I got a degree in biology but don't want to do anything related to it.  I could go back to school for more education but is it worth it?  Should I just go to work or find something else?  And what has given you the most happiness in your career/life?  THaNKS!
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The ways counselors guide college/university students through their system is really backwards.  A person should identify what kind of lifestyle they want.  Lifestyle is defined in varying degrees of security, money, and time.  You need to identify that first.  What and how much do want of each? This should help you with the degree that you have already gotten.  There should be something in the biology field that would meet your requirements.  If you really truly don't want to be in the biology field, still identify your lifestyle requirements, and choose studies that would place you in that career path.  It will also help motivate you b/c you already know what your end result will be.  One other thing is to go out and find and interview people who have already been in that particular field for 5 plus years.  They will also be able to help you b/c of their own experience.  Remember wisdom is learning from someone else's experience.
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in the UK, an A-level in biology, two other a-levels with high mark (e.g. A's and B's) and probably a degree from a university in marine biology. All worth it though, its supposed to be a pretty cool career
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If you want to do something interesting with your life, I think that you have three options:\n\n1) You can throw it all in, give up the job the money etc. and do what you want, if it makes you happy.\n2) You can stay in your job, be unhappy, but loaded.\n3) You can stay in your job and have a fun life outside of work. \n\nEveryone hates their work (well most people do) but we have to pay the morgage/rent etc. so the job is a nessessity. You don't do your job 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You have time outside of work to socialise and have fun. You have to decide yourself what you really want. Because giving up everything could sound amazing now but it could get boring, and what are you going to do then? Personally, I'd ditch the job but you have to decide for yourself. \n\nHope this helped and good luck!!\n\nxxxxx
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If you don't want to do the "back to school" route, there are some options to choose from. \nAsk yourself what you really like doing. Usually we don't mind working hard at something we like.  For me the hard work isn't so bad in my profession when I think about how much I love what I am doing.  Makes it easier to come to work and when I get home I don't feel like I am carrying so much heavy weight with me.  But yeah, with any job there are the ups and down; it's easier though when you enjoy what you are doing.\n\nI found this really great site about what you can do with your degree. http://www.psichi.org/pubs/articles/article_68.asp\n\nAt the bottom of the article it has many careers you can choose from.  I even found out something new today too-I didn't realize so much can be done with a BA in Pyschology!\nAnd there is a great bibliography at the end to help with your research.\nGood luck and best wishes in finding a new career!
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Hey?  Have you completed your undergrad degree? What is it in? Do you have career goals that really call for an advanced degree?  Doctors need to do it.  An MBA?  If you get it from Harvard it can open doors.  \n\nWhy go to college at all?  It all depends upon your future plans.  If the advanced LEARNING will serve you, then, of course, you should do it.  On the other hand, are you just after a degree?  \n\nIt seems to me that if you are truly a student and the information that you'll learn from a post BA degree will be helpful, it's a no brainer.  Some folks have degrees from the School of Hard Knocks and are millionaires!  I'd guess that there are PhDs who can't balance a check book, too.\n\nIf you love learning.  Go to school. If you long for money, then go to work!\n\nMake sense?
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at the end of high school, I asked myself: "wow very wonderful all those general knowledge (sincere consideration) but ... how do I complete a cheque?"\n\n\nat the end of university (and had to look myself for it, very hard, having not much time), I asked myself "who am I?, what kind of job fits with my heart?, what do those sciences explain?, what does my degree mean?, what kind of society are we living in?, what and how can I contribute?\n\nI would have appreciated:\n\n- science phylopsophy included in the curriculum:\n\nso to warn not to narrow down the way you view the world and life; positive western sciences are rational limited explanations of how's with each one of them having its own logic and method; they do certainly not give answers on the why's and need therefore to be situated towards other disciplines like life considerations (religions, philosophies e.g.), culture, sociology, politics, ...\n\n- courses of learning to learn & of learning to search and select information & learning what you as an adult and your degree/job mean in society (which law, services, ....)\n\nI discovered in a more systematic way all that afterwards, feeling then not too much alone with my feelings and opinions while in my job\nI consider myself blessed by those discoveries and conscious of the benefits those would bring to others if they had the opportunity (time) to do them too;\nit is a hard way, the other way for fresh students, certainly in today's context of more and more liberalism, individualism and financial strains\n\n\nI must say I appreciated a lot a course of biology, while studying electromechanics, studying the human body so to understand how you can cope with stress, food, ... i.e. keep your health\n\n(and otherwise I cannot complain about my education)
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Success can be measured many ways, happiness, money, etc.  Obviously if you've got a career you want to be happy with it, basicly go after whatever makes you happy.  Is college necessary? No, but it doesn't hurt, and sometimes people don't get jobs even if they do have college.  Basicly, the more knowledge you've got the better off you are, same goes for all the deplomas that say you've got that knowledge.  My advice, find out what your dream job might be and then go after it.
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Yes, I would be happy with what Ive done in my life so far.I'm raising 4 kids, going to college to be a nurse, working as a paramedic, and trying to be there for family and friends. So life is good for me. Helping people is something I love to do.
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Well, what do you want to know?\n\nI've got a masters and worked in biotech for 10 miserable years before going back to school and becoming a programmer.\n\nThere's no money in biotech (for the actual scientists), and from what my former co-workers are finding out, there's not a heck of a lot of job stability anymore either.
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Here is an exercise I use to help make a career map. This will help you figure out what will make you happy, then you can work on figuring out how to connect what you have done with where you want to go.\n\nI tried to past it here but it gets all wonky - so I put the link below.
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compromise, do the career first. because it is definately harder when you have kids. personal experience. i don't get to spend much time with mine and it makes me feel guilty. but if i didn't work and do my career, i feel like i haven't fulfilled my destiny. i went at this backwards and now im paying for it. if i could i would do the job first that way i wouldn't regret it later. then you would have all the time in the world to be a mom.
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If it got you a career path you enjoyed, and found fulfilling, then yes.\nLife is about life experiences, not $$$\nIf your study brings you rewarding experiences, working with interesting people in a field that you love... that is priceless
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Go to vet school...do something for yourself...only then will you find the time you're looking for...You'll meet new people and experience other things...what will you do after vet school?...it's all up to you...life is a never ending adventure...thanks for the 10 points but I'd rather have your inheritance...lol
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A degree not only says you can start something and finish it, but your university should have also taught you networking skills and other skills that should put you in a position to earn a good income.  \n\nMy question to you is what did you do while getting your degree that has put you above and beyond other applicants for the positions you are applying for?  It all depends on what you do with your degree, not just having it.  If you just went to class, did not socialize and look for opportunities for yourself, if you are not that type of person then yes - maybe college is not for you.  But if you are willing to make the most out of the opportunities afforded to you then going to college could be the best thing that ever happened to you. \n\nYou need to seek out a new job if you are not happy with the one you have.  Only you can use the drive that you have to get results and no amount of work anyone could do to help you will pan out if you don't give it a shot.  Yes, there are plenty of people who are not nearly as educated as you who are doing better, but it's up to you to take the opportunity you have and make it work.  Talk to people, socialize, network and see where that takes you.  \n\nIf you are not interested in what you are doing and cannot find anything that interests you then change career tracks and find something radically new or find a way to make what you are doing more closely relate to what you think you want to do.  You have the power, use it.
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I have a similar aspiration, which is why I earned my degree in biology, emphasizing on zoological sciences.  The idea is nice, but there is far more hard work involved than what you see on television.\n\nThe earlier recommendation of searching aza.org is good.  Also, check certain state and federal postings for any job openings or volunteer work.  It will also help you understand the not-so-enjoyable side to this concept.\n\nLike I mentioned earlier, get a degree.  A Bachelor's in Science has more clout with employers and prospective interested parties than not having a degree at all.  The same can be said for higher levels of degrees (Masters, Ph.D.).  Also, really look into what area of zoology you want to focus on.  Jeff Corwin, Steve Irwin, Michael O'Shea, and Nigel Marvin don't know every single species on the planet, but they either do research or focus on what they specialize in.  It would be best if you did the same.\n\nI wish you luck.
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Well, the most important thing is to ask yourself, at which job would you be the happiest at?  I mean, regardless of money.  Which job would you "enjoy" more?  I know that this sounds strange, but you could work at one job that you could be paid a lot, but absolutely hate it.  But another, would be more enjoyable, but paid less.\n\nAnother factor to consider is if you have anyone to provide for.  Wife, children, family.  Sometimes sacrifices have to be made to make sure they live well.  \n\nThis is not an easy question to answer...and most likely not an easy one to ask either.  \n\nBut put it into consideration.  Which job would you be happiest at?  Which one would provide the best benefits for you(besides money)?\n\nWishing you luck.
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Choose the one that you think you'll be happy to do for the rest of your life. \n\nI had the same problem before. Between Med & Graphic Design.\n\nMed school is a long study and expensive. In my country (Indonesia) it doesn't give a great salary, just adequate pay. But I feel happy doing it, and never regreting my choice. And for me, that's the most important thing.\n\nI still love graphic design and now can find time to do activities to express my love of art.