answer:Hey, good for you for putting so much thought into this. Many students graduate college still not having really thought about their strengths and interests, what their vision of ‘the good life’ is, and where they will be of most use. Nursing definitely sounds like a high-demand field, but I think you’re right that introverts might not be best suited for it. Having been in the hospital many times myself, I can attest that the nurse-patient relationship is very important. Is there some sort of behind-the-scenes, maybe administrative stuff that you could do in the nursing field instead? I have no idea what a Medical Technologist is, so I can’t speak to that option. Is that a job title by itself, or more a category within which there are different specialties? Do you have any contacts in either of these two target fields with whom you could speak? Are there professors of nursing who could give you some insights on how emotionally demanding the job is? I think mentors are very important, and I would not have gotten where I am today without them. Speaking of which, as I am going to be (gods willing) an academic in history, in a society indifferent at best to history, and an economy downright hostile to the humanities in general, I made my decision based on passion. So far, I’ve made it work. My vision of the good life is to be able to teach, study topics that are important to me, and have a job and health insurance. I often second-guess my decision, as is very common for people in graduate school, but I couldn’t see myself being happier in any other field, and I think my skills are well suited to what I am doing right now. I’m an introvert as well, but a social one, and I don’t really have any practical skills except for writing, and I think I am pretty good at teaching as well and take it very seriously. Wish I had more practical advice to give you, but I’m not a very practical person. But I think it would be excellent if you could find some contacts or mentors in these fields that interest you, and try to get an inside view on what you might be doing for the rest of your life. Best of luck to you.