Who Am I?

A little about me:

My name is J, and I have been working this year since graduating in April 2013 from Wilfrid Laurier University. I majored in Health Sciences, minored in biology, and did a specialization in medical psychology. Since I was very young, I dreamt of becoming a healthcare professional. I always imagined myself one day becoming a psychiatrist, or perhaps a clinical psychologist. I didn't know anything about applying to school or how to go about planning the steps to one day land me my dream job.

I applied for Health Sciences at Western, McMaster, and Laurier, thinking I had to major in something health-related in order to obtain a career in healthcare. I always knew I would be pursuing further education after my undergrad and thought it would be a requirement. For those of you applying for university now, please note that isn't necessarily true! As long as you have a solid GPA and the prerequisite courses required, you are usually fine. They key is making a plan, and then a back up plan, and then maybe a few more back up plans, and searching these program websites to see what you need to do to get in.

The aim of this blog is to help anyone who feels lost, confused, or stuck on their journey to get to where they want to be. I will post later about different programs I have applied to or considered when I was struggling to carve path for myself. Hopefully someone out there will find it helpful!

J.