1) Complete my PhD. Try and get a job in academia. Two categories:
i. Big Research University – Spend all my time and energy chasing money to do research to get more money to do more research. Publish papers once in a while to validate myself as a person.
ii. Liberal Arts College – Focus on teaching undergrads, all who will grow up to be doctors (read: much more successful than me). Become a raging hippy/feminist. I kind of like this option, plus I already have the hair for it.
*Side note: both these academia options require me to spend at least 2 years as a “post-doc”, aka grad student who gets paid a miniscule amount more, but in return is expected to be 100 times more competent.
2) Complete my PhD. Get a job in “industry”. Not totally sure what this would entail, but I do know it would involve me being a “sell out” and looked down upon by all my peers who took the “pure” route of academia. On a positive note, I would get paid well.
3) Jump ship after 2 years with a Masters degree. Go to:
i. Business school. With a bachelor’s in engineering, a master’s in neurobiology, and an MBA, well… surely someone would hire me…. Right?
ii. Law school. I feel like I could be a good lawyer. I look awesome in pencil skirts and high heels. Actually, on second thought, I don’t think this option is that reasonable. I would punch all my classmates.
iii. Med school. I am capable of memorizing endless amounts of info. I can rock a white lab coat like it's no one's business. I better look good in a white coat for the amount of debt I’d rack up via this option.
4) HAVE MANY BABIES!! STARTING NOW!!
