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Jennifer Senior Dietetics & Nutrition Major

Ever since I was a little girl, my mom has told me that I can be whatever I want to be. If I wanted to be a teacher, a doctor, or a vet, I could do it. When I came into OBU, I was a declared dietetics major because I liked and understood science.

Because of my love for food, it gave me a starting point to figure out about dietetics. Now, I know more about food that anyone would ever want to know!! Its weird thinking that people will actually seek me out to give them advice about something I have studied... bizarre, yet exciting! I want to help people, and that helps me push on to reach the potential I have as a future dietitian.

But then I got into some of the science classes and realized it was much harder than I originally thought. I thought about giving up and changing my major so many times. But, even though I tried to change it, I kept coming back to dietetics. I knew it was what I was good at and once I stuck with it, I realized that I really did enjoy it and found it very interesting.

And it’s not always easy, but I know it’s what I want to do because as I already said it’s really interesting to me and it’s very beneficial for the world today! And, it doesn't hurt to think about the future when I will get to wear a lab coat with RD (registered dietitian) attached to my name... that's going to be a big deal, and I will wear it with pride and be glad I didn't give up!