the weather's getting better by the hour (it rains here all the time)
Hm. So nothing new. Except that today I have started considering switching schools. Nobody freak yet. And let me explain. I am having a mid-college crisis....
I hate business. Well okay, I don't hate it, but I find it incredibly boring. And I was thinking about how boring it is, and how I really want to change my major. I mentioned this before. And I was like, why aren't I an education major?? I have always wanted to be a teacher. But I didn't want to be an education major because people told me teaching jobs are scarce. And you don't make that much money. And that's why I was like, "Sweet, I'll be a businesswoman and rake in the dough!" As a businesswoman I'd be able to use my love of math and money to succeed. And then I could use my little knowledge of Spanish to do it internationally. And everyone needs a businessperson, especially a bilingual one, so I'd be guaranteed a job.
I just didn't count on it sucking so much.
But I think I would enjoy education. Secondary education with a concentration in math, to be exact. And a minor in Spanish, perhaps? Or maybe I'll just throw all the Spanish away. I don't know.
My enjoyment of math (well, I don't really enjoy the complicated stuff, but I do like geometry and algebra...yay for dorkiness!) will be used, as well as my love for writing on chalkboards. Haha! Also, I picked secondary education because high schoolers are at least a little mature. Elementary school kids are great and all, but I don't know if I'd have all the patience necessary to deal with them.
So after I make this decision (this happened what, two days ago I decided this?) I go to the KSOM advising center and schedule a meeting. I go to the meeting. They print out a CAPP sheet for my credits going into an education major. Like, 2 of my credits will work. All of the other credits will be throoooown away; just a waste of time. And my advisor tells me it's not very likely I can do this in time to graduate in May 2007. Argh. A whole year thrown away. So that means I'd have to go 5 years here. And at $35,000(and rising) a year, times 5 years, well that's just a lot of money that my family can't afford. But I really want to change. It may sound like it's just a spur-of-the-moment decision, but I really can see myself as a teacher. I never really could see myself as a businesswoman (although I liked the idea of wearing suits to work and looking all professional). I never got this excited about being an international business major. I never dreamed of being a businesswoman my whole life.
As I was saying, so 5 years here will cost an awful lot of money which I do not have, even with the help of financial aid. But. What if I transferred to a state school? I could get 2 years at a state school for the price of one here, no exaggeration. I don't know how to spell that e word. So if I transfer to a state school, even if I have to go for an extra year, I'll still be able to afford it. Soooooo.. other than that I'm going to talk to the education advisor next Thursday and see what they recommend and if I really could catch up, by taking summer classes, etc. If they say there's no way I could graduate with my class no matter what, then I'm going to have to look into other schools and how the credits would transfer.
So I'll probably be having a lot of meetings this month. Hopefully everything goes well...
I hate business. Well okay, I don't hate it, but I find it incredibly boring. And I was thinking about how boring it is, and how I really want to change my major. I mentioned this before. And I was like, why aren't I an education major?? I have always wanted to be a teacher. But I didn't want to be an education major because people told me teaching jobs are scarce. And you don't make that much money. And that's why I was like, "Sweet, I'll be a businesswoman and rake in the dough!" As a businesswoman I'd be able to use my love of math and money to succeed. And then I could use my little knowledge of Spanish to do it internationally. And everyone needs a businessperson, especially a bilingual one, so I'd be guaranteed a job.
I just didn't count on it sucking so much.
But I think I would enjoy education. Secondary education with a concentration in math, to be exact. And a minor in Spanish, perhaps? Or maybe I'll just throw all the Spanish away. I don't know.
My enjoyment of math (well, I don't really enjoy the complicated stuff, but I do like geometry and algebra...yay for dorkiness!) will be used, as well as my love for writing on chalkboards. Haha! Also, I picked secondary education because high schoolers are at least a little mature. Elementary school kids are great and all, but I don't know if I'd have all the patience necessary to deal with them.
So after I make this decision (this happened what, two days ago I decided this?) I go to the KSOM advising center and schedule a meeting. I go to the meeting. They print out a CAPP sheet for my credits going into an education major. Like, 2 of my credits will work. All of the other credits will be throoooown away; just a waste of time. And my advisor tells me it's not very likely I can do this in time to graduate in May 2007. Argh. A whole year thrown away. So that means I'd have to go 5 years here. And at $35,000(and rising) a year, times 5 years, well that's just a lot of money that my family can't afford. But I really want to change. It may sound like it's just a spur-of-the-moment decision, but I really can see myself as a teacher. I never really could see myself as a businesswoman (although I liked the idea of wearing suits to work and looking all professional). I never got this excited about being an international business major. I never dreamed of being a businesswoman my whole life.
As I was saying, so 5 years here will cost an awful lot of money which I do not have, even with the help of financial aid. But. What if I transferred to a state school? I could get 2 years at a state school for the price of one here, no exaggeration. I don't know how to spell that e word. So if I transfer to a state school, even if I have to go for an extra year, I'll still be able to afford it. Soooooo.. other than that I'm going to talk to the education advisor next Thursday and see what they recommend and if I really could catch up, by taking summer classes, etc. If they say there's no way I could graduate with my class no matter what, then I'm going to have to look into other schools and how the credits would transfer.
So I'll probably be having a lot of meetings this month. Hopefully everything goes well...