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Nutrition Field
I am a senior in high school & I'm really interested in becoming a Nutritionist or Dietician. I was planning on going to school in NY and starting at a regular college, then my sophomore year of college, I'll apply to their Nutrition program since you need certain credits. My high school does not have all of the courses that you need before you start becoming a registered dietician. I know the basics & I googled about becoming one, but can anyone give me additional information about the field?? I don't want to actually cook or work for food. I want to plan meals & help people with their weight. I lost 40+ lbs myself in a healthy way & I think I could really help a lot of people. Any advice, suggestions, opinions, experiences, etc??
Thanks!!
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Wow, we have something in common, I am aspiring to be a dietitian as well. I had searched up some good colleges in NY and around NY (other states) that have pretty good nutrition programs. And don't worry- it doesn't matter what courses you take in high school, in college they give you most of the courses. For a dietitan, I think you only need to go to school for four years and then you can work. Dietitians don't need to actually cook the food, they just make the plans. Some dietitians, will set out a plan for an indidivual and they prepare their own meals, that is if you have your own clinic, but if you work in a hospital (where I am planning to work in) you make plans for patients such as the elderly and children- food plans that fit with their sickness and will be nutritious for them.
Here are some colleges/universities that have pretty good Nutrition programs.
-Cornell Unversity: Division of Nutritional Sciences [Ithaca, New York]
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-NYU Steinhart: Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health [Manhattan, New York]
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-Lehman College: Department of Health Sciences [Bronx, New York]
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-Hunter Honors College: The School of Health Sciences [Manhattan, New York]
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-Boston University: College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences [Boston, Massachuttes]
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-UMass Amherst [Amherst, Massachuttes]
-Rutgers [New Jersey]
My top suggestions and probably the universities/colleges that I'm planning to try for and consider the most is- Cornell, NYU, BU, Hunter Honors (for Hunter, the Honors program is levels better than the regular one), Lehman, and Rutgers, but there are still many others.
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You're in luck. You see, there's not a tremendous emphasis on the actual classes you take in high school. It's more about the grades you get, particularly in certain subjects if you are going on to a specialist sort of degree. Your university will have advisers that can give you very specific information about what courses you need to take in order to qualify as a dietician.
I've found a pretty good site for giving you information about the qualities a good dietician needs, the sorts of jobs they can get, etc. It sounds like you are in America from your question and the site is directed at British young people, but it still might help!
Info on becoming a dietician - [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
Info on becoming a nutritional therapist -
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Good luck!
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I think it's a great idea. You'll work with an array of people with different plights and you'll influence their lives on a personal level.
Obesity is on pace to beat out tobbacco use in the future in number of deaths, so the demand for nutritionists is going to grow. Go for it.
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