<p>I imagine once the routine of school returns you will feel better. Find some good books to read in the meantime to get your mind off these other thoughts</p>
<p>After much thought and consideration, I think my plan is as follows.</p>
<p>I’m going to first meet with my advisor and ask if I can still obtain a letter of recommendation somehow to medical school for the future even if I do get a Biotech degree.</p>
<p>Anyway, when I’m done with the B.S. for Biotech, I want a position in New York City for a Respiratory or Cardiology clinic, or company, whatever.</p>
<p>While I work at this position, I want to get a Master’s for Health Administration to get ahead.</p>
<p>After I’m done with the Master’s, I probably want to honestly go to Medical School because the further you go in education, the better positions there are anyway and by that time, I’d definitely nail what field I want to pursue.</p>
<p>For now, Cardiology and Respiratory fields would be cool to get jobs in.</p>
<p>Anyway, I thought I’d let you know what’s going on with the career ideas so far. This plan sounds alright and honestly good to get potential jobs and I’m happy with it honestly.</p>
<p>We’ll see how it works out.</p>
<p>The only weird thing about researching clinical positions involving both the Respiratory and Cardiology fields is that I mostly only see Respiratory Therapist and Pulmonologist as well as Cardiac Nurse Practitioner positions in New York City.</p>
<p>Maybe I’m not using Google as well as I should…</p>
<p>You sound like you have a solid plan. Good luck to you Air Hendrix! You may need to talk to a biotech instructor or career dept at you school to find out how to search for jobs. Clinical positions are those like RTs and nurses.</p>
<p>I tried talking to the career department in my school but for some reason, they kept making me feel like I really didn’t have the time to change career routes or anything (for example, you might need to do an extra semester to do that route).</p>
<p>Maybe that’s not the right way to present how they dealt with me. Hmm. </p>
<p>They gave me a few links to a couple sites in health career related jobs and I did look into them but they were OK at best.</p>
<p>For some reason, I’m so picky about the money when it comes to careers too. I’ve had to deal with the poverty that results in a single parent household so one of my fears is to be poor again later on too.</p>
<p>What I really want is a $60k job with a BA degree honestly. I would absolutely LOVE to go to get a Master’s degree in health administration. That honestly rings true to my heart but not as a BA degree so I can at least get some science credits to do whatever I want later. The whole medical school idea for me currently is beyond my BA and a Master’s degree because at that point, I’ll know what I want to do.</p>
<p>Is it impossible to find that kind of job? I’ll definitely look into more career based help from the on campus career center and definitely talk with my pre-med advisor.</p>
<p>I’m just scared that if I talk to him about possibly changing my major to Biotech, then he won’t write me a letter for medical school or something. As ridiculous as that fear sounds, its true.</p>
<p>But anyway, this year will be better I guess. I know more people even though I didn’t spend enough time with them, my roommate’s better than the one I had last year, I live in a quieter dorm so I can study easier instead of being down on how many people are going out to party (my dorm last year was known for it), I’m joining Stage II to do backstage work and joining TV club to do camera work as the inner AV nerd in me wants to do again :D, and I’m volunteering at the hospital on Fridays.</p>
<p>Now the only thing left to worry about is how on earth will I even approach that girl I like, even if I do say hello, compliment, pretend its just a normal girl and try casual conversation, and I find out that she doesn’t like me.</p>
<p>The only second thing I’m fearing is that I will be left without a lab partner in my lab courses. I think my new roommate is in my Organic Chemistry lab so he’ll be my partner I guess even though he wasn’t that great of a student, who knows, if he’s good with his hands, then he’ll be a good partner I guess.</p>
<p>The first class I have on Monday is Ecology lab, and I think my new roommate has a different lab section so I’m afraid I’ll be left alone without a partner. The reason I have this fear is that during the halfway point of my General Chemistry 1 Lab section, my partner named Becky decided to switch groups and left me alone one lab period making me extremely lonely and depressed to the point of crying amongst all the other students (completely honest on that one) and while I asked other groups if I could join, I received BS answers from everyone except the one in the back that was cool with me.</p>
<p>It somewhat worked out but gave me this fear of rejection from people that I almost carried into my second semester.</p>
<p>The only other thing I worry about is lack of sleep but I’ll put in the effort no matter what. I may not want to be a doctor but I definitely want to work in the medical field because its one of the only fields that definitely has jobs in the future.</p>
<p>And I was interested in some parts of my science classes too so I’ll definitely nail what I want to do sooner or later. At least I know more people this year, compared to last year as a incoming freshman, and the year before when I moved during my senior year of high school. I hope one day I can get rid of this fear of small talk and people in general somehow.</p>
<p>Every time I read something cardiology related like stents and angioplasty used to open up arteries to continue circulation in heart patients, it makes my own heart race. I’m totally interested in that, no lie. Same with anything lung related. I want a job dealing with either two topics hehe 
but one that pays well too as crooked as that sounds.</p>
<p>But I’ll probably be busy anyway this year. I go back on Sunday so I’m a bit nervous honestly right now. I hope everything works out somehow. Thanks for reading the post, and seriously, you are a god send for how much advice you gave me so far. Seriously, thank you.</p>
<p>Anyway, so I’m back after about two months into college again. I’m doing alright in Organic, Ecology, Pre-Calc, Psychology, and Advanced Composition.</p>
<p>I’m switching my major to Biotech on Monday and I talked to my advisor about it (current Pre-Med advisor) and he said that they would be happy to write me a letter of recommendation for Medical school even with the fact that I’m doing the Biotech degree.</p>
<p>Anyway, as I talked to my pre-med advisor, I mentioned that most pre meds don’t really get accepted into medical schools for non-traditional majors that have the required courses completed have a better chance at entering medical school.</p>
<p>On this subject he said I was completely wrong but I don’t really know. A lot of what I read online has pointed to this statement. Anyway, the biotech degree should land me with some good job opportunities and already give me most of the courses I need though there are only slight descrepencies such as Invertebrate Anatomy being required in the Pre Med program while it may or may not be required in Biotech (that’s why I’m meeting with Dr. Aldras who heads the Biotech program on Monday about).</p>
<p>Anyway, I just wanted to keep you guys informed. I’m still trying my best in school so hopefully it will work out somehow.</p>
<p>Thanks for your support, I’ll keep you updated.</p>
<p>Sounds like you are on a track and doing better now that you are back in the structure of school. Before school ends next year, look for some type of internship opportunities so you have that to look forward to in the summer. Good luck.</p>