Today I got really stressed out about life decisions. It seems I go in cycles - thinking about the uncertain future, stressing out about it, deciding to ignore/delay those decisions, happy and carefree for a while, realizing that I need to make decisions, stressing, ignoring...
BUT the time has come when I can not delay those (educational) decisions any longer!!!
Today I went and talked to a counselor...He told me that I could graduate in April if I didn't do a Chinese Minor..that got me thinking about what I should do?
Applications for Chinese Flagship are coming up (http://chineseflagship.byu.edu/) The application entails me stating basically a professional vision (aka what I want to be, what internship I would want in China, etc...) Frankly, at the moment, I don't know what that vision is...So this causes stress..
Here are my options.
1. Dental Hygiene (#1 option TODAY! Who knows tomorrow.) If I did this, I would graduate in April, drop my Chinese minor and start dental hygiene school in the fall 2010.
Pros: Interesting (I think), Lucrative, Uses my major I have now, Could graduate sooner and make money sooner
Cons: Costs a lot, wouldn't be using Chinese ever
2. Public Health which would entail me graduating in another year with a minor in Chinese, probably doing Chinese Flagship, and going to master's school
Pros: Could use both Chinese and Exercise Science, go to China
Cons: Might cut off marriage options, A lot of schooling, really ambitious and a lot of work, don't know if I actually want to do that JOB (in an office planning programs?)
3. Teaching would entail me doing a lot more research...because BYU has no post-grad accelerated teaching certificate programs, and the internet does not seem to be a very clear source for that. I am considering Teach for America, but I don't know if they even offer Chinese classes in urban/rural school districts
Pros: I would really enjoy the job, its a new challenge, not really related to what I've been studying for 4 years.
Cons: Location would be random, don't know that much info yet about it, VERY challenging, don't know how qualified I would feel in that setting
Any suggestions? Either on what I should do? Or how to make this decision? Or how to make decisions in general?
Current Status: Applying for everything (Flagship, getting all prereqs for dental hygiene school done, doing research) and delaying the actual decision even longer.
I think you are doing the right thing applying for the things you are interested in and researching options. I can't tell you which option is best because that's between you and the Lord, but I will say that He will guide you. I never thought I'd use my law degree but looking back it was the best thing I could have done. I was afraid of the amount of work to get in and through law school and I was afraid that would keep me from dating and getting married when I was sitting at the brink going, but it all worked out. Follow the Spirit! That's my advice =)
ReplyDeleteI think you should open a chineese speaking only dental clinic in provo and fly a big flag outside of it.
ReplyDeletePros: in provo, so your male fan club could continue increasing and you wouldn't cut off any dating options.
Lucrative. A lot of Chineese people would like to know when they have plaque on #16. You would be the only one to tell them.
You could totally use your degree.
You could fly that really sweet flag outside and it would be sort of like being in flagship but without the loss of dating options.
Cons: You probably don't know the word for "plaque" in Chineese.
You might not be able to convince the bank (when you go to take out the loan to start the chineese dental office) that you're going to make big bucks.
Dude. It's your choice, but I think it's an obvious one.