I would like to pursue a field of nursing because I am
interested the healthcare system. I want to work in oncology in a children’s
hospital or with blood disorders. I want to advocate for young children. I want
to be able to provide my family with a good lifestyle so I need to pursue a
career in order to do that.
I go to school full-time. I have 15 units. I work as a
student ambassador for 20 hours a week. I lead tours around the college, I
promote college enrollment and I am a peer advisor. I am a member of the ASL
Club that I attend a club meeting once a week.
My mother helps to provide childcare when I have to attend
class or work. On nights and weekends, I try to spend as much time with my
children as possible, and I do as much homework as I can when they’re asleep. I
also have my children in daycare on the college’s campus so that they are close
to me during the day and so that I am still able to have a bonding experience
with them on the rides to and from school.
My mother and my sister are motivations to me because they
show me how I can provide a better life for my children and they push me to do
better. My supervisor at work helps me a great deal, she gives me great advice
when I need it, and she guides me in the right direction. My biggest motivation
would have to be my children, because I want to provide a better future for
them. I want them to be able to see that you never stop learning, that no
matter where you start, you can always grow in education and make yourself
better. I want them to be committed to a process of lifetime of learning.
Three words I would use to describe myself would be:
optimistic, strong, and ambitious.
Ten years from now I see myself with a Bachelor’s of Science
and Nursing. I see myself working at the children’s hospital in Los Angeles and
probably going back to school to work on my master’s degree. Hopefully I will
have a nice place to live in Los Angeles with my children, and I see myself
single for now.
My philosophy for succeeding in school is that I need to be
able to give back to the community because I want to help people who have less
than I do. I want to be a role model for my children and other children.
But my biggest philosophy is to be able to provide a good
example for my children that no matter what your background or where you start,
you can make something of yourself. I
was a single parent but I was able to do all that I wanted for myself and for
their lives because I was motivated.
I like the professors at Oxnard College. I like the programs
that are provided for students such as EAC, EOPS, and CalWorks. I really
appreciate how such programs are there to help students if they need them.
I think Oxnard College could improve by paying attention to
the student’s feedback during evaluations so that curriculum and products that
the professors provide are more effective for students. I believe that the
college should listen to the students so that there will be a smaller dropout
and withdrawal rate and it would benefit the entire school.
I came from poverty and I was surrounded by people that
viewed education as unimportant, and so for the first years of my life, I
didn’t make education a priority. Once I had my children I became more
motivated to pursue a better life and I have. So I can thank my past for giving
me the motivation to become a better person.
I am most surprised about my college experience that I enjoy
my classes. I am getting a connection with my professors and my learning
experience has made me a better person and given me a different outlook on
life. I have been exposed to different cultures and people and to be heading
for the same goal is a beautiful thing.
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