If you could do it all over again, knowing what you know now, what career path would you choose out of college?
If you could do it all over again, knowing what you know now, what career path would you choose out of college?
have been very impactful and fun, but I would like to have done a better job writing papers/doing research earlier and learned more to be able to supplement my pay better and learn more about really high level physics/chemistry. I also wish I had started doing youtube videos of chemistry songs way earlier.
Computer Engineering undergrad and Medical School after. Now a plastic surgeon. I think the grass is always greener somewhere else. I loved engineering and loved physics. Having done plastic surgery, I think I'd go back to engineering. Although, I certainly would miss the paycheck.
Wow. It's like almost every poster on the board is a physician. Didn't realize everyone was a Doctor.
I wouldn't change much. I had intended on Law School but then worked at a high caliber Environmental Law Firm after undergrad and realized daily lawyering was pretty lame.. I spent time in some very fun jobs after undergrad with no real intention on making any of them a full time career. All these years later what I hear from some of my friends from MICHIGAN is that they wish they hadn't been so career-focused right after undergrad and instead had gone to do something ...be a ski bum, beach bum, surf bum, etc. and then get serious. For my Class at MICHIGAN, the Tech & Telecom industries were just beginning to heat up so many friends went that route. A few years later most were out of those jobs, hadn't saved much money and were in the same boat I was, having worked for Burton Snowboards for five years and having a blast!
I wound have gone to law school instead of becoming a journalist. Law has more job opportunities in more interesting areas. The pay's better too.
I would have taken a position, even if for less money, outside Pennsyltucky. I'm in so deep (career advancement, pension, etc) now that my only hope is early retirement.
My son is going to be a freshman next fall and the two things I keep reinforcing to him are 1. Avoid debt as much as possible and 2. Get where you want to be before you put down roots.