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Posted by smokeymadison on January 25, 2005, at 19:38:36
i love college life, but it is about time i got out into the "real world" i have a year and a half left and can't decide whether to go back to school this summer or not. i like summer classes better than the regular semester (way shorter, smaller classes) but i need to get financially stable to make sure i don't get evicted. if i go this summer i should be done by next spring. i am just anxious about trying to work AND go to school. i have never been able to handle both in the past. but i am going to have to, i think.
i am planning on going into social work. i will work at an entry level job for a few years before going to grad school. the question is, am i stable enough to do this sort of work? i have to be dependable and responsible and right now i am not sure if i am. i mean, it is better than it was. a year ago i would have said that i was definately not dependable or responsible. when do you reach a point where taking on others' complex issues is acceptable? my main wish is to have a job that is of benefit to others, so i know that this is the field that is right for me. i just don't know if i am up to the challenge.
SM
Posted by rainbowbrite on January 26, 2005, at 10:42:21
In reply to a lot of things..., posted by smokeymadison on January 25, 2005, at 19:38:36
Oh I totally understand
the real responsible world is not some thing im ready for yet. I have teh same questions as you do...I wonder if I should go on to study psych or should I just stop caue it might be too emotionally drainging. Im not sure how pople develop the distance to keep it from emotionally affecting them. what is the difference in your finances from the year to summer? student loans? Just wondering if there is any possible way to do summer without working. I hope so, i know how hard taht is. Summer school is my preference as well.
Posted by Angela2 on January 26, 2005, at 15:21:43
In reply to a lot of things..., posted by smokeymadison on January 25, 2005, at 19:38:36
Smokey,
I think going to school is worth it because I have heard from a lot of people who haven't gotten their degrees that it is difficult to get a good job (by good job I mean one that they like and one that pays well). This isn't always true now that I think about it (I think about some artists I know and they have not gone to school and they are making money off something they love). But it is true I'd say a lot of the time. I believe that if you don't know what you want, it is a good and beneficial thing to go to college. Why? OK well here is my experience with it: I have no clue what I want to do. But if I see a job I want and the person who interviews me sees that I have a bachelor's degree, they might hire me over the person who has no degree or who only put in a few years.
The way I see it, going to school is a bitch sometimes. But if you get it over now all at once, you won't have to do it later. but I definitely understand the burden of not having enough money. you don't want to get evicted. And having a job and going to school is hard work. I hope you figure something out either way. It all depends on what you want most, if you're motivated, and what you're resources will give you.
Good luck. Let us know what you do.
-Angela2
Posted by smokeymadison on January 28, 2005, at 9:15:58
In reply to a lot of things..., posted by smokeymadison on January 25, 2005, at 19:38:36
i have decided to go to school this summer. and i also have decided to double major in psychology and social work. i only have one more class left for the psychology major and i still need 40 more hours before i can graduate, so i might as well do something useful with the extra hours. i am a bit overwhelmed, though. the social work major means 71 more hours. but i really want to do it. i can't tell if this is just an obsession or not. i need to talk with an adviser and see if the double major would help me get a job easier than if i just majored in psychology and minored in social work. i don't know. i do know that if i double major i will run out of financial aid and will have to find a way to pay for the last 12 hours or so. federal financial aid only goes up to 140 hours. this is a hard decision!!!
SM
Posted by alexandra_k on February 11, 2005, at 20:33:08
In reply to Re: a lot of things..., posted by smokeymadison on January 28, 2005, at 9:15:58
Hows that decision going smokey???
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