Web Developer, Millennial
I definitely never had an "I know what I want to do" moment. I found out about code school and applied on a whim because I didn't know what else to do. I'm lucky I wound up loving it, because I'd be lost otherwise.
Writer, Ex-Newspaper Journalist, Baby Boomer
I've always known what I would do. Well before high school. Unfortunately, about the time I hit my 40s, I began to wonder, "What the hell have I done to myself?"
Dance Studio Owner, 2016 College Graduate, Millennial
Pursuing a dance major in college means that for 4 years you are constantly being asked, "What will you do with that?" Opening my studio was on my "dream list" when I was little. Opening my business, I found I didn't have to be pigeonholed in dance. It's like I finally had peripheral vision.
Retired, Ex-Journalist and University PR, Baby Boomer
I enjoyed writing. I loved the movie “All the President’s Men.” Career path chosen. If I had a do-over, I might veer into medical writing.
Journalism Teacher, ex-Journalist, Baby Boomer
I picked "journalism" from a list of choices on the form that asked for majors. At that point, I was into yearbook, but also English, drama, art, and music -- so it was really a random choice. I knew I got it right my freshman year, when I interviewed the editor of the Daily Nebraskan for an English class assignment and he offered me a job at the end of our interview. That was it. I was hooked.
Web Developer, Millennial
My degree is in marketing because my father said he would pay for my college if I got a business degree instead of an Arts major. Many things about marketing were too "grey" for me to be comfortable with. Once I found code, I found I can lose myself in code the same way I lose myself in my art. It’s this never ending ocean of knowledge and creation.