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Idecisive of my Future
Sorry, this might get kinda long...
I'm fifteen and a sophomore. When I graduate high school, I will be seventeen.
I've been thinking of my future and I just don't know... I understand I'm young, but my parents aren't paying for my college, and when I'm 18 I need to be in college and paying rent, or move out.
So I'd like to get my future at least vaguely figured out.
Now, I like psychology. I've been looking into it, and I'm interested in being a counselor(therapist maybe?) for children and teens who were abused, have disorders or are depressed.
I want to help them overcome it, I know a few people who attempted suicide or were suicidal, most of them were very close to me. I also have a niece and nephew who where abused the first three years of their lives. And now my niece lives with us and I see what that did to her mentally everyday.
My problem is that, most people say I'd need a Ph.D, and that's expensive.
And I'm not the best at learning and retaining information, I'm also dyslexic and possibly have more learning disabilities, so I'm worried about all of the schooling...
On the other hand, my family say I'm a good singer. And I love music too, and I'm very interested in that. But I could never see myself on stage singing for people. I was nervous when I had to sing with a group of people in front of my small church...
Last week, one of my closest friends, who is also dyslexic and not the best at school, told me of a college in the next state over from us, that has a course for, in short, training horses(forgot the actual name). It would be a year long course and they would give you your own horse to take care of, it doesn't involve math or anything like that and is only around 8,000$. I live a small town in the country so I am very familiar with horses and love farms and animals.
So not only would I go to college with my friend, considering I'm really shy, but I'd also do something I enjoy.
I was thinking maybe doing the one year course, then saving my money training horses and such, before going back to school and either pick a degree, or double majoring in psychology and music.
My mom also says I could go to a text school and get my generals out of the way since it's cheaper, then go to a college where the credits from the text school will transfer there. But I don't know...
I am well aware that in the end it is my decision.
I just would like other peoples opinions on the matter...
Any responses are greatly appreciated.
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For me, I'm 17 and I want to be a Child and Youth Worker, I have no money saved up and I'll be done school when I'm 18. I think you're doing a good job figuring out what you want to do, and that you spent a lot of time thinking it all over. You could always go take care of the horses, and save up money and go for something you really want if you don't think that's what you want to do! You're still young, and you have lots of time to officially decide what you want to do! All the choices you picked are amazing, and I think you will figure it all out within time!
You're also 15, you can officially get a job! That will help you out a lot for saving for college! I hope this helped you out a little!
Stay Golden!
xoxo
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It's great that you are thinking about your future. I also graduated high school at 17 and finished college a month after turning 21! So I understand how crazy it could be trying to figure so many big things at a young age. I also went from wanting to be in the medical field my whole life to changing to research a year and half before I graduated. First, I would like to say that you should get a job as soon as you can. The reason I say that is because if you start saving money now, it will make your transition at 18 easier! There are other benefits here as well. You can try working at places that fall within your interests. Perhaps call a few clinics and talk to counselors if you can for opportunities or even for questions. I started working in a research lab after I had the idea of switching fields and that played a huge part in my decision to switch over to research. Personally, I would keep music as a hobby or make sure you have backups. The music industry is unpredictable and you would want to make sure you are able to make money and be able to live comfortably first. There is nothing that says you can't major in both music and psychology for example. I believe research is key. Research all of your ideas and see how good it will be a year from now, 5 years from now, 10 years from now. Don't be afraid to explore by getting experience and talking to people. Feel free to ask me more questions in the future! I've been there :) Good luck!
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