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Posted by Gee on April 17, 2008, at 22:55:28
I have one semester left, but I'm so scared to graduate. I know this isn't end of my education, but I feel like I made a HUGE mistake in choosing my major. I wish I could go back and choose a new major in something I actually understand... or understand enough to be able to have a career in it. But how now do I start again? After all this money? How? Even if I could choose a new major, I don't know what it would be. Is this stupid or what? And since I have no idea what I would want it to be, why am I freaking out over it?
Posted by Angela2 on April 18, 2008, at 12:57:26
In reply to Scared to grad, posted by Gee on April 17, 2008, at 22:55:28
Gee,
I understand where you are coming from. I went to school with a major I have yet to do something with.
are you going to graduate school for the same thing you major in undergraduate?
I think our generation is sort of weird because we are expected to go to college right after high school and some of us still haven't figured ourselves out yet.
I think it's ok to start over again. Lots of people do it. My old T went to school for art as an undergraduate, then went to nursing school, then went to medical school! I understand about the money thing though.
Posted by Gee on April 18, 2008, at 20:16:39
In reply to Re: Scared to grad, posted by Angela2 on April 18, 2008, at 12:57:26
I'm planning on going to teachers college, but I'm really not sure if I can teach what I majored in. I really expected uni to help prepare me for this, but I don't think it did.
I still don't think that if I started uni now, I would know any better what I wanted to do than back when I started. I like the idea of starting over or even just getting a double major, but I don't know what in... How do you figure it out?
What are you planning on doing with your education?
Posted by Angela2 on April 19, 2008, at 14:02:08
In reply to Re: Scared to grad » Angela2, posted by Gee on April 18, 2008, at 20:16:39
Sometimes I want to start school all over again too. But it's so expensive I'd rather just take a class or two right now.
I really don't know how to figure it out. I'm one of those people with multiple interests. I was thinking about studying a language cuz its one of my interests and there's always a need for interpreters. What I'm saying is I am thinking, well if I take some classes in this I'll most likely get a job when I'm done. Therefore, someone majoring in a language is pretty smart cuz they'll be able to find a job when done with school. Whereas...something like art...that's such a tough competetive job to get into and actually make a living out of just that. So I'm not going to art school.
I know people who know EXACTLY what they want to do and nothing stops them. They just keep going and going knowing what they want as their outcome. I never was like that. And what I had to do, which I didn't realize when I was in school, was to take some time off. I took a lot of time off (due to some issues I had, not just for the sheer pleasure of taking time off,) and it turned out to be really good for me. There was no pressure to choose this major or that major.
Choosing a major is hard. Because there are multiple things we are interested in. It's not fair. So I would say, settle. Settle for something you like and are interested in. sometimes it turns out you really don't like it after you've tried it, so then I would say take some time off to work and think about it and if you go back to school pick something else. And I know what some of what I'm saying is easier said than done.
I don't really know what I'm gonna do w/ my education. There was a time when I was interested in becoming a counselor. But now I don't know. I plan to volunteer and perhaps take a class.
Posted by Gee on April 19, 2008, at 14:43:53
In reply to Re: Scared to grad, posted by Angela2 on April 19, 2008, at 14:02:08
Hey Angela,
After reading your last post it made me realise I know what I want to do (or roughly know) it's just getting there. I chose this major as a route of getting into the faculty I wanted to get into, but then last year I didn't get accepted in, and so now I'm not trying again till next year (long story). The hardest part is is that I know that I will end up having to use my major before I can specialize in the proposed faculty. And I don't feel confident in using my major. Then after that, well after working for a while, I want to get my masters, but again, not in my major area.
I guess it all hinges on getting into the proposed faculty and if I don't, then it'll be taking time off and re-evaluating and trying something new.
In some respects, I think it's better to find something you're really interested in and study that, but at the same time, if you're not going to have a job when you come out, what's the point? If you're looking at being an interpreter, we should talk... it's not as easy as going to uni for 4 years...
Why does this all have to be so complicated?
Posted by Angela2 on April 19, 2008, at 18:05:23
In reply to Re: Scared to grad » Angela2, posted by Gee on April 19, 2008, at 14:43:53
Hi Gee. I understand your intimidation of doing something you don't feel prepared for. Is there any way you can prepare before you do it? Also maybe you are better than you think?
PS-I will babblemail you about interpreting.
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