ok..so! heres the thing. i need to decide what exactly i'm doing after i graduate, and i'm having a difficult time because no matter which way i go i'm on my own financially which scares me.
so heres my situation. for absolute sure i will be going to ucmt (utah college of massage therapy) in a year or two. thats a 7 month college and is one of the best massage therapy schools in the nation. i am for sure going there. but now i have the dilemma of what to do till then. i did get accepted to suu in cedar city and i have a $1000 scholarship there and i would love to go there for a year to gain some university experience and to have a fun little adventure. but i would be on my own 5ish hours away from home without a car and about $250 in addition to my scholarship. i'm scared of getting into some serious debt for a year of college that wont help me towards my career. so i have the other option of working for a year and saving up my money for ucmt.
now i look at this situation and the smart one would be staying home and working, but i dont want to miss out on a good opportunity. so.. if there is any advice anybody could give me and help me give me some insight so that i can make this decision before its too late..
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
advice on college? :/
Posted by maida marie at 8:16 PM
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Drawing from my deep well of wisdom I say if you can get a job lined up for this summer save your money and go to college, or if you can get a part time job while you are in school then go for it. I believe strongly in new experiences. However debt is bad news. Don't go into debt for this new experience, trust me, college is not THAT great.
I didn't go to college right after high school, I got a full-time job and made some wonderful friends doing that. I wasn't ready for college yet, but I've had great experiences, met amazing people and, best of all, had money to do things I wanted to do (o: I'm glad I had a different adventure and now that I'm in college, I'm getting all the good experiences (making new friends, taking interesting classes) just a little delayed.
Stepping past the fear will help. Just mentally say to yourself, "what do I want?" then when the answer comes back "I don't know." say to yourself, "okay but if I did know what would it be?" Sometimes I just tell myself that I'm going to go put the "not knowing" aside and see what else there is. I can always go back to it. . .
As for the, "if I were in your shoes" thing I say get school lined up. See if there are other scholarships you can get or other aide - there are lots of options - and apply and get accepted even register for classes. THEN if you decide it's not for you, you can make a single phone call (wait on hold a few times) and cancel all your classes.
Oh, and pray. A lot.
I take it then that your chosen career is being a massage therapist?
yeah i do really want to be a massage therapist! i've been talking about it for a few years and i've taken anatomy classes and it all really interests me.
but i do love theater. i know i'll still do it and still pursue it whether i go to college for it or not. but i have passion in two areas and with theater especially it is good to have back up. there really isnt money in theater.. and with massage therapy it would be easier to schedule around theater or the other way around and such. and i just know i could work it out between the two.
but my only concern is paying for college and such.. but i think i'm leaning towards staying home. just looking at the economy and such..now would be a bad time to get into debt. and i dont know what will happen in a year but i know even if the economy is worse i'll feel more confident cuz i'll have more money in the bank.
and i'm silently afraid of living on my own/with strangers....i know i would love the experience and independence of being on my own but deep down i'm just not fully ready to be an adult and take the resposibility..so i think i'll stay at home and be a kid for as long as i can..
oh and thank you all so much for the advice! whether i end up taking the advice or not it helps. thanks for the love and care!
Hey honey!! I think you should go to SUU!! I know its kinda scary to go out on your own but i really think you'd enjoy it in the long run!! And its not like you're gonna shack up with weird druggy people! You'll be with people who wanna go to college and get an education!! I know i've stressed this alot but i just wanted it in writing or, uh.. typing! I Love You honey!!
PS (whisper) i'd love it if you stayed though...
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