How Does One Decide What They Should Become - Page 2

Originally posted by: epiphany.

What then do you suggest should be the one factor they heed before the other factors? The money, the time taken or simply the willingness to do it?

Originally posted by: boreddamsel

I say willingness to do the job should be first.

What did you mean by time taken .. the time taken to complete your studies? I mean for example my parents did point that out when I thought of medicine .. that I will be studying for ever. so I chose engineering and now I am still studying 'coz I chose grad school. Ultimately just follow your heart.. what makes you happy is what you should do?

I mean I like the education in the US for that matter, where you can go into college without knowing which major you will choose .. try out different ones and then pick one by end of your second year! You don't even need to take science if you want to go to medical school after that. I know someone .. an art history major who wants to go to med school 😲

Ok. I hope I make sense. I should go sleep. I am dozing off on the laptop now 😆 Buhbye!

Originally posted by: epiphany.

Thank you, Husna. You are honest, kind and practical. Not only is your account of great help to me, it also honors me to have you as me friend, yeah? And the part in bold is one of the wisest things I have heard in days. Twenty years down the line, I would not want to regret what I become. I wish to love who I am and what I do then. That's the whole point behind my seeking experiences and opinions here. (:

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Originally posted by: epiphany.

Yes, I mean the time taken to finish studying by that. And I quite agree. My father is supportive but he does not have confidence in my prospects of becoming a medical doctor. For, he and I both know I have never quite been the one for studying forever and working hard. I'm smart, not sincere. But I feel willing to do what it takes of me to become a doctor. So I'm going to attempt it, no matter him and I think at first.

Oh, that's quite a confusing system for me. But so is the Indian one. I do not pay attention to their patterns and offers. Like I could not have care less when they removed boards from class 10 as well but I try not to see whatever difference it would make and clear my head out and come up with I wish to do. That one extra year to decide what to do while at college is actually something great I have heard, though. Is it used well?

Goodnight to you then. 😃

Originally posted by: boreddamsel

Babe, you never know .. you could change. The reason I didn't pick medical profession was 'coz I didn't think I had it in me to study so much. I had to the option to get into industry and make good money, but I preferred studying 'coz it made me happy. You never know. I say go with what you want to do... your priorities and interests change. I know two very good friends of mine who went with the flow and chose engineering, they dropped out and went into other careers .. one went into media and is now working at one of the leading radio channels in my state, and the other went into law, and she actually did her graduate schooling in one of the top law schools in the US and now even teaching at the top law school in India. You could change your career on the way if you get bored. Another friend of mine is now thinking of switching careers.. she went from engineering to management and now she wants to do economics. It's hard to know what you will love 10 years from now, so just pick one and go with it. I don't think I even cared about this field 10 years ago when I made the choice, but I love it now .. there is nothing I would rather be doing .. umm. maybe I would dance or cook, but I am still doing that while being a scientist. 😊

Bold.. I have seen people use it and misuse it. Some who know what they want can actually be done with college in 3 years, because they just take the right courses. Some struggle to find their choice even in their 3rd year. I sometimes wonder if I had more options than engineering and medicine if I would have chosen engineering .. wonder if I had gone into the arts, because sometimes I feel I have better aptitude for that! But would I have enjoyed it more, I doubt it now..

It's like marriage .. haha.. you just take the leap .. and then see where it goes. If you aren't happy, you get out! 😊

Originally posted by: epiphany.

I am not skeptic about the choices I make in the field of study. Because I could not care less about how many mistakes I can make. I am ready to make them and I believe somewhere down the line, it's only mistakes that would help me figure my calling. But by comparing it with marriage, you make it sound like something to be cynical about. Because even when people are not happy, they don't generally get out. Sigh.

Anyway, privileges are designed to be misused. They cannot complete be devoid of loopholes, you know? People always misuse whatever they receive for optimum and wise use. It's wrong but true, so it does not seem all that wrong anymore. But in this case, could it be a way of just wasting time?