<p>Hi, I posted here a long time ago. Since then I got a 4.00 GPA semester, raising my GPA to a 3.55. </p>
<p>However, there is another change. I have changed my major from pre vet to nutrition. I think becoming a dietitian would be a good choice for me.</p>
<p>I would like some more input. I feel like I would enjoy telling people what to eat and put in their bodies and why they should put it in their body. I love science and I love food. My very first major was culinary arts, I was looking at cooking.</p>
<p>I enjoyed classes such as A&P and Biology, but liked A&P better. I enjoyed learning about the human body. </p>
<p>I guess you could say I am up and down in math. I made a B in College Algebra, but I got A's in the two classes leading up to it. I feel like I could have gotten an A if I hadn't of missed those days and missed some lessons due to a doctor's appointments.</p>
<p>I have never taken a chemistry class before.</p>
<p>So, would you say nutrition is a good or bad career choice for me?</p>
<p>Try taking some nutrition classes, and see how you feel about the subject from there. And if you can, try shadowing some dietitians (for example, in hospitals or in the food industry). If you think you’d enjoy doing it as a job, then go for it. To be a registered dietitian though (which you pretty much need to be to get a good job in the field), you need to be in an accredited ADA program, and the classes are a bit strict (as in, there’s a little less flexibility with what you can take). After getting a degree, you need to be matched with an internship (roughly one year long) and take a national exam.</p>
<p>If you enjoy learning about the human body, I think nutrition would be a good fit. Judging from the lower division requirements for a nutrition degree at my college, you’ll need a good understanding of chemistry. Math skills would be good too (I think you only need basic calculus and statistics though), but your science knowledge is more important.</p>
<p>I don’t know what year of college you are in, but if you’re really interested in being an RD, get in contact with your college advisor and figure out if you’re on track or not.</p>
<p>Thank you for your input, ma’am or sir. :)</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that nutrition involves knowing the chemical properties and processes of the breakdown of food. Or the metabolic process. Either way, a background in chemistry would probably be a good idea.</p>
<p>Nutrition sounds like a great major for you though.</p>