Episode 9: Who Controls Your Future?
A lot of people say "If you have a dream, don't let anyone tell you no." We'll people can tell you no, and thats the people who are paying for college. My parents. I am currently a computer science major, and I can't do it. Programming 250 is already way to hard, and I don't understand my computer design class at all. I don't think anyone I know really would. You have to be dedicated - only 17% of people who start the major here actually finish it - and I'm not one of those people. My dad and I had a huge talk, in which I almost came to tears, about other options. Right now, I want to switch to a sociology major. The minds of other people have always fasinated me. My dad supports my decision to change, because he knows I'll actually do research to make sure which major is actually right for me this time. My mom doesn't support me. She doesn't think I can get a job or anything. This dissapoints me because I thought she always had my back. But now since I cant get a job as high paying as I would a computer science major, she changed her mind. But what pisses me off the most is that shes never been to college, and the best job she had was working in a shoe store. Yet, she stands here for critisizeing me for not working hard enough. Maybe I haven't, but she still doesn't know how hard it is. I don't mean to make fun of my mom cause I love her very much, but shes never had to have a job since marrying my dad.
Take my brother for example: He's been made fun off and critisized for everything in his life. His girlfriend, his college choice, his job choice, and his life choice. But he has never backed down, or done what people have told him. He wants to do what makes him happy, and now after all the smoke has cleared, it looks like he will actually be successful. I typed "Sociology Jobs" in google. The first thing that came up was a Rutgers site actually(lol) and it showed all types of jobs I could have with the right minor. Marriage/School Counselor, Welfare/Human Services, Market Research, Sales Rep, Department Investigator/Recruitment Specialist, etc. So I think I will be fine. The pay wont be as much, but I think I would love my job. I've just got to follow through with this and show them I will make something of myself. I am going to do what my Brother did, because when you do what makes you happy, then things generally turnout ok.
~Andy
"It is even more damaging for a minister to say foolish things than to do them."
-Cardinal de Retz, 1613-1679
4 comments:
Andy, you're like...my inspiration to tell my parents. Any advice to bring it up? Anyways, your mom is still ballin' and no matter what you do, she'll still love you and care for you.
And who knows? You might become a therapist or discover some new way to deal with a problem or something. Don't let it get you down and follow your heart if it makes you happy. Many people go to work and hate their job. I don't want to be in the same boat as them and I'm pretty sure you don't either.
It'll all work out in the end, you just have to stay positive and commit yourself to whatever it is you choose. :)
Yeah... I still think I'd love to be a photographer or journalist. I guess the benefit is that even after Engineering, these are still reachable goals. I mean... I'm actually starting to really like math and science, so maybe I'll end up doing what I'm "being trained" to do. But regardless of which, Engineers can become pretty much anything. Alfred Hitchcock was an Engineer, with specialisation on the dynamics of light.
Maybe... however, it would pay off for me to do some research into minors in photography and/or journalism.
I'm already working on an Economics minor. It'll be nice to make mad money.
Andy I hope these word's will bring you happiness
"We'll Live off of happiness"
-Tony
LOL Andrew.
Well J9, I think your draft was good. Get the courage, and strike when there in a good mood.
Dan, way to go. I wish I could follow what I want to do while staying in the CS major to keep the bank up. I liked math but now I'm getting tired of it. I'm in a trouble spot here. Hopefully I can still make decent bank.
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