The Fluidity of History
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pre medicine PLEASE help? How does this sound so far?
I entered college with the purpose of pursuing a medical degree that would allow me to travel around the world. The purpose of this was two-fold. To provide medical services that are much needed in today’s unjust world, as well as to facilitate the creation of schools to educate and bring about political consciousness. However, I did not anticipate the math and science courses completely unrelated to the work I was going to do, especially the math courses. I am not suited well for math, no matter how much I study or how much help I seek, I cannot master the basic theory required to fulfill the pre-requisites for medical school in the United States. I have had extreme difficulty with mathematical concepts, and this is reflected in my GPA. Because of this, I do not have the 3.0 necessary to transfer to Tampa right now.
I have thought long and hard about this, to the point that it even started to affect my academic performance in my other classes. For a few weeks I slipped into a state of internal depression, pondering on what my options were, what I could do, and how I was going to explain the situation to the people tracking my progress.
I took time to investigate alternate options, including medical school in La Habana, Cuba. But even then, the math pre-requisites were too much for me. I started to think that I have some undocumented disability or repression that stopped me from doing well in mathematical concepts, but I do not have the resources to bring the matter for evaluation to a psychological professional.
I began heavy introspection over Spring Break this year. I asked myself questions, such as why I wanted a medical degree in the first place. Could it be a means to another end I have in mind? If so, what other means could I use to get to that end?
My skills and abilities do not lie in the medical field. In the medical field, I would have been average. Any other graduate could have done the work I was going to do. I have come to terms with this, because I found my answer.
My skills have always been writing, the social imagination, critical analysis, social investigation, empirical investigation, studying the dialectics of conflict, the fluidity of history, and the fixity of the constantly changing world around us.
I intend to raise my GPA, then finally transfer to USF Tampa to begin the road towards a Doctorate in Sociology. With this, I’ll have the academic authority to conduct independent social research. Studying human behavior within the reach of global society, I will be able to make unique contributions to humanity that no one else can make. It is where my true skills lie, and more importantly, where my heart is. I’ll still be able to travel, and fulfill my life plans. The money will be less than a specialist surgeon, but I will find true happiness.
EVERYONE I’ve talked to has mentioned that this is the right choice for me. That has no influence on my decision, as I would have gone the way I am going anyway, but it just re-affirms that I’m on the right track.
I am fully resolved to go on this path. I have no dissonance or emotions to battle with. Even if no one helps me, I will find a way. I am willing to give everything for this one goal. I will have to prove myself and re-gain the trust of USF that is probably skeptical of my ability due to my performance in math, but that doesn’t lessen my resolve. It just makes me want to prove myself even more!
I entered college with the purpose of pursuing a medical degree that would allow me to travel around the world. The purpose of this was two-fold. To provide medical services that are much needed in today’s unjust world, as well as to facilitate the creation of schools to educate and bring about political consciousness. However, I did not anticipate the math and science courses completely unrelated to the work I was going to do, especially the math courses. I am not suited well for math, no matter how much I study or how much help I seek, I cannot master the basic theory required to fulfill the pre-requisites for medical school in the United States. I have had extreme difficulty with mathematical concepts, and this is reflected in my GPA. Because of this, I do not have the 3.0 necessary to transfer to Tampa right now.
I have thought long and hard about this, to the point that it even started to affect my academic performance in my other classes. For a few weeks I slipped into a state of internal depression, pondering on what my options were, what I could do, and how I was going to explain the situation to the people tracking my progress.
I took time to investigate alternate options, including medical school in La Habana, Cuba. But even then, the math pre-requisites were too much for me. I started to think that I have some undocumented disability or repression that stopped me from doing well in mathematical concepts, but I do not have the resources to bring the matter for evaluation to a psychological professional.
I began heavy introspection over Spring Break this year. I asked myself questions, such as why I wanted a medical degree in the first place. Could it be a means to another end I have in mind? If so, what other means could I use to get to that end?
My skills and abilities do not lie in the medical field. In the medical field, I would have been average. Any other graduate could have done the work I was going to do. I have come to terms with this, because I found my answer.
My skills have always been writing, the social imagination, critical analysis, social investigation, empirical investigation, studying the dialectics of conflict, the fluidity of history, and the fixity of the constantly changing world around us.
I intend to raise my GPA, then finally transfer to USF Tampa to begin the road towards a Doctorate in Sociology. With this, I’ll have the academic authority to conduct independent social research. Studying human behavior within the reach of global society, I will be able to make unique contributions to humanity that no one else can make. It is where my true skills lie, and more importantly, where my heart is. I’ll still be able to travel, and fulfill my life plans. The money will be less than a specialist surgeon, but I will find true happiness.
EVERYONE I’ve talked to has mentioned that this is the right choice for me. That has no influence on my decision, as I would have gone the way I am going anyway, but it just re-affirms that I’m on the right track.
I am fully resolved to go on this path. I have no dissonance or emotions to battle with. Even if no one helps me, I will find a way. I am willing to give everything for this one goal. I will have to prove myself and re-gain the trust of USF that is probably skeptical of my ability due to my performance in math, but that doesn’t lessen my resolve. It just makes me want to prove myself even more!