"So, what do you want to be when you grow up?" I have been constantly faced with this question throughout my life, whether it be from my guidance counselors, or an estranged relative that attempts to create conversation while they are visiting. When I was a young girl, I would always reply, "I wanna be a ballerina, or a superhero, like Batman!" As I grew older, my imagination lessened and I became more serious about figuring out what I want do when I grow up. I constantly meet with my guidance counselors and talk with my family about the SAT's and ACT's and how my grades will affect the colleges that I would like to attend once I graduate. Over the past few months I have painstakingly researched many different occupations in order to, reluctantly, change my future aspiration from being a superhero to being either a geneticist or a lawyer. The two colleges that would offer me the best education for both of these majors are Penn State University and John Carroll University.
The first career that I was drawn to was the occupation of a geneticist. Genetics is an extensive career field, but the career I am looking into is a clinical molecular geneticist, which is most basically a "genetics doctor". A typical work week for a clinical molecular geneticist is spent in a laboratory for up to forty hours a week. While in these laboratories, geneticists research and diagnose genetic disorders, whether it be for a pregnant couple who wants to make sure that their child will not have any genetic disorders, or researching for years on end to discover new genetic disorders in order to try and solve them from their source- DNA. Also, according to the American Society of Human Genetics, geneticists also spend a good amount of their time ...
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