I’m applying to this science program and the essay prompt is “What do you want to be, and how are u going to make it happen”.
are they asking for like classes i wanna take, schools, my plans after highschool like specific stuff or a general like idea statement its such a vague prompt and idk what to doooooooooooo
What do you want to be?
Do you know that yet?
If not, what kind of problems do you want to solve?
Environmental? Making food more available? discovering a new planet? Medical? Forensic?
What kind of program is this? What do they do?
ALso think about it if you were running a science program and students were applying.
What type of student do you want?
I would want someone interested in science, who is motivated to participate.
How do I know they are motivated to participate? Because they have a goal and at least know the steps to take to get there.
So maybe you want to be the discoverer of a new planet.
You could see who has done that before. Then look at how they got there.
Are they a professor or grad student?
Where did they go to school?
What did they major in as an undergraduate?
What kind of ECs can you do now?
or think about if you were asked “You want to be President…how are you going to make that happen”…you can see that many presidents were lawyers…maybe they first majored in political science…and then they became congress people or senators and then worked within their party and then did a speech at a Convention and then ran but lost but then ran but won.
Probably “What profession do you want to be?” and “What will you do to make it happen?” Say something about studying hard, staying after class, getting tutoring done, working with other students, etc.
If you can’t answer the question, then I am a bit scared for your future.
@avgsopho1223 Have any answers?
ahaha its a pretty vague question … they could be asking for specific plans for what college and medical school I want to go to, a list of classes I’m going to take…
@ bopper okay thank you that was helpful. I’m just going to talk about how I want to work in the medical field, particularly as a surgeon which is a field that’s constantly evolving with new techniques, etc. I just didn’t know how specific I was supposed to be lol
So how you are going to make that happen is:
Participate in science program for research/whatever it is you do
Try to take AP Sciences/Math
Find a college
Major in ?
find research opportunities
Volunteer in a medical setting
Shadow doctors
Take MCAT
Apply to meds school
this may be too much to ask, but if u have time would you consider exchanging emails and possibly reading over my essay? its ~500 words
PM me for essay help.