A young person’s dreams are often as big as the world. Students set off to college with hope in their hearts, and sometimes get a cold slap of reality. Some students quickly realize a dream job doesn’t just fall into one’s lap — one has to consider their future and their finances. The Universe wanted to know what BYU students’ dream jobs would be if money weren’t a factor.
“I would be an ambassador. I want to be a politician.”— Anh Nguyen, political science, Vietnam“I would be a cardiac surgeon. I just love the human body, and I am fascinated with the heart.”— Danielle Shkapich, nursing, Sandy“I would be a professional hiker. I would get endorsed by a company and hike all over the world.”— Hannah Pullan, pre-animation, Payson“As a mechanical engineer, I would be working in the biomedical field, working with prosthetics.” — Kelly Bickham, mechanical engineering, Des Moines, Iowa“Throwing parties. I would professionally throw parties for myself and for other people who are my friends. Honestly that’s what I dream of. I used to throw a lot of parties when my mom would pay for them but now I’m poor and I can’t. I miss parties.”—Kelly Newman, family and consumer science education, Bountiful“I’d probably just want to stay at home with my family, honestly.”— Mark Burtenshaw, French, Shelley, Idaho“I would go to school for a living. I would just keep getting bachelors’ and Ph.D.s. I just love learning. There’s so much to learn.”— McKinley Pugh, physics, Loveland, Colo.“Being a professor, and I already am. Right now I’m not a full-time professor; I just have a master’s degree, so I’m not all the way on the bandwagon I guess you could say. I teach English as a second language.”— Nick David, professor, Safford, Ariz.“A boat engineer because I love boating, and I think it would be fun.”— Shaun Rhodes, engineering, Sandy“Probably a race car driver. I think it’s really exhilarating. You can’t get that feeling of excitement by doing a lot of other legal things.” — Travis Birch, undeclared, Mesa, Ariz.
