What can you do with a neurobiology degree?

Question

or what is neurobiology?

Answer 1

Huong Hue...

I have to give you some advice...

Those sort of degrees.. like mine... they're worth nothing unless you pursue your masters or something, phd, etc..

By themselves, those Bachelor degrees are WORTH ****.

But hold it hold it..

If you find out you're interest in neurobiology or some other random field, and you have a PASSION for it, and you learn it

and you have some SKILL, then ok.. you'll probably find a job in that field...

Having a degree is better than not having a degree, but most people don't even work in the field they majored in their post-secondary education (pretty sad).

I'm not sure what it's like in America, but in Canada, you need like double degrees or a Major AND and minor to really be considered for a serious hardcore job if you choose not to further your education and pursue your masters, etc etc.

I mean if you majored in business (accounting, marketing, finance).. HELLLLL.. you will for sure get a job, if not a high level job, at least an entry level job where you can work your way up and at least you won't be totally lost, because you have education within that field or a related field.  And you don't even need a passion for it in my opinion.  Just know enough...

And plus there is always a demand for professional business people.

But if, say, you're like my friend who has a biochemistry degree.. and no experience, no passion... and combined with no demand for 'biochemists' (and he's not even technically a biochemist because it's only an undergrad...), then yeah... he even has to take it off of his resume because people wonder, "why the h**l is he applying for this job when he has a biochemistry degree."  Like he's seen even by them that he doesn't have enough experience, passion, etc for it, that's why he's not working in that field.

ok..

So basically..................................

Don't s***w yourself over and major in history (like meeee.. arghh), English, Philosophy, Archaeology, Geography, etc etc (you get what I mean I hope) because with such majors, you need to go even FURTHER with those undergraduates to actually go somewhere..

Like right now, I'm personally waving my history degree around trying to find a job hahaha..

And with degrees in neurobiology (it sounds like people who get that are aiming to further their education and become doctors) or biochemistry etc... you need a h**l of alot of passion for it and you would need to compete for a limited amount of jobs that have a preference for those degrees, etc..

While again.. other majors like business, or even friggin engineering (pretty tough), if you even have your undergraduate degree, you could get a decent career going..

EDIT:

Basically I'm stuck pursuing an entry level job and hopefully work my way up.. (like a bank job.. sigh) I'm debating about going back to school to in the next couple years.

Have you ever considered taking a year off after high school.

I know people say the risk is that you won't want to go back to school.. and that is possible...

To put things in perspective for you, the valedvictorian (I can't even spell it) of my high school didn't even go to university/college and now she has a successful career in banking.

My brother didn't pursue a post-secondary education and he worked his way up from waiter, bartender, manager, to general manager (which is sort of nothing, but you would need to go to school just to get a piece of paper saying you have an education in management, but he worked his way up).

So yeah.. college isn't a guarantee in life..

If you're going to go, go into something you really truly like..

Like out from those above examples, if you LOVE English and you have some skill in it .. then yeah you could be successful in it because you'd be one of the few actually GOOD at it.

The piece of paper (your degree) means nothing if you don't have experience.. like my oldest sister has a degree in psychology.. she had to go back to school and take some computer courses, and now she's a receptionist.. something totally unrelated to 'her field.'

Ok I'm like segwuaying all over the place: but another piece of advice: if you're going to major in something, WORK WHILE YOU GO TO SCHOOL.

HUONG HUEEEEE!!!!!

Get some experience on that resume because after you graduate and all you have is a part time retail job and your degree.. it's going to be tougher.. because you lack work experience in the field you majored in.

So if you go into business... do internships during the summer, etc etc..

Another 'aside:' people often switch their majors alot WHILE they go to school...

I'm stressing you out...

But honestly, you can be like the rest of us.. major in some half-cracked major like Geology (that you only maybe have a remote interest in), enjoy your post-secondary years, and then get a wakeup call after you graduate.

EDIT:

And I forgot another thing (you know how I sort of babble and lose track)...

GO INTO SOMETHING YOU LIKE, BUT ALSO SOMETHING THAT IS IN DEMAND (and not in demand now, but in demand for awhile).

Like I was having this conversation with this Subway Sandwich artist as he was making my sandwich.. he has a degree in like.. meteor engineering or something like that.. like wtffff... that **** is a FAD.

Meaning: don't go becoming a metereologist even if you're interested in.. how many mofoing job positions are there for a metereologist.. you'd be like me pursuing a job that requires 'post secondary education' and doesn't even specificy on what degree you have etc..