1. Nicole Borchers
Personal Statement
When I started high school, it seemed like I was being pressured into deciding
what career path I would choose once I started college. Telling a 14-year-old girl that it
is important to figure that out when she has not been able to live life yet is an
intimidating thing. For years, I went back and forth on what a good career option would
be for me. I tried to decide what things I liked best and what I would be good at doing. It
was not until I was 17 years old and almost a senior in high school when I realized that
nursing was what I wanted to do. As soon as my little brother was born, I knew that
helping people and caring for them was what my life would be. I was set on this career
path, but there was always a little voice in the back of my head telling me that it was not
the right decision for me. When I reached college and finally had a chance to take
classes that I wanted to take I stumbled upon a nutrition class. I have always loved
everything about food, and once I stepped foot in that nutrition class three years ago I
knew what my true calling was. Becoming a dietician has now become my goal and I
intend on being someone who can talk about food to people and help them better their
lives.
Once I decided to have a career that helped people on a personal level I knew
that I would be good at it since I am a people person and tend to put other people
before myself. I like to help people with their problems, and I tend to forget about my
own, and choose not to deal with my own issues, until the people around me are taken
care of first. My family has told me that I am too nice. I feel like that can be a bad thing
at times because I do not take care of myself as much as I probably should, but at the
same time I know that there are people out there, whether it be in the nutrition world or
my own personal life, that have bigger problems in their lives than I do.
Aspects of my personality make me fit to be someone dealing with people on a
daily basis. I am someone who puts one hundred percent of my effort into any task that
I am given. When I have to deal with people, I would be able to make them my main job
and really focus on helping them. I am also a good listener. This skill goes back to me
being able to helping people with their own problems. I would rather listen to what

2. people have to say than what I have to say. With that being said, I have also gotten
good at giving advice and telling people how things are and how things should be. I am
not scared to come out and say what I need to say.
There are few things would be a problem for me when having to deal with people
in this field though. The biggest problem for me would be that I do not like conflict when
I have to face it with people I do not know very well. I know working in this environment
with helping people better their health would test me when having to deal with unhappy
family members. I have seen firsthand what it is like to have a family member in the
hospital and to be stressed out because of how they are doing. I think having seen it
from my own family and seeing how the health care professionals handled themselves
helped me realize that you just have to do the best you can to give them what they want
and to put them at ease. Even though that seems like a challenge to me now, I am sure
after going through it once would allow me to give me the confidence to handle those
situations in my career.
Becoming a dietician is something that I have wanted for a while now, and I know
that it is not an easy thing to become. I am at a point in my life now though where I
know what my goals are, and I am determined to pursue those goals. I would always
work the hardest that I could and I would learn as much as I could to be the best I can
be in this profession. Though I have not always had the highest grades in school, I am
able to learn and apply myself when I am in a hands on setting which would be
beneficial to me and everyone around me. I know that this is what I want in life and I am
ready to tackle any obstacle that gets in my way to get to the main goal.