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Question Posted Thursday March 27 2008, 10:45 am

I'm a Junior in High School and I still have no idea what I want to go into college for. I know you can go in "undecided" but I really want to have a goal. Currently I think I'm interested in something in the medical field. But I'm not sure if I'm actually interested or just the idea of "pre-med" just sounds good. So I just want people's inputs on interesting/unusual/popular jobs I could think about after college. Thanks!

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AngelofMercy answered Thursday March 27 2008, 1:35 pm:
Here's the thing. You may feel very strongly about what you want to do, or you may have no idea at all. If you have a notion that you want to be in a particular field, the best thing to do is research the areas of interest. Take for instance, say you want to be a phlebotomist, but you don't particularly want to be tied down to doing the same thing every day.

What do you do then? The problem is, what you think sounds good to you, may not be the best thing to do. I would suggest taking a few career/aptitude test to see what you want would be best suited for your personality type. You may find that you want to be a writer, but didn't realize it.

Below, I have given you some sites to take these tests. They aren't hard, you don't have to study, and as long as you are 100% honest, it will tell you what you would be best at.

I am going to tell you a story though.All throughout Junior and High School, I knew I wanted to do two things: become a Navy Seal and a marine biologists. Do you know why I based what I wanted to these from? A movie and a love for dolphins. Sounds good when you are younger and have no worries in the world. Well, the longer I thought about it, I changed my mind. For two very big reasons, I am not cut out to be a Marine (I am a softy) and I live no where near an ocean and would have to leave everything behind.

So, where did that leave me? Stuck. Since I never made up my mind, I never went to college. Now, I am a 29-year old mother of two, step-mother of one trying to do the best I can without a college education. So, I decided to go back to college. I had no idea what I wanted to do still, but decided that I could figure it out as I went along.

I knew that I wanted to write, help educate others (even though I hated school, but found it's what I am really good at, and enjoy doing), and still have time for my family. What better way than to do that? I am now going to school to become a teacher. I have no regrets, but have several "what-ifs" in my life, and that is the worse way to live.


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StrawberryGirl23 answered Thursday March 27 2008, 1:24 pm:
Think of something your really good at.. Like math or yet english. something that it keep you going and something you want to make different of.. plus you have alot of time think when your in high school. you just need to focus and see what doing on and don't worry what doing on around you and what others are going to be. be something that suits you and something you like help on. what you care more about. hope I help

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