I spent many summers in research labs doing different kinds of scientific projects (mostly in chemistry and physics). It was not only fun, but very rewarding a

I spent many summers in research labs doing different kinds of scientific projects (mostly in chemistry and physics). It was not only fun, but very rewarding and resulted in a strong foundation in scientific thinking which has always been useful, regardless of the specific job. Part of the reasons I moved towards the biological sciences in grad school was partly due to reality. As a quantum chemist (which I was at the time), opportunities were limited. It was also the time that computational biology was getting really interesting. I joined a startup 2 weeks after finishing my defense. Caveat: I haven't been a practicing scientist for a while.