What My Future Holds

I am now starting to understand that one of the biggest decisions in my life is ahead of me. It is the question of where I should go to college. Since I am a good student I could go nearly anywhere I want (except for the major Ivy League schools). Also, since my mother works at the Coe copy center, her benefits include her children going tuition free to any school in Coe's system (I think it's called the ACM). So there are lots of opportunities for me to go to school for free. However, I want to go to a school that will give me the most opportunities and prepare me for life. I have to know what I want to do when I grow up so that I can find the school that will give me the greatest opportunities and preparation. Right now, I am quite unsure of what I want to do. Here are a few ideas.

I'm thinking that I could go to Med School. I would like to become a doctor and help people that way. I really enjoy biology (I took AP Bio last year). I would really like those skills to be used directly instead of indirectly like molecular biology does. Another way I could do that is by becoming a marine biologist. I really love animals, and when I was in Alaska I visited the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward. It was a great experience, and although I didn't have much time to spend there, I felt like I could've had the whole day there. There was so much information and exciting things to look at and learn about. It inspired me to think about becoming a marine biologist.

I also really love languages. I love speaking to foreigners, and I love being able to communicate in a different tongue. Russian and Chinese are my best ones right now, and it wouldn't be very difficult for me to catch on to Hebrew since I can already read the script. I would love to integrate these skills into my occupation.

My favorite subject in school right now is Calculus. I just think it is amazing how everything falls into place. However, the only practical way I could use this information is if I become an engineer or become a teacher or professor. I can't really see myself becoming an engineer (I just don't have a passion for that), but I could see myself becoming a teacher.

The thing is, I have my whole life ahead of me. I could do all these things if I really wanted to. My only hope is that I have the most knowledge that I can possibly obtain, and I hope to be doing something that I love.