Comments | girlwithwheels: big blob of text wherein I ramble about my insecurities as well as that hazy place called the future

girlwithwheels

big blob of text wherein I ramble about my insecurities as well as that hazy place called the future

Jul 24, 2009 19:46

So I've been working in a biotech company this summer, right? Although I've found the experience extremely valuable and have learned a huge amount of info/techniques/practical applications of biology, I've also begun to realize that I don't want to make a career out of research. These glimpses into my boss/ the principal investigators' lives have ( Read more... )

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joonami July 25 2009, 06:59:41 UTC

I hope that somehow the job market drastically improves in the next 3 years so that I'm not in the same boat you are right now. I don't want to go to med school, but I probably want to go to grad school maybe, and I'm basically doing the same majors as you are. I guess if all else fails I could go to pharmacy school :\

girlwithwheels July 26 2009, 02:18:53 UTC

yeah, we're pretty much doing the same thing at school ^^
Do you know what you want to go to grad school for?

joonami July 29 2009, 07:27:43 UTC

I have no idea yet :\ I haven't gotten far enough in school to really have any idea of what has and hasn't been investigated enough. I'm really interested in using viruses as gene vectors, so maybe I can find something with that.

shorterthanro July 25 2009, 13:54:44 UTC

Hi love

I just wanted to let you know, that you inspire me and that I think you are of the smartest and most dedicated people that I know, and I am not just saying this!

That having been said I often wonder what I'm doing here at Brown, having choosen a school where most people are lightyears above average I often find myself feeling way way way subpar, I don't write well, I read slowly, I'm abysmal at math, have very little to offer extracurricularly and have no passion, drive, motivation or any sort of idea what I want to do in the future.
And that is depressing and anxiety inducing when everyone around you is hyper talented, hyper motivated, hyper intelligent and generally overachieving but still incredibly down to earth. It's almost aggravating.
So sometimes I wonder whether the debt that I will inevitably be in come May and for years to come, will have been worth it...I hope so.

*sigh* pre-senior year stress out is a common aspect of my life.

In other news I miss you and we should hang out sometimes like Aug 16-20? yes

girlwithwheels July 26 2009, 02:25:48 UTC

Aw, ana, your comment just made me smile so big :)

Haha, funny how I read your self-criticisms and they're just ALL WRONG! Of course you have lots of extracurricular activities; you're one of the most involved/passionate people I know. Plus you work like 293847329 jobs and you've held like, every job in the world. It seems like whatever it is you do, you put your all into it. Remember brighton gardens? I hated that gig and thought it was soooooo boring but you never complained and kept working there for so long ^^

Anyway, good luck in figuring out where you wanna go after next year. It's stressful, but you have a year left and that's still 1/4 of college left, so enjoy it!

YES to hangin aug 16-20!

dessbess July 27 2009, 14:38:41 UTC

I think everyone tends to think about whether or not they chose the right college when they are close to being done. Just like you said, in high school you expected so much out of your college experience. Everything you hear about/read/see on tv builds up college life to be this amazing time where you meet tons of new people that are wonderful and become the best of friends, get involved in 34679376 clubs and organizations that are perfect for you, and you'll do exceptional in everything ( ... )

girlwithwheels July 29 2009, 18:48:48 UTC

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