When leaving high school I thought I had my future planned.
I knew I wanted to go to Rhodes State College like I am now. At the time I had
my heart set on being a Physical Therapist Assistant, which I am currently on
the waiting list for. The only problem is I am beginning to second guess
myself. I understand most students change their majors, but I never wanted to
be one of them. I always liked the thought of pursuing my career as a PTA, but
lately I have been having the thought of going into the nursing field. I feel
like this would also be a great field to work in. Now that I have these
feelings I am beginning to feel unsure about myself. I know when it comes to my
career I want to work in the health field, but choosing what is the hard
decision for me. Right now I plan to continue to take my basic classes and way
out my pros and cons. I will also do more research on both of these careers.
I guess having these mixed feelings now is not a bad thing. It’s
only the beginning of my future and I am only nineteen. I have my whole life
ahead of me and it is great I am taking the time to choose my career path.
Hopefully my time and research will lead me to the right direction, and I will
end up with a great career in my future. For those of you facing the same decision
as me the advice I was given is “A career is a job that you would want to do
for free.” To me this means the most important thing about a career is not the
money, but the enjoyment it brings to us!
Doesn't second guessing yourself just suck?! I have been second guessing myself a lot lately also. I thought for sure I knew what college I want to go to next year but now I am wondering if that is really what I want to do. I am still a senior in high school and I am already second guessing which major I want to go into. I thought I wanted to do something in the agricultural field but now I feel as if I want to do something with marketing. I have learned that I can not possibly script out my whole life, that I will just have to live it one step at a time. Back to your topic, I think whichever decision you make is a good one. I think there will always be a job market for careers in nursing and physical therapy. It is a good idea to get all of your basic classes out of the way and save that problem for another day because you might decide to change your mind many more times. I do agree that it is good that you are taking initiative to plan your career path so you have some kind of an idea of what to look forward to. I also like the advice that you give; my dad has always told me to find a career that you love doing, because you will never work a day in your life if you love what you do. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteEveryone changes his or her major! It's totally natural. Enjoy college!
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