Changing career path to what?

mmarkov
Tue, 21 May 2013 17:23:15 +0000

I just finished my freshman year at a top university. I ended up with a B+ and C+ in gen chem, and withdrew from my gen bio class (I have zero bio experience), and got an A+ in statistics. Now I’m thinking that maybe becoming a doctor isn’t worth it/what i want. I don’t like surgery (I’ve shadowed several doctors); I wanted to become a pediatrician but 11 years of hell to make ~150k is kinda ridiculous. I’m now beginning to realize that I love math and doing things that make me think in terms of numbers, like evaluating the probability of X, rather than how bio is straight facts. Now I don’t know what to do, or where to intern this summer. If I go into the analyst field, I am so behind because all I have is shadowing experience and experience with children. Any advice on switching career paths/good careers that have a high salary (100k+) and aren’t too economy focused. Thanks!!!