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No and No. Thought I wanted to be a nurse. Took me a year and a half of nursing school to realize I didn't want to work in healthcare at all. If I had used that money to pursue finance or just left it alone I'd be in a much better spot now. I think students shouldn't be asked to make decisions that big at that age.
I wanted to drive around in circles professionally while my nerves flowing with adrenaline but ended up doing the opposite because life happened
Studied music production and film. Then went back to school for psychology. Now I’m working in securities. Never expected to be here. And I feel like I wasted my time in school when I got a kick out of economics and markets way back when, but thought I wanted to be a filmmaker or music producer/engineer. I wanted to be artsy. Turns out I’m not.
Yes and yes, but I am incredibly lucky. Went to law school, graduated in the top 10% of my class. This cutoff has allowed me to go on and work for a larger firm where I was able to save a good portion of my paycheck for my loans. I also aggressively saved and have managed to avoid paying interest the last 2.5 years. (The interest kills you).
Knowing what I know now, I would do it over again, but it’s a very narrow path forward. If the freeze did not happen, I may have a different viewpoint, but I’m in the career I wanted to be in, and have enough to pay off my loans. Again, incredibly lucky on several aspects of this
I gradúated 0 loans… and then decided I wanted to take my last shot with nursing school. Got in debt taking pre reqs because I had to retake some and no Pell available. Worst mistake I regret to this day. I’m not doing nothing about my loans and that’s frustrating me.
No and kind of
No and no. I have a degree in Fisheries and Wildlife. I swore I’d never have a desk job. Guess what? I’m stuck behind a desk. Worked in a call center for over 3 years, and at a credit union the last 5.
Absolutely not. Wish I can turn back time and do things differently.