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Personal Narrative: My Bachelor's Degree

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Kenia Racquelle Bonner
One of my biggest accomplishments in life was graduating college with my Bachelor’s Degree. Despite the fact that I 've experienced a terrible separation between my parents, it lead me to become a strong, yet competent individual. At the age of twelve, although I was too young to understand the term "independence" I took on the responsibility. Cooking for my younger siblings, and helping around the house while my mother worked endless hours to provide for our family. During my childhood, my family was labeled as the "low- income class" trying to make a living out of cans of sardines and crackers. At the age of 16, I was working and getting paid the minimum just to maintain experience and pocket change while getting an …show more content…

It was new, different and a bit challenging to adjust to being away from home. One thing for sure is that I was overly excited about the new atmosphere, and colleagues. I studied dental hygiene and excelled academically above average. This experience granted me an ambitious mindset. Knowing that if I put my mind to it, I will prevail and be successful. Despite all of the mistreat I received from part-time jobs, I knew that it will make me stronger than ever because I was determined to succeed. Although, I was working, it was not enough money to pay for school expenses which led me to taking out student loans. I was a younger version of my mother when it came to working diligently to provide for myself and make it through …show more content…

My focus as an undergraduate has always been to enroll in graduate school and to become a professional nutritional caregiver. Being choosing as a candidate will allow me to work closely with scholar professionals in order to expand my horizon within the nutrition field. With the education and experience that I will receive, I will be able to accomplish the goals I have set for myself. My experience with culinary allows me to combine prior knowledge with recipes and strategies to make healthy food choices easy and stress-free for individuals. This combination will provide the durable training I yearn in order to shape my forthcoming research interests. With my new found passion for nutrition, I am ready to change lives as a Registered Dietician…

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