Riddhi Savoiverekar

I always loved science, but I was never interested in becoming a doctor.

Riddhi Savoiverekar is a BSc student who loves science but doesn't want to become a doctor as her family wished. She tells us more about her own aspirations to do a PhD and how the Glow & Lovely Career Portal gave her confidence in her decision.

Riddhi is a born dream chaser.She always dreamt of being a zoologist. But there was society pressure on her to consider other career options.

With Glow & Lovely Career's free online psychometric test, Riddhi was able to continue her passion fearlessly. Today, she is back to dreaming about getting a PhD in Zoology.

How Career Guidance Encouraged Riddhi To Pursue A PhD

Riddhi Savoiverekar is a BSc student who loves science but doesn't want to become a doctor as her family wished. She tells us more about her own aspirations to do a PhD and how the Glow & Lovely Career Portal gave her confidence in her decision.

Hi Riddhi, Thank you for taking some time out to speak with us. Would you like to start by telling us more about yourself?

Yes, sure. I am 20 years old and from Goa. I am in my third year in BSc, which is Bachelors in Science in Zoology.

After your Bachelors, we understand you aspire to do a PhD as well? We wanted to know if there are challenges you face in making this decision?

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So my elder sister is doing her MBBS, and everyone in my family was behind me to also become a doctor. From childhood, I always loved science, but I was never interested in becoming a doctor.

My parents are supportive of this, but few family members would taunt me to do something to get respect. It was difficult for me to explain to them. I told them that even if I am not becoming a doctor by doing MBBS, I will do my PhD and still have a doctor next to my name!

Yes, PhD also gives the title of Doctor! So what do you hope to gain out of your PhD, and what are your aspirations for the future?

My PhD is one thing, and the Glow and Lovely Careers portal helped me acknowledge that pursuing a PhD in Zoology is a promising path towards my ambition of ensuring environmental sustainability.

The free online psychometric test also gave me a detailed plan, and that is basically what I used as my guideline and then researched more.

I also want to teach in college or university. Apart from that, I want to write a book, be an author. Alongside that, I also want to travel the world.

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We wish you all the best with your dreams. Could you also tell us more about your experience with Zoology? So that other girls pursuing this can also get an idea of its scope.

Zoology is basically studying animals, their behaviour, habitat, conservation, etc. There aren't many youngsters that study a subject like zoology, because the kind of opportunities aren't that vast compared to any other field.

But whatever your field, if you love to do it and excel in your work, the opportunities will knock on your door.

So choose something you would see yourself doing in the future, something that is going to make a difference, and not only for the economic opportunities.

Are there any career learnings that you'd like to share with others?

Having a basic plan about what you want to do in the future is important. Never let somebody else decide anything for you.

You should do it from your heart, that this is what YOU want to do. Work for it, do your research by checking online, and take advice from a mentor.