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Originally Posted by Seahawk
I felt the best way to shortcut seeing the world was flying for the Navy. I don't recommend it for you, but, it was my life.
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Seahawk,
Do you mean, you think you know what I would want and do not recommend it for me, specifically?
Or, do you mean, flying in the Navy was right for you, and you do not wish to impose your life path on someone else? (Maybe "impose" is the wrong word - I think I know what you are getting at here.)
I've thought about something in the military...to be honest, I don't really know where to look for opportunities in the military. I wouldn't want to be an infantryman, but I would consider something involving technical/tactical expertise, analysis skills, learning a language, or flying a plane, defense, operation research. Who might I talk to? I would hate to be "recruited" into something that was not the right fit.
I'll re-iterate my thoughts re- grad school:
-I think it *can* be valuable.
-I will not hesitate to go to grad school, given that I know *exactly* what program I want to enter and I understand the value for money it represents.
-I want to do something other than grad school *right now*.
I have attended Berk. for 5 years. I took the first 2 full years of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science curriculum, including some upper div math/stat courses, and courses in CAD/design (mechanical E). Then I switched over to Cognitive Neuroscience because it was more concerned with philosophy, mind, linguistics/language processing, computational models of mind, biochemistry, neuro-anatomy, etc. Having the extra time allowed me to indulge some other interests like Econ and satisfy the breadth course requirements with Music, PoliSci, Astronomy, etc., electives. I am sure my 5-year undergrad education has left me at least as, if not more, prepared than if I were a grad student. Certainly more well-rounded. I have a few grad student friends and they will be programming in the basement of Soda hall for the next 4 years (to get a phd). I think that's cool, but I would rather be exploring the world than sitting in the basement of Soda Hall playing with computers.