So, I have recently transferred schools and I love the new city that I am in and the college itself. My problem is that I don't want to work in a lab all day. I find my major (Conservation Biology) interesting but I'm not sure what I want to do with it. The more people ask the more i realize that the only thing I KNOW I want to do is join the Peace Corps.
I was WOOFing (volunteering on an organic farm) this summer and I realized that I love the environment but I want to do something where I can connect with people and live sustainably. So now I'm considering becoming a midwife and transferring to a nursing program. The nursing school is only blocks away from my current college so I won't have to give up my apartment.
Should I just wait 2 yrs and finish up my bachelors or should I try and transfer again and just spend the extra year getting a nursing degree?
2007-07-01 04:47:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
I guess you are at the year in your life that you do not know for sure what you really want to do for the rest of your life yet. Do not worry because you are not the only person in this situation in the world. That is the reason why people change jobs, and switch from one line to another.
One valuable advice: major in a general degree and not a profession degree. If you get a general degree in Biology, you can work in the lab, doing sale, be part of the manufacturing team, etc. Even when you spend many hours in the lab when you are in school, that does not mean that you will be working in the lab the rest of your life. With the Biology degree, you can teach, you can manage projects in the pharmaceutical companies or doing sale for pharmaceutical product, etc. However, if you get a professional degree (e.g., nursing, medical doctor, etc) you will need to work in the hospital or the clinic. It is harder to jump out of your line if you have a professional degree. And if you do, they may not offer you good money as they will say you are not really train in doing that job.
When you are not sure what you want to do, the strategy is to give yourself more options, so you have more choices. Else, you may need to get back to school to get a different degree...but that may not be a bad thing.
Final word, you be your own judge. Think carefully because you decide but do not be afraid to make mistake because that may be the way to learn too.
2007-07-01 05:31:03 · answer #1 · answered by Mr Siberia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First get your bachelors since you only have 2 yrs to go and then go for your nursing degree. Too bad you can't do both though.
2007-07-01 11:51:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋