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With my church youth group, I have had the opportunity to help organize and participate in numerous local volunteer activities, as well as other outreach programs including a mission trip to South Carolina in 2005, and a two-week-long mission trip to Santa Cruz, Bolivia in 2006.
Through my school, I have participated in a multitude of service projects to the community. Through the National Honor Society, I have cleaned up litter around my school’s campus. As the treasurer of the Student Government Association, I have raised funds to buy needy children Christmas gifts, provided financial aid for humanitarian work for children in Hungary, and assisted the victims of Hurricane Katrina. I have organized a school dance to raise money for the battered women’s shelter in Greensboro, as well as a Red Cross blood drive.
For as long as I can remember, scouting has been my compass and map to guide me whatever direction I may go. Scouting has also provided me the opportunity to develop valuable leadership skills through various leadership positions, including senior Patrol leader. I am also thankful for the volunteer opportunities that scouting has given me, including my as well as others’ Eagle Scout projects, serving food to the poor, cleaning up beaches, and many other humanitarian and conservation projects. I am thankful for the lessons, opportunities, and guidance that scouting has given me, and I look forward to continuing my involvement with the Boy Scouts of America, now as an adult leader.
Besides school work, my life is continuously busy. I’m constantly involved in organizing or participating in volunteer work, or fulfilling my obligations to numerous organizations or clubs to which I belong. I often wake up asking myself, “How much can I get done today?” I set my goals high, and I always attempt to take a pragmatic approach when pursuing them. I love to help other people, and I’m grateful for the opportunities and abilities that God has given me to aid others.
Now that I’m beginning my senior year, I will soon be starting down a new path of life. Although exactly where this trail will take me is an enigma, the course is already placed before my feet. My community and family have prepared me well for new challenges I will encounter as I plan to attend college next year. I plan on majoring in Neurology, and someday earn my Ph.D. so that I can conduct my own research. I am fascinated with how the human brain works, and I am eager to unlock mysteries hidden within our minds. My curiosity has in part stemmed from a desire to understand how the brain copes with a learning disability. The field of Neurology is filled with an infinite amount of possibilities, and I know that I can always go to work and be learning for a lifetime about the complex anatomy of the brain. I am euphoric to begin my college education and to learn in-depth how the mind and body interact.
I know now that I am ready for college because I no longer sit in front of a blank sheet of paper that mocks me. I now sit and stare at a sheet of paper overflowing with ideas and dreams. Despite another onerous trial, I have written one more essay. I am determined to not allow my learning disability hinder my progress, and whatever I decide to write about next, I am not afraid.
