<p>Hey, I just finished my freshmen applicant prompt and I wanted to get some opinions and feedback on it! Thank you</p>
<p>I’d be happy to help!</p>
<p>I can’t pm you because I just made this account but here’s my personal statement:</p>
<pre><code>Being a full Punjabi myself, it was surprising to see the state of my roots. I will never forget the day I was reading the Punjab News and saw the report that said 48% of children drop out of school and 82% are in disadvantaged situations. This sparked my interest in an organization called Sahaita. Sahaita is a Punjab-based organization that was founded in California, specifically made to help these disadvantaged kids by providing children’s education, health care, and shelter are the main goals of this organization. At a seminar, I learned about the need for doctors to go abroad and set up free clinics for these children. I volunteered at Sahaita’s medical camp in 2008. It wasn’t just seeing the gratuity in their vulnerable eyes; it was seeing the tragedies and the successes. It was seeing life.
I see how medicine and health make a difference. Medicine and health are associated with every aspect of life. I reached my epiphany of what I aspire to do and what my dreams are. Pursuing a career that is beneficial for many other people beyond me is my dream, and I found that in working to be a physician.
Seeing the doctors who dedicated their career to work in Sahaita has been my biggest motivation. Listening to their experiences working and helping those disadvantaged children reflects the arduous work they have put in, but also reflects the sense of accomplishment they feel. I believed them when they said nothing compares to the feeling of coming home every day, knowing that they changed several people’s lives, whether it was minutely or significantly. I want to push through the challenges of working on instinct, knowledge, and skill simultaneously and experience how rewarding it feels at the end.
Becoming a doctor for me is much more than just a profession. It’s a passion. Helping others has always been an initiative for me. Whether it’s simply a problem on the math homework or letting someone borrow a book, I’m a firm believer of sharing the wealth. That’s where becoming a physician comes in. I want to use my fascination and knowledge of the human body for the benefit of others. Not everyone can handle such a demanding profession and I believe I have the motivation to do so. I owe it to those who have inspired me in the first place. I want to give them the gift of hope through my passion.
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