collegeluva101

School for me was out today. I just hope school is out tomorrow too...but I doubt it. My school only cancels classes in EXTREME cases. Like a state of emergency. *sigh* Oh well, it was nice while it lasted!

FantasyVesperia

^ School's out for me tomorrow. Two days without school can get very boring sometimes.

collegeluva101

Except when you are a party animal. Like me.















Just kidding! I have no life. I just enjoy sleeping and roaming aimlessly on CC.

ATPmolecule

@Studious I found it, I realize now what you were talking about.

ecouter11

Hmm..do any of you guys have career plans? We were talking about them in school today. I want to be a practicing clinician scientist but I'm a bit scared by the many years of training + the difficulty of getting tenure.

MutaRiSC

Ah! career plans! The second most prevalent serious topic in my mind(the first being SAT derpderpderp)

I initially wanted to be an investment banker. I thought I could put up with the hours and hours of work and the stress. I thought I didn't need to have a life and that by working hard at a firm, I could have money and all the ladies(seriously, pretty shallow). After wasting my twenties, I would cash out and become a chill/relaxed venture capitalist right back here in the bay area. I could live a seminormal life after IB and I could raise a family.

Now I want to do some sort of business in asia. More specifically, I want to latch onto a growing area of the world aand milk it(picture that). Basically, IB lifestyle but in asia with money and all tha ladies. I guess I added a little excitement in the mix but it still is the same.

No engineering or hard sciences for me, except if I don't get accepted to a top undergrad business school then a business degree isn't really worth it.

Wow, after reading this, I seem to be a entirely self absorbed person. Better change that, or at least hide it for any essays/interviews I will do.

Most likely, a parent or somebody is going to come in here and tell me im full of BS. Thats ok. Please tell me where I'm wrong if you do.

ArtsyGirl13

I want to be a pediatric neurologist...

Anyway really random but I registered for the ACT today and now I am terrified for December.

FantasyVesperia

I want to be Veterinary Pathologist...

I really hate this phase I'm going through right now, because some days I will have second thoughts on my projected career and then feel really miserable about it later. My parents used to hate the fact that I wanted to become a Veterinarian and now they are so for it to the point of disgust. Before all this, they really wanted me to become a Botanist, because of my love of planting. But then they started to complain and yell at me because I didn't want to get dirty and say, "How are you going to become a Botanist when you're afraid of every little thing!"

I was just planning on becoming the typical clinical Veterinarian, but I feel like, for me, that's too typical lol. So, I decided that research would be pretty sweet. My aunt wanted to become a Pathologist so I decided to do my research to see if Pathology relates to veterinary medicine. When I found out that veterinary pathology is right up my alley, I decided that this is something I wanted to do. I also found out about veterinary pharmacology, and I got pretty interested about that.

One fear I have is that I won't be able to live up to my expectations and let myself down. So I decided to apply for this internship at the National Cancer Institute to expose myself to research settings. I'm known for messing up labs in my AP Bio and AP Chem class and letting my partners down. I want to show them that I can hold my own and do something incredible. So I thought having a career relating to research would be awesome so I can tell my friends and family one day, "I'm a veterinary research scientist."

Don't feel like my only reason is to impress others and rub it in their faces, I just want to make a point that I am capable of doing much more. I have other reasons for becoming a veterinary pathologist, but the reason I've stated is more emotional.

collegeluva101

I want to be either a neurosurgeon or a cardiovascular surgeon.

I have been kind of progressing to this my entire life. First I knew I wanted to be something in the medical field. Then I knew I wanted to be a doctor. Then I knew that I wanted to be a surgeon. And now I know that I want to be one of those two types of surgeons. The only downside is the amount of work and TIME that I'll have to put in in order to become a surgeon. Oh well, everything has its price, some greater than others.

SirSamAlot

I looking at working in finance or in the medical field as a career. I keep switching between the two. I know my career path for finance is to work in IB for two years, possibly go get an MBA, then switch to Venture Capitalist or work in Private Equity, that's if I don't get a good offer from an IB firm to work as a second-year associate (though I highly doubt I'll skip a year). In the medical field, I'm mainly focus don being a physician. I'm most interested in being a neurosurgeon, cardiothoracic surgeon, or orthopedic surgeon. I have no real idea and I don't like the idea of another 14 years minimum of schooling. I will know by the end of the first year to the beginning of the second year of college what I want to do with my life.

ecouter11

@Fantasy, you can do it. My parents tell me to pick a path and stick to it and I mostly do that. I think they have a point though, because there's not much else I like. Law is just not my thing, pure research is good but it's far from the realities of life, private practice physician means you only see patients and don't contribute to the future etc. etc.

@Muta, IB is pretty cool and Asia is a great place for emerging markets. I think the best thing about IB is that you can make tons and then kick back and even completely change your career. I know a doctor who made so much money from IB, still invests in projects and then did Med School at basically no cost to him.

@Artsy, I'm sure you'll do well.

@college, surgery is really cool. I just don't think I could handle the stress and it's tough to do research with surgery.

@Sirsamalot, both options are pretty awesome.

Good to know I'll have so many awesome colleagues! Personally, I'm thinking a double major in economics and neuroscience for undergrad. Then, maybe a masters/MD since research degrees are preferred and residency in Critical Care/Neuro. I was thinking oncology but it seems like a really brutal field.

I want to do economics just in case med school doesn't work out. Economics is pretty lucrative (especially if you graduate from good schools) and if you're really good, you can go for a PhD.

lldm21

I want to be a writer or a psychologist.

What kind of writer, I don't know, but I've wanted to be one since the age of six. Psychology is dear to me for several reasons, but I'm also always been fascinated by human behavior, thought, and mental disorders.

I wanted to be a chemist, biochemist, or environmental scientist... yeah no thanks.

dzzallday

I want to double major in Dance and Criminal Psychology with a minor in Environmental Science.

After college I would like to dance and then move into something with psychology/education. I've always wanted to be a teacher of some sort...

SirSamAlot

My true calling in life, I believe, is politics, but I have no ambitions to do politics if I don't believe I make a national difference, such as the Senate. Being a Senator would be nice, but then I don't want to fall for the "spend taxpayer money on $8 to $12 muffins" mindset. So, to stay close to politics in my life, I'll double major in economics and political science.

FantasyVesperia

@Sir I think my true calling is teaching, but I don't want to teach xD I really like speaking to people, and I teach grades 3rd grade to 8th in bible study but I don't see myself actually making a living though.