My ambition is to pursue a career in optometry because it offers a wide range of challenges, is a fast developing science, and promises to offer an exciting and rewarding career. One of the aspects of optometry and that appeals to me is its importance in the healthcare sector that can give me an opportunity to help people and apply my scientific knowledge and skills. I am fascinated by the sciences and chose to study chemistry, human biology and maths in my A-Levels. Chemistry has broadened my mind and aroused my interests further into scientific discoveries. It expands my fundamental chemical knowledge, refines my scientific and technical skills and develops my personal, communication and management skills. ...read more.