<p>A few months ago, I finished five honorable years in the United States Marine Corps. I'm 24 in the SF Bay Area. I'll be attending a CC them transferring.</p>
<p>I met with the counselor and had her made my education plan for the next two years for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. End state, UCSF for Pharma D.</p>
<p>But lately I've been reconsidering what to major in. Being a Marine, I already feel bored as a civilian. You have to appreciate the kind of man I am; if I could, I'd volunteer for the Israeli Defense Forces. Thinking about nothing but sitting in class for the next 6 years feels like being a lion stuck in a cage.</p>
<p>I didn't know what to major im before the Marine Corps, and I'm unsure now...</p>
<p>I left the Corps because over the five years, I saw a huge drop in the “standard” of what a Marine was. Also it is way to politically driven…Once you pick up Staff Sergeant, you are home free. In other words, Ssgt’s can either be complete garbage, or the best, it doesnt matter, sooner or later they’ll be promoted. I’ve dealt and seen many higher ups who don’t deserve their rank. They simply stayed in long enough.</p>
<p>^^ Honestly, that sounds much like most of the workforce as a civilian, as well. </p>
<p>Why did you choose the Pharma D. path? What are some of your other interests? Have you considered accelerated programs in place of the typical 4-year path? Online programs so you’re not just stuck in a classroom? </p>
<p>If you are already feeling down about the traditional student arrangement of attending class for a few hours a day and taking 4 years to graduate, there are plenty of other options with similar end-results you can pursue. Do you have any interests in a trade where you can learn and work hands-on? </p>
<p>You chose a path that will involve a great deal of studying and memorization - lots of class and lab time, lots of sticking your nose in a book - you need to consider why you chose this, and what you’re really good at. And whether 4 years of sucking up all the class time will be worth the job you’re qualified to have. If it’s just the schooling you distaste, but see yourself enjoying the job itself, that’s different from dreading the student life AND professional life.</p>