Hi everyone. Ever since I was a very young child, I have absolutely loved learning, reading and discovering the magic of this planet that we live on. In particular, I have always been extremely interested in human beings and how we became the intelligent, rational, civilized species that we are today. For most of my life I never even considered becoming a professor because I really just didn't know what the job entailed and, like a lot of people, when I was growing up I figured one had to be like Einstein or Hawking to become a professor haha:). However, after finishing my second year of university, I'm beginning to think that becoming an academic would be the ideal career for me. I essentially hate doing anything office related, the only "work" I really enjoy is school-related research and taking my courses. I really do not know where to begin though...and this is my problem.
My grades after two years of undergraduate are alright (I think). My GPA is, I believe, about 3.75/4.0 and I have good relationships with professors. However, I really do not know what kind of professor I would most enjoy being, but because of my lifelong obsession with understanding human beings and our origins, i'm posting in this thread because perhaps many of you would have advice for me? My real questions are: Would pursuing and undergraduate and graduate degree in Anthropology be wise for someone with my interests? If so, what types of grades do I need? Is a B+ average sufficient, or must one do even better? What kind of research experience do I need? I hope these aren't silly questions, and I hope my aspirations aren't silly. Anyways, any insight would be awesome guys!!!