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High school is a very important time because it is when students begin to plan their life. I have started to think about my options and where they will take me in life. I am striving to have the life I have always dreamed about. I want to be able to look back on my life and believe it was successful. I plan on being a psychiatrist and living in Florida by the time I am thirty. I know that there is a lot of work needed to achieve my goals, but I believe with careful planning I can do whatever I would like.

To start off planning my life, I need to determine which college I would prefer attending. My first choice is Michigan State University. To become a psychiatrist, a student needs to attend medical school for eight years and then focus on psychiatry in residency for four years (Psychiatrists: Summary). After schooling, most psychiatrists start their own practice. This is my plan for after college and I hope I can stay on this pathway.

Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan. There are approximately 50,000 students that attend MSU (MSU). The middle 50% of students that go to MSU had a GPA between 3.4 and 3.8 and an ACT score between 23 and 28(MSU). It will cost me about 21,000 dollars a year (MSU). The campus has the MSU Museum, the Abrams Planetarium, and the Horticulture Gardens. I believe that if I continue to be successful in high school, I will be able to be accepted into Michigan State University.

I want to become a psychiatrist. Schooling for this occupation lasts until around the age of thirty. It is necessary to acquire a passing grade on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certification Exam (Psychiatrists: Summary). A student must participate in residency for four years specialize...

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...about psychiatry. He believes that, “If you're interested in it as a field, I think it's really well suited to people who like people, find people interesting, like to help people, are empathic... and find human behavior fascinating”. I can relate a lot to the desires he states are necessary to be a good psychiatrist. I will follow his advice, and I hope that I can achieve my dreams.

High school is a very important time because it is when students prepare their plans for the future. I have begun to consider my options and the path that each one will lead me down. No matter where I end up, I know I will be happy with the choices I have made. I know I will be able to look back on my life and believe it was successful. My dream plan is to become a psychiatrist and live in Florida. I expect a lot of hard work, but I know I will be able to live my life however I want.

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