Sara Anderlich- Assignment 7

    I really haven't thought much about what college I want to go to, nor what job I'm super passionate about. I know that it's important for me to be doing that now, especially with how fast time is going to fly by, but I guess I'm still feeling surrounded the multitude of choices. When I was younger, I really wanted to go to an Ivy League school, which if I qualified for, I knew I would be able to afford with financial aid. But now, I realize it wouldn't be so bad for me to stay in-state. I could go to UK, major in adolescent medicine, minor in music (they have a great jazz program), or I could go somewhere else. There's Chicago that has both a school of music and psychology, which used to interest me a lot. I've also thought about maybe Michigan State or Ann Arbor which, which I've always been interested in without much of a reason. At this point, I'm just going to have to do some research. It's really going to depend on which schools have the programs that best suit me. I've always been interested in the human body which is why I feel more drawn towards medicine. For a while I thought about being a therapist/psychologist, but I don't know how much I would enjoy that. I love psychology, and I would love to take a class on it, but for it to be my entire career? I don't know. I'm drawn toward the brain and how people think, but I'm not squeamish either. I don't like needles, but I'm sure I could overcome that. At one point I wanted to be heart surgeon. Another time it was an optometrist. I also know I would rather work with children/adolescents, so being a doctor just fits. 

    I don't want to go to college for the title, meaning it's not important for me to get into Ivy League if it doesn't add anything to my life. I just want to find a place where I can have valuable experiences. It's important to me that the college I choose teaches me something that otherwise I wouldn't have known. This includes in my education, but also in every other area of my life. I need a school that will challenge my ways of thinking and, as a result, shape me into a better person.