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Iamhuman
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Hello there,
I'm 21 female INTP who I just graduated with a major in biochem and cell bio so of course I'm having a quarter life crisis. I'm positive that I want to pursue another degree because I don't like my options right now. My issue is that I keep switching from wanting a job that challenges me so I'm not bored out of my mind and a brainless well paying job that gives me room to pursue other things creatively. To be honest a well respected career has always been important to me. Since high school, I've been alternating between becoming a doctor or going into academia. I love studying the human body and diagnosing diseases is something I can see myself enjoying as a job. But I'm worried that at the end of the day, all the pros won't be enough to get me through the student debts, long working hours, lack of creativity and all the dreadful costs that come with that career. I definitely don't want to invest into something like med school and end up hating the job itself. I was leaning into academia for a while but the thought of writing grant proposals makes me want to bang my head on a wall. I've also considered just going back to uni to study something like software engineering. I do have some experience with coding as well (and enough people have recommend it as a great option for an INTP). Another side of me also wants to just find a job that pays me enough to survive without having to use any brain power. This way, I also have time to indulge in my hobbies. But I think I'd probably end up hating that too in the long term role due to lack of mental stimulation. And I really want to make use of my degree because I've just invested too much to not end up using it. I was wondering if anyone has also gone through something similar to this. If so, what did you end up deciding? Any advice would be helpful.
I'm 21 female INTP who I just graduated with a major in biochem and cell bio so of course I'm having a quarter life crisis. I'm positive that I want to pursue another degree because I don't like my options right now. My issue is that I keep switching from wanting a job that challenges me so I'm not bored out of my mind and a brainless well paying job that gives me room to pursue other things creatively. To be honest a well respected career has always been important to me. Since high school, I've been alternating between becoming a doctor or going into academia. I love studying the human body and diagnosing diseases is something I can see myself enjoying as a job. But I'm worried that at the end of the day, all the pros won't be enough to get me through the student debts, long working hours, lack of creativity and all the dreadful costs that come with that career. I definitely don't want to invest into something like med school and end up hating the job itself. I was leaning into academia for a while but the thought of writing grant proposals makes me want to bang my head on a wall. I've also considered just going back to uni to study something like software engineering. I do have some experience with coding as well (and enough people have recommend it as a great option for an INTP). Another side of me also wants to just find a job that pays me enough to survive without having to use any brain power. This way, I also have time to indulge in my hobbies. But I think I'd probably end up hating that too in the long term role due to lack of mental stimulation. And I really want to make use of my degree because I've just invested too much to not end up using it. I was wondering if anyone has also gone through something similar to this. If so, what did you end up deciding? Any advice would be helpful.