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Hello everybody, and thank you for taking the time to read my threat.
A bit about myself: I'm an 18 year old British male in his second year of university studies in Mathematics and Its Applications. I have a personality type on an ENTJ and my tritype is 6w5, 1w2, 3w2.
The reason I have chosen to pursue Mathematics is because it was only of the only two subjects at school that I both enjoyed and was good at, naturally at first then through study. I find it easy to study and learn things I am interested in. The other subject is Chemistry and I have some regrets of not pursuing that, however this would have happened in either case.
The reason I have made this thread is because I have such a lack of knowledge of what I can do with my life! It's ridiculous, I'm taking a course at university with no career or future to strive towards and it's hindering my motivation. I feel like if I had a set of goals other than "Get a degree", such as "Start a promising career in X" (Where X is my job) then I would be even more motivated to achieve a successful life.
Is there anybody out there with knowledge in the field of Mathematics (or otherwise!) who can help me to brainstorm ideas and get the ball rolling in choosing a career path.
Thus far I have ruled out:
- Teaching at a primary and secondary level. (On the fence about university teaching)
- A few jobs on the financial side of Mathematics (Anything that include i.e. Statement of Financial Position, Income Statements, Cash Flow Statements and Statements of Changes in Equity). The line of work was not entirely interesting to my personal interests in Maths, however I am still good at this side of things.
Thus far I'm currently considering:
- A job in Statistical Analysis (i.e. Receiving information about a brand new drug and being asked "Is this drug safe/can it be used" then taking the statistical data and using different Stats formulae to determine the probability of success Vs. probability of side effects)
- Theoretical Maths (Dealing with and researching Maths that does not currently exist. Discovering a formula that makes people's lives in the field easier would be a tremendous accomplishment. I could name it and everything!
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So in essence, what sort of careers are you involved in now, or wish to be involved in, in the future. Also what jobs have you ruled out? I'm generally looking for inspiration to hear about careers I'd never thought of or heard of before. Thanks again for your time!
Scott Burns
A bit about myself: I'm an 18 year old British male in his second year of university studies in Mathematics and Its Applications. I have a personality type on an ENTJ and my tritype is 6w5, 1w2, 3w2.
The reason I have chosen to pursue Mathematics is because it was only of the only two subjects at school that I both enjoyed and was good at, naturally at first then through study. I find it easy to study and learn things I am interested in. The other subject is Chemistry and I have some regrets of not pursuing that, however this would have happened in either case.
The reason I have made this thread is because I have such a lack of knowledge of what I can do with my life! It's ridiculous, I'm taking a course at university with no career or future to strive towards and it's hindering my motivation. I feel like if I had a set of goals other than "Get a degree", such as "Start a promising career in X" (Where X is my job) then I would be even more motivated to achieve a successful life.
Is there anybody out there with knowledge in the field of Mathematics (or otherwise!) who can help me to brainstorm ideas and get the ball rolling in choosing a career path.
Thus far I have ruled out:
- Teaching at a primary and secondary level. (On the fence about university teaching)
- A few jobs on the financial side of Mathematics (Anything that include i.e. Statement of Financial Position, Income Statements, Cash Flow Statements and Statements of Changes in Equity). The line of work was not entirely interesting to my personal interests in Maths, however I am still good at this side of things.
Thus far I'm currently considering:
- A job in Statistical Analysis (i.e. Receiving information about a brand new drug and being asked "Is this drug safe/can it be used" then taking the statistical data and using different Stats formulae to determine the probability of success Vs. probability of side effects)
- Theoretical Maths (Dealing with and researching Maths that does not currently exist. Discovering a formula that makes people's lives in the field easier would be a tremendous accomplishment. I could name it and everything!
So in essence, what sort of careers are you involved in now, or wish to be involved in, in the future. Also what jobs have you ruled out? I'm generally looking for inspiration to hear about careers I'd never thought of or heard of before. Thanks again for your time!
Scott Burns