Thank you for the presentation. It was informative to learn about your career goals and plans to become a neurosurgeon. Best of luck with your education and career path.

1. By: Brittany Peters

2. "Failure is just a temporary change in direction to set you
straight on the path to success"
-Anonymous
When I stumbled upon this quote it really resonated
inside my soul and dropped anchor. I have always been my
own worst enemy by struggling with the idea of perfection.
Ever since a little kid every project had to be perfect, every A
had to be an A+. This is not a light burden to put on myself.
My intrinsic strive for perfection was the forbidden fruit, and
I Eve. True to the story, this forbidden fruit lead to my
demise. I reached a point where I was defeated, but this
quote epitomizes the attitude that turned everything around.
While I believe that this will be a struggle for me for my
whole life I have faith that keeping this statement in my mind
will empower me. I’ve learned know that life is about
living, loving, and experiencing everything you possibly can
without looking back; life is take all failures as only
temporary changes in direction.

3. My plan is to become a Neurosurgeon with a
major in Neurobiology.

4. $900,000
$800,000
$700,000
$600,000
$500,000 Overall
$400,000 Single Specialty
Multipspecialty
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$0
West East South Midwest

5. Number of openings
18
16
14
12
10
8
6 Number of openings
4
2
0

6.  In the medical field there are general areas
of study i.e. General Surgery that cover a
broad spectrum of ailments. When a doctor
specialize they choose a subdivision of an
area
Surgery Neurosurgery
 Then within that specialty there are
fellowships. Fellowships are super-specialties
Neurosurgery Spinal Neurosurgical care

7.  Graduate High School with a 3.7 GPA
 Turn 18 !! (:
 Receive my acceptance letter to UW
 Choose the college that I am going to attend
(PLU, Whitworth,or UW)
 Complete the Majors Biology series with a
cumulative GPA of 3.9

8.  Stay in the dorms at college for 2 years
 Find a new job in the area of the college and
work for the last 2 years of my
undergraduate major
 Apply and get accepted to medical schools
 Take 6 months to focus solely on the MCATs
 Take the MCATs, do well!

9.  Graduate medical schools
 Travel the world with the organization
Doctors Without Boarders
 Get married and have at least 4 kids, raise
kids in Maui, Hawaii
 Make breakthroughs in research to help those
with chemical dependency problems

10.  Good listener
 Problem solver
 Good communicator
 Environmentalist
 Researcher
 Scientific
 Inventive
 Great people skills
 Creative
 Self disciplined

11. Attend the University of Washington to finish my
undergraduate degree in Neurobiology and then
apply to medical schools, this would take two
more years. Then I will attend medical school for
four years and then graduate with an MD in
Neurobiology. Following graduation I will enter a
residency which last 3-9 years depending on
specialty. Finally I could join a fellowship which is
super specializing in a specific area of the Neuro
field. Also it is important to note that doctors are
never done with their education. It is the
responsibility of a great doctor to stay always
informed of new medications, treatments, and
surgeries. The rapid pace of the medical field
demands no less than continuing education.

12. Credits: 90 needed 89 applied
Basic Communication 10 needed 10 applied
Basic Quantitative 15 needed 10 applied
Skills
Humanities and 15 needed 10 applied
Social Sciences
Primary Required 34 needed 32.5 applied
Sciences
Additional Sciences 10 needed 1.5 applied
and Mathematics
Remaining Credits 0 needed 20 applied
Restricted Electives 0 needed 5 applied

13. Pros Cons
Sister is there Doesn’t have my desired major
Great Science departments Not in the best location
68% Medical School Acceptance
rate (double national average)
Close to home
Mom is an alum
Great financial aid package
J term

14. Pros Cons
Beautiful campus Farther away
Best Friend will be there Didn’t get the best financial aid
from them
J term Doesn’t have my desired major
Family close by
In a good location (downtown
Spokane)

15. Pros Cons
Major that I really want
Smaller overall costs of
attendance
In the city
Sister goes here
I LOVE the campus
All three of the schools that I am interested in offer different strengths and
weaknesses. At this moment in time I am set on attending UW but there is
always the off chance of not being accepted. If this were to occur I know
that I have two other great private schools that have accepted me. These
two universities show great promise for my path into the medical field even
though I would have to make some compromises i.e. my desired major

16. Olympic College University of Washington
ENGL& 101 ENGL 131 (C)
MATH& 141 MATH 120 (NW)
PEFSP 132 E 1XX (Limited Credit)
PYSC& 100 PYSCH 101 (I&S)
ENGL& 102 ENGL 182 (C)
HIST& 136 HISTAA 101 (I&S)
MATH& 142 MATH 120 (NW)
CHEM& 139 No Credit
HIST& 137 HISTAA 101 (I&S)
MATH& 151 MATH 124 (NW)
BIOL 201 BIOL 180 (NW)
CHEM& 141 CHEM 142 (NW)

17. Olympic College University of Washington
CHEM& 151 MATH 125 (NW)
MATH& 152 MATH 125 (NW)
PE-ED 105 KINPE 1XX Limited Credit
BIOL 202 BIOL 200 (NW)
CHEM& 142 CHEM 152 (NW)
CHEM& 152 CHEM 152 (NW)
GEN-S 130 No Credit
GEN-S 140 No Credit
BIOL 203 BIOL 220 (NW)
CHEM& 143 CHEM 153 (NW)
CHEM& 143 CHEM 153 (NW)

18. Key:
Red= Complete
Black= Not Complete
Major Requirements Courses
Chemistry (15 credits minimum):Chem 142,152 or
144,154 and Chem 223,224
Physics (8 credits minimum):Phys 114,115
Mathematics (10 credits minimum): Math 124,125
Biology (15 credits minimum): Biology 180, 200, 220
Introduction to Neurobiology (10 credits): Nbio 301, 302
Advanced courses in Neurobiology (12 credits): Nbio 401, 402, 403, 404
Advanced Electives (16 credits): Any approved 300/400 level
natural science course. Associated lab
courses may be taken and count toward the
16 credit total. Students may apply up to 7
credits of Undergraduate Research toward
the 16 elective credits.

19.  Considering a two year degree is 90 credits
and I have completed 40 of the required
credits for my major, I believe that I am on
track to finish the major requirements in
four quarters and then the other two
quarters will offer room for any
GURs(general undergraduate requirements)
that I might not have fulfilled in Running
Start

20.  I plan to pay for college in four ways: Saved Money,
Grants, Loans, and Work study.
 I have been saving money for the past year by
working three jobs, two babysitting and a sales
associate, to give myself a head start on my first
payment to the college of my choice
 Grants: are amounts of money that are given to a
student and are NOT required to be paid back
 Loans: amounts of money that are give to students
that must be paid back
 Payments start approximately 6 – 12 months after
graduation
 Work Study: is a program that is offered to some
students which allows them to work on campus and
earn part of the money to keep and the other part
goes to pay back the federal government

21. Total Per Year
(Undergrad) : $24,009
Total Per Year
(Medical) : $29,625
18,000
16,000
14,000
12,000
Tuition and Fees
10,000
Books
8,000
Personal Expenses
6,000 Transportation
4,000 Room and Board
2,000
0
First 2 Med
years School

22. 70,000 Grand Total: $166,518
60,000
50,000
40,000 Tuition and Fees
Books
30,000
Personal Expenses
20,000 Transportation
10,000 Room and Board
0
After 6
years of Disclaimer: All money statistics are based off of current
costs, therefore , as they always do, prices will go up resulting in a
college larger total

23. “In life it’s not about what we can make
ourselves become but rather grooming
ourselves to be the best version of who we
already are; that is the true challenge”
-Brittany Peters
Thank You!

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 Jobshadow. 21 Feb. 2012.
http://www.jobshadow.com/interview-
with-a-neurosurgeon/
 Pacific Lutheran University. Web. 25 Feb. 2012.
 Whitworth University. Web. 27 Feb. 2012