Dad doesn't like my major!

RAlec114
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:34:57 +0000

I’ll be another supporter for the “realistic” side, aka your fathers. I support going into nursing, engineering, whatever the other posters have said.

I see too much of this these days “I want to do something I will love. It’s more important than money.” That view is much to idealistic. Inside we’re all a little idealistic with our “dreams” and all, but the fact is that a lot of people live mediocre and unfulfilled lives. What can you do with 60k and a dead end job? Not much.

I say, and this is my opinion, that you should be realistic. I can say this kind of from experience. My father had passion for medical research and did not become a doctor. He’s making 1/3 the money he could have made, and his job is unstable - he lost his job 3 times because of the nature of the job and because of the recent economy. My family can’t fully support me for college (like many other families) and would be able to had my father been a doctor. That’s life. If you were to ask my father “was it worth it?” He’d definitely say no.
(not to make it seem like I’m poor, I’m middle class, but I’m just trying to make a point)