The one advice that people give if you say you don’t know what you want to do with the rest of your life: Pick a career you absolutely love. In an ever-demanding, materialistic world, I better pick a career that makes decent money too. In order to have both, I work hard in school with hopes of going to dental school. Ever since the middle school and endless science and art projects, I have come to the realization that I love working with my hands. Among my list of hobbies include knitting, sewing, crocheting, and building miniatures. In addition, though I may appear quiet and shy, I greatly enjoy personal relationships with others. I find people fascinating. I also find satisfaction in being able to help others. I currently teach a second grade Sunday school class and am a resident assistant on campus. After an internship my senior of high school, I decided that being a dentist would allow me to combine my dexterity and my desire to help others.
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I think you may have one of the best perspectives of the American Dream, coming from Vietnam. A lot of us who were born here and come from families who have been here for several generations seem to take the value of hard work to get where you really want to be for granted all too often.
I do find it interesting that you said you "settled on" dentistry. It sounds like it wasn't your first choice. So, why exactly dentistry? Why not another discipline in medicine?
P.S. I commend your ability to be awake and posting at 4a.m. and still be in class at 9. I wouldn't have been able to do that.
I can't help but laugh because my mom went to dental school and hated it! (she went into nursing instead) ..and my dad is a dental technologist.
I think it's great that you know what you want to do! I agree with Nick that, with you coming from another country you really have a true 'American Dream'. It was really hard for me to decide what my dream job represented about my American Dream but I think you did a great job wording your answer.
Good luck in dental school!!
It sounds like you have a really good idea of what you want to do with your life. It's great feeling knowing that your set on a career. Your idea of American dream shows that you are really dedicated to what you do and that you look to make a difference. Remember money is not everything, but it sure is nice. I hope you enjoy what you do, it sounds like you'll do just fine.
Hard work will open many doors for you. I also share you sentiment of doing something that you love.
I wouldn't be too concerned with achieving some predefined ideals of "status" that society tells you are so illustrious. Define your own status.
I really enjoyed your post. I think it is a very admirable goal in life to become a dentist, and it will acheive every aspect of the American dream. Having emigrated you would have recieved the American Education so many other people can only dream about, and you are not wasting it but instead making something of yourself. I agree that you should want to live comfortably in an ever demanding society, and that doesn't require a million dollars but dentistry will get you darn close.
I agree that the advice that most people give is to pick what you love. Also, I think that you are very fortunate to know what exactly you want to do and have the means to do it. I wish I had a set goal to strive for.
One thing I would ask is, if not dentistry, what else would you want to do?
I agree a lot with what everyone else has already said. It amazes me that you came to this country with your family in the 90's and that you already know what it is that you would like to do with your life yet I've lived here all my life and I don't have the slightest clue. I guess there are just so many possibilities to choose from that I get stuck when it comes to narrowing it down to just one. At any rate, hard work is supposed to pay off but sometimes it doesn't so I think it's important to find a balance between working hard and doing something that you love to do.
I thought your entry was very effective in the way that you were very personal and really opened up to your readers. Sometimes we can be too impersonal and just end up boring our readers but you did quite the opposite. Good luck with med school! ;)
I think that your American Dream is very true and that you would know excatly what you want yours to be beacuse of your family coming from Vietnam. Besides dentistry what was the other choice that you had in mind before you "settled" on it? Also, after college you are going to have how many more years for dentist school and do you know where you would want to go for that?
I really can relate to your American Dream. Seeing as though my parents also migrated over here to make sure my sister and I received the best education and opportunities as possible. I also believe that you should do something you love and enjoy. What is life if you spend most of it doing work you loathe? I agree with Nick, you do have one of the best perspectives of the American Dream-- finding the delicate balance between money and happiness.
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