Essay On I Want To Be A Neonatologist

Ever since I can remember, my entire life has been filled with reoccuring hospital visits, some for me, and others for family members. A couple of visits were for my youngest brother Neddy, who was born three months early. He was put in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for two months and kept an incubator that only allowed us to touch him by putting our hands in the built in gloves for the first week. It was hard seeing him like that but I also liked watching the nurses and doctors work so swiftly and with ease. The NICU’s lighting was always dim and the room was always silent with an occasional cry of a little baby. Since then I’ve wanted to become a neonatologist. A neonatologist is doctor who helps infants who were born preterm, with birth defects, with an illness or any other problem a pediatric doesn’t deal with (Pediatrics).

However, watching someone in this career is

Keeping in mind the location, pre-med opportunities, and tuition, I had a few college options, such as Portland State University and University of Oregon. When I went to an OASC Leadership conference in Seaside, I immediately fell in love with the town. It was huge and little at the same time, which was also how it made me feel. Ultimately, I see myself at the University of Oregon for a few more reasons than the other college because it’s located in Eugene and offers pre-med opportunities as well as many scholarships, that by my senior year, I may be eligible for. Some are the Stamps Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship, and Diversity Excellence Scholarship (Financial). The cost of tuition for University of Oregon is around $25,167 (Financial). Hopefully I will be able to pay for it by scholarships and saving accounts like Dream Savers. I will also open student loans for whatever cost I may have left. As for classes I will major in Biology, Chemistry, and Algebra to prep me for medical school