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Hi everyone!
I was wondering if there was anyone who was originally pre vet, but decided to switch to another career path, and how you came to that decision. Lately I've been considering other careers, especially in research. While I love working with animals, I've realized that I have other interests too. I feel like I would have more options if I went into research (I'm also interested in things like wildlife/conservation, ecology, and exercise science outside of animal science), and while I understand I'd eventually have to choose one specific focus, I just feel like I would have more options. My biggest worry is that I have never really been involved with research and I don't really know exactly what it consists of. I really like working hands on, whether it's with people, animals, or nature. I've just been feeling unmotivated lately, and part of me thinks its because I'm not really 100% set on being pre vet. Even before college I started considering other majors, but my mom kind of pushed me to be pre vet, and I've never really considered anything else. I'm currently a sophomore at Rutgers University, and seeing all the research that goes on here I'm just starting to reconsider if I'm really on the right path.
I understand that this decision is ultimately up to me, but I'd love to hear from anyone else who has been through this! Especially how you might have adjusted your studies and work experience, since I'm considering picking up another major in another field I'm interested in (potentially exercise science) but I'm worried about overloading myself with too much at once since I have the tendency to do that
I was wondering if there was anyone who was originally pre vet, but decided to switch to another career path, and how you came to that decision. Lately I've been considering other careers, especially in research. While I love working with animals, I've realized that I have other interests too. I feel like I would have more options if I went into research (I'm also interested in things like wildlife/conservation, ecology, and exercise science outside of animal science), and while I understand I'd eventually have to choose one specific focus, I just feel like I would have more options. My biggest worry is that I have never really been involved with research and I don't really know exactly what it consists of. I really like working hands on, whether it's with people, animals, or nature. I've just been feeling unmotivated lately, and part of me thinks its because I'm not really 100% set on being pre vet. Even before college I started considering other majors, but my mom kind of pushed me to be pre vet, and I've never really considered anything else. I'm currently a sophomore at Rutgers University, and seeing all the research that goes on here I'm just starting to reconsider if I'm really on the right path.
I understand that this decision is ultimately up to me, but I'd love to hear from anyone else who has been through this! Especially how you might have adjusted your studies and work experience, since I'm considering picking up another major in another field I'm interested in (potentially exercise science) but I'm worried about overloading myself with too much at once since I have the tendency to do that