Event Title
Start Date
13-2-2016 10:20 AM
End Date
13-2-2016 10:40 AM
Description
Reaching one’s goals is never an individual effort. I enrolled at NSU in the year 2000, joining the Men’s soccer team and pursuing a career in sports medicine. High school was easy, managing being a student athlete did not pose many challenges. I could study for an exam the night before and do quite well on it. After getting a 68% on my first biology test in college, I quickly realized this method would no longer work. Developing a new study strategy and keeping up with the demands of being a full time athlete and social life was not easy. I struggled with it so much that I made up my mind that I would change my major from Biology to Business. As I sat in Dr. Robert Pomeroy’s office (chemistry professor) explaining my decision, he gave me a firm look and said: “I am not going to let you quit.” I was shocked. For the next 4-6 months I went to his office 2-3 times per week to go over chemistry problems. He challenged me to think of a test as a soccer game. With time, not only chemistry but all my grades went up. Now that I have accomplished my goal of becoming a sports medicine physician, I realize Dr. Pomeroy’s real chemistry lesson was how to develop the work ethic face challenges head on and not let them impede your career dreams.
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The Knight Who Saved the Shark
Reaching one’s goals is never an individual effort. I enrolled at NSU in the year 2000, joining the Men’s soccer team and pursuing a career in sports medicine. High school was easy, managing being a student athlete did not pose many challenges. I could study for an exam the night before and do quite well on it. After getting a 68% on my first biology test in college, I quickly realized this method would no longer work. Developing a new study strategy and keeping up with the demands of being a full time athlete and social life was not easy. I struggled with it so much that I made up my mind that I would change my major from Biology to Business. As I sat in Dr. Robert Pomeroy’s office (chemistry professor) explaining my decision, he gave me a firm look and said: “I am not going to let you quit.” I was shocked. For the next 4-6 months I went to his office 2-3 times per week to go over chemistry problems. He challenged me to think of a test as a soccer game. With time, not only chemistry but all my grades went up. Now that I have accomplished my goal of becoming a sports medicine physician, I realize Dr. Pomeroy’s real chemistry lesson was how to develop the work ethic face challenges head on and not let them impede your career dreams.