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I never thought I’d actually ask a question on here until i hit Level 4 today on yahoo answers.
i’ve been pretty stressed lately because I’m starting college in the fall. It’s just a junior college, but I have 2 scholarships ($1,000 and $10,000) plus financial aid.
Now the problem is I don’t know what program I’d like to get into yet. the first 2 semesters are pre-remedial classes but after that i’m screwed and the time is ticking. I also don’t want to be wasting all the money i earned for free just because i keep changing my major.
my mom tho, she’s like “do what you want” but then she ends up b!tching about how it’s not good pay n shi+ which is hella fu(king irking. my mom is filipino and idk if you know but most force you to become a nurse:
Pros:
Money (of course)
Pediatric Nursing (my interest)
Cons:
The dirty work, get queezy seeing blood
depressing to see dying/sick patients
As you can tell, i love kids. patience i’m not so sure. i would like to teach but my mom complains (and it actually gets to me as i noticed) that teachers get really underpaid/unappreciated now a days. so i guess it’s one of those “you really got to love what you do despiting the pay”. but being a director also sounds interesting (principal) but there’s a lot of business classes i won’t like to take, but it’s for a master’s which i actually don’t think i would mind. i guess i just have to get the feel of college first (after the transition) to actually figure it out.
Here is a list of occupations a free career test results came for me and my personality:
nurse
social worker
medical/dental assistant
elementary school teacher
counselor (psychology)
special education teacher
I honestly don’t feel like going to school. is it even worth it? doing what you love to do and getting paid, wasting money on classes that don’t really reach you anything about life. i mean who really wants to work for money. too bad there’s no major in laziness or i’d get a master’s in it haha.
Please give me your 100% opinion, i will read all that you posted and every single answer, ESPECIALLY those who are in the medical field or actually have these degrees. Please list pro’s and con’s. Thanks for your help.
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You have an important decision in front of you. The big dilemma is balancing your lack of desire to waste the money you earned ($11,000 in scholarships is great! that’s about half of a Bachelor’s or most of an Associate’s) against your lack of desire to be in school.
School will always be there, but the money won’t. If you don’t want to be there and don’t think you’re getting anything out of it, you won’t because you have already created the mental block. On the other hand, it’s hard to work 2-3 jobs just to pay for 12 credit hours, and easy to get excited about something when you commit to it.
You sould like a relatively rational reasonable young lady, so I will tell you this big secret – stay in school now, get your master’s and then, when you are in your 30s you will have the $$ to explore life – and honestly, you’ll learn a lot of life lessons just being in school. When you leave school, you learn the lesson of “life is work. then you die.” Don’t be in any big rush to do that. All the social lessons, well, to quote Homer Jay “There’s a time and a place for everything, boy. That’s called college.”
Pick something you think you are going to love, and explore it in school. Nothing beats working at something you love.You will be able to find internships that will elt you experience what some of those jobs will be like. Teacher, while not high paying, unless you get into private schools and university level teaching, is very satisfying – my parents siblings and myself have all been instructors of some fashion. We may not have had a lot, but we’re smart and creative.
Personally -stay in. It’s worth it. Life will always be there.
I’d go with nursing. The pay is good and the schooling is shorter. You could always become a school nurse if you feel the need to be in an educational environment.
You could get a master’s in nursing or a doctorate if there is such a thing, and be a nurse/teach nursing.
I would do psychology but not be a counselor at a school. I would set up my own office and work with children. Also, if you can’t deal with blood/death/dirty work definitely do not go into the medical profession unless you think you can change. Also, if you aren’t sure you will learn patience I wouldn’t be a teacher, that job is mainly patience.
if this is your first year start off taking the required courses right off the bat. Your going to change your major a ton of times before you settle on something good luck to you