<p>well I guess the title says it all..
here's ma case:</p>
<p>I wanna major in sth that is practical.. in which i can help people directly.but also something than push me to my limit... that is challenging. and interesting. So i was thinking medicine!</p>
<p>I can help people in the most direct way! And also do loads of research you know.
But again...</p>
<p>there are many majors out there.. new majors.
But I don't know that much about them
like biomedical stuff.. and biochemical..</p>
<p>but aren't those lab-oriented? like not much interaction with ppl and just lab work? I'm so confused? can anyone help?
Those who majored in science.. what can see yourself doing after graduation? Maybe that would help too </p>
<p>THANKS!!!</p>
<p>any of the healthcare professions med pharm dental optometry PT OT etc or engineering (not really directly helping people but challenging and helping society).</p>
<p>biotechnology might be an option, but i’m not entirely sure</p>
<p>A slightly late response, but I am in somewhat of the same boat as you. As far as I know, most engineers don’t shut out the daylight in a lab. Chemical engineering or biomedical can be a good mix or interaction with others as well as applying science and technology. Biomedical is going to be in VERY high demand because the baby boomers are starting to get old and there is going to be a great market for such a profession. </p>
<p>I have also learned that many science degrees (biochemistry, chemistry, biology) cannot be applied viably in the job market with just a bachelors. a PhD in most fields is necessary to find research positions.</p>
<p>Look at the majors your schools offer, and do some research on the employment of these types of people. Bureau of Labor Statistics websites has great insight on the salaries these professions make, what type of degree is required for an entry-level position, and in what positions these degree-holders are usually working in.</p>
<p>Sschoe is right on target. Also, add prosthetics to the list.</p>
<p>mmm…prosthetics… never gave that one a thought…</p>
<p>thanks a million for all of you!!</p>
<p>I am feeling exactly what you are feeling!! I want a job that involves math and science( possibly management) but not having to work inside in some lab!! Any major suggestions?</p>
<p>I was the same way. As a physics major who loves the outdoors, I thought I was just going to have to sacrifice my love for being outdoors to study what I love. It turns out there are options in the EARTH SCIENCES to use a lot of math/physics as well as outdoors work. Basically whatever you’re interested in: math, physics, chemistry, biology, computers, engineering; there is something that you will love in the geosciences. For me that has been geophysics and studying earthquakes… Google around about the earth sciences and see if there is anything that strikes your interest.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, many high schools do the earth sciences a major injustice by making it the “easy” science course. I didn’t find out the truth until the sophomore year of my physics degree.</p>
<p>environmental science and geology are good non-med majors with a huge job market in our generation</p>
<p>All jobs require you to work with people. I got a job 4 years out of chemistry undergrad where I was managing three lab techs. That was a people job.</p>
<p>Other jobs are going to require you to work with your boss, and possibly their boss, too. And, trust me, you don’t want your boss’s boss to think you have poor people skills. You also may need to work with customers or with other departments, or possibly funding agencies or perspective donors, all depending on what you job is.</p>
<p>The kicker is that the people skills will ALWAYS be compensated at a higher rate than the technical skills. But, if you have the skills to be in a technical industry, that means there will be less competition.</p>
<p>BTW, medical school isn’t a career choice - it’s a calling. Don’t do it, unless you’re fanatical enough to ignore sound advice.</p>
<p>Ace wolf is correct!</p>
<p>In my completely unbiased opinion, physics is a great way to go. As long as you feel that bettering our understanding of the universe/laws of physics constitutes helping people, then studying physics meets all of your criteria. As jbrussell pointed out, Earth Sciences is closely related to physics, but I’d submit that you don’t necessarily have to leave the field of physics to do something that doesn’t involve sitting in a lab staring at some equipment all day.</p>
<p>If you have an interest in physics, specifically high energy physics (aka. particle physics), then that’s the sort of work where often your work is looking at and analyzing data from experiments conducted at large labs around the world. There’s a substantial amount of interaction, as everything is collaborative; the top lab for high energy physics (CERN) is located in Geneva, Switzerland, so people often make frequent trips or even relocate entirely during the time that they do research there. There is a bit of a running joke that high energy physics spend more time “galavanting around Europe” than they do in the lab, and they often take up rock climbing, hiking, and other outdoor hobbies to take advantage of their time in Europe.</p>
<p>I’ve done a couple months of lab work in other areas of physics, and my experience with high energy research has been entirely different.</p>
<p>OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY!!!
or physical therapy</p>
<p>Anything from lab tech to a Salesman. Have to agree @acewolf, medical school is a calling. If you don’t like it you wont do well in it.</p>