What did you want to become growing up?

[AKAngel904]

I wanted to be a pediatrician and do hair at the same time. But right now medical school is on hold while Im in grad school majoring in nutrition (close enough, right). But im still going to have my own salon and do some hair, because thats an all american black girl dream...

[iceandivy]

I wanted to own a mall......... and all the businesses in it!

[darling1]

I wanted to be a doctor, perhaps a geneticist or biologist.

[suthernswet]

I wanted to be a lawyer, then a doctor, then a teacher(so I could grade papers and write on the overhead) then a figure skater, then an actress, and then at 8 I decided I wanted to be a journalist, and hopefully by the end of next year I will be working as one.

[Ideal08]

Originally posted by Rain Man
1. Game Show Host (of course)--as a kid I redesigned the basement to make it look like the set of Password Plus and I would pretend to be Allen Ludden *RIP*(Betty White's husband), and would have stuffed animals be the contestants & celebrities.

I really don't know what to say about this right here. Did you have siblings???

When I was little, I wanted to be a nurse, like my mommy. In high school, I wanted to be a lawyer then later become a judge. Then I wanted to be a computer programmer and write programs for video games (I wrote a program for a paddle ball game in high school).

I got to college and tried to double major in Comp Sci and Spanish (I don't know why I chose Spanish if you want to know the truth. I took 6 years of French in jr high and high school). Ended up dropping the Comp Sci part (way too time consuming) but ended up with a math minor and kept the Spanish major.

I work as a dorm mother at a boarding school, and I love it! The only time I really use my Spanish is when I'm helping the kids with their homework. Funny how life works out.

[Rain Man]

Originally posted by Ideal08
I really don't know what to say about [being a game show host] right here. Did you have siblings???

Six brothers, one sister, sister is the oldest, and have two younger brothers.

BTW, pics have been added to my original post.

[Sugar_N_Spice]

Ok...

1.) From elementary school and thoughout junior high school (off and on), I wanted to be a fashion desinger and a model (I would've made a good model too--I'm 5'10", pretty, thin but w/ a cute figure)...I used to draw my own designs (can draw well also), complete with the matching accessories... I also used to make clothing for my Barbie dolls w/ my sewing machine...

2.) At some point in junior high, I wanted to be a neurosurgeon ( ). I had to do quite a bit of reading on it for a class, and I found it very fascinating, until I realized how clumsy I am and that this simply would not be a good profession for me...

3.) In early high school I gave up (kind of) the dream of being a fashion designer/model, as I realized how hard it would be to achieve. I decided that I wanted to pursue a career in art, possibly art therapy. I attended a high school that is a Visual Arts Magnet, where I learned to perfect my drawing, make pottery and jewelry.

4.) I didn't end up staying at that high school...And I ended up deciding upon a career as a lawyer with aspirations of becoming a judge or trial lawyer...(I don't know why I thought a career in art would be easier to achieve than fashion design & modeling??? Both are hard to get into)...

5.) Enter college, strayed a bit from law for a while, exploring, but settled on it once again...

6.) Now, I know that I want a law degree (as well as a masters in public policy or public administration), but I don't want to practice law (at least not doing litigation or contracts anyway--I want to do policy work (analysis or contruction))...I am aalso considering exploring modeling (temporarily) while I take some time off b/w undergrad and grad school (while simutaneously working a regular office job, that is).