<p>Throughout high school, I was always confused with what I wanted to study in college. In my junior year of high school, our local vo-tech came to my high school and talked about the great programs that they had. I decided to look into it, and I ended up in a half day program for healthcare. I did relatively well in the program, earning all A’s without having to try too hard. I was happy with this, and I started to tell people that I planned on becoming a nurse. Everyone was so excited, so I applied to an associates degree nursing program. I was accepted right away about two weeks into my senior year of high school. I was the first person in my graduating class to be accepted to a college. My school did rolling admissions, and I was told I had only two weeks to decide if I wanted to go to this school and I had to send them $600 to “hold my seat.” I jumped and sent in the deposit because everyone was so proud of me, and I was just excited that I wouldn’t have to worry about college like everyone else would be in a few months. </p>
<p>About a month into nursing school was when I first realized that I didn’t think it was for me. I have always been someone who enjoys writing and languages, and in nursing school I just feel like I’m another student who they think will drop out. I feel stuck and depressed because I’m not being creative at all. I feel like I’ll become just another nurse wiping butts (I know it’s more than that). I was doing well, but I really didn’t know if I’d end up passing at the end of the semester. I started looking into going back to my local community college to start my gen eds to go for communications and a foreign language. I passed my nursing classes with flying colors, and I got really excited again, so I decided not to pursue the classes at the community college.</p>
<p>Now, winter break is about to end and I’m about to start my 2nd semester of nursing school. From the start, I’ve tried opening up to my mom about this, but she is more worried about the financial aid switching schools. She says I should stay until my 2nd semester ends and then switch if I still want to so I can just reapply for financial aid next year. I don’t want to waste my time/money on something I know I don’t want to do. I guess it wouldn’t be a big deal if I was just switching majors, but my school is strictly a nursing school, so I have to transfer too.</p>
<p>Ultimately, I want to move overseas and travel the world. Finding a nursing job overseas is virtually impossible for an American, so I don’t think nursing fits in with my life goals or career goals. I just feel so confused and upset, and I don’t know how to tell everyone that I pretty much wasted a semester, and I might be wasting another one. When I tell someone I might want to switch, they automatically assume it’s because I’m failing. </p>
<p>Sorry for the long rant…but I just feel like getting this off of my chest. </p>
<p>Has anyone else found themselves in a situation like this? What did you do?
Is anyone going for communication? How do you like it?
If you ever had to transfer/switch majors, how did you tell your parents and how did they react?</p>
<p>Any replies are welcome! :/</p>