<p>"they want to help people?"</p>
<p>i know many people genuinely feel this way, but i just read a couple short answers like that on a website asking people why they want to become doctors, and i'm already sick of them. they stopped being cute after reading the 4th one.</p>
<p>any thoughts?
i was going to write one of those, as i really do feel that way, but now i think it'll come off as annoying.</p>
<p>I’ve read before that there are no such things as bad topics, just bad essays. With that being said, I do feel that simply saying you want to be a doctor in order to help people is a little bit too generic, unless you have a specific anecdote or way of portraying it that will make your essay unique. If this is what you are truly passionate about, then yes, you should write your essay on that topic, just be creative in doing so. At the same time however, many other professions help people as well, so why specifically do you want to be a doctor?</p>
<p>it’s kinda hard because i have barely 2 sentences to express my thoughts on this.</p>
<p>Here is a fresh approach to that:</p>
<p>*Blood had always made me queasy but I couldn’t turn away. The leg was a gory, tangled mess. As the anesthetic began to work, the dog seemed to at last be free of what must have been terrible pain. His long tongue lolled to the side. The car had done a job on this little fellow, and I wondered if he would make it. “It doesn’t look good,” the Vet said quietly. “We’ll need to amputate.” He shaved the leg above the wound and gently sterilized the skin. He then used the scalpel to expose the bone, which glistened white in the bright overhead light. He reached for his bone saw. The surgical mask I wore while I observed the procedure began to feel claustrophobic.</p>
<p>I got hired at the veterinary clinic to clean kennels. As far as I was concerned, it was just a job - a way to make some money for the upcoming school year. But the more I worked in the clinic, the more interested I became in the veterinary work itself, especially trauma cases. Again and again I saw the Vet trying desperately to save the lives of dogs and cats. Sometimes they didn’t make it, but most times had happier outcomes. The Vet’s knowledge and quick actions not only saved the lives of animals, but saved families from the tragedy of losing a loved pet.</p>
<p>In this latest case, the amputation was a success and the dog recovered and lived a long happy life. He got around so well on three legs that I sometimes wondered if he even knew he was missing a limb.</p>
<p>That summer job did something for me far beyond the seven dollars an hour I got cleaning kennels. It redirected my future. Could I ever have a career that had such an impact? Whether I reach my goal of becoming a physician or veer into some other medical area is still to be determined. But I am starting on a path that will allow me those options.</p>
<p>Thanks to a three-legged dog. *</p>
<p>This is written using the techniques from the book Concise Advice: Jump-Starting Your College Admissions Essays. But you don’t need a book to see some of the elements: dropping the reader directly into a story, showing a transition of you as a person who now know what he/she wants, and wrapping it up with a smile.</p>
<p>For those who have seen this essay a dozen times, sorry, but it is very illustrative.</p>
<p>Most people make the mistake of thinking the essay is asking about your feelings now, but what made you want to be a doctor? Were there some memories you have of things that awakened that desire in you? What was the transition from before you wanted this to now? THAT’S the essay.</p>
<p>AND PLEASE DON’T START OFF WITH “I want to be a doctor because…”</p>
<p>AAAARGH.</p>