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My first major in college was computer science. I noped out of there after 2 years ause I was struggling in calculus and had 7 more calculus level classes to take to transfer to a university. I switched to a liberal arts major and after transferring, I tried switching my major to biology, but they weren't having it. They said I had too many credits (wtf). So I stick with the liberal arts major. It was genuinely fascinating, but I needed a graduate degree to do field work and a PhD to teach and I didn't have the passion for it. The advisors were saying I could get a cushy government desk job after... But after graduating, I realized how hard it was to get a decent paying job and had so many interviews for shady places. And White collar Government jobs weren't that common and they were competitive to get into. Looking for jobs for months was soul crushing. Eventually settled for a data entry clerk job for 2 years, but went to study biotech after. My manager was cool enough to let me work part time with benefits while going to school. So I then got into a field competing with bio and chem majors.

I like the field I'm in and the work i do. It took 7 years in the industry to get where I'm at.

If I could go back, would I change it? As an older adult at least maybe I would have given computer science another try, as I am more serious about school. But I also don't want to sit in a desk job for 8 hours a day. The coding itself isn't an issue. I think I might go back and get into biotech sooner and tried staying at CC for 2-3years instead of 4.. Maybe take biotech courses at the University I transferred.. or get into it sooner after graduating from liberal arts instead of waiting 2 more years.