What I picture as my career
Although I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience doing research this summer, and I hope to continue with it as an undergrad, I don’t see myself going in to research as a career. I don’t think I’m patient enough for the slow pace of it. I now realize how many things have to come together to finally finish a project and get published. While it is cool to always have more questions and have more to research, I think I would rather have a specific project to work on once it is ready to be marketed so there can be closure.
I think I want to work in the biotech industry after undergrad and then maybe go back to school to get an MBA or Masters. I like being a team leader and organizing projects and events. I feel like it will be possible to move up the ladder in industry faster than I would be able to in research. It would be great to get a PhD and cure cancer but I realize that there are so many people that are so much more passionate about biology and medical research than I am so it’s probably not the right career for me. I hope to have an internship in industry some time before I graduate so I can see if a career in that direction is better for me.