It’s getting closer and closer to the end of the academic school year for me and I need to be focusing on careers and colleges. I should be choosing one or the other by the end of the school term so that the next two years will be college courses focusing in my major. But I don’t know what I want to do. Obviously I need to go to a college since I’m in the early college program or what would be the point in being here? I’ve messaged a few cousins and classmates about what they want to do after graduating and it seems like everyone knows what they want to do but me. I always hear teachers and any older person say “It’s okay that you don’t know what you want to do. I still don’t know.” I really hate that saying because they have a job and career or at least went to college of their choice! It stress me out a lot recently. I have basic ideas of what I like but somehow I doubt myself into not pursuing it. For example, I wanted to be some sort of therapist for adolescents. I never told anyone about this but when I was talking about careers with my mom she made fun of me and said I will probably end up working in human services. So my little thought on being a therapist went away. Then I thought just take the easy route? Business/Accounting like what my mother does. But I’ve helped my mom before and I hate it. It’s boring and makes absolutely no sense. If I did business it’d be International Business because I really like learning about the traditions/some-what history of cultures also I could have a chance on learning other languages. Then I thought being an editor of some type because I love reading books and magazines. Either way there are a lot of things I dislike and like in careers so it’s going to be stressful this new semester. I just hope this semester goes by easy or I’ll be having headaches constantly from the stress.
-sorry for the long and boring rant.
5 comments
Don’t stress it . Community college is the way to go . You get your basics done there.
That’s what I’m doing because I honestly don’t know what I love yet . Then after you get your associates it will transfer over to a univ. that you want to go to . I try not stress about it anymore .
Well in my early college program I’m basically doing high school and college classes combined. Also I’m on a community college campus. But I understand. I guess I’ll just have to research more of what I like. Thank you.
If your mom is craping on your dreams don’t let her
Do whatever the hell you want to
Remember that a job isn’t I job if you love it
Don’t pick a painful path that someone else puts down for you
Good luck with collage
Yeah I understand that but sometimes it’s hard speaking against her. But thank you 🙂
Most people have 4 major careers in their lives. I have have three very major careers all in very different fields. what you decide to do this year may change 7 years from now and that is perfectly okay.