When I Grow Up
I've been thinking about possibilities for a future career lately, mainly because I have nothing to do but daydream.
When I first started college, I was so set on neuroscience. C'mon, how badass is that? I was also kind of set on going to medical school, but is that really something that you could trust me with? Look at my avatar, for Christ's sake. After a year of watching Bones, I switched to Forensic Biology because that was also badass. Then I decided that I was going to go crazy, so I signed myself up for a dual major in Forensic Biology and Studio Art. Then I transferred to this silly school and changed my major to Biochemistry. Then I had nothing to do but daydream and began to think about possibilities for a future career.
People change their majors all of the time and they are usually completely irrelevant to one another, but at least mine have some consistency. I can look at it and think one of two things: either I am so in love with science that I want to make it my life or I am so much in denial that I want to make science my life. I can't see myself doing anything else and I cannot describe how great it feels to be sitting down by myself with a microscope in my face, so I am hoping that it is the former. I feel a strong sense of urgency that is forcing me to actively try to start my career (and no, I don't think that education is it!) so I've been looking around for either laboratory opportunities or hospital jobs. I don't understand how people can score jobs that they are totally unqualified for while here I am, former mouse-brain-cutter, looking for a chance to do some laboratory's dishes!
So, back on track. I've been thinking about possibilities for a future career lately, mainly because I have nothing to do but daydream. I think that I'm going to try to pursue forensics again, because it was the first time that I actually enjoyed learning something. I've been thinking about it though, and I can see myself doing a lot of behavioral research because it's something that I just understand easily. I have also not ruled out pharmacy or medicine, although I still don't have enough confidence in myself to admit it. And of course, there's the wonderful world of computer programming and art. I have worked with many clients doing web and graphic design and people tell me that I'm great at it, but I think this is only because this is something that they SEE. It is amazing and I would love to rock my own studio one day, but working with clients would probably be a miserable experience. I wish I could trade in this experience for something that is a little more relevant to my career interests (although it is a very handy skill).
Honestly? I can't see myself doing anything!
When I first started college, I was so set on neuroscience. C'mon, how badass is that? I was also kind of set on going to medical school, but is that really something that you could trust me with? Look at my avatar, for Christ's sake. After a year of watching Bones, I switched to Forensic Biology because that was also badass. Then I decided that I was going to go crazy, so I signed myself up for a dual major in Forensic Biology and Studio Art. Then I transferred to this silly school and changed my major to Biochemistry. Then I had nothing to do but daydream and began to think about possibilities for a future career.
People change their majors all of the time and they are usually completely irrelevant to one another, but at least mine have some consistency. I can look at it and think one of two things: either I am so in love with science that I want to make it my life or I am so much in denial that I want to make science my life. I can't see myself doing anything else and I cannot describe how great it feels to be sitting down by myself with a microscope in my face, so I am hoping that it is the former. I feel a strong sense of urgency that is forcing me to actively try to start my career (and no, I don't think that education is it!) so I've been looking around for either laboratory opportunities or hospital jobs. I don't understand how people can score jobs that they are totally unqualified for while here I am, former mouse-brain-cutter, looking for a chance to do some laboratory's dishes!
So, back on track. I've been thinking about possibilities for a future career lately, mainly because I have nothing to do but daydream. I think that I'm going to try to pursue forensics again, because it was the first time that I actually enjoyed learning something. I've been thinking about it though, and I can see myself doing a lot of behavioral research because it's something that I just understand easily. I have also not ruled out pharmacy or medicine, although I still don't have enough confidence in myself to admit it. And of course, there's the wonderful world of computer programming and art. I have worked with many clients doing web and graphic design and people tell me that I'm great at it, but I think this is only because this is something that they SEE. It is amazing and I would love to rock my own studio one day, but working with clients would probably be a miserable experience. I wish I could trade in this experience for something that is a little more relevant to my career interests (although it is a very handy skill).
Honestly? I can't see myself doing anything!