Coon Rapids, Minnesota
What does a first job represent?
I'm a high school senior looking for a part time position as my first job. Should a first job like this be focused on whatever is available, or should it connect to the career I want to pursue in the future. For context, I want to work as a macro social worker in the future, but there are few...
What is the best way to get into writing articles?
I want to begin submitting my writing to independent zines and magazine style websites that feature writers, but I do not know where to begin. Do you have any advice on where I can find people to write for, as well as how to become a better writer? Thank you! #journalism #writing...
How hard is medical school?
I've heard that medical school is really hard, is that true? I know it requires work, but how much? #medicine #surgeon #medicine-education #doctors
What is surgery like?
I think I want to be a surgeon and I wanted to know what performing surgery is like. Is it fun? Hard? As rewarding as it seems? #surgery #surgeon #general-surgery #doctors #cardiac-surgeon #plastic-surgeon #spine-surgery #oral-surgery
how could someone get a head start on computer science?
I'm just curious how I could get a jump on the skills needed #science #computer
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What does a day in the life a computer scientist look like? #science #computer
What classes best prepare you for a career in STEM fields?
I am getting to that point where I need to seriously get my future figured out. #college #science #education #stem #highschool
What are the challenges one faces in a STEM career?
I am a junior in high school and it is getting to that time where I need to seriously start considering my future. #science #biology #chemistry #physics #stem #anatomy
Would it be useful to have a minor in a foreign language?
I am in my fifth year of Spanish, and would like to peruse it as a minor. I am wondering if it would be a useful skill to continue developing to work ing the physics industry. #career #physics #language #spanish #personal-development
What are jobs that use physics and statistics?
I love both physics and statistics, and am having trouble choosing which career path to follow. The applied math and logic of the subjects is the part that interests me the most. I am wondering if there are any exciting jobs that involve both subjects. #career-choice #career-path #physics...
What does an average day for a civil engineer look like?
I know that I want to go to college to become an engineer but I am unsure what type of engineer I want to be. #engineering #civil-engineering
Would you recommend UMD or UND for a major in engineering?
I really want to go to college for some type of engineering but I am unsure as to which of these two colleges would be most beneficial for me. #college #engineering #college-major
How do you ( a medical doctor) calm yourself down in dire situations?
For example when a patient is dying. I would like to know because I've always wanted to be a doctor since I was little, but I'm not sure how I'll handle myself in those situations. I think tips would be helpful. #doctor #medicine #emergency-room #stress-management #emergency-management
I have been set on majoring in Biomedical Engineering under a pre-med track for a few years and I was wondering how difficult it is to switch majors within an engineering department of a college throughout the four years of my undergraduate degree?
I am not quite sure if biomedical engineering will be the best fit for me and I won't know this until I try it out in college and I am worried that I will not be able to switch majors easily. I also want to study under a pre-medicine track which might make it more difficult to switch majors. No...
As there are still not many women in the engineering field, what would I be able to do in college and my future career to earn more respect from men in that field?
I have heard from some female engineers that I have talked to about how they weren't given as much respect as they should from men in college and their workplace. This worries me because I want to major in Biomedical Engineering and I want to be fully respected in the workplace and in college...
How to get hired despite not having experience?
What can I do to prove I don't need experience to be successful? #job-coaching
What's the most common mistake people make in interviews?
Tips on how to get hired and things to avoid. #interviews #job-application
Any experience with Americorps?
After I get out of college, I am considering joining Americorps and becoming a Vista becore getting a Master's in Social Work. Do you have any experience or advice for me about Americorps? Do you think this path would be beneficial in the career I am pursuing? #psychology #jobs #social-work...
Good major for a future youth counselor?
If I would like to become a Youth Counselor after I graduate from college, should I major in psychology or social work? #career #psychology #major #social-work
What was the most useful course you took in your undergrad years?
I'm in the premed program and I'm planning to become a doctor. I am very curious as to out of all the information that needs to be learned, what the most helpful was. #doctor
If you could go back and change one thing, to prepare you for med school, what would it be?
I've heard that med school is very tough, and I want to prepare as best as I can. #medical-school #premed
How much commitment should be put into becoming a veterinarian?
I love animals and would die for them! But I want to make sure that this is what I really want to do, help them and care for them. But how committed does one have to actually be into putting all the hard work into this? #veterinarian #veterinary-medicine
What majors are good to be going into becoming a Veterinarian?
I'm attending college this coming fall and I plan to major in biology. I'm wondering what other majors are out there that would qualify for going into vet school. #veterinarian #veterinary-medicine
What career options are there for someone with an art degree?
I was considering this. #art
How easy is it to transfer colleges?
I'm thinking about my college plan. #college
How hard is it to be an event planner?
I'm asking because I'm not sure if I want to spend my whole college career trying to become an event planner if it is not something I'm up to the challenge for! #business
How many years of college do you have to do to be an event planner?
I'm asking this because I want to know if I can do less college to save money #business
What are some classes I should take in college for interior design or architecture?
I have an interest in these two majors? #architecture #interior-design #interior
What are some classes I should take for becoming a veterinarian?
I am asking this cause I am interested in becoming a veterinarian. #medicine #science #veterinarian #veterinary-medicine #animals #veterinary-technician
What does it mean to be successful in the United States, keeping in mind the popular belief that it should be in everyone's interest to go to college and find a career?
Sometimes I would like to think and hope that life is more than going to school and working for the rest of my life. However, words such as college, career, jobs, fall into the goals of many Americans as well as many who live here. I would like to explore the question of how this has come to be...
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