As a high school junior, I have been thinking about where I would like to attend college and what career I would like to pursue in the future. Choosing a career is more difficult than a person would think, considering there are millions of careers one can choose from out there. I went to mymajors.com, and with the help of this website, it broke down the category of interest I seemed most compatible with: health sciences. While exploring the different careers, there were various types of professions that seemed perfect for me. When I chose the profession, it gave me a list of colleges that seemed most suitable to my taste. That is when I looked more into the different programs each college offered for my career. After a long and hard decision-making
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A pediatric nurse seems like the best fit for me. Firstly, I have a strong academic record in science. Science is a very important skill one must have in order to become a pediatric nurse, considering that all health professions “use scientific rules and methods to solve problems” (mymajors.com). Being that this career uses science on a daily basis, and because of my knowledge in this subject, I believe this is a career that I can follow for many years. Although working with all ages may suit some people’s interest, I primarily want to work with children. When working with children, a pediatric nurse will “administer care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients” (mymajors.com). I have worked with kids my entire life, from volunteering in church daycares to VBS to having three little sisters. I believe that I have the experience necessary to …show more content…
I looked at tuition and other costs, population, and after considering all of the colleges, I chose Truman State University. One thing that caught my eye about Truman was their extremely low tuition costs. University of Missouri, another college I was interested in, had a tuition rate of “$10,862, plus $90 per credit hour for nursing” (missouri.edu). Considering that, an extra $5,400 would be added to the $11,000. Truman’s tuition is approximately $7,100 (truman.edu). Just by attending Truman, I would save $9,000 alone on tuition. Although tuition was an important decision factor in picking a college, population size had an impact on my choice as well. Truman University has approximately 6,100 people attending (truman.edu). At University of Missouri, there are approximately 35,400 students currently enrolled (missouri.edu). With my basic classes such as chemistry and calculus, learning in much larger lecture halls rather than a classroom with 35 students would be very difficult for me to grasp the information being taught. Most importantly, the main reason I chose Truman State University was because it offers the other majors I am considering if I decide pediatric nursing isn’t the right path. Truman offers medical sonographer, pre-dentistry, and pre-pharmacy (truman.edu). The closest that University of Missouri offers to that is pre-medical
A pediatric nurse seems like the best fit for me. Firstly, I have a strong academic record in science. Science is a very important skill one must have in order to become a pediatric nurse, considering that all health professions “use scientific rules and methods to solve problems” (mymajors.com). Being that this career uses science on a daily basis, and because of my knowledge in this subject, I believe this is a career that I can follow for many years. Although working with all ages may suit some people’s interest, I primarily want to work with children. When working with children, a pediatric nurse will “administer care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients” (mymajors.com). I have worked with kids my entire life, from volunteering in church daycares to VBS to having three little sisters. I believe that I have the experience necessary to …show more content…
I looked at tuition and other costs, population, and after considering all of the colleges, I chose Truman State University. One thing that caught my eye about Truman was their extremely low tuition costs. University of Missouri, another college I was interested in, had a tuition rate of “$10,862, plus $90 per credit hour for nursing” (missouri.edu). Considering that, an extra $5,400 would be added to the $11,000. Truman’s tuition is approximately $7,100 (truman.edu). Just by attending Truman, I would save $9,000 alone on tuition. Although tuition was an important decision factor in picking a college, population size had an impact on my choice as well. Truman University has approximately 6,100 people attending (truman.edu). At University of Missouri, there are approximately 35,400 students currently enrolled (missouri.edu). With my basic classes such as chemistry and calculus, learning in much larger lecture halls rather than a classroom with 35 students would be very difficult for me to grasp the information being taught. Most importantly, the main reason I chose Truman State University was because it offers the other majors I am considering if I decide pediatric nursing isn’t the right path. Truman offers medical sonographer, pre-dentistry, and pre-pharmacy (truman.edu). The closest that University of Missouri offers to that is pre-medical