Most Creative In Athletic Training example essay topic

Anthony Torres February 20, 2005 Academic Writing, Section 302 Vaughn CopeyLife After High School " ve just entered my senior year of high school. I know that this is a very important year. I have a lot of decisions to make and not much time to make them. These decisions will either make or break my life, and I want to make sure that I make them to the best of my ability because there is no turning back. I need to make sure I definitely want to attend college. The decision is totally up to me.

There are many positives and negatives of attending college. Go over them, and then decide. I know myself better then anyone else, and I won't let anyone else tell me what to do. I will make sure if I am going to attend college that I have something in mind that I will want to do, to succeed in. Choosing a major can be a very stressful situation so why not sit down and take some time to do it? Be creative, don't rush, give yourself plenty of time and really think about what interests you in life.

My major is something that I will want to enjoy, something that I will be doing for the rest of my life. Why would I want to be miserable at something I do in life? In two short essays: "College? What's in It for me?" by Steven M. Richardson, and "What It Means to Be Creative", by S.I. Hayakawa, I can relate to my major very well. Athletic Training is something that takes skill, as well as being creative in your own way.

No two Athletic Trainers are the same. The more creative I am at whatever I do, the better off I will be. I hold the keys to all the doors that can be opened in my life, and I will ensure that they will not be put to waste. Here at the State University at Cortland, I made the decision of choosing Athletic Training as my major. I knew I wanted to do this because I was very interested in sports my whole life. It wasn't an easy decision in choosing a school, but I think I made the best choice based on my major right now.

In a short essay "College? What's in It for me?" by Steven M. Richardson, the author makes some very good points about college. Richardson states that there are a lot of reasons to not attend college, but furthermore states that attending college is your best bet at succeeding in life. Richardson states "The biggest reason for not going, probably, is that college costs money" (169). On the other hand, he states, "The decision to attend college is an investment in your future-a risk, certainly, but one with a big payoff if it's the right decision for you" (171). These are the things I had to think about along with millions of high school-students before making my decision on what I wanted to do with my life.

Choosing a college is only the first part of the decision making process. What I want to do for the rest of your life is the question that the majority of high school students will ponder. As Richardson states, choosing a college as well as choosing a major is definitely an investment. The way you handle that investment is up to you. If you handle it correctly your investment will pay off immensely in the end (171). This is why I chose Athletic Training as my major.

I felt that if I work to the best of my ability the payoff in the end will be worthwhile. Creativity is a key essential in whatever I decide to do. Without creativity our lives would be boring. In choosing my major at Cortland, I felt I could be the most creative in Athletic Training. I felt that I could give the Athletic Training program the most attention and create new ideas.

In another short essay "What It Means to Be Creative", by S.I. Hayakawa, the author states that an important trait of the creative person is idle curiosity (167). The author means this person is a person who likes to be involved. They ask questions, read articles and actually take the time to conduct investigations, even when they don't have to (167). This is the type of person I am when it comes to something that involves sports. I remember in high school I was playing soccer. Our coach said practice was cancelled, and I still stayed up on the field to practice with him even though I didn't have to.

I am very interested in all sports and usually want to find out more about any topic concerning them. If I cannot be creative, I will find myself in a rut I cannot get out of. I will wonder why I cannot make any progress. If I am willing to be creative on the other hand I will feel it. I know that I have succeeded more in life because of it. The result is the highest, most exciting kind of learning" (168).

No one will be able to ask for more. No one makes all the best decisions in life. But hopefully I will make the best decisions when it comes down to whether or not to attend college. After that, I will have to go through the stress of choosing a major. I will try not to make it too stressful though. In order to succeed, I need to focus on something that I really enjoy.

Thinking of it as something I would do in everyday life without even having to think. I need to do something that brings a smile to my face. Why would I want to do something for the rest of my life that makes me miserable? It sounds like a ridiculous question but there a tremendous amount of people in our world that do.

I need to be creative in making my decision and not just do the bare minimum. Take it to a higher level and show people what you really can do. Everyone has some creativity in themselves; the question is whether or not you know how to use it. Thousands of doors have opened for me in life. The only challenge I face now is keeping them open.

Bibliography

Mauk, John, and John Metz. The Composition of Everyday Life. College? What's in It for me? Richardson, Steven Pgs. 169-171 Mauk, John, and John Metz. What It Means to Be Creative. Hayakawa, S.I. Pgs. 167-168.