Defense Attorney

I've been inspired by my stepdad, who is a public defender of santa clara, to consider the path of becoming an attorney.  My stepdad is an attorney who takes homicide cases, and although it is a rather cruel and gruesome field, it is definitely an interest of mine.  I am a strong believer in the statement "innocent until proven guilty",  and I would love to defend someone who is accused of committing a heinous crime.  The first step to becoming a lawyer is to obtain a bachelor's degree from a college or university.  There is no required major to get into law school.  The next step is to Law School Admissions Test, which is like the SAT, only for law school rather than undergraduate school.  The next step is to attend and graduate from law school, which takes 3-4 years (depending on whether or not you take part in a part-time program).  After that, you will take a test known as The Bar, which, if passed, enables you to practice law as your profession.  This test not only includes a written portion of the test, but you will also be put through a background examination in which the Bar examiner will look into your background information such as: traffic tickets, credit reports, substance abuse issues, and medical records.  After all of these steps are completed, you are officially certified to practice law as your profession.  

Family Therapist

Unless you are a close friend of mine that I've shared this information with, you wouldn't have known  that I lived through a rather rough past.  Now, it is not usually in my nature to share such personal information with just anyone, but for the sake of this blog I am willing to overlook it.  I was an abused child; physically, mentally, and emotionally abused by my father; by my own flesh and blood; by the man who took part in bringing me into this world.  Because of how heinous and graphic his actions were, I will spare you of the details, however, I can tell you these events occurred from the ages 5-7.  When these events finally came to a stop, and both my mother and I finally escaped from his malevolent clutches, he left not only me, but also my mom beaten, scarred, and broken.  For a long time, years after this occurred, I was still left broken and damaged.  I felt as if I had no self worth, was left questioning the meaning of my existence, and wondering what I had done to deserve such mistreatment.  It had left me in a state of recurring depression; no matter where I went, everything was dark, bleak, and empty,  and I couldn't help but feel worthless and pathetic.  As much as I tried to let go of the past, it was merely impossible.  The mental image of getting beaten countlessly was implanted in a prominent part of my mind.  Life was rough, but it was because I forced myself to never speak of the what happened; refrained from releasing my emotions.
 After about three years, I found hope in the world in the form of therapy.  When people think of therapy, they usually think of completely psychotic and mentally ill patients, however for my case, it was a very calm and relaxed environment.  I went to a family therapist, where she helped me work through my feelings and emotions.  It was there that I had first fully released my feelings, pouring out my deepest darkest thoughts, my feelings of depression.  The crushing weight that I had been lugging around was finally released.  But it wasn't just me letting out my feelings that helped my wounds heal.  My therapist was the one who counseled me and helped me take the small steps to letting go of the past, and seeing the good in the world.  She talked me through my feelings and took me through mental exercises and gave me advice.  Therapy really helped me change my life around for the better.  It had a very strong affect on the path I took in growing up.  That's why I'm interested in the career of Family Therapy, because it helped me a lot through my hardships, and I would definitely want to be able to help other families through theirs.

Career blog #2

Before, when I was younger, I didn't really take my future seriously.  I always said "i want to be a doctor.  Being a doctor would be really cool!", but never really knew the procedures taken to become a doctor.  Now that i've grown and am now a junior in high school, I have reached the epiphanic stage of actually caring about taking my future seriously.  I came to the realization that what I do now and how I prepare myself now will pave the way for my future.  So, I have done a lot more research on not just physicians or pediatric physicians but of the medical field as a whole.  Because of my ignorance, I never knew that the medical field presented so many more opportunities than just becoming a physician.  In the middle of my research, I came across the different type of nurses,  and was absolutely blown away by the nursing profession.  Now, I am very interested in the nursing aspect of the medical field.  I've looked up many nursing programs, and found that I am very interested in the nursing programs offered to undergraduates at San Diego State University, Long Beach State University, and UC Irvine.  To show these colleges that I am dedicated and interested in becoming a part of the medical field and strive to become a successful nurse, I am going to dedicate my weekends to volunteering at the El Camino Hospital in Mountain View.  It's going to be a long and hard journey, but I know I can complete this trek with hard work and dedication.

SDSU
http://nursing.sdsu.edu/

CSULB
http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/nursing/programs/NursingBachelorProgram.htm

UCI
http://www.nursing.uci.edu/undergraduate_programs.shtml

El Camino Hospital
http://www.elcaminohospital.org/

Career Blog

Although it is a fairly stereotypical career for an asian to pursue, I have always had a strong passion to become a physician (preferably pediatric).  This passion was developed when I was a young kid at about 5 years old.  At that young adolescent age, the world was a very strange and peculiar place, especially the doctor's office.  One day, I was at the doctor's office, getting a regular check up.  I had no recollection of the place, however, the office felt comforting in a way.  I had no idea what a doctor was at all, or at least, I couldn't remember.  Anyways, as I waited in the office with my mom at my side, my pediatrician walked into the room with a bright and happy smile on his face, and greeted me with warmth and welcoming.  I got a standard check up, but when it was finished, I was excited and enthusiastic about all of the interesting procedures and different tools that the doctor used.  As my mom and I walked out of the office, i asked her, "hey mommy, who was that man?!".  My mom told me that he was a doctor, a person who cures you sickness and makes sure you are healthy.  She also told me that doctors save people's lives in many cases and keeps them away from "bad germies."  After that day, I was THRILLED from the idea of saving peoples lives and curing the sick, and from that day on, i knew i wanted to be a doctor.