Future Students - highschool senior
Are you currently a senior in high school?Check out the link to Information for Middle Schoolers if you want to start with a basic overview of the field.
Check out the link to Information for Freshment, Sophomores, and Juniors in High School if you want to know what types of people are most successful in a laboratory career.
When you are looking for college programs, you will want to evaluate your career goals and college features such as:
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quality of the program (faculty, courses)
- cost and financial aid
- your SAT/ACT scores and the college's average scores for admission
- clinical internship opportunities
There are many college which offer degrees in medicine, nursing, laboratory science, and other allied health fields. You may wish to choose a program that offers flexibility to change between degree programs without having to take many different courses.
When considering programs for Clinical Laboratory Science or Cytotechnologist, evaluate the following:
- length of program, number and types of course
- number and experience of faculty
- is the clinical experience (internship) included in the degree program?
- how long is the clinical experience?
- will the college program place you in a clinical experience, or will you have to seek out a clinical experience on your own?
- how many graduates are there from the program each year?
- what's the average class size?
- how many students graduating from the program pass the national certification exam on the first try?
- how many students go on to advance studies?
You will want to select a program that best meets your interests and needs.