Statement Of Purpose To Attend The Naval Academy

To me, commitment is promising oneself that he or she will devote their time and efforts in accomplishing a certain task, that will ultimately make them a better person in the end. This is generally what the book definition says as well, “Commitment [is doing] something larger than the service of one’s ‘convulsive little ego’.” (68) So by definition, when I chose to attend the Naval Academy I was also committing myself to the end goal of making myself a better person, and to the institution. I asked myself the generic question all people ask when deeming their commitments virtuous: what do I want to be known for in 10 years? Asking this question was what made me realize that choosing to attend the Naval Academy was by definition a commitment in itself. By staying at the academy, I was setting a goal for myself, seeking meaning in my life, and fulfilling the promise that I had made with my mother.

Becoming a doctor was my highest priority when I initially came to the U.S because it was the goal that brought me to America in the first place. I was striving for a certain job, but later in my high school career I realized that none of that would matter if I became a doctor that was hated by the people who I would be caring for. This was when I decided to put the goal of becoming a doctor aside and instead aimed for becoming a better person worthy of caring for others. This was about the time I accepted my appointment to the Naval Academy Preparatory School, and spent a year in Newport, Rhode Island instead of attending a civilian college. By not only giving up a whole year at the Naval Academy Preparatory School, but also giving up the opportunity to have a normal college experience, I was able to forge a stronger commitment to myself to make myself a better