medical Terminology Course Posted: 07-14-03 15:02pm
I am a sophmore in highschool and have
been selected to take a medical
terminology course that is sponsered by
the university of Madison Wisconsin any
suggestions on how to prepare myself for
the mdeical world thanks
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danielv
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Posts: 79 Location: South East, Macedonia
some thoughts on preparing for a profession Posted: 07-14-03 15:28pm
When i was in high school one of my
biggest problems (other than being
extremely indecisive) was that i had too
many interests that i wanted to explore
before i made the final decision about my
career. I was wavering between computer
science, art, music, discrete mathematics
and many other interests. I did quite a
bit of research online and found some
rather surprising results:
High SAT scores
will compensate for most weaknesses. (I
had an embarrasingly low GPA and extremely
high SATs.)
Take the SAT IIs
and as many AP classes as you can - they
will help to save you some time in college
that you can spend exploring your
interests.)
Second, many
schools don't require you to declare your
major until the end of the first or second
semester anyway. (Usually they want you
to apply to a particular branch of the
school, and then make up your mind).
Finally, the
medical field will most likely require
some sort of post-graduate schooling
anyway, so nobody will expect you to be a
doctor by the time you finish undergrad.
My girlfriend was very interested in the
medical field and ended up going to NYU
and changing her major many times - as the
Pre-Med requirements were complementary to
her Science requirements. So she had the
luxury of exploring different interests
while simultaneously pursuing her interest
in the medical field.
Most of all, I would recommend trying to
keep your options open b/c you never know
what the market is going to do by the time
you finish school. Research how much time
and money you will have to invest in order
to get your degree, and ask yourself what
level you would like to achieve, and if
you have the determination to make that
commitment.
Good luck! :]
Daniel
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danielv
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jul 2003 Posts: 79 Location: South East, Macedonia
thanks
High SAT scores
will compensate for most weaknesses. (I
had an embarrasingly low GPA and extremely
high SATs.)
