Hi all,
My name is Sutter and I am currently a Medical School applicant. I am also soon to be married, and thus, have switched my mentality as of late to one that is more practical. Medical school is my main ambition, and I hope to be accepted somewhere this cycle, however, if that doesn't work out, I need to have some sort of gainful employment until I do get accepted.
I worked in finance for a year, and while it was a great job and a wonderful company, the hours are just absolutely ridiculous. There would be weeks at a time when I wouldn't get home until 12, and sometimes our team would be busy making a presentation and we'd go till 4 AM, shower in the company gym, and rush back upstairs to deliver it. While that wasn't more than maybe 2 times a month, the rigor and pace of the business just gets to you. And, I find the industry to be a bit too self-serving for my personal philosophy of life.
I thought for a while about getting an MBA, and joining a Boutique bank, but that would probably just solidify me in an industry I don't want to be in. So I quit my job, and made a clean break! I was lucky enough to get a scholarship to Columbia to study for a one-year Master's in Engineering Program.
As an undergraduate Biology major with a post-bacc in Applied Mathematics, I thought Biomedical Engineering might be the only option available to me. However, after pitching my research proposal, my advisor informed me that I can choose to pursue an MS in Biomedical, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering.
I have to think of the "What if I don't get accepted this year...or 3 years in a row" because I will very soon have a family to think about. So I was wondering what type of engineering would be the best route to go? I'm sure there are some undergrad majors in all three, and I'm just not too familiar with the job market vs salary vs quality of life. I have heard that most engineering jobs are 9-5, which I would think is fair based on the compensation received.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Fingers crossed I get accepted this year and don't even have to worry about my engineering degree
My name is Sutter and I am currently a Medical School applicant. I am also soon to be married, and thus, have switched my mentality as of late to one that is more practical. Medical school is my main ambition, and I hope to be accepted somewhere this cycle, however, if that doesn't work out, I need to have some sort of gainful employment until I do get accepted.
I worked in finance for a year, and while it was a great job and a wonderful company, the hours are just absolutely ridiculous. There would be weeks at a time when I wouldn't get home until 12, and sometimes our team would be busy making a presentation and we'd go till 4 AM, shower in the company gym, and rush back upstairs to deliver it. While that wasn't more than maybe 2 times a month, the rigor and pace of the business just gets to you. And, I find the industry to be a bit too self-serving for my personal philosophy of life.
I thought for a while about getting an MBA, and joining a Boutique bank, but that would probably just solidify me in an industry I don't want to be in. So I quit my job, and made a clean break! I was lucky enough to get a scholarship to Columbia to study for a one-year Master's in Engineering Program.
As an undergraduate Biology major with a post-bacc in Applied Mathematics, I thought Biomedical Engineering might be the only option available to me. However, after pitching my research proposal, my advisor informed me that I can choose to pursue an MS in Biomedical, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering.
I have to think of the "What if I don't get accepted this year...or 3 years in a row" because I will very soon have a family to think about. So I was wondering what type of engineering would be the best route to go? I'm sure there are some undergrad majors in all three, and I'm just not too familiar with the job market vs salary vs quality of life. I have heard that most engineering jobs are 9-5, which I would think is fair based on the compensation received.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Fingers crossed I get accepted this year and don't even have to worry about my engineering degree