<p>I’m currently on a leave of absence from school. I feel like this is messing me up so much - so if any of you have any reassurance for me about taking a semester off, please feel free to give it. Because right now I feel like no graduate schools are even going to want me! However, I’ll still share my plan with you…</p>
<p>I’m interested in a lot of things. For one, I really want to work with people. I am going to UNLV in the Spring just because its the best I can do right now. I can live at home, accumulate no debt because of scholarships, and it may not be the greatest school but it’ll do for undergrad (right?). What I want to do is double major in Psychology and Nutrition. I mapped out a graduation plan and I can finish by May '14. It’ll be a year late, since I’m suppose to be the class of '13, but with a double major I think thats okay. That means I have 3 years to get internships, research, my GPA, and everything in my life back in order. </p>
<p>What I really want to do for a little while is social work, but the social work program at UNLV is not that great. So once I graduate I want to apply to a M.S.W/J.D. program. Basically go to law school and get my masters of social work at the same time. NYU has this program - and I really want to work on getting into it. I want to do social work for a while but eventually go into law. I figure I get could both done at the same time and then figure out where I want my career to go. </p>
<p>Are Psych and Nutrition way too off for my undergrad majors? I know that lots of people who do Psychology go into Social Work, and Nutrition would fulfill all the biology prerequisites of a M.S.W program and its something I’m really interested in and that I think I could really use. </p>
<p>So am I way in over my head, or is this possible?</p>
<p>Find something that makes money, stick with it whether your trifling self likes it or not, graduate, and make bank.</p>
<p>It is not complicated by any measure; if you foul this up, you are directly responsible, it would not be a matter of getting over one’s head. Rather, it would be a matter of having one’s head up one’s ass, which given your posts is your default position.</p>
<p>You didn’t specify how you messed up so it’s difficult to be definitive here.
If by mmessing up, you mean doing poorly/failin in school, you can build a record of doing good work and get into a graduate school. It’s not clear why you want a law degree and MSW. As long as you take the prerequisites and show an interest in these fields, I don’t think your undergraduate majors will be an obstacle.</p>
<p>“Basically go to law school and get my masters of social work at the same time.”</p>
<p>^And how do you plan on accomplishing this dream? Do you have any idea of the work involved in being a full time law student? My son lives with a bunch of law students and he is amazed at the amount of stress in their lives. According to him, they are in stress mode most of the time. The amount of reading, studying, and coursework is incredible. Many of them are also working part time jobs to cover their living expenses. </p>
<p>So, you plan on going to Law School AND getting your Masters in social work at the same time. You really need to pick one or the other. If you’re interested in social work and law, why are you choosing Psychology and nutrition for your undergrad studies? Why don’t you choose Political Science with a minor in Sociology? Why don’t you choose Social Work with a minor in Political Science? </p>
<p>You really need to sit down with a clear head and sort this all out. Right now, focus on your undergrad.
I honestly don’t think you have a realistic idea of either law or social work as a career. Next semester, take a few undergrad law classes and take a few classes related to social work. Take a public policy course. Take an intro to law class. Take a sociology class. As of now, you’re grasping at straws trying to set out a plan of action without any foundation.</p>
<p>“I figure I get could both done at the same time and then figure out where I want my career to go.”</p>
<p>^You have this backwards. Figure out where you want your career to go and then figure out how to reach the goal.</p>
<p>You are really delusional. You run away from simple responsibilities that everyone else deals with, yet you want to pursue a masters degree and go to law school.</p>
<p>Unbelievable. Get your head on straight. Maybe college isn’t even for you at this point. Do some real work with few responsibilities.</p>