Lynn Said:

I need help selecting a future career.?

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Being a business person means making money. You have the possibility of investing in stocks and small companies that are just starting out. Venture capitalists fund small start-up companies and then reap the rewards when they become big. Being a capitalist/entrepreneur/business person also means you go out there and find whatever makes money. Sometimes the rewards are extreme.

Most of us dont have the money to start big or even be bold in business. And for the most of us, we start small. Having a small business usually is the beginning but the income is usually as much as a normal job when its not so lucrative. And the investment is usually upwards of $200,000 plus for mom and pop stores.

On the other hand there is a story of a person who gathered a few million through the stock market. He wasnt a millionaire to begin with but certainly had enough. After becoming a millionaire he started a small factory in an industry he was experienced in. Quickly the money kept pouring in. Now he is set for life and so are his grandchildren.

To make this answer short, business is for people that are bold and willing to take risks. The rewards are unlimited once you start making money. It keeps multiplying. But there are countless others who fail and lose millions of dollars that they earned through decades of investments.

Business is for you if you want to make money and the thrill of making money makes your spine tingle. On the other hand if you dont like taking risks and you are the type of person that would hang herself just because she lost millions in the stock market then maybe you should stick with being a history teacher.

Atleast being a teacher you have a steady income (not as lucrative as being in business) and you wont have sleepless nights worrying about the stock market or your business.

P.S. Most business people have FANTASTIC vacations when they are wealthy but when they work, sometimes it gets EXTREMELY HECTIC.

If you want a fancy yacht and a nice $5 million dollar house by the beach then the only way to do this is to become a business person. You will never make enough money for any of this as a history teacher.

Leon Said:

can't figure out what to go to college for?

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Go into sales. Pharmaceutical sales is a good one to make money and also have free time. That's not the only option though. You may have to start out less than $100K. I've been working for 11 years full time with a computer science degree to get to that amount.

Kimberly Said:

Career Should I Go Into?

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Well, I'm going to say straight off that at 10th grade, you can still have your options open. You don't NEED to know what you want to do with your life before college. You don't need to declare your major on your applications-or even on your first day. You have time to explore these options a bit. Thinking about it now is a good idea-many people don't until after they're already in college.

Since most of the careers you've listed involve college work, you can definately explore these options your first and second years of university. Even better, see if you can talk to some people who actually do these professions and find out what the nitty-gritty parts of the actual jobs are.

Pay and time involved should not be your only consideration here. Remember, a job is something you'll be doing at least five days a week for many years at a time-that's why it's important to find something you LIKE-or at least are willing to tolerate for the benefits it brings. The classes you need to take pre-law or pre-med will be important to that field, but it may not been very like what the profession deals with on a regular basis. That's where grad school comes in.

Medicine:
Medicine involves four years of medical school after college, after which you'll get your M.D.-and the title doctor.

After that, you'll have to do your residency, where you'll specialize. For example, you can specialize in Psychiatry, which is a medical profession. The length of the specialty is determined by the type of program. Family medicine, for instance, involves three years of residency. I think the same is true of psychiatry. I have a friend who's a surgical neurologist (literally, he's a brain surgeon.) His residency lasted seven years. He's also a MD PHD. He was in medical school when I started college. He's just finished residency. I am getting ready for my ten year reunion.

Your scedule during residency will vary by your program-each has it's own set up. Many states have now outlawed the 24-36 hour shifts that used to be common for interns and residents, but that doesn't mean you're 9-5. Someone needs to be in the hospital at all hours-and sometimes that'll be you. Sometimes you may have to make an emergency run to the er about one of your patients, and you not have much of a social life. At the same time, you wont get paid much. It'll definately be enough to live on, but you wont be living in Trump Towers.

The thing about medicine, it's hard work-but it's very rewarding. You may not get rich, but you'll have enough-for you and a family. You may not have much social life for a while-but my husband and I managed to date, get married, and have a son between medical school and his last year of residency.

Law school will involve at least three years academic time. It's very stringent. The pay rate will vary with the type of law you practice. Environmental law probably doesn't pay as much as litigation does. It probably involves very different activities. You can practice law in a courtroom or behind a desk-very different looking jobs, but both are the law.

As for the PI/detective route, you may want to check with your local board of ed. Sometimes they have summer vocational programs designed to give kids exposure to jobs that might interest them. One of the ones I've seen was about law enforcement.

Erika Said:

Need advice?? pleasee help.. really stressed out?

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Goodness...Go see your guidance counselor at your school. that is what they are there for. I also had difficulty figuring our what I wanted to do with the rest of my life and got their help. There are some tests you can take on line too that can help narrow down what you enjoy which can be converted into a career. For example, if you enjoy planes/flying you can be a stewardess or work within an airline or be a pilot. Anyway, the tests are to find out what interests you, what type of person you are...a socialite or loner (which helps to see if you like working alone or helping others)...that also helps with finding out the perfect field/career choice for you. Anyway, here are some links online in the meantime you can check out. i still suggest you see a career/guidance counselor at school. They can give you proper testing and help. The testing it just questions about your likes and dislikes...nothing to study for ;)
Hope that helps :D
Here is a list of links to test yourself...
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q…