One lab test, lecture test, final lab, final lecture and I'm done! Ugh 4 tests all in a row! Tomorrow is my DNA informative speech. I'm still quite pleased that I was able to do a speech on something I was studying in microbiology lessening how much I have to study. My final speech is going to be on CAFOs which is something I wrote a paper on last quarter.
This is the fourth week I've been going with my coworker to Zumba and yoga. Yoga is a blast. Zumba is a waste of time. But it IS nice to get out of the house and get moving. Exercise is going well and I will have the time to do 3 weeks of P90x when the quarter is over. I'm really looking forward to it and I'm hoping that my current fitness will help it be less painful. As always I really need to tighten up on my diet especially late night eating. Go to bed at 10:30 Emily!
Finally I'm trying to figure out if I am going to continue with dental hygiene or pursue biotechnology.
Dental Hygiene
Pros - high probability of making 60k in 2 years, solid, reliable, growing profession, I have this all planned out
Cons - I'm not passionate about it, I will have to stop working to attend, I have to be accepted into the program
Biotechnology
Pros - very interesting field, prestigious, I would be able to graduate a year earlier than dental hygiene, it isn't a competitive program, allows up to a graduate degree if I were so inclined
Cons - I would probably have to work for companies that I have found to be morally questionable, money amount after 2 years is lower than dental hygiene, I'd have to tell everyone I changed my mind
Not huge problems but a little frustrating. I wonder if I will EVER be able to settle my mind on to ONE thing that I want to do.
Ultimately any decision you make has to make you happy, and has to be your decision. That said however, If it were me making the decision I'd have to go for Dental Hygiene.
ReplyDeleteBiotechnology, while loads more romantic then dental hygiene will be a lot less flexible in areas you can live. Employment opportunities will be a lot more narrow (You'd basically be consigning yourself to be a lab tech)
Whereas Dental Hygiene will provide a quicker ROI in terms of time spent. You also have so many more places you can apply for a job.
I think one of the worse things you can do for your future happiness is to get a degree in a field it's hard to find work in.
I'm sure you will succeed regardless of the decision you make.
Hang in there, and good luck!