The Globe has a story of Chris Graham, a Canadian who ended up on Wall Street doing corporate law, and then quit the law – at the age of 26.
Even more mind-boggling is that Graham left his firm to go back to school – for an undergraduate degree in history in politics,
Just over a year ago I quit my job as a corporate attorney in Manhattan. Four years of business school, three years of law school, two years of practice and retired at 26. From my class of roughly 100 associates, I was among the first to leave the firm and may be the only associate, ever, to leave in pursuit of another bachelor’s degree.
That is crazy! I understand having a change of heart about your career, but why get another bachelor’s degree? Why not get a master’s in history? Weird. I think this student might have too much money– or his parents are paying for all of his education.
Strangely enough, it’s not the first time I’ve heard a story like that. I’ve heard of the same thing happening in medical careers as well. I think it’s just a lack of awareness into what you’re getting into, people should not evaluate any career path by the amount of time it takes to graduate, but more by the amount of time you’ll be spending in that role. It’s not about 10 years of studying, it’s about 30-40 years of your life.