Traditionally, the first week back after Thanksgiving break is busy and hectic, with everyone trying to catch up with their classwork and extracurricular activities. This week was no exception! Officer and member meetings for National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and National Art Honor Society as well as work at Kumon Math and Reading Center, where I tutor students, filled my schedule this week. One exciting event I did was a volunteering event with Junior Frisco Women's League at the Children's Medical Center of Plano for a Christmas Party and Tree Lighting. My duties that night were to set up and run holiday-themed arts and crafts stations for the patients and the children of the doctors at the hospital. I thought that the opportunity to volunteer at a children's hospital aligned perfectly with my ISM journey in pediatrics. I was able to interact with pediatric patients and I was even able to see pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and nurse technicians at work. One thing that stuck with me was the fact that I was able to see medical professionals off work and with their families at the Christmas party. This allowed me to realize that pediatricians really do have a balance between their work and personal lives. Spending time at the Children's Medical Center of Plano was an amazing experience, and I will take every chance I get to go back and help out!
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This past week has been filled with firsts, lasts, and exciting memories that I will remember for years to come. On Monday, Junior Frisco Women's League had its highly-anticipated annual Halloween Party. The group of girls in my tribe decided to embrace the "Zootopia" theme and dress as tigers and zookeepers. The Halloween Party was filled with good food, great friendship, and memorable laughs. On Tuesday, I had my first college interview experience. The week before, I had gotten an email from a UT Austin Business Honors Program Alumni about scheduling a phone interview. At 5 pm, I was sitting in front of my laptop, awaiting the call nervously. The interview got pushed back an hour, and at 6 pm, I finally picked up the phone and began speaking to the interviewer. After a brief and friendly conversation with the alumni, I came out of the call feeling confident that I presented myself to the best of my ability. A bittersweet last experience I had this week was my last tennis tournament of fall season in high school. After four years of fall tennis on the Liberty High School tennis team, this last regional match made me reflect on how far I have come since that first day of varsity practice as a freshman. With this week being such a whirlwind, I spent my time in ISM class touching up my website and writing research assessments to learn more about the field of pediatrics. The first semester of senior year is officially halfway over, and time is flying by, I can't wait to see what the rest of my journey through ISM and my last year of high school will bring! With the third week of school coming to a close, it still hasn't fully settled in that this will be my last year at Liberty High School. Being a senior means that as of now, I have experienced eleven action-packed years of education, more standardized tests than I could ever keep track of, and countless lighthearted memories with lifelong friends. This year, I am a member of my school's Independent Study and Mentorship Program, where I have the opportunity to delve deeper into a career path that I am interested in studying in the future. Trying to nail down a field that I wanted to pursue this year was so difficult for me because there are so many potential fields that I am interested in! Ultimately, I decided that pediatrics would blend my love for working with kids with gratifying feeling of knowing that my actions are bettering others' lives. Throughout my ISM journey this year, I plan to find a mentor who will teach me the inner workings of working as a pediatrician, conduct research and execute projects within the field of pediatrics, and become a more professional and well-informed individual who is ready to take my next step into the future. While I am aware that pediatrics may not be the field I end up having a career in, but I am confident that my experiences in ISM this year will shape me into a more polished and experienced student who has the ability to succeed in whichever field I end up pursuing. I am excited and ready to see what my senior year has in store for me! |
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