Re: Getting my degree... advice?
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Anatopism
I have considered psychology for animal assisted therapy. I am also interested on phobias. I like helping people, but I would love to do something with animals. I suck at math... borderline panicky in a math class. Didn't do too bad in physics classes, but definitely struggled through chemistry. I don't want to be a vet, but am much more interested in the exotics. Honestly I would be happy cleaning rhino and tiger poo from a zoo enclosure, if only to be near the animals. I have also pondered the idea of animal behavior, but I don't really want do do dog training, again, more interested in the exotics.
I am at Texas Tech right now getting a second undergrad degree. I know they offer an animal science major if animals interest you, so I'm sure there are a bunch of places that offer the same kind of program. My advice is to get an industry specific degree with some specialization. My first degree was Economics from University of Texas but after I graduated I found it fairly difficult to find a job, my assumption being that economics was too general. I worked for a bank for a while and hated it so I decided to pursue Petroleum Engineering. I now realize that the economics background helped me to land a dream internship which will hopefully lead to my dream job, but like others said its important to do what you like. I have found that because I find engineering very interesting, even though it's a tough degree, it is definitely a lot easier to get through because I am enjoying what I am learning.
Also Marsha Sinetar has a book called "Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow: Discovering Your Right Livelihood" that I would recommend as a good read.
