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Old 12-21-2013, 11:33 AM   #2
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Default Re: How do you know when it is the time to change careers and life goals/ambitions?

I've always been a math / analytic person. I was going to start college two years early to pursue a math degree so I could finish grad school early and work towards a job in academia.

After going to college and trying it out for a while, I found it hard to really get into what I was studying -- I didn't want to sit down and struggle through problem sets or study new material on my own. Although professors were cool and the idea of knowing math really well is super appealing to me, the only classes I was really enjoying were ones where I could work on arguments, persuasion, and language. Kept trying math for a little longer than I would have liked, and it finally hit me when one of my professors told me how to handle the workload in his class (knowing I wanted to do math): "Just do it in your free time, go above and beyond."

I didn't want to with math. So I switched. I wouldn't say switch whenever you have any doubt; doubt is good, try other disciplines, search other avenues while pursuing your current track. If one feels more *right*, though, then go for it.
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