This turned out to be a great thread, including comments about what people wanted to be and what they ended up doing. Putting aside that all kids in the 1960s wanted to be astronauts, by the time college rolled around I wanted to be either an astrophysicist, a rock star, or a lawyer (I did high school and college debate for nationally-ranked schools and law seemed like a good extension). Math killed the science path, and people way more musically talented weren't getting anywhere, so law school it was.
I enjoyed a 30-year law career (business litigation), and retired/went inactive 6 weeks before the pandemic shutdown! Good timing.
I still get asked about reactivating and am always pleased to decline. Maybe rock star is still in the cards.
