10 year post high school plan

1-7 years after high school. Get bachelor's degree and then work towards a master's.
-Go to Stanford for bachelor's and go to a school in Michigan for a master's.
-Do summer internships at laboratories and research facilities to gain work experience.
-Either gain full time employment with a bachelor's degree, or seek a master's.

7-10 years after high school. Find a career that will use my biology degree, and gain work experience.

Biology career

Many Biologists coming out of colleges start working at the low levels of a research company, under the supervision of a more experienced scientist. Biologists eventually want to move into more advanced work as they get experience. Higher paying fields include lab technicians, food/dairy production, and scientific sales representative.















sources: biology.umm.edu biology.csusb.edu

Biologist

I chose this career because it seems more interesting than being a Physicist. Biology allows a Biologist to research already discovered things, all of the while it can present opportunities to discover new patterns in ecosystems and present new theories with many subjects.

A biologist mainly researches ecosystems, cells, and biological processes that occur in nature.

Biologists usually research under a small private company with other people in their fields. Biologists exist all over the country. It is possible for a biologist to also work at pharmaceutical companies, or start their own research businesses.










Sources: biology.csusb.edu, biology.umm.edu

Bachelor's Education

I would obtain a Bachelor's degree in General Biology/Biological Sciences.

Stanford students pursuing any kind of Bachelor's needs a minimum of 180 credits to graduate.

Requirements for B.S. in Biology:

1. Three lecture courses:

• BIO 41 (Biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics)
• BIO 42 (Cell Biology and Animal Physiology)
• BIO or BIOHOPK 43 (Plant Biology, Ecology, and Evolution)

2. Two lab courses:

• BIO 44X (molecular biology lab)
• BIO or BIOHOPK 44Y (Eco-Evo Lab).

3. Required foundational Breadth Courses:

• CHEM 31A and 31B or 31X (Chemical principles)
• CHEM 33 or CHEM 1 (Structure and Reactivity)
• CHEM 35 or CHEM 2 (Organic Monofuctional Compounds)
• CHEM 36 (Organic Chemistry Laboratory) or CHEM 1L (Intro to Chem lab)
• CHEM 2L (Organic Lab 1)
• CHEM 130(Organic Chemistry Lab II) or CHEM 2L(Organic Lab 2) and 3L(Organic Lab 2)
• CHEM 131 or CHEM 3 (Organic Polyfunctional Compounds) 
• CHEM 135 (Physical Chemical Principles) or 171 (Physical Chemistry)
• PHYSICS 21, 22 (Mechanics and Heat w/ Lab)
• 23, 24 (Electricity and Optics w/ Lab) or 41 (Mechanics)
• 43 (Electricity and Magnetism)
• 45 (Light and Heat) or 28 (Mechanics, Heat, and Electricity).
• 29 (Electricity, Magnetism, Optics, Modern Physics)
• MATH 19, 20, 21 or 41, 42 (Calculus) or 51 (Linear Algebra and Differential Calculus of Several Variables) 

4. Electives - students may take up to 6 elective units CR/NC.

Stanford accepts AP credits with scores of 4-5. I am currently taking one AP class and plan to take more next year.
- For the credits to transfer, the student must score at least a 4 on the AP test for the subject. Then they must submit their test score to the Academics office at the school.

Year 1: Math 19, 20, 21 Physics 21,22, Chem 31A-B, BIO 44X,
Year 2: Math 51, Physics 23, 24, Chem 135, 131, 130, BIO, BIO 42
Year 3: Physics 45, Chem 33, 35, BIO 41, Physics 43
Year 4: Chem 2L, 36, BIOHOPK 43, Physics 29

sources: stanford.edu

Stanford

I chose Stanford University for many reasons. Stanford holds a great reputation of providing some of the best higher education in the world, and has turned out many influential people. A degree from Stanford is highly respected from virtually any potential employer. It also holds family value to me. 7 of my family members are alumni of Stanford, so it captures my interest even more. It also caters to the type of college I want to go to in the way that it is located in a suburb of a big city. It feels like the campus is isolated, but there are many activities outside of the school.

Last 2 years of high school

In the last 2 years of high school I am planning to take more honors and AP courses. This is because it allows for college credit, a higher GPA, and shows college the student's ability to handle college classes.

Junior year:

• Honors Spanish IV
• AP English Language and Composition
• AP Microeconomics
• AP Macroeconomics
• AP US Government and Politics
• AP Psychology
• AP Biology
• Tutorial Semester 1 and 2
• Algebra II CP

Senior year:

• AP Spanish V
• AP European History
• Debate
• AP English Lit and Composition
• AP Chemistry or AP Environmental Science
• Tutorial Semester 1 and 2
• Pre-Calculas
• Keyboarding and Info processing 

Princeton, Michigan, Stanford

                              Princeton  University           University of Michigan                Stanford University

Required for admission       SAT/ACT, Essay, High            SAT/ACT, Essay, High School   SAT/ACT, Essay, High

                                                  School records                       records, placement test                 school records

Average HS GPA                          3.9                                                      3.8                                                 4.0

Average test scores                     2245/33                                           2100/27-31                                    2200, 32    

Travel time                                   2.5 hours by plane                          1 hour by car                                  5 hours by plane

Size                                               7,859 students                                42,716 students                             19,945 students

Cost                                              $55,456                                           $26,668                                             $58,536

I am interested in Princeton because it has a great reputation as a school and is known for challenging its students in all courses.

 I am interested in University of Michigan because it is close to Grosse Pointe and has a great science program.

I am interested in Stanford because many people in my family have gone there and it is one of the top schools in the nation.

Sources: stanford.edu   princetonreview.com  collegeboard.org