I am a nursing major here at SIUE. I chose this major because I wanted a career that required me to be very hands-on when helping people in need. My major is important when it comes to meeting my career goals because it’s preparing me for the actual job, the information that I am retaining is eventually going to be put to use; the information that I am gaining from the courses that I am taking play a huge role in the skills that I will have to put to use when it’s time. Currently, I’m taking Biology and organic chemistry as well as lab. In biology, we’ve learned about the skeletal, muscle, nervous, and sensory systems. In organic chemistry, we’ve learned about dosing calculations, ionic and molecular compounds, chemical names and formulas, scientific methods; etc. For the upcoming semester, I will be taking anatomy and the same two courses listed just more advanced.