ACT Announcement!

So, you’re thinking about becoming a doctor. Maybe you aspire to be like a family member in the field, or maybe you are really good at science and have always loved helping others. Maybe you had an experience with a health professional who inspired you to want to do the same for someone else. Whatever your motivation, as Meredith Grey said in season two of Grey’s Anatomy, you have to be in the know. So, what does the educational path to becoming a doctor entail, and how do you, as a high school student, even begin?

The biggest mistake people make in seeking extended time or other accommodations for learning differences is waiting until the last minute to do so. Not only can the process be difficult and involve many steps, but the testing agencies often require months (even years) of documentation of a student’s disabilities and challenges. It is therefore imperative that you get informed and organized as soon as possible. Among the items you’ll need are documentation of diagnoses, recommended treatments, and progress from a medical professional, as well as proof that the student has been given special accommodations by his/her high school.

You’ve done it all—put in countless hours for tutoring and studying, taken more than a few practice tests—and now you find yourself in the gruesome twenty-four-hour stretch leading up to your test. Preparing for these tests is no small feat, and even if you know the test front-to-back, it’s imperative to spend the last day leading up to the test getting yourself in the proper headspace to do your absolute best.