Hello, my name is Maggie. I am 16 years old, and I have been pondering what I want to do with my life when I get older. I knew I wanted want to do something that helped other people. I'm so tired of taking taking taking instead of giving. I have no desire to live the cookie cutter "American dream". I want to give back. I need to give back. There's so much more I want to do with my life and I feel like volunteering for the Peace Corps would truly make my life worthwhile. I'm concerned though for what is needed to be of help though. I've always wanted to be a pediatrician, but I didn't see anything that warrants that kind of knowledge. I'm so glad I found your blog because it makes something like my newfound dream seem more realistic. I have two years before I graduate from highschool, and I will be doing one year of post secondary. I want everything to count because I will not be paying for my college, someone is doing that for me. I want to put that to use, the fact that I won't have any loans to pay off straight out of college. I want an education that will help others, I don't care about getting paid.
:D That's about it, sorry for flooding your ask box!
~Maggie
Asked by makemenewagain
Hello Maggie, First off, please forgive the delayed response. I have had a busy week of teaching along with setting up the school newspaper. Its really great that you are already so passionate about volunteering. And it is also really great that you are planning on going to college and post-graduate studies.
If you know that you already want to join the Peace Corps and that you want to do perhaps become a doctor then may I suggest the Peace Corps Master’s International program? Once you are finished (or almost finished) with your undergraduate degree you will begin applying to get into a school for your master’s degree from one of the schools that offers the M.I. program. Probably something in the Public Health field. Once you get accepted to both the Peace Corps and the University you usually do one year of post-graduate study at school before coming into the field and doing two years of work here. It’s good that you know what you want so early so that you can continue to prepare for it and continue to research, not to mention do more volunteer work! I hope this helps some and if you have any more questions feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Matt Flick
