Help with career choice!!!!

PLEASE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. I am currently having a quarter life crisis. I'm currently in my second year of university studying a bioscience degree and it's coming to the stage where I have to think about what career l'm aiming for- tough thing is I just have no idea.

Now l've ruled out the possibility of applying to graduate medicine as I just think it's not for me.

That leaves me with two options:
The first one being dentistry as I have family friends who are orthodontists and it's quite inspiring really. I think the combination of science and the hands on approach does appeal to me and does look very interesting. However I am worried if I will enjoy it and also the idea of 4/5 year extra plus any specialisation is a bit long. The idea of becoming financially independent after the age of 26 isn't appealing either😂

Now onto the second career path. Working in the pharmaceutical industry. Now I am aware there are many roles in this sector, but my worry is the job progression and prospectus in this industry. It's not really a set route and I do want to earn well in the future and I'm just not sure how achieveable that is (1 do really want to be financially able). But the flexibility and ability to travel is quite intriguing aswell as earning more sooner! I do also want to pursue a masters but I'm not keen on any lab roles or pursuing a PhD. Any advice on roles that have great earning potential and are interesting too? It's a bit more of an ambiguous career path so not really sure on how to start or what I should be doing as of now.

Sorry for such a long post but any kind advice would be so appreciated, I'm panicking a lot!🥶

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Reply 2

Yoyoyo5678

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by P_1234

PLEASE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. I am currently having a quarter life crisis. I'm currently in my second year of university studying a bioscience degree and it's coming to the stage where I have to think about what career l'm aiming for- tough thing is I just have no idea.
Now l've ruled out the possibility of applying to graduate medicine as I just think it's not for me.
That leaves me with two options:
The first one being dentistry as I have family friends who are orthodontists and it's quite inspiring really. I think the combination of science and the hands on approach does appeal to me and does look very interesting. However I am worried if I will enjoy it and also the idea of 4/5 year extra plus any specialisation is a bit long. The idea of becoming financially independent after the age of 26 isn't appealing either😂
Now onto the second career path. Working in the pharmaceutical industry. Now I am aware there are many roles in this sector, but my worry is the job progression and prospectus in this industry. It's not really a set route and I do want to earn well in the future and I'm just not sure how achieveable that is (1 do really want to be financially able). But the flexibility and ability to travel is quite intriguing aswell as earning more sooner! I do also want to pursue a masters but I'm not keen on any lab roles or pursuing a PhD. Any advice on roles that have great earning potential and are interesting too? It's a bit more of an ambiguous career path so not really sure on how to start or what I should be doing as of now.
Sorry for such a long post but any kind advice would be so appreciated, I'm panicking a lot!🥶

A problem I experienced myself as a final year biochem student. With an Asian parent pushing me for postgrad medicine, and me having a rough idea on what I want to do/not how to get there, I had a really tough time thinking what I want to do.

The best advice I have is use the resources you have at university. This could be making the most of your individual tutorials and discuss what you want to do with your personal tutor, go to career events that should be suggested on student newspapers for your respective faculty etc.

There will be a bunch of people and resources around you that should help guide you to your ideal career path.