiology, and multiple others that have not only affirmed by stance of wanting to be in this field but also strengthen my resolve that truly this is my passion. One of these classes that has not only pushed my passion for the field but also has strengthen my resolve to push past the challenges I may face and see it through that I reach my goal and achieve this life long dream of mine was in my Junior year of high school, the class was called Clinical Rotations and within this class we would leave our campus for around two hours and go downtown to our local hospital and assist and aid the CNAs that worked there with anyone they needed help with, along with that they would teach us specific skills that came with the territory of being apart of a hospital setting. Some of the things that was asked of me and my fellow classmates to do was taking vitals, doing patient care, bed baths, linen changes, Foley care, and anything similar along those lines. Overall I enjoyed the experience it brought and found even more reason to feel so passionately about the future career I want to pursue, being able to have nice conversations with patients while doing vitals and being able to, even for a minute see them smile and enjoy having company with them only strengthen my resolve, and I always ended up leaving that hospital wishing we could've stayed more and helped out more than the two hours we got. In the end, classes like that being able to do hands on work with patients rather than just hearing about it in textbooks opened my eyes and only affirmed my stand that this is what I want to do, and fortunately I will be able to keep pushing forward with my career as I've been accepted into Del Mar College for their Registered Nursing program, and I'm looking forward to keep expanding my knowledge in the field to not only ensure I am the best nurse I can be for myself but also for the future patients I will have the honor of being in-trusted with their healthcare in the future.

Pursuing my profession in Nursing has been a dream career of mine since I was a young kid, even before I knew what the correct terminology for the field was it's been something I've wanted to do, just to have the ability to help and care for people, to have the ability to make an impact like that, even if it's for a minute moment in someone's life. I've been studying medical field classes throughout high school since my freshmen year, now most of them have been the basics, like medical terminology, principals of health and science and others like that, but one class I took my junior year will always stick out as the most meaningful one to me, and the one that not only reassured me this is what I want to do for my future, but made me more determined to see it through and achieve this dream of mine no matter what. This class, was Clinical Rotations and the basics for the class is we would leave our school for 2 hours and go down town to the local hospital, and we would be allowed to "shadow" or assists the certified nursing assistants there, whether it be with patient care, vitals, blood sugars, bed baths and anything along those lines and they would also show and teach us how to perform these things in order to eventually feel confident enough to send us off to do these things on our own. Despite the initial challenges and struggles learning and adapting to the new environment that a hospital setting had to offer, I often found myself enjoying the work we did that, and a sense of accomplishment when wrapping up the vitals or finishing off a bed bath for the day. Although most of all is my interactions with the patients, despite on occasions where patients were rude or not in the mood to talk I majority of the time had nice conversations with them whether it'd be small talk of how they're day was going today, or if they were with family and it was a long meaningful one while I took their vitals. Even if the day was difficult or if something hadn't gone right I remember fondly that I was always eager to go to the hospital and help out, and assist people, and get to make small talk and just learn how the hospital works. That experience that year alone, not only made me 100% certain this is what I want to do as a career, but it has fueled my passion for Nursing even more, along with the chance I could make a change in someones life even if it's in small ways to them, it would mean the absolute world to me, I want to come into the field in the hopes of helping people, of helping the hurt and sick, so that eventually they can walk out of that hospital and thrive and live for years longer, in the end if I'm able to see those results would mean more to me than words could ever describe. Along with my path ahead, working to becoming PCT and CMA certified, and my acceptance into Del Mar College for their nursing education, I look forward to what my future holds in being able to even a little bit closer to my dream, and to being able and nurture the sickly back to health and to a brighter and healthier future.

Ever since I was young I've always been drawn to the healthcare field. It's always been my end goal to be a Registered Nurse, as I want to be able to aid people in their road to recovery, even if it's only for a moment. This dream of mine has persisted with me, throughout my high school years even now in my senior year I'm participating in my school's dual credit program with Del Mar College, and partaking in the Patient Care Technician and Certified Medical Assisting programs. Even now, I've already begun signing up to colleges and with pride I can say I've been accepted into Del Mar College and plan to pursue a Registered Nursing education and go for my Associate of Applied Science. Once I'm able to reach my career goals and become a Registered Nurse, I hope to make an impact on people's lives, even if it's for only short moments. Whether it'd be as simple as talking to a patient about how their day is going during vitals, or having to do something that may change the course of someone's life, like CPR. If I'm able to make a difference in the world, in people's lives, to have the ability to help the injured and sick get better and thrive again, it would mean the world to me, knowing that I can have that impact and help them during a time when they need it the most. An example of this I'll never forget is when I was participating in my schools Clinical Rotations program and we were at a hospital downtown, me and one of my classmates were doing a bed bath for a patient, and her daughter had been there visiting, and expressing her gratitude towards us for helping taking care of her mom, and how she enjoyed how lively and eager to help make her mom as comfortable as we could, and had even asked for our names and thanked us again once we had finished the bed bath and were about to leave. I'll never forget that day as it was one of the days during Clinical Rotations that reminded me that this is why I want to pursue this goal, that this is why I want to do this as a career, because I want to be able to help people, and despite knowing that they won't always express their gratitude I know deep down that every action, every bit of small talk, and every smile I can give while pursuing and eventually working in the healthcare profession will make everything worth it in the end.

Being a first-generation college student to means not only taking a leap into unknown space without much guidance, but also putting in the blood, sweat and tears to push past the obstacles I'll face in the pursuit of not only my future, but in order to reach my goal of being able to pursue my passion of being able to help those who need it. Ever since I was a kid, and didn't even know how many bones were in the body yet, I always had fascination with the medical field, and how it all worked. Although despite this there was always a want in my heart to help and take care of people, and this feeling has followed me through my high school years, as I've already began taking high school classes that involve studies in the field, and I always find myself excited for those classes to learn the skills that will be required of me in order to help people in my future career. Furthermore, the one class I've taken in high school will be one I'll never forget. The class was called Clinical Rotations, and it took two extracurricular periods, and I'll never forget how much that class impacted me as a person. While in that class myself and my classmates would go to a local hospital downtown and we would shadow and assist CNA's with patient care, whether that would've been doing vitals, bed baths, changing linen, foley care and much more, despite the challenges of trying to adapt to the new environment it never felt like an obstacle, I always had seen it as a chance to overcome a new challenge and master how to do it correctly and effectively. Although, to say that learning all of it and putting it into action was easy wouldn't be true, I've had to meticulously study, and push forward despite bad days, one example I could recall during those times was when I was pushing myself to study for my EKG (Electrocardiogram) Technician state exam. I had been stressing during the months leading up to it, due to the overwhelming doubt that I had that i wouldn't pass that test, but despite feeling that extreme doubt I had told myself to keep studying that, no matter the outcome that if I studied that I could at least tell myself I tried my best and did what I could. In the end, when I had gotten back my results for that test I had scored one of the highest scores in my class with a 94%. Looking back on that, reminds me of the lengths I will go to reach my goal of being a Registered Nurse are endless, and nothing will stop me from reaching that goal. Along with the hope that I can pursue this career without the burden of debt or student loans, as that means I'll be able to put my full focus on what I want to do best, take care of people.