<p>35 is young. Well, young-ish.
You make it sound like your whole life would be almost over by then.</p>
<p>I want to attend a college where I will be able to do their pre-med program. I them want to pursue an MD-PhD in order to become a physician-scientist.</p>
<p>I just don’t know where I’m going haha.
Last night at dinner, I mentioned that I might not want to be a doctor and my parents just looked at me in shock.</p>
<p>I love math, physics, literature and psychology. Wherever that takes me…we’ll have to see. Right now, I’m set on Financial Engineering/Industrial Engineering/Operations Research (different names for same thing), and I want to work in the financial sector with a focus on mathematical modeling. But we’ll see, because I can also see myself doing a Ph.D. in Math, Physics or Operations Research, or going for Law School and become a patent/criminal lawyer. I don’t think I will ever go for a degree in literature/philosophy, but they’re my hobbies, so you never know. I also enjoy writing.</p>
<p>So yeah, I have no idea.</p>
<p>I’m kind of lost too. Like you, I hate chemistry. Well, I don’t hate it, I’m just bad at it. But I LOVE my anatomy class. I enjoyed biology too. If my school’s AP Bio course wasn’t unbearable, I’d take that. So, I don’t know. </p>
<p>I like psychology too. But, like your problem with lit, there aren’t many jobs available. (I’ve heard it has one of the highest unemployment rate.) </p>
<p>So, I don’t know either.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t mind being president, or being batman seems pretty cool :)</p>
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<p>A third of my life will be gone. The young third.</p>
<p>No idea. I’d like to be a decent human being.</p>
<p>“A third of my life will be gone. The young third.”</p>
<p>Yeah. That’s why I don’t really want to do anything with medicine. I hope it’s realistic to have a Ph.D done by the time I’m 30.</p>
<p>When I was little I wanted to be a millionaire because I thought it was a career. I guess it sort of is.</p>
<p>OP, I feel you so much! English is my absolute favorite subject, but when people rave about my writing, I’m just like well, yeah, but there’s not much I can do with that… I WISH I had such a strong passion for something like chemistry or mathematics, because that’s basically where all of the money is at… Not that money should be the primary factor in choosing a career, but, you know, it’s definitely something to consider :/</p>
<p>And yep, I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I’m interested in so many different things besides English as well, and I’m constantly weighing pros and cons.</p>
<p>halcyonheather: My aunt had her PhD in psychology done by the time she was 30- on top of a full-time job and four kids.
I’m not sure about specifics, but it CAN be done. :)</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure what I want to do with my life. I’m almost certainly doing a joint degree in maths and physics, a masters in maths or theoretical physics, then a PhD and go into research and possibly lecturing (depending on how things work out). If we’re going into detail, then Glasgow University appeals to me as a place to work, but there’s no guarantee I would get a job there at all. Anywhere in Scotland would be fine.</p>
<p>I originally wanted to go into pure maths (algebra and number theory), but I’m not sure how easy it would be to get a job in that, and I’m fine with any area of maths except statistics, and theoretical physics is great too.</p>
<p>@halcyonheather Different education systems, but my mum had her’s by the time she was 24 (3 years BA, 3 years PhD). So yes, it can be done.</p>
<p>First I want to get at least one scientific paper published by the time I graduate high school. Then I’ll go to a really good undergrad program, work part-time in a lab doing research/becoming a lab technician while partying it up. After I’ll go to Medical School and make a ton of connections/do networking. I want to get my MD and PhD, become a doctor, do cutting-edge cancer research, have my own Harvard lab, get a ton of grant money, publish many papers by the time I’m retired (over 200…) and so many other things.</p>
<p>Or if all fails (I don’t get into a good college or some other unfortunate event) I’ll take up art and sell paintings on the street for money ;___;.</p>
<p>Too many aspiring MD/PhDs, haha.</p>
<p>The bulk of us will change our minds, though.</p>
<p>@TheGreatCatsby , if you don’t make it to harvard researching you could always be one of the vagrants who hangs out around harvard, a legitimate occupation.</p>
<p>Like that nihilist philosopher who killed himself. His suicide note was soooo good.</p>
<p>My ultimate goal is to major in Anthropology and get a PhD in Biological Anthropology, and then work at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. Obviously I can’t be super picky about who will hire me though. I also might venture into the forensic aspect later on, since I have kinda always wanted to solve crimes :P</p>
<p>I want to be a clinical psychologist or be an industrial/organizational psychologist. I’ve had this plan for quite some time, and it sucks because my school only places an emphasis on graduating high school. they don’t cater the needs of people who want to major in something specific in college or people who want to do something in the workforce. it’s really annoying, so i may just do dual-enrollment at the community college. the only thing i’m worried about is transferring the college credits. Alot of schools I want to apply to don’t accept the credits if they were used to fulfill my HS graduation requirements, which also sucks.</p>
<p>Definitely Computer Science, but I want to spend my life destroying things I don’t like, like the public education system.</p>
<p>I do also love Chemistry and Physics…I should love math for CompSci, so it’s good that I do. :D</p>
<p>Chemical engineer.</p>
<p>1.) I feel uncomfortable if I don’t do chem every day.
2.) I love the physical sciences
3.) I can’t see myself becoming anything else, non-science related…</p>