warrior452
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Hey again -
So, I'm headed back to college to finish the last year and a half (roughly) of my bachelor's degree. My parents are making me, since they won't allow me to move out and "I need to do something with my life" (even though I have a full-time job). I've made myself okay with it, even though I'm apprehensive - not thrilled about adding like 10k more to my student debt, transferring to a school I've never even visited, and quitting a job that fits me well and I've grown to love.
To be clear, it is a direction I want to go. I'm going from a general religious studies degree to counseling, which is more specialized. Once I graduate, I plan to work a class or two at a time at my masters, while I work on paying off my debt. The end goal is something along the lines of social services or social work in any capacity. I want to work with teens.
I also have many other interests though, and I don't have complete peace about this or going back to school. The plan I've just listed is something I'm thought through in the last 5 weeks since my parents decided I needed to go. I also have huge artistic interests in film, theater, and music. I'm afraid of making the wrong decision and spending my life in the wrong place and career. My parents say its just because I'm scared of taking the jump and going back into things. Also, that I need a practical job to support a family, and that the liberal arts are not practical. I'm a chronic people-pleaser, and at this point I think I'm just trying to convince myself its the right decision because I don't want to upset them and rock the boat.
Any thoughts/advice?
So, I'm headed back to college to finish the last year and a half (roughly) of my bachelor's degree. My parents are making me, since they won't allow me to move out and "I need to do something with my life" (even though I have a full-time job). I've made myself okay with it, even though I'm apprehensive - not thrilled about adding like 10k more to my student debt, transferring to a school I've never even visited, and quitting a job that fits me well and I've grown to love.
To be clear, it is a direction I want to go. I'm going from a general religious studies degree to counseling, which is more specialized. Once I graduate, I plan to work a class or two at a time at my masters, while I work on paying off my debt. The end goal is something along the lines of social services or social work in any capacity. I want to work with teens.
I also have many other interests though, and I don't have complete peace about this or going back to school. The plan I've just listed is something I'm thought through in the last 5 weeks since my parents decided I needed to go. I also have huge artistic interests in film, theater, and music. I'm afraid of making the wrong decision and spending my life in the wrong place and career. My parents say its just because I'm scared of taking the jump and going back into things. Also, that I need a practical job to support a family, and that the liberal arts are not practical. I'm a chronic people-pleaser, and at this point I think I'm just trying to convince myself its the right decision because I don't want to upset them and rock the boat.
Any thoughts/advice?