Gaining self-confidence helps future doctor

In addition to becoming a doctor, Allison Vazquez would like to try her hand at writing as well.

As another school year comes to a close, here’s a young student who seems pretty focused on her future.

“I go to IMPACT Early College High School. By the time I graduate, I’ll have two years of college credit with my associate’s degree. I want to become a doctor, which is going to take me 10 years if not more, so this is giving me a good head start. Right now, I’m just trying to take things one step at a time.

“Transitioning from high school to college and being in classes with actual adults who are older than me, it was kind of tough. At first, I kept to myself. Then I realized I have to communicate more with the other students around me. I definitely gained some self-confidence this year. It helps having other kids from IMPACT experiencing the same thing.”

In her spare time, she enjoys reading and writing. “So maybe along with being a doctor, I could become a writer as well.”

— Allison Vazquez, 16