Throughout my high school years, I have planned on becoming a physician. I have taken this into consideration and in Grade 11, I have decided I will take courses which can help me take part in UofT's Life Science program. However, as I am about to graduate, I lost confidence in being a physician because the process of becoming successful is a long path and success is not guaranteed. Thus, I am abandoning this career choice, but I do not know where I will go from here on out.
As I look back at the courses that I took in Grade 11 and 12, I am realizing that I have had courses that not only can help be become a physician, but also become others like geologists, psychologists and lawyers. I have taken subjects such as World History, World Issues, Anthropology and even Philosophy. All these subjects can help one become a lawyer, which is quite a prestigious career path.
Thus, I have changed my mind to becoming a lawyer or attorney. I am going to apply to law school in University of Toronto. And I know for sure that I will be able to take on this career path because of my grades in relating subjects in Grades 11 and 12, my family's opinions and my friends.
In Grade 11 and 12, although I did not put the emphasis of my hard work in subjects such as Philosophy and World Issues, I still managed to get over 90%, in other words, achieving excellence. This strengthens my chances of going to law school, which at this point is the primary goal of anyone who wants to be a lawyer.
Although my parents have always valued the profession of physicians and surgeons the most, they have also praised law school and asked me if I wanted to be a lawyer. In fact, me abruptly altering my career path will be of no issue to my parents especially considering that there are so many people in my family who are attorneys in law firms. These people will be able to give me guidelines in becoming a professional lawyer and may even allow me to participate in their law firms. For example, my uncle, Fakruddin, works in a law firm and he is very close to my family. So, if any family support is needed, I shall have no problem.
As I look back to the places where I volunteered during school, I can see that all these places are going to be highly valued by professors in law schools. My volunteer work includes working in programs such as teaching kids how to read, helping adults in hospitals, raising awareness for drugs and alcohol and etc. All these volunteer programs contain elements that represent aspects of what is needed to be a lawyer. Thus, all these fortifications combined, I am confident about going into this career path.
And even though it may seem like a waste of time, I am willing to stay back at Danforth for a 5th year than to study for 15 years against all odds to become a doctor. I am also willing to do this because this will allow me to explore other courses which can extend my appeal when I apply to law schools in UofT.
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