i officially changed my major today from nursing to music.
yes, yes, i know, it's not as a lucrative thing to pursue as nursing -BUT- i'm spending 2 years to get my associates in the arts and using my 'electives' to take science classes (... chemistry.... yay.) so that when i'm done with THAT, i will be able to apply everything else towards my nursing degree.
pardon the phrase, but i'm not a spring chicken any more. i want to pursue my PASSION, learn and experience what has driven me my entire life, and THEN be able to focus on my future future, i.e. what i'll be doing until i'm 80.
yes, yes, i know, it's not as a lucrative thing to pursue as nursing -BUT- i'm spending 2 years to get my associates in the arts and using my 'electives' to take science classes (... chemistry.... yay.) so that when i'm done with THAT, i will be able to apply everything else towards my nursing degree.
pardon the phrase, but i'm not a spring chicken any more. i want to pursue my PASSION, learn and experience what has driven me my entire life, and THEN be able to focus on my future future, i.e. what i'll be doing until i'm 80.
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And congrats for pursuring what you have a passion for.
At least I won't wonder that anymore, though it was a testing situation being faced with the dream I had since I was 13... and HAAAATING it.
A Major!? B sharp!
I'm tempted to come up with more puns...
But I'll refrain. :3
My daughter is following a similar path. Her passion is music and theater, but she also is interested in languages. She currently is persuing a double major in music theater and East Asian studies.
I can't play piano so I can't really get away with a music major!
Good luck and congrats!!!
I guess, overall, I'm glad that I TRIED it. I just wish it wouldn't have resulted in my dropping out of school because the realization hit me like a ton of bricks halfway through a quarter and I couldn't handle finishing the term.
Too many people dont, and that I think, it why so many people arnt happy.
No, I don't plan on working there for the rest of my life, but it's certainly served a purpose in showing me that I don't HAVE to work a desk job.
Seriously though, having a profession is a good way to avoid poverty and be able to call the shots in your own life. No worrying about some guy walking out on you or being employed doing low-wage drudge work that you detest with no hope of escape. Perhaps it's my own insecurities about the future talking, but don't underestimate the cachet that goes with a profession. I mean if you HATE nursing, certainly don't do it simply because it's lucrative. But if you like it (but not as much as music), I'd go for it. You can make music a strong #2.
Please scratch the above. I'm biased and I don't know what I'm talking about. I guess I'm simply playing devil's advocate to the supportive chorus (of which I paradoxically also consider myself a member). =)
Reading this post has been bitter sweet for me, I guess, as it seems like this was the definitive moment that I made the decision for my college career to begin its downward spiral.
Live and learn. If you don't learn from your mistakes...