• Question: Have you ever met a turning point where you're unsure of what you wanted to do in the future?

    Asked by x.kayleighanne to Tonia, Sam, Emily, Ejay, Edgars, Charnett on 7 Jun 2019.
    • Photo: Edgars Kelmers

      Edgars Kelmers answered on 7 Jun 2019:

      Yes, I did not know what to do next after I graduate high-school. Therefore I advise you to have many hobbies and try as many things you can while you study, then it will be easier to choose.
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      Or you can take a gap year, travel abroad and work for any charity, to have time to think. I would have done it if I did not get injured in my last year of high-school.

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      Tonia Tzemanaki answered on 8 Jun 2019:

      A few times and it wasn’t fun. After my first degree I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. My professor at the time advised me to continue to study until I knew what that was. Her advice seemed good so I followed it.
      Then, after finishing my 2nd degree, it happened again. Fortunately, I had a lot of support from friends and family who helped me decide to start a doctoral degree (PhD). During the years of the PhD, again, there was a lot of uncertainty. However, I tried to be patient and persistent and it finally paid off. I think this and the support from your environment are necessary!

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      Emily McNee answered on 8 Jun 2019:

      Yes,
      I love what I do but the environment in which you work can have a big influence. I was working where I didn’t feel valued, this made me question everything about what I was doing and who I was. I was able reach out to mentors within the institutions the help be decide what I needed to do next.

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      Ejay Nsugbe answered on 8 Jun 2019:

      I suppose the moment which stands out more to me is my latter years in secondary school. At this point, we had grown from doing purely Integrated Science to components of science. i.e Physics, Biology etc.
      I enjoyed a host of science subjects and was struck with the confusion on how I could pick a line of profession that would ultimately compress all of these subjects (in some capacity) into one mould. With advice from a number of school teachers I was able to decide on Engineering and also came to appreciate that I could also enjoy a high amount of variety in my job as an Engineer.(which I absolutely enjoy 🙂 )

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      Charnett Chau answered on 9 Jun 2019:

      YES! But I like to keep an open mind and let things come. If things come and I’m not sure, I will always try it out, there’s no harm right?

    • Photo: Sam Gaughan

      Sam Gaughan answered on 10 Jun 2019:

      I few times. I almost didn’t take chemistry at A-level and switched at the last minute – I ended up doing a degree and a PhD in chemistry! You shouldn’t worry about making the wrong decision though, if you choose what you most enjoy at the time, you won’t regret it. You can always take a different path if you feel differently later too, it just might take a little longer.

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