Life after community college

#1 10-03-2008 05:38

Ladykim
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Registered: 08-05-2008
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Life after community college

I am attending a community college, and this requires taking prep-courses before starting your general courses. I am finally going to finish my last prep course in jan and im still undecided of a major. I do know for sure that I want to do something where I can organize and travel. But im confused about what I shoould major in.  I have done research on the internet and even took this semester off to figure out what I want to do. Still no luck..Help!! hein

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#2 10-05-2008 19:07

Poseidon5
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Registered: 04-07-2008
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Re: Life after community college

Well, unfortunately, no one can tell you what is right for you but you.  Try taking some other general electives like Psychology, anthropology, biology, etc. to get a feel for what interests you.  I was in the same boat; I started at a community college and was sure I wanted to major in psychology and started on that path.  After two years I realized that either A) Most jobs in psychology (worth any amount of pay) required a master's degree and highly competitive job opponents and B) Even though I was interested in psychology I was not that interested in jobs that came with the degree (being a counselor or therapist.)  It took a trip to the hospital to realize that nurses are AMAZING, and with my new diagnosis I took an interest in learning about health and the human body.  I changed my major to pre-nursing and worked my way through those pre-requisites and then applied to nursing school.  I got in!  Now I am in my first semester of Nursing School and really enjoying myself.

My point is, my path to finding the right career for ME was not typical and it took a major change plus additional time to get where I am, but no one was able to tell me "I think nursing is for you."  Sometimes instead of figuring out what is right for you, you need to start with what is the WRONG career for you.  Look around you all the time and pay attention to others' careers.  I will try to think in the back of my head for traveling careers for you and let you know if I think of any.  (The medical field offers many jobs that have travelers to various locations and facilities, just FYI - that includes Nurses, Radiology technicians, Equipment technicians, etc.)

Good luck, and just so you know it's OK if it takes you a little more time to get your degree than you planned on.  It's also OK to change your major a few times smile  Maybe taking a few random courses next semester won't get you closer to your degree, but it could get you closer to deciding on one.

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