Remember staring at the vegetable plate when you were a kid with your mother’s voice echoing “just try it?” Well, you might want to entertain the idea that there was some sound advice in that plea for you to eat your broccoli.

A lot of us go through school either knowing exactly what we want to do or not having the slightest clue what to do when we get handed our diploma. And while it may seem grand that some people have their lives planned, do they really know what a good fit is for them? I’ve heard students tell me how they’re going to go to law school and become a lawyer, or go to medical school and become a surgeon. But seriously, for those of you have who consider such roads, have you even stepped foot into a law firm and sat down to get a feel for cases, or volunteered in a hospital ER? Probably not.

In order to get a feel of what you want to do and to be sure of what you like and dislike, try things out. Whether it is through volunteering or through internships, experiencing the environment is the way to know for sure. If it turns out that you don’t like a certain path after all, then that’s also great. You won’t have to spend the rest of your college years working toward a field that you weren’t interested in at all. And when opportunities present themselves, always try to take them. Even if you might not have an interest in that particular opportunity, you are bound to learn something from that experience so just give things a try.

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