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by bethwoltman 4998 days ago
Yes! I happen to know of a company that would be very interested in hiring you. I suggest testing out a few different company cultures prior to graduating. You are clearly smart so I'm guessing there will be few jobs that you can not do. Three years ago, I thought that I would be in med school right now but took a much different route that some people still don't understand. I mentor a handful of MBA students as well as college students regarding this very topic. I would love to talk to you and share a few details regarding the company that I mentioned. Right now you are in a great position to test out a few jobs that you "might" be interested. I highly recommend doing this while in graduate school. I am happy to walk you through examples of how this can be done. Please feel free to email me at bethwoltman@gmail.com if you would like to discuss this in more detail. I included a small snapshot of my background for frame of reference. I don't recommend taking this path but hopefully this will give you an idea of what I am referring to.

My unconventional background: Pre-med/Community Healthcare undergrad, Senior Financial Consultant that participated in taking previous employer through an IPO, recruiter for an international organization, business development for a consulting/advisory firm. I taught myself computer programming which was the foundation for my first software company. I also own another company that is in the computer processing/engineering space but is rather unique; customers include traders, various investment funds, recruiting firms, and individuals in the healthcare industry. I'm also a senior adviser for an angel fund and am just old enough to legally rent a car in the US.

Be open to asking questions and not being good at something. You never know who you will meet and how far it will take you.