Junior in High School looking for Career Path.

[Joshuawalker]

I am a junior in High School and I am interested in getting a career as a Physician or Physicians Assistant. I have always made A's and high b's (except for Algebra two my Sophmore year), and have taken one health science Tech. class and i am in the second. Info such as application times, good pre med schools, med schools, and career pathways will be helpful, but ANY advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[Tipton]

You have apparently leanred how to be a moderately successful high school student. You should learn how to be an excellent student before you graduate so you can continue at the university.

Once you choose a university I suggest keeping your academic expectations very low: don't aim too high in your freshman year. Focus on time management and A's. If you want to enter medical school, there whould be nothing else on the top of your list than A's. Once you have figured that out you can have all the fun in the world.

Also if you aren't a great standardized test taker (SAT, MCAT, GRE...etc.), become one. Most people fall short on their verbal reasoning skills: reading and writing. Once verbal reasoning is down the subjects will be much easier. If you have test-taking anxiety...I don't have any great advice because I've always been a good test-taker. One thing I always assume when entering an exam is that I know the information I have studied.

If you haven't visited any universities, start with some in your area and if you can afford it travel around a bit in the next few months.

Hope this helps.

[Joshuawalker]

Thank you so much for giving me some advice. Would it be possible for me to get some information on your school besides the website?

[Tipton]

Honestly our website is the best source of info. If you wanted to attend one of our upcoming Info Seminars, you can see the schedule there as well.