u/Cherry727

I've had my heart set on being a genetic counselor for years now. Recently i've been thinking about it and i'm not sure I can do it. I only hear about how hard it is to get into schools, and how bad the job market is. I know the things I need and the steps I have to take (I think). I just feel not good enough. I've began to wonder what my backup plans are and when I should pivot to those and not even try. Despite my doubt, every time I look at different careers in genetics I know genetic counseling is what I want to do. I'm a rising Sophomore and I feel behind despite being far from it. I'm on track to graduate early but I planned on just taking classes to strengthen my resume, but despite being set up to do well I feel like I never had a chance. What are some backup plans if everything goes south? Is this healthy worry or am I overthinking it? I just need some guidance on how to be the most prepared as possible. I have no family that has ever pursued a career in science let alone a masters in anything, I feel like I have absolutely no clue what i'm getting into other than what i've read. Sorry for the long kinda frantic post, but i've decided it's time to ask rather than continue to worry.

Although I think people are crazy and absolutely horrible to these girls on social media I also don't think "Americas Sweethearts" shows just how much these girls know and how much work they put into this. It doesn't show that so many of them are nurses, in med school, other intense jobs, while maintaining 4.0's. There was no mention of the interviews they do and just how much knowledge they have to have about the political landscape, the organization as a whole, and be incredibly media trained. I think a lot of the hate would be taken care of if the show actually showed how much work these girls put into all this. I just think this show focuses on the wrong things instead of what makes these girls so impressive. It DOES dumb them down sometimes because it's horribly paced and edited, and if you have no MTT background you wouldn't have a clue of any of these things. Ive been saying I wish this focused on the TEAM and what they do instead of a few girls. It's okay to have story lines but its hurting these girls as a whole and undermining the work the DCC has done for women in sports.