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I am a high school senior and have already applied to college and have been accepted. I have job shadowed a Pharmacist four times, CRNA three times, and a Physician's Assistant once. I like all of these professions and can see myself doing any of them, though they all have their positives and negatives. I have heard that it is hard to find jobs in Pharmacy, is this true? All of the Pharmacists I shadowed(Pediatrics, Retail, Cardiology) have said that Pharmacy is not the way it used to be. I like Pharmacy but I think I would get bored... I would really like to do something with more patient care. My mom is a CRNA and her and all of her friends who are CRNAs and doctors tell me that I should become a CRNA. I like how they are with the patient through the entire surgery but are not actually doing the surgery. Most of the time I was shadowing they just monitored vitals. Now that Nurse Anesthesia requires a Doctorate is it still worth it? Before it was between 7-8 years including experience, now its 8-9. I also liked shadowing a PA. I like how there is so many specialties I could have. And it is only a 5-6 year program. I need advice on which of the three I should pursue. How is the job outlook? Is all of the schooling worth the pay? How competitive is the graduate school? Any good schools I should apply to? Any advice you can give is greatly appreciated.