McLean High School sophomores immersed themselves in varying professions at Career Day on Tuesday, March 19 as they rotated between two seminars of their choice, given by different professionals.

Each seminar lasted for 40 minutes and were given by MHS parents, in an array of professions, from medical practices to government and FBI jobs.

“It will be interesting to hear real life people talking about their jobs and how they got to where they are today,”sophomore Sarah Levy said before the event.

Students were able to learn multiple things about everyday life in each profession how to achieve the profession of their dreams.

“I liked that people talked about the education path that they had to get to their careers and the options to discover new career paths,” sophomore Margaret Callsen said after Career Day.

The overall consensus on the day was impressive, with students enjoying both the variation of careers and aid that it provided in choosing a profession.

“[I found the event helpful] because [the presenters] talked about their schedules, stress, different experiences and responsibilities, so it helped me narrow down what I really wanted to do,” Callsen said.

Although some students expressed disappointment in the lack of certain STEM professions, many thought that the amount of variation in the careers presented was fine.

“There is a lot of variation and there are specific jobs not just generalized ideas of what jobs could be,” sophomore Caroline Flint said before the event started.

Behind the making of the day, were the MHS parents who volunteered to share what their profession was.

“[I volunteered this year because] I feel as if I didn’t have the direction or anybody to talk to about having a career in foreign policy [as a kid] and I wanted to give back to something that I didn’t have an opportunity to do,” said Reece Glassman, parent volunteer at career day.

The overall message of the day was to be bold and not to shy away from the career that the student wanted to pursue, but to jump into life with a career they could be happy with.

“ You guys are the next ambassadors and the next president and the next congressmen … seize the moment [and] don’t be afraid to take a chance,” Glassman said.