Jessica Chan '13 is currently a medical student at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine and attended Case Western Reserve University. We discuss the importance of taking the lead, expanding your boundaries, especially when attending college outside NYC, and pursuing a medical career. Stay in touch with Jessica via her blog Weathering Medicine at https://weatheringmedicine.blogspot.com/High School Program Feature: Weill Cornell Medicine offers different programs to expose high school students to medicine. Weill Cornell Medicine is the medical school at Cornell University and is located in Manhattan. For example, the Health Profession Recruitment/Exposure Program allows 10th and 11th graders to meet medical professionals and be paired with a medical student to guide them in their college application process. Learn more about this and other programs at https://medicaleducation.weill.cornell.edu/student-life/student-groups-community-service/pipeline-programs