When/How did you decide what

<p>i think whenever i say i want to be a doctor people don’t take it realistically, thinking its either too cliched or i’ll change my mind. but honestly i can’t imagine myself anything but that. i love science more than any other subject and think it would be the best fit for me.</p>

<p>Well I recently decided my major a few months ago. After my horrible/ still experiencing with the local health system, I was being pushed away from that field. I knew other type of careers/ my interest but didn’t exactly know what field/ major it was. When I found out about international relations, political science etc… I knew this was the right field. Also knew it would be great to possibly have a minor as economics.
I also recently decided my top choice university which is University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, previously Michigan State University. Though with MSU only 10 minutes from my house, family issues, local hospital etc… it no longer could be. So many aspects of University of Michigan- Ann Arbor being my top choice.</p>

<p>Yeah, cuts now. But look into the future. I’ll be graduating college when the economy is at its peak, so there will probably be more jobs.</p>

<p>Double major in aerospace engineering and physics. Airplanes and space travel were both childhood interests, and a few books on quantum physics and string theory sparked my interest in the subject (physics). Working as an astronautical engineer would be cool, but I’m not sure about job prospects. I doubt I’ll be using my prospective physics degree to get me a job.</p>

<p>Do any of you guys know that you’ll want to go to graduate school?
Has this played a part in what schools your looking to go to for undergrad?</p>

<p>If I want to major in social work, I’ll most likely need to go to graduate school.</p>

<p>I’ve definitely thought about graduate school, but my primary focus is still to get into a good undergrad school. </p>

<p>I’m at a point in which every profession looks cool- professor, journalist, lawyer, ibanking, psychologist… I’m leaning towards science, but I’m afraid it’s not what I really want, just something I’ve long been exposed to and am decent at. But at least I’m comfortable with it; that’s good enough, right? </p>

<p>I want a Ph.D, but am comtemplating Ph.D/M.D. Somehow I think that might be a waste of time. Maybe my personality and aptitude are fit for a doctor but I’d hate to stack up so much debt. As you can see, I’m confused. </p>

<p>Maybe most practically, I’ll end up with a science degree, do research, and work my way up to be a tenured professor. But having your life planned out is somewhat depressing. You wonder, is this it? Is my life so routine? </p>

<p>I don’t know. Right now I’m just doing whatever I feel like doing without any financial burdens. Let’s be honest, some of us don’t just want an “average” life with a “good enough” salary. Forgive the cliche, we want to be extraordinary-- whether that be in scientific contribution or savings or non-profit work. I’m an idealist (hey, I’m a Gemini if you are into that sort of thing), but it never hurts to aspire.</p>

<p>Yeah, I definitely want to be finiancially stable when I’m older, but at the same time I want to pick something that I love doing.</p>

<p>It’s kind of funny that I plan to go into physics because I’ve never taken a physics course and I wasn’t even that great at science/math up until a few years ago. A professor from a local university gave a demo about physics, in particular, particle and astrophysics, and it intrigued me… physics, it seemed to me, answered all those fundamental questions in the world, so I decided to pursue it then. I’ve only recently started reading more about it though. I’m still really unsure of the specifics of my future career however. The university environment is really appealing, but I’m horrid at teaching, so I don’t think I could be a professor. That is what I’m leaning on though. As of now, I’m thinking of getting a second major in chemistry and a minor in French. The chem major really depends on where I end up going… if it’s somewhere with a heavy course load, I’ll focus on the physics. </p>

<p>Art has pulled at me periodically… but I really can’t see myself doing that for a living, especially as I suffer art block a lot. My art teacher expected me to major in art for the longest time though; I didn’t have the heart to tell him otherwise. </p>

<p>As for grad school, I can’t see myself not going. Though I’m thinking about taking a year off after undergrad so I can travel (if I have money, hohoho…), I want to get my ph.d right away, and go straight through it; I have no plans of starting a family or getting married while I’m in school. It’s not that I want to get it done with quickly, I just want to focus. </p>

<p>Grad school isn’t playing a factor in my personal undergrad decisions. But my mum has other thoughts; she believes that it’s ridiculously expensive and it’s impossible to get funding, even though I’m pretty sure science grad students get loads of money. So, basically, she refuses to pay for college unless it’s under 10k a year. Kind of ****es me off as we spend a lot of money on extravagances…</p>

<p>Major: Biomedical Engineering (or Biology, or Biochemistry). I’m a pre-med.
Career: Surgeon (and I’m sure of it, not one of them pre-med who leaves)</p>

<p>Personally, I’m definitely taking money into account more and more while researching colleges. I have a college fund, but it won’t allow me to go wherever I want especially if I want to go to grad school.</p>

<p>Deciding my major was pretty easy. I looked at descriptions of majors on PrincetonReview.com (courses that they entail, skills that must be mastered, possible future careers) and decided that economics was it for me in 10th grade. Unfortunately, this was before all the drama-llama regarding the economy and long before I found out how popular majoring in economics is… Though, it could be regarded as fortunately, because then such factors wouldn’t have unfairly biased my choice.</p>

<p>My career, on the other hand, I still have not pinned down. I want to do some kind of good in the world, so I’m deciding between being an academic helping the government or Federal Reserve or a public interest lawyer. I’m 100% certain that I won’t know what I want to do until near the end of college.</p>

<p>I don’t remember when I told my mom, but she hated the idea of me majoring in economics. She wants me to be a physician for the job stability and has a paranoid notion that I’ll end up as a cashier for the rest of my life if I major in economics. Recently, she’s become more accepting (since I told her it’s possible to go to med school with an economics degree), thankfully.</p>

<p>It’s entirely possible I’ll change my mind once I get to college, but I’ve been certain about linguistics for over a year now. I’ve wanted to do something language-y for maybe 4 years, but I wasn’t wholly aware of the field. Before that, I wanted to be a chemical engineer, but that’s just because my father is one.</p>

<p>I’ve considered it and I’ll probably be a professor or a lawyer. I’m leaning more toward professor because most of what a lawyer does seems to conflict with my moral compass.
I’m earning 68 (64 will transfer) college credits in high school but am still considering staying 4 years in college.</p>

<p>If I get my first choice college:</p>

<p>BS in Chemistry and Philosophy with a minor in Mathematics</p>

<p>Second Choice college:</p>

<p>BS in Chemistry; Philosophy with a concentration in Logic, Representation, and Reasoning; Political Science with a concentration in Law and Theory; Science, Technology, and Society; Minor in Mathematics</p>

<p>If I chose law I’ll look into a JD/PhD program with the PhD in Philosophy.
If I end up going to be professor I’ll probably look for a dual degree program and earn a PhD in Philosophy (Concentration of Philosophy and Science) and a PhD in a Science.</p>