I wasn't tempted to go into academia for a second.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I decided that I didn't want to spend my time in a liberal arts college.
I was delighted to not go to university. I couldn't wait to be out of education.
I'm completely dyslexic, so academia was never really my path.
I was never really interested in studies and was hot-headed and rebellious in college, as I was totally confused and insecure but was not coming to terms with it.
I just wasn't academic. I wanted to be in the real world.
By that time I was hooked on a career in academic research instead of one in the pharmaceutical industry that I had originally considered in deciding to get a PhD.
Actually, I have an interest in finishing my Ph.D., but I just know I never will.
I was in an industrial laboratory because academia found me unsuitable.
Too many years away from academia renders you pretty incompetent at research and teaching. So I had to go back.
I could have seen myself going into academia, but I don't love it; I just like it.