College Admissions Essay: A Career In Optometry

The world that we live in is full of beauty, and our eyes are our gateway to that beauty. I began to recognize this beauty during my childhood. As a child, my parents taught me that there is no greater joy in this world than the joy that comes from helping people, because of this I knew that when I “grew up” all I wanted to do was help others. As I grew I realized that the healthcare industry is devoted to helping people. During high school I took an anatomy class, in that class, we discussed the human eye in great depth. The human eye was a part of the body that I had always been fascinated with. Eyes open us up to the beauty of the world: the beauty of nature, the beauty in family, as well as the beauty in person you love. When I learned

I met several great people in my church that have impacted my life greatly, including Dr. Greg Norman. He is a man that is close to God and dedicates his life to helping others as a Doctor of Optometry; he was always an idol of mine while growing up, and he still is today. When I realized what I wanted to do with my life he was an obvious choice to begin helping me guide my future career in Optometry. I met with him and told him my goals for my future career, after which he told me that he would help guide me and work with me to help me achieve my dreams. Upon completion of Optometry school, I’d love nothing more than to work for the man that inspired me: Dr. Norman. I would work for him and help him as he helped me. Eventually, I would like to open up my own personal office and hire my own staff; but first I would travel around America and see parts of this beautiful world that I have never seen before. I have only viewed a small piece of the beauty that this world has to offer and I am always wanting to see

I don’t pretend to be perfect, I know I have flaws and I know I struggle. Despite this, I know that if there is something that I want to achieve or accomplish I can, and will, do it. What I lack in intellect I make up for through determination. During my schooling, I realized I wasn’t the smartest student in the class, although many times I managed to perform better than the one who was because of the sheer effort that I put towards the objective. Though I realize I have flaws, I am sure never to lose confidence in myself. During my time in college, most of my work has been done at my desk. At this desk I’d study for hours on end, working on assignments and essays, and tackling online quizzes and exams. At this desk I have struggled, I have sweated, and I have cried. But sitting above this desk is a poster with a quote that I would read aloud to myself when I thought that the struggle had become too much for me to handle. The quote is from Pope Francis, who recited it at the Vatican on March 30th, 2013. It says, “Let us not close our hearts, let us not lose confidence, let us never give up.” There have been many times when I have doubted myself. These doubts are misplaced, because if there is one thing that my schooling has taught me, it is that I have the ability to accomplish anything as long as I do not give