What major I am pursuing:

Exercise Science

Why I chose that major:

I chose the exercise science major for several reasons. I have always been interested in sports and have done different ones my whole life. I also have always known I wanted to be in the health field because the science of the human body is very interesting to me! However, when I was younger I wanted to be a doctor or a surgeon SO badly. But what really changed my mind to athletic training all started in 7th grade when I did a volleyball camp at James Madison University. I did a camp over the summer and interacted with the athletic trainers there and was always really interested in what they did. After that, I still had not changed my mind about wanting to become a doctor or surgeon but then when I got into my sophomore/junior year of high school I really decided I wanted to be an athletic trainer. I shadowed under my high school athletic trainer and it made me fall in love with the profession even more! I then thought back to when I first interacted with the athletic trainers in middle school and I think even after I saw how cool their job was a part of me then knew I wanted to do something like that in the future!

Experience:

The only experience I really have is in my junior and senior years of high school I shadowed the athletic trainer for both years. This was a life-changing experience and really steered me towards this profession.