If I were to personally define “education for citizenship,” it would entail tailoring my college studies to the specific field of neonatal nursing. It would entail maintaining my volunteer status at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in order to keep my experiences current with the ever-changing medical world. More importantly, however, it would entail focusing my passion for neonatal nursing in order to not only change the lives of infants, but to change the lives of thousands of involved family members. ...

Jake was a seed. “Why is she crying? Did I do something wrong?” asked Jake as he nervously progressed through the motions of his first infant interaction. “No, don’t worry! She’s fine, just hungry,” I responded, calmly attempting to ease his slightly panicked state. “You should feed her! The nurse said we could.” “I have always wanted to feed an infant in the unit, but… I don’t know how… I’ll mess it up…” “I can teach...

(IM+K+CO)×D=Success IM= Imagination. K=Knowledge. CO= Collaboration. D=Determination. During my 8th grade year, these variables were known and constant. I had defined them, achieved them, and embodied them. Success was unknown; it would be achieved through careful computation of my knowns. My formula had been standardized. This equation was devised when I applied to the Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA), a specialized high school that selected only the highest achieving 8th grade scholars in...

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