Resident Advisor Personal Statement

Every Resident Advisor (RA) answers the on-call phone with a bit of apprehension, but when the caller tells you that they are concerned that their friend may hurt herself physically, all your nerves stand on edge. It was this experience and others like it that reaffirmed my decision to pursue a career in the Healthcare field with a specific interest in mental health.
My life’s journey began on a small multiracial island where we believed and practiced “every creed and race find an equal place,” these words taken from our country’s national anthem. In our multicultural society, religion played a large role in influencing the societal norms and practices which were of a conservative nature. At school, learning about my nation’s history and where our ancestors came from piqued my interest in experiencing other countries’ cultures.
Throughout my elementary and secondary school years, my career

I had a similar experience and decided to withdraw a second time after speaking with my career advisor, who encouraged me to be honest with myself and my apprehensions about medical school. As a result, I came to the realization that I did not have a desire to pursue a career as a medical doctor. This experience became a catalyst in steering me to my present career path. Taking into account my interests, personality, education and skill-set, I realized there were other avenues to make a meaningful contribution in the medical field such as neuropsychology and health care administration.
During RA training at Oxford College, I attended Safe Space training which opened my mind to what individuals of the LGBTQIA community experience and how lonely some persons felt as a result. This training changed my perspective and caused me to reassess how I had treated persons of all identities in the past based on my conservative and religious