A long time ago, I was just a naive child born normal, like all the children in the playground. I had no goals in life, nor did I think about how education could get me anywhere. I was born in a strict family, where all Asian parents compare their children to other children. I was one of those kids who had to be forced to swallow knowledge, but everything changed after I arrived in New York. In the following essay, I will discuss how my thoughts about my educational and professional goals evolve over time, and how I used to walk blindfolded down the wrong path of life. Going down the wrong path is not important, what is important is learning from your mistake and changing your path over time. I was born into a family where the parents