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Forensics? Currently I'm having a major future career freak-out. Right now I'm in my sophomore year at university completing a joint major in Business and MBB (Microbi/Biochem). I chose science because I enjoy it and am good at it; business, because I wanted to try it since the future possibilities are very appealing to me. The issue is I don't know where I want to go after I get my bachelors.
Pros of Business:
-I love to travel and would like to get involved in the global market.
-The life of an exec is very appealing; has the potential of making a lot of money.
-Many options in the business world.
-I find current political and economic events very interesting (I like to keep up with the what's going on in the world).
-Can come with status and power
Cons:
-Has the potential of not making a lot of money; business stretches across a whole spectrum from monotonous low-paying cubical work, to exciting high-paying executive positions.
-From the courses I've taken, I'm not into HR (business psychology has got to be one of the most boring branches of psych), not into accounting (do not like balancing numbers all day), and economics is so-so.
-Won't feel like I'm "making a difference" for the betterment of mankind.
-Recession???
Sciences/Medicine Pros:
-I enjoy science (mainly biological) because I find it interesting; genetics/mbb is particularly relevant to me since I have the genetic predisposition for cancer and other heredity diseases.
-MD/specialist is very respectable; I like the "Dr." title
-Can feel I'm making a difference by helping heal people as a doctor, or as a scientist, help in preventing/curing certain genetic diseases.
-Even though a business career may have a higher potential to make more, a doctor has a for-sure good pay.
Cons:
-As a scientist (MBB), I'm not really into doing research my entire life with only the possibility of making some scientific breakthrough. Don't want to just be a lab rat with a medium pay.
-Medicine is EXPENSIVE in TIME and MONEY. I don't know if I want to go to school for 4 years, specialize for another 4, and realize I don't like what I'm doing. I hear doctors have a lot of overhead, plus taxation, etc. taking years to pay off debt and actually begin earning a solid living.
-Even though my grades are good, I don't know when I'm gonna have the time or money for all the volunteer stuff for med school.
Policing/Forensics Pros:
-I love solving problems/puzzles and find criminology very interesting. I think I'd love investigative work (whether forensic or detective work).
-Dead people/bodies don't disturb me. I've found myself able to stomach more graphic scenes than some of my peers. Perhaps it's because I can become emotionally detached.
-Would feel really good to catch sons of a b***ches criminals. Whether it be wife beater, or child killer.
Cons:
-You first need to be a cop in order to do more advanced forensic fieldwork, and I'm physically not cop material and have no interest in handing out traffic tickets for 3 years with only the "possibility" of becoming a FIS.
-Sure there's civilian forensic work, but I don't wanna be a lab rat who's told "analyze this and give me results" without knowing what's going on in an actual investigation.
-Forensic pathology I find extremely interesting because it's a medical/bio-based forensic field where you "investigate" cause of death etc. However, in Canada you must be a pathologist first = med school.
Personality: I'm competetive, but don't consider myself a "leader" per se (haven't had much opportunity to lead, so maybe I could be if I just came out of my shell a bit?). I really enjoy solving things. Put a lot of value in having status/respect (money helps but isn't everything). Do not like monotony! Etc. Etc.
I apologize this is too long. It's just I think I'd enjoy any one of these in their own way and have no idea how to slash them. They all have pros and cons and I just wanna be able to try them all!
Pros of Business:
-I love to travel and would like to get involved in the global market.
-The life of an exec is very appealing; has the potential of making a lot of money.
-Many options in the business world.
-I find current political and economic events very interesting (I like to keep up with the what's going on in the world).
-Can come with status and power
Cons:
-Has the potential of not making a lot of money; business stretches across a whole spectrum from monotonous low-paying cubical work, to exciting high-paying executive positions.
-From the courses I've taken, I'm not into HR (business psychology has got to be one of the most boring branches of psych), not into accounting (do not like balancing numbers all day), and economics is so-so.
-Won't feel like I'm "making a difference" for the betterment of mankind.
-Recession???
Sciences/Medicine Pros:
-I enjoy science (mainly biological) because I find it interesting; genetics/mbb is particularly relevant to me since I have the genetic predisposition for cancer and other heredity diseases.
-MD/specialist is very respectable; I like the "Dr." title
-Can feel I'm making a difference by helping heal people as a doctor, or as a scientist, help in preventing/curing certain genetic diseases.
-Even though a business career may have a higher potential to make more, a doctor has a for-sure good pay.
Cons:
-As a scientist (MBB), I'm not really into doing research my entire life with only the possibility of making some scientific breakthrough. Don't want to just be a lab rat with a medium pay.
-Medicine is EXPENSIVE in TIME and MONEY. I don't know if I want to go to school for 4 years, specialize for another 4, and realize I don't like what I'm doing. I hear doctors have a lot of overhead, plus taxation, etc. taking years to pay off debt and actually begin earning a solid living.
-Even though my grades are good, I don't know when I'm gonna have the time or money for all the volunteer stuff for med school.
Policing/Forensics Pros:
-I love solving problems/puzzles and find criminology very interesting. I think I'd love investigative work (whether forensic or detective work).
-Dead people/bodies don't disturb me. I've found myself able to stomach more graphic scenes than some of my peers. Perhaps it's because I can become emotionally detached.
-Would feel really good to catch sons of a b***ches criminals. Whether it be wife beater, or child killer.
Cons:
-You first need to be a cop in order to do more advanced forensic fieldwork, and I'm physically not cop material and have no interest in handing out traffic tickets for 3 years with only the "possibility" of becoming a FIS.
-Sure there's civilian forensic work, but I don't wanna be a lab rat who's told "analyze this and give me results" without knowing what's going on in an actual investigation.
-Forensic pathology I find extremely interesting because it's a medical/bio-based forensic field where you "investigate" cause of death etc. However, in Canada you must be a pathologist first = med school.
Personality: I'm competetive, but don't consider myself a "leader" per se (haven't had much opportunity to lead, so maybe I could be if I just came out of my shell a bit?). I really enjoy solving things. Put a lot of value in having status/respect (money helps but isn't everything). Do not like monotony! Etc. Etc.
I apologize this is too long. It's just I think I'd enjoy any one of these in their own way and have no idea how to slash them. They all have pros and cons and I just wanna be able to try them all!