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How do you figure out what career you really want and at what age should you know?
I'm starting college this fall as a biological sciences major. I'm not sure if I want to go the med route or just get a job in lab research. Compared to the other seniors in my school I feel behind. Everyone seems so sure of what they want and I'm still not so sure. Is this normal and how did you guys feel sure about what you wanted to do?
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Hi Julissa,
Firstly, not only you, I had same doubt what career I wanted and what career is suitable for me best when I was a student.
Major is just one choice in our life, for sure it's one of most important choice because it highly impacts our career development, but it's not the only career direction for us, we might change our career intention during college and after stepping into work, it's quite normal. My major is history and nothing related to my current career, so don't worry too much that biological scientist is the only career you can make.
However as you can foresee you will spend at least 4 years on biology and lots of efforts and energy will be put on this major, also your network in college, you will master biological knowledge, skills which are quite professional, to be honest it's quite regretful to switch completely to other career. So at this moment, you can try to collect as much as biological information, especially biological related career directions, there are many areas need biological knowledge and open for you, lab research is just one of place, then you will have more opportunities to see whether you like this major and career and more confidents will be brought.
Best wishes and good luck.
Firstly, not only you, I had same doubt what career I wanted and what career is suitable for me best when I was a student.
Major is just one choice in our life, for sure it's one of most important choice because it highly impacts our career development, but it's not the only career direction for us, we might change our career intention during college and after stepping into work, it's quite normal. My major is history and nothing related to my current career, so don't worry too much that biological scientist is the only career you can make.
However as you can foresee you will spend at least 4 years on biology and lots of efforts and energy will be put on this major, also your network in college, you will master biological knowledge, skills which are quite professional, to be honest it's quite regretful to switch completely to other career. So at this moment, you can try to collect as much as biological information, especially biological related career directions, there are many areas need biological knowledge and open for you, lab research is just one of place, then you will have more opportunities to see whether you like this major and career and more confidents will be brought.
Best wishes and good luck.
Thank you so much! This was very helpful :)
Julissa