What career is best for me

Cierra, what you are going to want to do is pick one main interest, and then you can have several support interests. For example, I love writing. I also love teaching, mysteries, fashion, fitness, traveling, etiquette, finance, and fun entertainment. Therefore, I teach college English courses, publish a blog, and penned a mystery novel.

In your case, chemistry may be the main interest. You could get a job writing in chemistry periodicals, selling pharmaceuticals, conducting research, or managing a corporate or college chemistry department.

If you pursue science/engineering, an important question is: are you experimental or theoretical? For example, an experimental scientist is hands-on and in the field (e.g., collecting samples, handling specimens) vs. a theoretical scientist is mostly behind a computer creating models/simulations. I tend to be clumsy in a lab and found that I am not the best experimental scientist. Regardless of degree, once you are in the professional world you will gravitate towards your true interest. I began college in engineering and switched to biochem and micro, yet it took me another 5 years after college to find my niche and true passion in the workplace. Despite this, I am often the youngest person in the role (i.e., once you figure out what inspires you to get up and go out into the world every day you will rise to the top regardless of how long it takes you to figure it out).

I agree with the previous response. I would add that at this early stage in your career trajectory, you should expose yourself to your different interests. So, be sure to take both science and literature classes. Get involved in a lab where you can do research but maybe also get involved with the campus literary magazine. Perhaps you could be a science writer for the campus newspaper. Maybe get involved with volunteer work teaching science to kids. Basically, the bottom line is to continue to expose yourself to your interests before choosing which to focus on. That way, once you choose what you want your main interest to be, it will be a well-informed choice since you will have already experimented with your interests in different ways and will know what you like best and want to do. Narrow it down gradually by actively engaging with your interests.

If you are interested in nursing, i would definitely shadow a nurse or get a job in a hospital (as a unit secretary, patient care technician/nurses aid, etc.) in order to understand what you would be getting into. It is not a good thing to go through the challenges of the prerequisite classes required for nursing school, nursing school itself, and then realize it is not what you will enjoy doing for years. I agree with the previous posts about using this time to figure out interests but still have a goal, if you are interested in nursing but still unsure, take some science classes (Biology, Anatomy, etc) required by nursing school to keep your options open without fully committing. The main priority would be job shadowing or getting a job at a hospital to understand what the job entails and make sure, if you shadow, it is at a respected hospital with a nurse with a good reputation and who will be honest with you