If you could go back and redo college/career choice…

Hey everyone, i’m a rising junior at a target school and have been on going through the recruiting gridiron. I’ve been pretty dead-set on going into finance for a while now, but in hearing so many people’s stories and experiences I have some reasonable concerns in going into this field and designing my life in this way.

I’d love you guys responses to a question I have:

knowing everything that you know now, between your own experiences and seeing how your friend’s and non-friends’ careers are going in other fields, what career path would you go into if you could be an 18-year-old college freshman again?

Would you still go into IB (or finance related if you’ve exited IB)? Answer doesn’t have to be finance related at all. movie director or sticking with your college band would be very appreciated answers, too! Thanks in advance!

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