I have been contemplating switching careers for some time, and finally committed to Turing after deciding that now was indeed the right time.
Previously, I had been working sales roles in a variety of industries: logistics, financial services, electronics.
Part of the reason I stayed in sales roles was because of my strengths in communicating and connecting with people,
but ultimately, I did not flourish in those roles because they did not appeal to my creativity and problem-solving abilities.
My life has had bumps along the way, and I think in some ways the hesitation to go back to school stemmed from the fact
that I do not have a safety net. I was extremely fortunate to come out of college with a moderate sum of debt but had been
anxious in adding on to the sum by taking out a loan to go back to school. After some consideration however, it felt like a
greater risk to continue down the path I was headed ending in an unfulfilling career, and potentially an unfulfilling life.
I figured that if given 7