| It is typical for a little girl, when asked, “What do | | | | emergency medical services. These classes opened a |
| you want to be when you grow up?” for her to | | | | big door for me toward the medical field. My junior |
| say a teacher. I was one of those little girls. | | | | year came around and I was only required to take |
| Whenever asked that question, I would always | | | | chemistry, but I took anatomy and physiology along |
| respond with wanting to be a teacher. I would sit | | | | with it. My medical classes intrigued me to go into the |
| there with my stuffed animals and conduct a class | | | | medical field. |
| with my scribbled lesson plans in crayon. The idea of | | | | Not too long ago, someone said to me, “What |
| being able to come up with a different lesson each | | | | do you want to major in when you go to |
| day challenged me enough to get excited about | | | | college?” It reflected the same question I had |
| becoming a teacher. I was able to share my | | | | been asked when I was younger. I stopped and |
| knowledge with others. | | | | thought way back to when I conducted my class of |
| When I went into middle school, I realized there was | | | | stuffed animals, helped my friends with problems, |
| more to life than just teaching. I wanted to get a | | | | learned about the adult mind, and the hands on |
| little further into the minds of children and help them | | | | experience I had with my medical classes. I had to |
| with their problems. A school counselor sounded like a | | | | somehow tie all of my dream jobs that I had |
| great idea. I liked to help my friends with problems | | | | throughout my life into one compact idea. I took the |
| they were having and I liked being a problem solver | | | | dream of working with children, the dream of helping |
| all around. I continued this into high school. My | | | | others, and the dream of an experience in the |
| sophomore year I took a psychology class. During | | | | medical field and turned it into one big dream. |
| psychology class, we learned more about adults and | | | | I want to become a pediatric nurse. I have had all |
| the changes that affected their minds over the | | | | the dreams a person could have in the course of my |
| years. The idea of being able to help older people | | | | life, but this is the one that will make the difference. |
| with their problems along with children made me | | | | This job will allow me to fulfill each aspect of my |
| want to become a family counselor or a family | | | | dream job that I have been grasping for. I cannot |
| psychologist. It would allow me to specialize in more | | | | wait for the day that I get to go into my job and |
| than one area. | | | | know that I am going to make at least one child |
| The second semester of my sophomore year, I | | | | smile or one child’s day better because it’s |
| began taking medical classes like health science and | | | | my job. |