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I think last weekend was one of the dorkiest weekends I've had in awhile.
on Friday after school I went to Grammar for the Global Awareness Conference that Pri & Ana & Marena were organizing. I figured it would be interesting, different than what I was used to, good for my resume and something to do. it was pretty good and definitely worthwhile. it sucks going to conferences where you don't know anyone (or only know the three people who are organizing it, haha!) but hey, I got through it. it was really eye-opening, and was awesome at making me feel guilty for being so self-absorbed. as I result of it, I think I'm going to join Amnesty International. awesome.
anyway, I came home and went straight to work. I had an essay, term project, and test due today. although I worked straight through Saturday night and Sunday, I still wasn't done at 11:30 last night. and then the power went out for about three seconds, and as a result I lost half my chem project. at that point, I went "fuck it" and went to sleep. so I didn't go to school today :) haha I suck.
it's course selection time again, my leastest favorite time of the year. seriously, it stresses me out so bad, and makes me realize how conflicted I am between polar opposites when it comes to careers. at this point, I've narrowed it down to Law or Medicine. which is great, really, because that narrows absolutely nothing down.
(prepare yourself for a rant. or stop reading.)
I was just on this career website that gives you your top 40 careers.
#2 - corporate/commercial lawyer
#4 - paralegal
#6 - judge
#9 - civil litigator
#10 - criminal lawyer
#11 - lawyer
#12 - criminologist
#17 - probation officer
maybe, just maybe, it's telling me I should go into law? ergh, but I was just reading through courses I should have taken, or be taking. such as economics, social sciences, history, etc. funny that, all my courses are sciences, even though I hate them, to make my parents happy? hmm. so I basically screwed myself over that way.
although, even if I did science in university - like did a degree in bio (a science I can stand) - I could still go to law school. but that would be difficult, and the areas of law would still be limited because of my complete lack of economics.
sooo. even though Law would be amazingly fun & well suited to me, it's seeming less and less possible by the way. (is that what the parents had planned all along?)
so the other choice is medicine. it's the obvious choice - I'm so familiar with it, because both of my older brothers did/are doing that. plus, I'm good at science & math (I'm good at english too, but apparently that doesn't matter). I used to absolutely abhor this idea, but since bio 12 was probably one of the easiest and funnest (now that I look back on it) courses I've taken, it's becoming more plausible. except, if I was to do this, I'd plan on family medicine. my brother has been "in school" for almost 26 years now, becoming a cardiologist, even though he gets paid now. but it's effing physical abuse or something, he has no time for anything but work, and he spends his days in a sleepy daze.
so yes. right now, law school is losing out to med school.
oh and these are my courses next year, don't they look deathly?
English 12
Global History 12 (with Plato, the death adminstrator of Canadian History 11)
Pre-Cal 12
Calculus 12
Chem 12
Physics 12
basically I'm going to die.
end rant here. :)
(next entry -> the student council rant!)
on Friday after school I went to Grammar for the Global Awareness Conference that Pri & Ana & Marena were organizing. I figured it would be interesting, different than what I was used to, good for my resume and something to do. it was pretty good and definitely worthwhile. it sucks going to conferences where you don't know anyone (or only know the three people who are organizing it, haha!) but hey, I got through it. it was really eye-opening, and was awesome at making me feel guilty for being so self-absorbed. as I result of it, I think I'm going to join Amnesty International. awesome.
anyway, I came home and went straight to work. I had an essay, term project, and test due today. although I worked straight through Saturday night and Sunday, I still wasn't done at 11:30 last night. and then the power went out for about three seconds, and as a result I lost half my chem project. at that point, I went "fuck it" and went to sleep. so I didn't go to school today :) haha I suck.
it's course selection time again, my leastest favorite time of the year. seriously, it stresses me out so bad, and makes me realize how conflicted I am between polar opposites when it comes to careers. at this point, I've narrowed it down to Law or Medicine. which is great, really, because that narrows absolutely nothing down.
(prepare yourself for a rant. or stop reading.)
I was just on this career website that gives you your top 40 careers.
#2 - corporate/commercial lawyer
#4 - paralegal
#6 - judge
#9 - civil litigator
#10 - criminal lawyer
#11 - lawyer
#12 - criminologist
#17 - probation officer
maybe, just maybe, it's telling me I should go into law? ergh, but I was just reading through courses I should have taken, or be taking. such as economics, social sciences, history, etc. funny that, all my courses are sciences, even though I hate them, to make my parents happy? hmm. so I basically screwed myself over that way.
although, even if I did science in university - like did a degree in bio (a science I can stand) - I could still go to law school. but that would be difficult, and the areas of law would still be limited because of my complete lack of economics.
sooo. even though Law would be amazingly fun & well suited to me, it's seeming less and less possible by the way. (is that what the parents had planned all along?)
so the other choice is medicine. it's the obvious choice - I'm so familiar with it, because both of my older brothers did/are doing that. plus, I'm good at science & math (I'm good at english too, but apparently that doesn't matter). I used to absolutely abhor this idea, but since bio 12 was probably one of the easiest and funnest (now that I look back on it) courses I've taken, it's becoming more plausible. except, if I was to do this, I'd plan on family medicine. my brother has been "in school" for almost 26 years now, becoming a cardiologist, even though he gets paid now. but it's effing physical abuse or something, he has no time for anything but work, and he spends his days in a sleepy daze.
so yes. right now, law school is losing out to med school.
oh and these are my courses next year, don't they look deathly?
English 12
Global History 12 (with Plato, the death adminstrator of Canadian History 11)
Pre-Cal 12
Calculus 12
Chem 12
Physics 12
basically I'm going to die.
end rant here. :)
(next entry -> the student council rant!)