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I am Not Quite Sure What To Do For College and What The Process is Like

I am in the 7th grade and I am just beginning to explore my future career, what are some careers and helpful next steps I should consider based on my passions and interests? At school, I am most interested in music, English, and science and math when it isn't to easy, but I don't think that I would want to continue doing math throughout my life and have it be a big part of my life and career. My hobbies include baking, singing and songwriting, acting and running. I am really interested in solving problems and mysteries, especially proving a point, but also hands on work. I would also love to go to a college with a good cross country program. A topic that I am passionate is law and medicine, but I want to weigh out my options and see what else I could do as a career because I don't have to make a decision quite yet. What are some careers options that best align with these interests and what are some helpful next steps I can do in the near future?

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Oishi’s Answer

Hey Elise!

I can comment on some science related careers since I am a pharmacist. Some science related options for you to consider that I can think of from the top of my head are: pharmacist, dentist, doctor, registered nurse, family practitioner nurse, dental hygienist, medical assistant, physician assistant, pharmacy technician, research/lab assistant or supervisor, scientist for a research/pharmaceutical company, science subject teacher or professor. There's so many options and its great you are thinking right now about your future! I suggest you do a google search for more options and some summarized information about what each profession does.
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Dianna’s Answer

If you’re not really sure, it’s okay. You have plenty of time to think things through. The important thing it focuses on is keeping your grades up. Having all A’s or some B’s with A’s, allows you to have scholarships from your schools and local programs. You can choose to apply to your local community college for all your general education classes and graduate. Then choose the university/ college/ vocational school that has the program you are interested in learning. Getting your general classes out of the way will help you to complete your education faster. Some high schools allow you to get those credits early as well. But you will really have to work extremely hard for it.
That is up to you, remember to also take some time to enjoy being yourself and staying healthy. If you need a year to find yourself and what you really want to do after high school or college, take it. Sometimes people forget that we’re human and need to learn in different ways. Whatever you choose, I hope you find happiness. If the career you choose doesn’t make you happy, you always have other options and opportunities.
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Michael’s Answer

Great question. It sounds like you have wide and varied interests and the first thing to do is - keep pursuing them, engaging in them and enjoying them. I would not concentrate too much right now on college and where you will attend, that kind of thing. Instead, work on preparing for and doing well in high school. There you can continue to pursue your interests, there most likely will be a cross-country team. The subjects that interest you will be on your class schedules during your four years there. When you get to be a junior in high school, begin to focus on what you want for your college experience. There are great resources online - you can go to different college websites, or to sites that will provide you with information on the colleges with the type of majors and programs that interest you. All the best!
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Fenton’s Answer

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Fenton recommends the following next steps:

Hi Elise, you pose a great question. It is not too soon to be thinking about your future. You mentioned that you have interest in medicine. I worked on medical imaging for over twenty years and it is very challenging yet rewarding career path. I started out in X-ray and diagnostic imaging. This work keeps you very busy, but makes the day go fast. There are other modalities as well such as CT scan, Ultrasound,MRI, and Radiation Therapy to name a few. You can also be a Radiologist or Medical Imaging doctor. The sky is the limit, and you can fly there if you want to. Best of success in choosing your career path.
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