On 9 Jul 1998, Steven Vere wrote:
>> In <zoro1.768$Zy5.14418379 at wormhole.dimensional.com> sparkles at aol.com> (cheree) writes:
> >
> >My son, who is going to be a senior this year in high school has been
> >considering majoring in physics in college. After reading this string,
> now I'm
> >wondering if majoring in physics is a good idea. He also plans to get
> his
> >Ph.D. If you could give advise to a high school senior about what
> would be a
> >good field to major in (he is very strong in the maths and sciences),
> what
> >would it be? Thanks.
I was valedictorian of my high school, with very strong abilities in math
and science. When starting my undergrad career at a good state
university, I first picked a major in computer science. In my first
semester computer sci class, I got the highest score. However, I felt
unchallenged by the curriculum and switched to chemistry instead. I
graduated with honors and the award as the top chemistry student. I
really liked research, so I decided to go to grad school, picking a topic
in a hot field.
Now it's six years later, and here I am. I've sent out resumes to over
200 companies in the past two years, with no offers and only 2
interviews. I've been turned down for 8 postdocs.
Picking a career in science was the mistake of my life. Instead of going
into a red hot job field with a computer B.S. 6 years ago, at the
beginning of the biggest bull market in history, I'm trying to reinvent
myself at age 28. I have $273 to my name. In September, I'll be moving
into my parents' basement in time for my 10th year HS reunion.
anon
