What are your plans for the future?

This is something Jcat asked in the April Fools thread, and it got me so interested I guess we ought to discuss this. Have any of you folks got some plans for the future?

So far, I am not totally sure on what should I study... I have been mostly convinced of studying history... although I can't decide on what field... like them all.

I guess I would most probably study in Spain, most probably in the Autonomous University of Madrid or in Seville. They are better than American universities when it comes to history.

Now, in Spain there is no such thing as bachelors degree. There is a "Licenciatura" which is the Bachelors degree and Masters rolled up into one and double as difficult.

What shall I do after that... I am not totally sure.. I guess the most appropiate thing would be to settle down a while in Academia in order to start doing the doctorate.

Afterwards... power struggle? Even in Academia there are such... so if somebody is near me as rector or academic of the tongue or anything like that... he better glue himself to the chair!

Unfortunately many of the things I think about studying are the kind of stuff that will get you as much money in PR as ice fishing (ever heard of ice fishing in Puerto Rico?) so I guess I will have to get abroad.

But to be truthful... I sometimes wonder if this is just too modest for my power thirst tastes.

Plans for the future? Probably work until I die....

BTW, my father has a degree in History. Loves the subject and is so knowledgeable. Know what he does for a living? Animal health and nutrition, which he learned on the job.

I have a degree in Language Arts (Literature, Writing, Journalism, Drama, Linguistic - counted as a double major). I'm an Administrative Assistant.

In both of those cases, unless you want to be a teacher in some capacity, there isn't a whole lot of options in the professional world.

Choose an area wisely, young grasshopper...

I've been studying law for the last 300 years it seems..My plan is Criminal Defense for anyone not involved with a child or animal, then Prosecution and ultimately Judge. I may get to retire when I'm 80

No idea at all. Mabye engineer, vet, business man, assassin, ecoterrorist. Theres plenty of choices I guess. Working on college first though!

Peace,
Brandon

Wow... what a tough question!

My goal for my young life was "go to college and graduate with honors." Now that I've done that (graduated in 2001 with my BA in Mass Communication) I'm not really sure what's next! I never thought that far ahead.... hahaha! I guess my immediate future plans are to get a new job that I actually ENJOY and to make enough $$ to put a down payment on a new house!

...anything farther than that, I can't tell ya. I'm more of a "one day at a time" girl these days.

Originally posted by valanhb

In both of those cases, unless you want to be a teacher in some capacity, there isn't a whole lot of options in the professional world.

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Actually, I know quite a few historians who have made themselves rich from people who hire them to make an investigation in an archive about something... varying from the crazy foreigner who wants to see if he's descended from King Arthur, to lawyers and governments. My parents do that. If you need to investigate something historical in Spain or the Spanish caribbean give me a call!

I've had the idea of medieval history... moorish history.... perhaps the field of my parents (hispanic america)... Ancient Roman history... AHHH! I love them all! I am an A+ student with history, yet sometimes struggle with math.

i've started working for a couple of years... but i did economics and sociology in school but i'm an administrator now... pretty much nothing related... but i wish to go do my CPA.. hopefully to get into investment fund management...