Today, I sit down andto write a personal statement that follows the same format that countless others have written, but. But I do not want to follow what others are doing, I need to be who I am and finally color outside of the coloring book. I struggled to write this because it is so easy to write about someone else or a different subject, but when it comes down to writing about myself, I am often stumped. I would be lying if I said that I have been interested in criminology since I was little. Throughout my adolescence, I was told to go to medical school and I agreed. I agreed for years and years, but after seeing the injustice that has happened through those coursesthe course of years, I finally disagreed. I wanted to be the voice for the voiceless,. I want to help people differently, bythrough justice. hereHere I stand tellingsit, to tell you mythe story of how one bad thing changed my entire life. On September 3, 2005, I was shot in the head, it. It changed my life drastically and my whole perspective of the world changed. In my personal experience, I started to notice the epidemic of gun uproar around the world. I made it mybegan to focus to learnmy learning more abouton the injusticeinjustices that goesgo on and what I could do itto change itthem. For me, going to college will give me more insight and skills to change the world for the better. Crime affects our society, it affects how we live, and it has surely affected me. Studying criminal justice will give me the skills to go out into the world and help make a change in the way we live.