Confession is good for the Hype. - - - Part 12

[Spider-Aziz]

I confess not liking the BIG event of DC comics made by the creators of New Teen Titans

 

[Duke]

I confess not liking the BIG event of DC comics made by the creators of New Teen Titans

More DC hate Aziz?? For shame!!

 

[jonathancrane]

I confess I am tired of big comic events. Outside of Batman (which I am subscribed to,) and Superior Spider-Man, I've been reading Marvel from the 1970's-1980's. I'm tired of the big events and having to spend $60 to read the whole story, when $7 (including shipping) will supply me with a self-enclosed story from my favorite two decades on Amazon.

Edit: I understand why they are doing them, but, I'm exhausted of them.

 

[Black Narcissus]

More DC hate Aziz?? For shame!!

Your request has been accepted.

Welcome to The Avengers!

 

[Anita18]

Biology, the bane of my existence.

In January of this year, I literally woke up the day after New Years and realized that I completely hated the major. I "thought" that I wanted to major in science because I wanted to be in the medical field. I had no passion for it but always thought I "should" be in that field. For two and a half years, I was barely getting by. My GPA kept dropping and dropping. I hate Biology. I love philosophy, psychology, or religion. I like to talk and discuss, but Biology is all plug and chug, take exam, plug and chug, repeat. The thing is, financially, when you are a year away from graduation, you don't just up and change your major. If I had it like that, I would. But I don't. Damn, well I guess that counts as a confession.

You don't have to major in biology if you want to be in the medical field. I know English majors who went on to medical school (though they still had to take the premed classes), and statisticians who are now doing data analysis in the medical field.

And I know plenty of psychology majors. Those are needed in the medical field now too, now that medicine are getting all holistic and stuff.

Look, even with your financial situation, is it going to be any better once you graduate with a major you hate? People look at a biology major and think your only path is medical school, graduate school, or staff scientist. (I'm a biology major - I know.) Maybe teacher, and you won't even like the subject you're teaching.

I'm not saying you need to stay in another 3 years to get another bachelor's. But is there time for you to minor in something else? Take some classes in something else, figure out what you're going to do with what you have once you get out?

Erzette graduated from an Ivy League School with a degree in Microbiology. She was unsatisfied in her field and went back to school, and got her second bachelor's in Nursing.

I'm sure your first 2 years are all general classes that can be transferred to a different major so you're looking at an extra couple of years? It's never too late.

Yeah, I'm a biology major and I've been going back to school for design, but I was too chicken financially to go back for another bachelor's or a master's. Everyone has to decide how much risk they're willing to handle. Also, the Ivy League name on Erzette's diploma will open a lot of doors for her, regardless of major.

I'm a biology major but I also minored in studio art, so I had an idea of where I wanted to go after college, and some additional skills than what a typical biology major would have. If you're not sure, then giving yourself option is the best way to go.

I did think about nursing, but it is unfortunately such a thankless job if you're actually treating patients. One of my former housemates was a nurse and some days she'd come back at 8am because her shifts were all over the damn place. It is really unfortunate.

I cconfess, I don't know why Ultimatehero keeps sending me his movie scripts. I don't work with amateurs! I don't care if you carried... Nolan's tea-cup all damn day during tdkr production.

Leave me alone!

 

[Spider-Aziz]

More DC hate Aziz?? For shame!!

I love DC, I started reading Superhero comics with the best; Superman, accompanied with Batman titles, The Flash, Aquaman, and a few more
Crisis on Infinite Earths is pretty meh

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Your request has been accepted.

Welcome to The Avengers!

I welcome my acceptance with open arms
And a charming wide smile

 

[Black Narcissus]

I welcome my acceptance with open arms
And a charming wide smile

You can be the guy with the lame baseball cards.

And ppl complain about Cotillard's death scene.

So much cheese! I walked in with plain nachos.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

You can be the guy with the lame baseball cards.

And ppl complain about Cotillard's death scene.

So much cheese! I walked in with plain nachos.

Baseball cards of peace and unity, not of high cost and lameness

 

[E-Man]

I guess Samuel L. doesn't care what country I'm from after all.

 

[Warhammer]

You don't have to major in biology if you want to be in the medical field. I know English majors who went on to medical school (though they still had to take the premed classes), and statisticians who are now doing data analysis in the medical field.

And I know plenty of psychology majors. Those are needed in the medical field now too, now that medicine are getting all holistic and stuff.

Look, even with your financial situation, is it going to be any better once you graduate with a major you hate? People look at a biology major and think your only path is medical school, graduate school, or staff scientist. (I'm a biology major - I know.) Maybe teacher, and you won't even like the subject you're teaching.

I'm not saying you need to stay in another 3 years to get another bachelor's. But is there time for you to minor in something else? Take some classes in something else, figure out what you're going to do with what you have once you get out?

Honestly, the biggest factor is money. Trust me, if I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd only want enough to pay off my student loans and have enough to do another few semesters. But I don't have it like that. A part of me is terrified because the time I spent is what I see as a waste. Ideally, I would want to graduate in May, take the GRE, and pursue my Master's in Psychology. I have a clue that I want to be a counselor. I don't want others to go through the same mistakes that I've gone through.

I really hope that this wasn't the lesson that 2 or 3 years of college turmoil had to teach me, but I think I was meant to join the military. Not as a career, but for one term. I join, get my current debt paid for, and get the GI bill so I can pursue a Master's Degree afterward in exchange for being government property.

I try to be religious and the big question know is what is God intending for me to do? I don't have a clear cut answer and I haven't for a year now. Religion or not, I've never been so scared in my life.

 

[Anita18]

Honestly, the biggest factor is money. Trust me, if I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd only want enough to pay off my student loans and have enough to do another few semesters. But I don't have it like that. A part of me is terrified because the time I spent is what I see as a waste. Ideally, I would want to graduate in May, take the GRE, and pursue my Master's in Psychology. I have a clue that I want to be a counselor. I don't want others to go through the same mistakes that I've gone through.

I really hope that this wasn't the lesson that 2 or 3 years of college turmoil had to teach me, but I think I was meant to join the military. Not as a career, but for one term. I join, get my current debt paid for, and get the GI bill so I can pursue a Master's Degree afterward in exchange for being government property.

I try to be religious and the big question know is what is God intending for me to do? I don't have a clear cut answer and I haven't for a year now. Religion or not, I've never been so scared in my life.

I think that is a terrible reason to join the military. Although, a friend of a friend joined the Navy and he had it pretty cushy considering, but like in his case, it could be years and years before you get your master's. Although you won't have debt so....there is a give and take there. There always is.

I know it feels really scary, but take a deep breath and take stock of your life. You have the tools to figure it out. You're smart. You'll have a college degree. Hopefully you have supportive friends and family that you can rely on emotionally and otherwise.

Ooh, I have an idea. With the biology degree, you could be a lab tech at your uni of choice, and if you're hired by a uni, you know what one of the perks is? Free tuition. You could get your master's without debt that way. Everyone I know who was hired by a uni has that perk, and they aimed to use it for their kids, haha. Didn't work out since the kids didn't choose to go to their school, but they could do it! Does that sound like a reasonable plan of action?

 

[Warhammer]

Whoa, I didn't know that. A lab tech? But I hate biology.

 

[Warhammer]

Even though, I am 9 credits away from a Psychology minor I believe. I'd have to check it, but my friend told me that a minor in Psychology get get my foot in the door at a counseling center.

 

[Erzengel]

I use to advise people to join the military that was before I saw a documentary of them getting killed and families visiting their graves. Although, with enough research, I'm wondering if you could find a branch that wouldn't put you on the front line. Usually my advice was to those in their 20s who are aimless on what they want to do. No college ambition etc.

 

[Erzengel]

Even though, I am 9 credits away from a Psychology minor I believe. I'd have to check it, but my friend told me that a minor in Psychology get get my foot in the door at a counseling center.

Do you have a counseling center nearby where you can intern at?

 

[Warhammer]

I use to advise people to join the military that was before I saw a documentary of them getting killed and families visiting their graves. Although, with enough research, I'm wondering if you could find a branch that wouldn't put you on the front line. Usually my advice was to those in their 20s who are aimless on what they want to do. No college ambition etc.

Oh no, I'm not going to be a grunt if I decide to join. It's honorable, sure but hell naw. Are you a veteran?

Do you have a counseling center nearby where you can intern at?

I'm going to try three places tomorrow. I want to shadow and get a good reference for the future.

 

[Anita18]

Whoa, I didn't know that. A lab tech? But I hate biology.

I never liked reading papers either (hated it, actually), but I really enjoyed working with my hands. My boss was fine with me just doing bench work and not reading papers. I figured I wasn't a grad student, so why the eff should I be reading papers?

My boss was really nice though.

 

[Anita18]

Even though, I am 9 credits away from a Psychology minor I believe. I'd have to check it, but my friend told me that a minor in Psychology get get my foot in the door at a counseling center.

If you're that close, you should go for it. It will give you options that just a biology major won't.

I mean, not many people expect a biology major to be in a design certificate program either, but at least my studio art minor gave some explanation.

 

[Warhammer]

If you're that close, you should go for it. It will give you options that just a biology major won't.

I mean, not many people expect a biology major to be in a design certificate program either, but at least my studio art minor gave some explanation.

The only problem is that I live 100 miles away from my university. This past semester and next semester, I drove back and forth twice a week. I would have taken my final 3 psychology classes at my local community colleges in the summer (cheaper and close) but they are required to be taken at the university.

S*** just can't go my way.

 

[Warhammer]

I never liked reading papers either (hated it, actually), but I really enjoyed working with my hands. My boss was fine with me just doing bench work and not reading papers. I figured I wasn't a grad student, so why the eff should I be reading papers?

My boss was really nice though.

I might have to bite the bullet and do it possibly. It's an option to an already confusing road.

Did it pay alright at least?

 

[Spider-Aziz]

I confess, I love pies

 

[Anita18]

The only problem is that I live 100 miles away from my university. This past semester and next semester, I drove back and forth twice a week. I would have taken my final 3 psychology classes at my local community colleges in the summer (cheaper and close) but they are required to be taken at the university.

S*** just can't go my way.

It's a hassle, but I know folks who commute daily to/from their jobs 50 miles away. That stuff happens when you're married and your spouse works 100 miles from where you do - y'alls are stuck with 50-mile commutes as a compromise.

If it's a good opportunity, don't let anything stop you, man.

I might have to bite the bullet and do it possibly. It's an option to an already confusing road.

Did it pay alright at least?

It did - it's a HELL of a lot better than working at Starbucks or fast food. I managed to save a good amount by having roommates, although I didn't have a buttload of student loans to pay off.

Bonus is that most people who run labs understand that the tech job is meant to be temporary. Most people I know who were techs only stayed there 2-3 years before moving on to something else. I stayed for 7, because it took me THAT long to figure out what I wanted to do. But it wouldn't count against you to say that you were using the job as a stepping stone.

Now, the more important question is, do you have direct research experience getting your hands dirty in a real lab? In areas where there aren't huge research institutions, maybe lab experience doesn't matter as much, but I live in Los Angeles and there are a TON of research unis here. If you don't have direct research experience, you'll have a very hard time finding a lab tech job, because there will be hundreds of grads who have proven themselves not to be a total f***-up working with dangerous chemicals.

 

[Hobgoblin]

A potential girlfriend dumped me, I got a B- for a grad school class and I'm being laid off my job next week.

Happy freaking Holidays.

 

[Immortalfire]

I'm cute.