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what do you want to be when you grow up?
Academia or not? or something else?
Ideally, I'd go into academia, but becoming a professor is so difficult! so there might be another way, I just don't know how. maybe University of Manitoba or some university in Siberia (maybe that's a good reason to learn Russian).
Maybe there's still a way to do research without getting tenure - I'd go for that. Even that might be difficult though
Ideally, I'd go into academia, but becoming a professor is so difficult! so there might be another way, I just don't know how. maybe University of Manitoba or some university in Siberia (maybe that's a good reason to learn Russian).
Maybe there's still a way to do research without getting tenure - I'd go for that. Even that might be difficult though
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However, I think if you have something you're really passionate about, naturally you'd probably do much better in your preferred subject area, so i wouldn't write off becoming a prof just because it is hard just yet :). Have you thought about graduate school? I know I'm thinking of getting a master's so maybe if you do continue on into graduate school, you can "test the waters" and see whether a PhD is something worth striving for!
with all that being said, i say go for it!!
and i guess if I don't end up in Academia, I think I'm going to work in Media/Marketing...
I've always wanted to teach elementary school.
In grade one, when we'd have to draw what we wanted to be when we grew up, I drew a teacher. And I wrote essays on it in grade eight.
In grade twelve, when we had to do career planning, my teacher told me that it was a stupid idea to go into education because there are no jobs, they don't pay well, and (I'm reading into this here) I'd never be able to support a family or myself and I'd die in the streets.
So I changed my mind last minute and went into psychology at UBC. And I hated it. I hated the school. I hated the classes. I hated what I knew I'd have to do to have a job in the field (basically get a doctorate). So I dropped out. I worked for two years in retail and various jobs.
And then I met Simon. And his grandmother had been a teacher, and she worked at SFU in the education department (she helped design PDP). And she told me that teachers ARE needed now, and she woke me up that it's not about the financial gains, but the joy that comes from opening up the world to children. She has students who are now adults and they send her presents each year. Their appreciation gives her so much more than money in the bank.
And she helped me to sign up at SFU, and here I am! I have 2 years to go, and I apply to PDP in January. And it's a great feeling to know I'm doing what I've always wanted to do!
growing up i never put a finger on anything i really really wanted to do, i did pretty much everything an played lots of sports
now after hs and almost done uni, ive settled on somethin in the financial sector, im gettin an econ degree, and stuf like natural resources and stock markets are stuf i wanna be involved with though the analytical/policy side of things are very intriguing as well
After working for about 3 months in marketing at a firm, I realized that it's not something I REALLY wanna do, and it's not something I could do on a continual basis in the future...
So now I no longer know what I want to do...I just know that I want to do something that will benefit society more-so than designing concepts for products to make money, rolls eyes.
Funny how quickly things can change.
Beck's, however, is the only way to go when you're on a beach :wink:
Right now it's a toss-up between lawyer and professor. I like the idea of lawyer because you get to argue with people; on top of that you get paid for it. Professor seems all right, but speaking in front of large crowds is a big turn-off.
Whatever you end up choosing, be sure that it's your choice and not someone else's. Never be forced into doing something that you don't have a passion for or desire doing.
i've noticed you are really critical about things...on this board at least, not in a bad way, you really bring up points that I've never even thought of!
If you're a science student, you can specialize in either forensic chemistry, biology, or toxicology. The minimum is a four-year honours degree but most people have masters degrees. For the med-school bigshots, they can even conduct autopsies and determine things such as time since death and position during death (autopsies are gruesome if you've ever seen one). The training, however, is extensive.
You can even do finger-print matches or handwriting matches; that you don't need a science degree for but you have to be a police officer with some education. On top of that, there is a training period for these which is fairly long and arduous (1.5-2 years from those who've done it), but if you're passionate about it, I'm sure you'll succeed.
Good luck!
I used to want to be a lawyer or an actress when i was younger, and i would still do that if i had the option to :)
At least I still use a computer so it's not too far off :P.