Hey ladies. This is about school, and kinda my future/career. It's gonna be kinda long and confusing so try to keep up!
I'm having some issues. I am a sophomore in college, and I have no idea what I want to do. I started as a Biology major intending to go to Vet. School. Well I wasn't interested in the biology classes so it was hard to stay motivated. Then I switched to Animal Science major because it was more related to Vet. School. But I LOATHED my animal science classes for so many different reasons. So I decided against Vet. School. Then I started looking into a Physics/Astronomy degree, then continuing to Grad School for a masters or doctorate. In high school I wanted to be an astronaut. And the more I thought about it, the more I realized I would love working with NASA or a branch of it, or anything just related to the atmosphere, outerspace, the sky, stars, planets. I love it all. Not to mention, Physicists and Astronomers make pretty nice $$$.
Well this summer I took my first physics and calculus classes. I didn't expect them to be awful because I loved math in high school and was fairly good at it. Well, I just took my final for physics on Saturday. The class overall wasn't terrible, but it wasn't as easy as I'd hoped it would be. To me, this is a bad sign because I have a whole heck of a lot more of physics classes to take, and they'll only get harder. I'm half way through my calculus class. And I currently have an F. ;( Throughout college so far, I have made nothing lower than a B, and even that was disappointing to me. I just, don't do well without A's. And after I pass this calculus class, I have to take like three more. So I'm starting to think maybe I shouldn't major in physics. Especially since my dreams of wanting to work for NASA are kinda going out the window (thanks, Obama). My issue is that I want to have a job I love, that require classes I can semi-enjoy taking in the process of getting to my job. Enjoying learning about something will make it much easier to stay motivated and not want to just be a bum the rest of my life. These have been my contemplations for once again, a new path... Some type of engineering? I know what you're thinking. "You think physics is hard? Engineering is 20 x's worse!" Haha. Well this is how I look at it... They are both hard. Obviously. But majority of engineers can eeeasily get jobs (and high paying jobs at that) with only a bachelor's degree. With just about any other degree, you need some type of even higher education to get a good job. So, engineering might be harder. But I could have a career after 3 more years of school. Where as if I stuck with physics, I wouldn't have a career until after an extra 4 years of grad school. See my points? Right now I'm thinking about Petroleum Engineering. Only because I have an aunt who does that, and she makes serious bank. And if I'm gonna be an engineer, might as well pick the highest paying one. Idk much about engineers at all. And I know all cirumstances could be different. So if I say something incorrect or something that may come off offensive, I honestly don't mean it that way. I'm just rambling. Feel free to enlighten me on the truth... I've also considered going back to a biology degree only because it's so versatile. I could go to vet school or med school or dental school. Or work in a crime lab dealing with DNA and such. And plenty of other stuff. I just don't know. What I do know is, I hate school, more than anyone in this world. I just can't bring myself to quit because I know my parents and everyone would be so disappointed in me. Everyone except my FI, that is.
Helpppp. ;(
P.S. Sorry this is so incredibly long!