I need help choosing my career.?

Question

I am 15 years old and need help choosing what I want to do when I get out of high school. I am a straight A student with a 4.0. The problem I have is what do you do when you're good at everything? I love science and English. But they're both contradictory. I once wanted to become a lawyer because I can argue so good, however, I don't like the idea that there are so many lawyers but few clients. I am poor, and I want to grow up and get everything I want (spoil myself) because I have done little of that so far. I love history too, but there is no money in that. I once wanted to be a scientist devoted to energy problems, but that also secures little money. I need help. Resources are cool.

Answer 1

You are still young you have plenty of time to choose. It sounds like you are pretty intelligent, maybe you can come up with your own business. You should look into education since you are talented in so many area, unfortunately the pay isn't the greates. Look into higher education and private schools maybe that will be fulfilling.

Answer 2

You could do a general arts degree - and you can get almost any career with that. Certainly you can do more specialist post graduate studies with a basic arts degree.

History is good - for library work, curator in a museum, archaeology, teacher, - it is useful.
(if you cant already tell, I am a real history enthusiast)

So a general degree with some history, some english lit, a few chem & bio courses, and some psychology. Maybe even do a history & english double major.

Science and english are not contradictory - if you do a double degree - both science and english (or journalism), you could be a very credible science writer (like Carl Sagan was) , a science magazine editor, a science columnist for a newspaper, etc.

Answer 3

I would take general education courses like english 101 and college math and some science courses, don't decide on a major until you are sure. You can major in science and get your bachelor and masters and then go to law school if that does pan out just continue school and be a scientist. You can do that if you are single and don't have many responsibilities.

Answer 4

What you find out in life that anybody is capable of doing anything, the real game is to really find out what you're happy with.

I have come across the story of the medical doctor who went through the very difficult process of entering medical school and going through residency, earning $100k plus, but finding out they really hate the job so much and they'd rather die. I know it sounds grim and dramatic, but I've come across that scenario way too many times.

What's the resolution for them? They either escape into hobbies and other fantasies part-time (typical Wednesday afternoon golf game) or give up everything they've been through and switch careers.

I'd go after what really pushes you and let no one tell you that it's good or bad otherwise.

Answer 5

At this element in my existence i think like i will do the two. I even have stumbled on somebody whom i think i could have a loving relationship with and now I could desire to artwork on a occupation. Love is way less perplexing to stumble on that maximum human beings think of. once you come across it, you basically know and you artwork on it. yet you have the two. regardless of the certainty that a occupation takes a distinctive variety of attempt, it may substitute right into a double existence that no longer a lot of human beings can cope with.