Please use this space to explain any time that has elapsed between your high school graduation and your anticipated enrollment at Penn State. Please provide a summary of why that gap occurred. If you attended another college or university during that time, please note it below and ensure that you have entered the information in the Academic History section of this application.
It was the movie “Super Size Me” that had ignited my passion for dietetics when I was in high school. However, I was simultaneously bombarded by comments about how insecure and tedious it would be to pursue a career as a dietician. Without a proper registration system for clinical nutrition degree holders in Hong Kong, most graduate students remain unemployed for years and most citizens think that the uncertainty is not worth the money. Having been born and raised in the success driven society of Hong Kong, I was once forced to think that I should look for a more secure career such as nursing. Struggling between the choice of
…show more content…
When I entered my grandmother’s hospital room, she was neither connected to tubes nor was she pale. Assuming my grandmother to be fine and normal, I excitedly ran over to embrace her. With her empty eyes, she calmly asked the doctor who I was. I was shocked and heartbroken when the doctor explained to me that my grandmother had suffered a severe stroke and her memory was impaired. I was told that one of the possible causes was her improper diet. As my grandmother loved eating a lot of fatty meat, oily and salted fish, fat had accumulated in her blood vessels and blocked the blood flow to her brain which led to a severe stroke. This unforgettable incident had made me realize how a poor diet could destroy one’s health and life. It further fueled my passion for dietetics, knowing that myriads of people can be prevented from facing similar