“My experience with RPE was excellent. It really helped me with interviews for college, jobs and internships.”  

“My RPE experience definitely enhanced my resume and made it easier to secure internships and jobs. I think RPE needs to place more emphasis on how important the experience is in serving as a stepping-stone for future experiences. I truly credit the program for helping me to determine my college major and for teaching me to be proactive in my internship and job searches.”

“Although I did not pursue the field of elementary education that I explored through RPE, the experience helped me realize that I love working with children of all ages. I did change my major to high school English, but RPE showed me how many choices for careers there really are. In the future, as a H.S. English teacher, I would be honored to be able to provide such a vital opportunity to seniors.” 

“I got from RPE exactly what I wanted. I learned more in those 7 months than I did in two years of college, because RPE is hands-on. I am 100% glad to have been in RPE!”

“I found RPE essential in helping me make decisions about my future and my college major. It offered me a chance to try out what I had an interest in and decide whether I wanted to pursue it or whether I needed to make a change.”

“I was very hesitant in declaring a major before college, but after RPE, I was able to make a decision.”

“My experience was a completely positive and exciting one. I would have regretted not participating. Though the experience did not necessarily help me choose a college major, it did orient my career goals. Overall, the program was considerably effective and helpful in guiding my decision for a career in medicine.”

“My internship taught me what I did not want to do. In this respect, it was valuable!”

“Through RPE I gained experience working with physicians I may have never worked with on my own and even learned that certain areas of medicine probably were not for me. The experiences 1 gained and the recommendations I received from some of the physicians I worked with helped me in accomplishing my dreams of being accepted to medical school.”

“I learned more than just about engineering things; I learned how to speak to a supervisor or a boss, how to address problems I encounter, and what it feels like to be part of something important.”

“I did not expect the Regional Program for Excellence to prove as helpful as it was. Not only did it calm my anxieties about my future, but it secured a profession that I can now look forward to with certainty.”

“Now my future career aspirations have a much stronger foundation and I am confident in saying that I will be going to college for the right thing. As was said at orientation, there is seemingly nothing worse than spending a lot of time, effort and money for college, only to find that when you are done, you do not truly enjoy your work.”

“My involvement with the Regional Program for Excellence has not only provided me with the invaluable opportunity to explore my career options and discover my likes and dislikes within the medical field, but has endowed upon me lifelong skills and self-knowledge that will give me a head start in the real world.”

“Knowledge is the key to effective decision making, and the Regional Program for Excellence has given me the key. In this respect, my internships have been invaluable. I am now certain that I will study some aspect of the healing sciences in college.”

“I learned that I am capable of overcoming my nervousness when walking into an unknown work situation. It became evident that a friendly, accepting, and relaxed working environment can lead to satisfactory productivity.”

“Reading a description of a profession may give you basic information, but you can never really understand what is involved with the day-to-day work of a particular field without actually being involved with the people who do it each day and experiencing it first hand.”

“I have also learned to value my education more and it has increased my desire to learn as much information as I can. Someday, I hope to become a successful part of the medical field and expose another student just like me to one of the greatest experiences of her life.”

“Not only have my experiences been truly amazing, but I've found that they have been quite helpful in areas such as college applications and college interviews.”

“I have learned a lot through this program that I would have not been exposed to otherwise at this point in my life. I think it is quite an advantage to not go into classes in veterinary medicine completely blind, maybe only a little near sighted.”

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