Well, college has been an amazing experience...and a quite challenging one. But, I have to figure out what to do next. I'm thinking:
Peace Corps, $$$ job, Entrepreneurship, Travel? Something else?
I don't care about grad school. From what I've heard and seen, grad school is for only when you really care about researching something, and willing to take low pay or continue to pay because you love the research. Law School-certainly not the next thing I will do; lack of requisite interest, fear of heavy debt load. Med school-probably out of the question. I don't think I want to work 100 hours per week. Not to mention it will be a long time before it really pays off. I feel I can still help people a lot through volunteering in a non-medical way.
My major is slightly obscure-Cognitive Neuroscience-but it is very broad. Minor in Computer Science. I have also tried to stay abreast of everything, and have done lots of Math and Physics (I was in engineering before), Bio, Brain Chem. & pharmacology, economics, finance, accounting, Philosophy, History, Political Science.
So what have you for ideas?
Trying to find a balanced lifestyle: make a little money, make some progress on my 911 project (something rather than nothing), go out once a week for drinks or just relax, minimal homework (or none), gain interesting experience (through traveling, interesting colleagues, volunteering, etc.). I think up to 60 hours per week is fine, I just don't want to have to "bring work home" and hopefully still get a few weeks of vacation in every year.
This assumes that I will actually be able to get a job. Thank you, economy.
I have posted similar things on this board; thanks for all your responses and allowing me to bounce my ideas around.
Scott