The Evolution of my Career by Shakira

The Evolution of my Career by Shakira - June 2017 Scholarship Essay

When thinking of a younger version of myself and what I wanted to be at the age of six, I remember clear as day, that I wanted to be a chef. I would constantly watch cooking shows, and let’s just say that every present I received was either a cooking set with plastic food or a mini restaurant. I would wrap myself in sheets because I thought it looked like the coats that they wore. What made me want to be a chef was the fact that when taught about them in school, I was told they have to try everything before they serve it, and I loved the idea of eating all day long. In all honesty, that was a foolish reason to base a career off of, but I was six, so it was exciting to me.
As I got older and gained more common sense and a deeper perception of reality I started to change my mind about my future. The next time I recall myself thinking of a different field of work was in the fifth grade. At the time I was attending the Classical Christian School of Performing Arts. The whole school was based mostly on the arts. While our academics were critical, they took our performances and electives very seriously. By the fourth grade, I was playing the flute in a band and performing in the yearly Christmas Parade in Pinellas Park, Florida. I fell in love with the instrument and practiced daily with the band, at home, and with a private tutor from the school. It was then that I decided I didn’t want to be a chef, but a musician in the orchestra. I had set high goals for my future and even took it upon myself to write them down and hang them on my wall. I would read them aloud three times each, three times a day because I once heard in a logic class, “If you say something every day, a goal, either short or long and work to make them come true, eventually, they will”. I remember those words from my fifth-grade teacher Mr. Baker til this day because they inspired me, and I truly believe they are true. Through this career change I learned a lesson; to set high goals for future, believe in both my goals and myself, and that if you do that, eventually they will come true.
The next time I changed what I wanted to become was in seventh grade. I no longer attended Classical Christian School for Performing Arts and was now enrolled in Sacred Heart. At this school, I took an interest in science. The teacher in this department at this school was excellent. I say, teacher because of this too, was a private school and there was only one teacher for each subject. Some teachers would have to teach two subjects. Having said this, the teacher who taught science would teach in such a way that engaged my every aspect of attention. I became extremely interested in the animal aspect of science. Having a passion for animals already, I decided I wanted to be a veterinarian. I quickly realized by summer that I didn’t want to study that for the rest of my life though; I was only temporarily interested. Once I found out the basics of the job I no longer wanted to be in that field at all.
My eighth-grade year was my first year in public school since my beginning elementary school years. It was quite a shock for me. I went from having a max of twelve kids in a grade level and getting lucky if you had two classes with somebody. I only recognized one person out of the whole school so I spent plenty of time focusing on myself. I joined AVID and it was in this class that we studied possible careers. One day we were discussing the practice of law and attorneys. I realized immediately that this was a field I was interested in and started doing my own research. I was fascinated with it. I also loved the concept of bringing justice to the people and that the truth shall always prevail. I went to a language teacher who was previously an attorney to find out some one-on-one information that I might not have found on the internet. She gave me a detailed explanation of the job, skills I would need, what would be expected of me, the competition of the field, and much more. I loved it all. I decided then that I wanted to become a prosecuting attorney.
I am now an upcoming senior at Dixie Hollins High School and I am doing everything to prepare to become a prosecuting attorney. I truly believe this is what I am meant to become.