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My first choice as a career would be a Pediatric Nurse or a Radiologist. Pediatric nurses deal with the needs of infants, children and adolescents. Pediatric Nurses have a mean annual salary of around $70,000. I want to pursue this career because I want to have a positive impact on kids. Radiologists interpret images such as X-rays, CT scans, ultrasounds, and MRIs. Radiologists earn an average salary of around $260,000 a year. This occupation interests me because I want to work in the healthcare field and it gives me the opportunity to help others. These are the two career paths I am considering following.

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After graduation, I plan to attend either the University of North Carolina at Charlotte or East Carolina University. In order for me to be a Pediatric Nurse I need to obtain an associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing, as well as a nursing diploma. A nursing bachelor's program usually takes 4-5 years to complete. You also must take a NCLEX exam to become a licensed registered nurse. To excel in this field there are additional exams available to prove your knowledge of nursing. Radiology requires a completion of a bachelor's degree program, medical school, as well as a residency. This career requires 4 years of medical school and a minimum of 4 years in in a radiology residency program. Each field requires several years of education and learning.

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I would like to attend the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for several reasons. First, it is close to home and when I need help with anything I will have family nearby. Also, they have a good nursing program that will benefit me in my process of achieving my goal in the medical field. On average, people who graduate from UNCC start out in a job with a salary of up to $50,000 and that seems promising to me. If I don't further my education at UNCC, I would like to attend ECU. East Carolina is ranked as one of the best nursing schools. They offer a Clinical Lab Science program that will put me in a good place since it places you into a workplace throughout the course and enables you to learn hands on on with real patients. The Clinical Lab Science program can also open up doors to other careers that could interest me in the future.