Diary of my Life

My full name is Jason Warren; that's right, I have no middle name. I was born at South Shore Hospital in Norwell, MA and lived in Dorchester, MA until my parents were able to move out of that city (they refused to raise their children in such an unsafe environment). We moved twice more before reaching our final home in Methuen, MA. Ever since I was young, I knew what the future had in store for me. Not once did I ever contemplate not going to college, for I knew I had to attain my undergraduate degree before moving on to medical school. Another important factor that helped me decide that I wanted to become a doctor was witnessing my mother suffer a brain aneurysm when I was only three years old. That traumatic incident, and the fact that she made a complete recovery at the hands of the Lord and her surgeons solidified my urge to want to help others. As a child, I was goal-oriented, but often mischievous. There were many times during elementary school that I would be reprimanded for my actions, however I never considered myself a delinquent. What can I say, I liked to play practical jokes; it wasn't my fault that my teachers and peers didn't find them as funny as I did. Despite my tricky ways, I never lost sight of my real reason for being in school. I credit my focus towards my grades to my parents. During the school week, I was never allowed to watch TV. Therefore, I didn't have as many distractions as my classmates did. As I grew up, I found myself growing to like the sport of soccer and after beginning to play in the second grade, continued until junior high school. However, upon going to high school, I found that my size would be more conducive to being good in the sport of football. From the moment I stepped foot on the gridiron, I fell in love with the sport. Of course, I was at a disadvantage seeing as many of my teammates had already played the sport before during Pop Warner. I closed the gap sophomore year when I began lifting weights regularly and by junior year had earned a starting spot on the junior varsity team. Unfortunately, an ankle injury during the off season hampered by ability to lift weights and run as often as I was supposed to for my senior year season so when football started up again, I had a noticeable shortcoming. Therefore, I dropped in rank from starter to second string. Football was not the only sport I competed in during my high school career, though. I also joined the track team and threw the shot-put for two years and ran the 400 meter race for the other two. After my senior year of high school, I successfully matriculated into an institution of higher education, Howard University. I am currently pursuing my undergraduate degree in Biology.