Personal Statement

Personal Statement

My initial college experience wasn’t the best or used as efficiently as it should have been. I was just out of high school and had no idea what I wanted to major in let alone a career choice in life. Ashamed to say, yet I don’t regret it because of the lessons I learned, I drifted through college for the first couple of years being completely undecided on what I want to do. I started as a business major, but due to lack of applying myself to my school work, failed numerous classes and was constantly switching my major around to whatever I felt suit to at the time. I had ambitions to own a business, be a physical therapist, join the military, and even fell back on one of my passions, that being music. Although not gaining knowledge as I should have been in school, I was however, growing as a person and experiencing life as it was being thrown at me. From heartbreak (from a previous relationship) to heartache from losing a family member, being low on funds and not having a job, getting kicked out of my mother’s house, to being depressed because I felt I had not accomplished anything in life up to a certain point. My perseverance and determination not to fail myself and those I cared about kept me going, and my trials and tribulations in life have shaped and molded me into the man I am today. I learned that in order to pursue your passions in life, you have to have a strong foundation to support those interests. So I began to consider a career as a police officer in Law Enforcement. I hadn’t fully considered it as much as I do now because it was previously only an option for me. However, the moment that significantly changed my decision was one of my worst fears that actually came to life. I don’t want to elaborate too much on it because it is a very delicate topic, but family members that are closest to me, and that I deeply care about, were put in harm’s way and I vividly remember it being one of the scariest experiences for me. The day it happened I had a mixture of emotions, I was scared yet extremely infuriated and full of anger that I seldom let come out unless necessary. This moment changed my life because it was the day I decided that in order to protect those I love; I would need to attain the knowledge and skills needed to do so. I’ve always felt that I wanted a career where I can assist others in need and acquire knowledge that would benefit me in the long run. What better way to do that than be a police officer…