Gray on 24/8/2005 at 04:54
Right, what I was suggesting is somewhat along the lines of Doc's second option. If his first option is what you're after, then ignore everything I've ever said about everything ever.
aguywhoplaysthief on 24/8/2005 at 05:37
Well, you've got:
Politics
Economics
Mathematics
What's your mechanical inclination? You should try your hand at electronics, automobile repair, maybe body work, or welding.
You could be fisherman, or join the Coast Guard.
Policeman, fireman, park ranger. Animal husbandry.
Farming, real estate, car sales.
Professional bodybuilding, or ski instructor.
A hair stylist, massage therapist, modern dancer.
Music, or acting on broadway, gardening, or childcare.
Stock broker, accountant, IRS agent, or Preacher.
That guy who drives the lawnmower off the highway, or a janitor.
Journalist, sports caster, or card dealer.
Right-wing talk radio host, stand-up, or chef.
Bouncer, bartender, or Pop-Copy Manager.
Truck driver, carpenter, or security guard.
The number of things you can do, and make a living at, in this country astounds the mind.
I think I agree with Gray (OMG!)
You're clearly a drifter. You need to work as a janitor, or a burger flipper, until you have enough to buy a Harley, and then you should live all over the country working in construction, ditch diggin, and cattle ruslin'. Grow a big ass beard, and marry a big ass wife.
Do something fun. You're too good a person to be lawyer, so please stay away from that for the love of Pete.
I've always known, pretty much, what I wanted to be involved in since I was a small child, so I just can't imagine what it would be like for you.
TBE on 24/8/2005 at 06:47
Maverick, you got the number to that truck driving school we saw on tv? Truck Master I think it was called?
Well, if you haven't found what you want to do, then become a professional student. Get a generic degree in business or something, and hope for the best. If you don't like chemistry, I think you need to stay out of the medical field as a whole. Medications and healthcare are all about chemistry.
Just a whim here, but I have a friend that was doing something similar to you, and he ended up being a mechanical engineer. He was working part time at an engineering office while going to med school. He was hired to help out with the computers, which he's good at. They started asking him to help out with drawings and things in the CAD program they use. He really enjoyed putting all the pieces together for things they designed. He thought, heck, maybe I should study engineering. There you go, now he's an engineer, and doing what he likes. He's already designed things for John Deere that they've implemented. He likes to improve the workings of mechanical things.
So you've probably heared this a million times, but find something you enjoy doing, and get paid to do it. I love driving and transportation. If I could go back in time to when I graduated high school, I'd look for a degree in transportation engineering or something. I love the way things and people get from point a to point b. I also love driving, but I don't think I'd have much luck as a race car driver, so that transportation engineer thing would have to be my backup career. For now, I'm in the freight business, and I'm loving it. It pays the bills pretty well, and I get to work on improving transportation.
edit - oh by the way, I studied computers for a year in college before I figured out that I wouldn't want to be doing that for a career. And I love computers. I just don't want a life revolved around them. That's the other thing to consider. Like, you wouldn't want to get tired of doing something to earn a paycheck. If you couldn't see yourself doing something all day and every day for a career, stay out of that field.
GoodStuff on 24/8/2005 at 07:36
Young Master Hackmaster1,
Only you can answer your question. I can only provide guidelines.
Do what you are passionate about. Why waste your life on something you do not like?
Do with your life the greatest thing you are capable of. Anything less would be a waste.
Whatever you do, do it with complete dedication and your full attention. If you are doing it, it must be worth doing well.
DarthMRN on 24/8/2005 at 07:58
I can only second that. A life without the possiblity to follow your dream is not a life worth living IMO.
aguywhoplaysthief on 24/8/2005 at 08:00
...or else you'll live in a van down by the river.
Master Villain on 24/8/2005 at 12:23
Quote Posted by DarthMRN
I can only second that. A life without the possiblity to follow your dream is not a life worth living IMO.
How the hell do you live with yourself knowing you'll never be able to use the force and weild a lightsaber?
Strangeblue on 24/8/2005 at 17:29
Hacky, m'love, trying to define your whole life from the POV of 2 years of college is impossible. Don't think about the job to come. Think about what you like to do, what kind of things you'd like to be doing in 10 or 20 years. Then find the path to those things.
Maybe you could be a jazz musician
or a boat builder
or a ski bum
or a doctor
or an electrician
or a pig wrestler.
How do you want to live your life? If you want the security of a well-paying, steady job, then become an accountant or an engineer. If you want to climb Kilamanjaro, then get a degree in PE or Leisure Facilities Managment (did you know you can get a degree in Leisure? Bizarre, eh?)
Personally, I say mess about, take every goofy, silly class you can find and when you find something that you really like doing, get a degree in that. We get too serious with this job thing, sometimes. Life is more than a job or a degree. Life is like a game; final score matters less than how much you enjoyed it.
I know college is expensive, but it's a good place to try things out. Try out all the crazy stuff as well as the practical stuff. And don't worry too much about what to do when you graduate. As Gray said, it only matters for the first job. The rest is up to you.
SubJeff on 24/8/2005 at 18:14
Unless he does want to do medicine after all. Then you better decide early on cuz the hardest bit is getting in in the 1st place. I think its just your exam score in the US right? Harsh.
Gray on 24/8/2005 at 18:17
Again, as Doc said, it's path 1 or 2.
I'm all for path 2, but then again, who am I to talk...
