Switching from medicine to....what?

Esther111
Wed, 06 Jul 2016 04:22:44 +0000

Sorry that was a huge comment. But here’s an addition: growing up I played games, I watched tv, I’m really into music, but I don’t have anything that I’m really passionate about other than that. I enjoy reading, and spending time with family has been a big part of my life. Growing up I tried really hard to get good grades because then I would be smart and capable. In high school, I was involved with 8 co curriculars (I’m not kidding… and one was a sport) and still maintained an above average GPA because I would look good for college, and if I got into a good college then I would be successful. But coming to college was a huge wake up call (which I am grateful for, don’t get me wrong). I just don’t know what I would do. I try hard, I organize well, I am a leader, and I present well. I was part of the executive board of the Future Business Leaders of America club at my school for three years and I loved it because I got to talk to with people and present a lot. But I presented about pointless topics, like how to do well in an interview. Nothing I did was hard knowledge. The only place I felt challenged in was science. Those were the classes I despised but secretly loved. I enjoyed English too. I took a bunch of business classes and hated all of them… I just didn’t care. I hated Spanish with a passion. Math was alright, but I would try to get it done as soon as possible cause I felt like it was a waste of my time. (I tried honors math but it was too hard and then I dropped to accelerated math and it was way too easy… got all A’s). The reason I like science is because I can see it happening in life all the time, and that’s cool and all, but I don’t see a future in science because I hate researching/hard science manufacturing (I’ve worked at a research lab and an industry lab, so trust me I know I don’t like it). The pay isn’t worth it unless you become an engineer, but the engineering field is so complex now that I would have to try really hard to keep up with it (I just wouldn’t be that passionate about it because I’m already not passionate about my science classes at school, I like them because of the genuine people there are in that class and the fact that it challenges me). Plus, like I said, I just want to live a comfortable life where I’m not constantly scrambling to keep up, all while still having a family and such. OK OK I’m done. I am so sorry. This is everything that runs through my head everyday, and it drives me insane.