Mentors

Since I was in third grade, I have wanted to become a pediatrician. I love being around small children and would love nothing more than to save lives. I want to be a pediatrician because I can save lives that have yet to be lived. My mother is the Director of Nursing at our hospital in Audubon, and being in the medical field would be so rewarding. It will require a lot of schooling but it will totally be worth it in the end.

Throughout high school, I got many great contacts. I had a couple of great teachers that wrote terrific letters of recommendation for me. As far as college goes, I believe I need to do a better job at getting to know my professors. I have met with a couple of mine when I have had questions, but otherwise I don't know any of them on a personal level. I have met a lot of new people through my sorority and what not. I really need to get some contacts that will help me down the road.

I want to try and get an internship set up for next summer. I want to volunteer at a hospital or shadow a pediatrician someday. I would really get a lot of use out of that and would enjoy every bit of it. I want to attend any medical school in the United States that will take me! I would prefer to go to the University of Iowa, Des Moines University, or the University of North Carolina. Internships and letters of recommendation are so important in getting into medical school. If I could see twelve years into the future, I hope I would see me working in a hospital saving lives :)