The Self-Defeatist principle, or, how I still don't know where the hell I'm going with my life.

[vivelapassivity]

Have you ever had one of those moments that, for whatever reason, really made you stop and reconsider the choices you were making for yourself?

I did that today....sort of.  I was having a conversation with a friend of mine in my Sociology class on the topic of career goals.  She is an aspiring pharmacist; I am an aimless Nursing major.  She knew of

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[fun_sized_one]

Hmmm I'm taking a small break....

So if you're wanting to change your major just so you can graduate in time, then I wouldn't bother, especially if twas to psych (unless you want THAT to be your contigency plan). However, if you're wanting to change your major because it's something you LIKE and want to study, then do it. Also, if you want to stick with nursing for now, what's another year? I mean, I know several several people who are finishing up later than they're "supposed to," but what does that mean anyway? You finish when you finish; there's no rule about graduating in 4 years. In fact, I only know relatively few who actually do that, and they about killed themselves doing it (i.e. me). It's not worth losing your head. And I'm taking a year to do Fulbright, so when I enter grad school, it will be as if I graduated in 2008 anyway...*shrug* Just my thoughts; I'm kind of biased against psych majors though, as I often see the major as a cop-out and an easy means to an iffy end.

[vivelapassivity]

Well, it's not just that; I also don't know if Nursing is right for me. I would like to pick a contingency plan that, if Dentistry fell through beyond the point of reconciliation, I would be contented and happy doing that instead. I picked Nursing because I thought it might be that. Instead, I found that if I wanted to become a Dentist, I would have to come back and put in an extra year or two MORE to get the coursework for Dental school, and then MAYBE I could apply and be accepted. If I go through with that, I don't want to be 35 or 40 and finishing up what should have taken me until about 26 or 27 to do. But that's just me. I also don't want to break my neck, either. I guess I'm just wading through the muck and weighing my options. *shrugs

[vivelapassivity]

I would if I could, but Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Health, etc. are all just tracks for professional school--in other words, you have to pick a major in addition to being Pre-Professional. So I could pick any major I wanted, but I would still have to do all the additional stuff and coursework for Dental school. I wish I could major in Pre-Dent., though. That would make things much easier.

[vivelapassivity]

See, this is part of the problem: I don't know what I like. I have absolutely no idea. I think that I would like Dentistry, and if they had that as a major I would jump into it in a heartbeat, but they do not. *sigh* And Nursing is a major, I realized. It's one of the only Pre-Professional "majors" at UAB (if not THE only one). So....yeah. I don't know. Part of me thinks that if I become a nurse it will be incredibly rewarding (as I will get to help others in a medical setting, which is one thing I'm almost POSITIVE I want), and another part seems to think that if I pursue this field I'll just be copping out of my original goal and I'll wind up sucking shit from all of the other Nurses and stuck-up MD's. Maybe it's both--or hell, maybe I've got it all wrong and it would be a good choice. I guess I won't know until I either think more on it, research it more, or figure out what I want. *shrugs

[engaging_wolf]

It's always about doing what you feel. And the longer you feel it and go with it the more you're supposed to feel it. It think your reasons for being a dentist are fine enough!