Pediatricians play an active role in the healthy development of children. Parents trust the judgment of their children's doctors and rely on them for advice. I believe that edifications learned in adolescence, especially those related to health reforms, tend to stay with a teenager throughout their life. The opportunity to be a role model for children, encourage them to develop their skills and promote a healthy lifestyle is very attractive to me. My immediate goal is to be accepted into a pre-med program and major in biology and minor in psychology so that I can eventually enroll in a pediatric residency program. My interest in science really began when I started high school. This later developed into a specific interest in human physical health. I started asking myself questions like: Why do we get sick? Why do our adapted bodies fail to protect themselves? What are the mechanisms causing the disease? How to treat them? How to avoid recurrences? I have an immense curiosity about the superior design of the human body as well as its imperfections. My goal is to...