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My college advisors want me to change my major, but I'm scared?
So long story short I'm a sophomore in college and I'm currently a Healthcare Administration major. Before I transferred to my current college I was a Political Science major at my old college and also took some medical courses because I enjoyed both. With my current major I planned to be an administrator in a hospital or a clinic major, but I've always had a secret passion for wanting to be a lawyer. I never really followed it before because I know how hard it's going to be when it's such a competitive field, but I think getting into healthcare law will be easier as it's a growing field and I'll already have a background in it between the classes I've taken as well as my job (also in medical). I also didn't know if I wanted to go to grad school before, but now I'm fairly certain I do because I don't believe a bachelors in anything will get me anywhere I really want to be so I might as well go and try to get my JD.
When I made this decision my advisors suggested that I turn HCA into a minor and then pick up pre-law as a minor (only available as a minor), and Political Communication as a major. So I'd be majoring in Political Communication with a minor in Healthcare Administration and a second minor in Pre-Law. They think that this will set me up for the perfect pathway to Healthcare Law because Law schools prefer political based degrees and I'll have the HCA to show them what my interest is.
I'm really worried about this change though because what if I can't get my JD for whatever reason and I'm stuck with a Political Communications major?? That seems pretty worthless if you ask me. I don't know what I'd possibly use it for and I think my parents would be pretty pissed at me if I took out a bunch of loans for a degree I wound up not being able to use. Right now they're happy with me because they think Healthcare Administration will be a great degree with great job possibilities and I think if I told them I changed it to PoliCom they'd lose all hope.
Please help? I also don't want to get a degree in HCA and be stuck in that field when I really want to be a lawyer.
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You need to follow your heart. Where the heart is there will be a passion for the work you do and likely you will enjoy your job more. College advisors are doing the same thing we do here except that they are trained to focus on advice in the field of schooling. We give advice here too, but try not to tell you what to do. In the end, advise is only more information given to help you make a decision on your own, the very best and informed decision you could make. Unless your parents are paying for your college, there should be no reason for them to be upset. You are an adult and need to find that career that will support you well and that you also enjoy and are good at. No one is forcing you to go a certain way by giving their opinion or advice. It is still your decision dear.
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