<p>I'm stressed about which path I should take. What do you think? Accounting seems good. Can't decide on which type of engineering. (I love cars and technology though.) I can't decide which medical path either. (Can't decide among Family, Physicians Assistant, RN, Nurse Practitioner, Physical Therapist, Occupation Therapist, and Pharmacy.) There's so many choices and I don't know which one to take. Tell me about pay, stress, economy, satisfaction, and other stuff important. I need your help. Get detailed as possible. Longer the response, the better. Links to webpages would be good too. Thanks!</p>
<p>The good thing I see about your dilema is that you haven’t made up your mind on what you want to do based on insufficient info. The big advantage about the educational system in this country is that you’re not forced to commit to a certain path right from the onset. As long as you go to a school that has a broad curriculum you have the opportunity to experience each of these disciplines both in the classroom, and in the real world through internships or job shadowing. </p>
<p>My advice would be for you to not to get stressed about having to make a commitment right away, but explore these areas enough till you are in a better position. And even then, as long as you’re one who’s interested in learning, your career can span many different areas.</p>
<p>How serious a person are you? If you’re the class clown, a ‘serious’ profession will drive you nuts. </p>
<p>How much of a ‘finisher’ are you? do you like to finish what you start, or do you like to start, do the proof of concept, then toss it to see someone else finish it with the details.</p>
<p>Do you like to work alone or in a team? </p>
<p>Do you respect the status quo or do you always find ways around it?</p>
<p>And myriads of other questions. See if your school can get you the Myers Briggs or similar test: [Personality</a> test based on Jung and Briggs Myers typology](<a href=“http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp]Personality”>Personality test based on Jung and Briggs Myers typology)</p>
<p>The good thing is that the professions you listed have entry level classes that can give you a good idea if you can hack the coursework. You may find Accounting 101 a deadly bore, college level calculus just too darn hard or general chemistry unintelligible. That could give you some insight.</p>
<p>The other thing would be to shadow someone in the different fields and see how you like the jobs they are doing.</p>