My name is Samantha Emerson, and I'm a freshman at Albion College in Albion, MI. Here, I am pursuing a pre-PA education and majoring in Kinesiology and minoring in Biology. Although I have only been here for one school year, I have gained multiple rewarding experiences, such as becoming a member of the Alpha Chi Omega Beta chapter, finishing my first semester at college with a 4.0, and taking multiple rigorous classes that will prepare me for my future as a healthcare provider, such as Cell and Molecular Biology, Structure and Equilibrium, Intro to Healthcare, and Athletic Injury and Prevention. 

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 After my undergraduate schooling at Albion, I plan on attending PA school and eventually working as a PA at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I consider myself a precise, studious, compassionate, and outgoing person, and I think I would do very well as a PA at a children's hospital as highly-praised as C.S. Mott's.

 

Before Albion College, I attended South Lyon East High School in South Lyon, Michigan. Throughout high school, I had the amazing opportunities to run cross country, play lacrosse, and most importantly, discover my interest in becoming a healthcare provider. 

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In terms of what I like to do in my free time, I love the outdoors and spending time with other people. During the summer, I spend most of my time upnorth at my family's lake cottage on Hubbard Lake doing a variety of fun activities, such as kayaking, paddle-boarding, swimming, boating, and hiking. In the cooler months, I really enjoy just spending time with friends and family doing everyday things, like going out to eat, shopping, playing with my dog, watching movies, and going for walks. 

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Over the course of my school career, I have developed many skills that I think would be beneficial for my career as a PA. First of all, I've learned to become a very studious, determined person, which has helped me maintain straight A's every year since 6th grade. These are traits that I intend to carry into the workplace; not only will they help me do my job better, but they will also make my job and other people's jobs easier. In addition, I have a lot of experience working with Microsoft Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, and Excel due to my Journalism, Desktop Publishing, and MS User 1 classes. This would be helpful for any computer work that needs to be done at the hospital. Also, I've developed a deep understanding for proper grammar and punctuation, and have even been deemed a "grammar Nazi" by my peers (as a joke of course). This might be beneficial if any piece of writing needs to be typed or edited at work.