Bobbi

Those quirky jobs sound like the kind you need connections in order to land. I've never seen anything very unusual posted on job boards. It's usually sales or programming work.

Thank you. I am thinking I will go into nursing. I like being active during the day and using my hands in my work. "Try it on for a few days" is a great idea. I'll try that. Your Mom is right too, of course. It's hard to say, "I'll do X for 10 years."

Good idea. Thank you.

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How did you pay for your second degree, all loans?

Here is a list of activities I enjoy in my leisure time. Not convinced that many of them would translate to job duties, but here it goes. - Baking cakes for Birthdays and brownies. - Reading advice columns and job articles in the newspaper. - Reading motivational literature, such as Mind Power for Students and The Secret. - Tutoring 1:1. Haven't yet tried group teaching. - Planning and organizing social events. - Researching health topics. - Contemplating why people behave the way they do and what motivates them. - Learning about different/unconventional ways of doing things. (i.e., staying active t/o the day and eating natural foods vs. just going to the gym for an hour) - Writing. Mostly in my diary. I highly doubt that engineers read technical articles just for pleasure and that police officers investigate crime in the news. If they do now, I wonder if they actually did that before they decided on that career, or if it was the career that developed their interest in the topic. Thank you again. It's very touching that you carve out some of your free time to help.

OK. But what if I don't have the education background for the career I have in mind? :/ I would be willing to risk taking out loans for everything...

"I'm a little older than most applicants (even though I'm still in my twenties) but I think a mistake I made earlier in life was that I was too afraid to make mistakes (ironically enough). So my advice to you would be to do what you think would be your best choice and don't worry too much about not getting it right on the first try. If you find out you don't like what you're doing, then chalk it up as an interesting life experience and try something else until you find what you're really good at. Good luck!"

That's interesting. I'll look for things that pique my interest. Great post, thanks, and I'm glad to hear that you found what *you* like to do!

Okay. Thank you. Do you think I could easily give myself a time limit to figure this out, like 24 hours?

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Dear TheGradCafe User: Question is in the title. How did you pick from the many possibilities? I can't decide. I have no clue what I want to do with my life. Does that mean I'm immature? -Frustrated and Depressed

Good luck. I wish I had majored in engr in the first place.

Are you sure you're even interested in Statistics? That's a lot of work to enter a program that you ultimately might not even enjoy. I majored in Statistics as an undergraduate, and it was awful. Statistics is nothing like that intro course you took and got an A in.

In case you didn't know, Boston University's LEAP program is for non-engineering majors or career changers who have decided to go for engineering. First, you take a few undergraduate classes to catch up with the material, and then you start an MEng program so that when you're done you have a Master's in an engineering of your choice - materials, mechanical, electrical, or biomedical.

Hello! My name is Bobbi, and almost a year ago, I graduated from a prestigious private university with a B.S. in statistics...but a cum GPA of only 2.34! Obviously, I can't get a job in my field and have no interest in any sales positions. Graduate school is out of the question given that my application would not be competitive. SO, does anyone know anything about Boston University's LEAP program for Bioengineering? Do you or does anyone you know attend? I am looking to pursue a Master's in Engineering program for non-majors. If you have any advice for me, I would appreciate it.