<p>I am almost done with my BME undergrad degree, but I still have no idea what I want to do after. The more time I spend away from my school, the more I enjoy life.
Engineering doesn't seem to be my thing, but now is too late to switch - I am a senior.</p>
<p>What are my options with BME undergrad? I don't want to do med school, nor get a PhD.
I don't really enjoy research that much. Maybe it will be more bearable with an MBA?
I am just very confused :(
Ideally I can open up a pastry shop and make cakes all day, or do interior design, or cut people's hair... or maybe be a dentist if there is a chance of getting in with 3.0 GPA... but none of that is really an option with my current student loans, hahah :))</p>
<p>Besides, what kind of a job can I get with a BS in BME? I feel like I am extremely unexperienced and I know very little from everything, but nothing in depth for any subject. </p>
<p>First of all you can do a lot of things with a BS in BME. Engineering provides you with really good analytical skills. You can go into various technological and business consulting firms.</p>
<p>What made you major in BME in the first place? Maybe using that “ah ha” moment can help narrow down your search.</p>
<p>Also, try talking with your career counselor.</p>
<p>Well I originally wanted to do Pharmacy, but then I saw it’s not for me (I have trouble memorizing things, not a good combination when it comes to drugs) and my only option in the same school was BME, so i switched. At first I thought it would be a very interesting career, since I enjoy math and science, I thought that I can help people just like I would have been with pharmacy… I was even considering medical school at one point, but now that I saw how it is when you have to work non stop, and as my older friends graduate and start working I see how drained they are every day… I want a more relaxed life, I want to be able to take care of my kids when I have them. I don’t wanna die from too much stress at work and I don’t wanna be one of those moms that is never home… Life is not worth spending as a slave to a career. At the same time I need to make a living somehow! I’m getting off topic.</p>
<p>My counselor isn’t much help. I just want to get some ideas on what my options are, maybe I overlooked something, or didn’t think of it… and that might be the one for me :)</p>
<p>Whether it’s engineering, dentist, or opening your own coffee shop, they require a lot of effort. I am serious. Do you think running your own business is a lot simpler than being an engineer? Definitely not.</p>
<p>Well, let’s calm down. Don’t even look at your book. Go out and have fun.
I can’t say that you aren’t a good BME engineer. In fact, a lot of CCers will tell you that undergraduate BME is not preferable in the BME industry. You have to go on to graduate school. I am not a BME, but I think they are right about undergraduate BME.</p>
<p>What is more important is to finish your degree with your full potential. I think you might have been struggle with many of your BME classes. Well, you have two more semesters to go. Work hard and graduate with a little bit higher GPA, at least. Work with your full potential.</p>
<p>You are almost there.</p>
<p>After you graduate, go look for a job somewhere, and you will discover your areas of interest.</p>
<p>I think you are in a good position. You are probably exploring your options, perhaps a bit inefficiently, but that’s alright, for now. Your next move should be to visit your advisor(s), professor(s), and the career counseling center and explain to them, in an honest and concise manner, what your current desires are. Equally important, converse with close relatives and friends to obtain more intimate advise.</p>
<p>You probably possess a good baseline of skills and abilities that may be applied to various fields. Do not worry about weak skills unless you are willing to invest the time to strengthen them or if your chosen field demands those weak skills. You may always develop them later when you are in a more advantageous position. Right now, you need to think laterally to assess in what areas you may apply your trained skills (e.g. your quantitative skills are very useful in either dentistry or baking).</p>
<p>You need to invest significant energy into debt management. My philosophy on debt is as follows: all debt is parasitic, even if it provides a benefit. Your debt matters more than your future salary because you know how much debt you have now but future salary remains an unknown variable; Even when you know your salary, debt is more important because it will “feed off” your salary. Your goal is to exterminate debt as efficiently and promptly as you can while at the same time preventing or controlling any future debt.</p>
<p>Finally, please remember that what I just posted here may turn out to be a big pile of bull**** just like the advise given by others may be equally odorous. Simply focus on making rational decisions about situations you can effectively control with the tools you currently possess. Do not worry about things that are out of your control. If you manage to do that, you will be better positioned than 95% of the chumps that the university system spits out yearly.</p>