hey guys so recently I’ve been doing a little soul searching after having this epiphany on what I really want to do with my life. I know you might say that I have time but I feel like I’ve always been told that previously and it brought me to overwhelming ends. I’m a junior in high school now going to be a senior and I really really am passionate about doing something about our world, our environment. it honestly disheartens me to see the things going on around us and this year I think I truly came to understand te meaning of “ignorance is bliss.” this thing is it’s something that I’ve just realized and up till this point from as long as I remember I’ve been heading towards the medical field. although I do have a heart for people, I am not necessarily as interested in working in the hospital as I am if I were to find a way to vacuum pack carbon dioxide or find different alternatives for biodiesel.
I am also measuring the practicality of an environmental job in terms of income, flexibility, and stability. like should it be more kept as a hobby or should I really go after this full throttle?
also I feel like colleges won’t see me as favorably if I were to suddenly change my aspirations, as if I don’t know what I want to do or in sense don’t know what I’m doing. I’ve been a hospital volunteer, gone to multiple field med and intensive care trainings, and also intern/shadow under a local physician. in terms of the environmental side, I have nothing really to show except for the things I will be doing in senior year. I will try to apply under engineering (environmental engineering) because I heard it’s a lot easier to get in as a female engineer major than a female medical major. but let’s cut to the point after my long confusing sob story… which should I go for and what would colleges look at more favorably?