You are surely in for an entertaining presentation this week when Dr. Jill Tall describes her career and work in the presentation entitled "Oh, the Places You'll ACTUALLY Go!".
Sit back and enjoy what I am certain will be time worth while spending listening to Dr.Tall.
Dr. Tall started her journey in high school and then college in Arizona on a path towards medical school. Well in her junior year she worked in an emergency room and found out that was not for her. She went on to graduate but did not know what she wanted to do with the rest of her life, so she took a year off to figure it out and moved back to Ohio. Dr. Tall then worked as a marketer and found out that she did not like that. She then continued her knowledge in a doctorate program that let her try different types of areas in the scientific field, like molecular vs. behavioral. She really liked behavioral neuroscience and got a postdoctoral fellowship at John's Hopkins. Then finally came back to YSU settled down and had twin boys and a girl with her husband.
ReplyDeleteSometimes plans do not go as planned but that's okay.
Have your career path changed or took you somewhere unexpected?
I know for me, I thought I was going to go to West Virginia University but chose YSU because of the affordability and less people. Then I was on the path for physical therapy school until senior year. I did not like how it is a grey area and I need more black and white like science. So now I am pursuing a masters in biology and doing lab work to see if this is where I belong.
Dr Tall's lecture was enjoyable and nice interruption to scientific presentations. I thought by now, I'd be headed to vet school, but the longer I don't go the more I'm not sure that's where I am suppose to be headed. Also didn't think I'd be running a cat rescue while still in school.
ReplyDeleteDr. Tall's presentation was a nice change of pace from what has previously occurred during seminar. It had a message that I think a lot of students need to hear. Sometimes plans change, and that is alright. You just have to roll with the punches, and push towards what you feel is right at the time.
ReplyDeleteAs for Jordan's question, I have never changed my end goal of going into medicine; but, the path that is leading me there has changed. I thought that I was going to go straight from YSU to a medical school. Things happen, and I didn't feel like I was completely ready to make that move. I decided that lab experience and the chance to have a thesis of my own was a great opportunity. Who Knows..... maybe this Lab thing can lead me into Academia. Sometimes its not about the destination, but the journey there.
If there is one message to take away from Dr. Tall’s presentation, it is that life is extremely good at throwing wrenches in the gears of even the best laid out plans. However, it can also lead you to where you are supposed to be in very strange ways. As an undergraduate, I fully planned on graduating from the University of Akron then shipping out to med school. However, as stubborn as I was to stay at Akron, for brevity, needless to say that didn’t happen. Originally, I never intended to come, let alone graduate from YSU. I also never expected to be a part of the research I was a part of in undergrad at YSU, or that it would inspire me to come back to write a thesis and get my masters. My ultimate goal is still going to medical school and what lies beyond it, but holding true to Dr. Tall’s central message, the future is unpredictable. Despite intentions, plans, or general stubbornness, plans may or may not change. We really do just have to roll with the punches and enjoy the ride.
ReplyDeleteDr. Tall's presentation was an 'eye opener': not every plan, whether short-term or long-term, you make becomes a reality. Some of the plans we make for the future are just a figment of our imaginations. Plans should be made based on Passion and Purpose.
ReplyDeleteMy career path has not changed-still in progress and I strongly believe that I will get to my destination no matter what.
ReplyDeleteDr. Tall's presentation was good and informative for most of us.It was the message that I have ever wished to listened to. That it is okay for plans not to go as we would initially want to. However the ultimate goal can be achieved thorough another path. Two years ago I had no plans of coming to the US more so YSU, but rather i knew that i would graduate in my country and work there. Now I know that i made the best decision and the path i have taken is okay. My experience here so far has been a good one.
ReplyDeleteIt was quite refreshing to hear that successful people still experience moments of uncertainty and have to adjust to life's punches. I have wanted to be a veterinarian since kindergarten or even before then, and that is still my goal. My path has certainly hit some unforeseen bumps, but my determination has not wavered. I was accepted into a veterinary program in the Caribbean, but decided I wanted to try getting into a U.S. school, so I entered into YSU's graduate program to boost my application. I still want to be a veterinarian, but I have recently begun looking into the field of genetic counseling as well. No matter where I end up, I am confident that my path will turn out as it is meant to.
ReplyDeleteDr. Tall's presentation was entertaining and reassuring, one can hit all types of obstacles on their career path and still end up happy at the end. I had zero plans of eventually being a graduate student at YSU when I graduated high school but look forward to finding out my next step in science.
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