>>14339235I'm 31 with a BS bio degree and I felt the same way when I graduated. If I could go back to myself at 22 I would say take a minute to figure out what you really want to do, and actually at least try to do it instead of panicking , or talking yourself out of it and immediately going back to school just to get a better job. I myself am coming to terms with my mistakes and finally pursuing my real dream of engineering.
The path I chose when I saw that I was doomed to lab-monkey work for barely $15/hr was grad school for an MS. Then with the MS when the jobs were still shit I got JD to become a patent attorney. I succeeded in that endeavor after some setbacks, and I'm making $110/yr and gradual raises annually.
I am lucky to be debt free due to scholarships and aggressive payments last two years. I make ok money but I have no passion for what I do. I would not wish this on my worst enemy.
I sincerely wish I could go back and become a biomedical or bioprocess engineer. I've consistently had a passion for engineering that I thought would go away, and I never pursued it because I thought I couldn't handle the math.
Anyway now I'm 31 and taking CC Calc II/engineering courses to prepare to transfer to an engineering program in my city. I'm building towards something I actually, sincerely want now and I've never been happier. Every night I look forward to my dumb little CC classes/lessons.
Do not make the same mistake I did.
