Stuck and depressed - don't know what to do. Advice?

SisypheanTask
Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:08:35 +0000

I’m a bit stuck right now in life and was wondering if any of the adults here could give me some advice perhaps?

I graduated from a respected state school about 1.5 years ago with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Business (mistake #1!) and bounced from internship to internship and temp job to temp job. Right now I’m working as a receptionist with administrative duties at a property management firm.

My job is temp to perm and I’m not sure it will last. Since this is a pattern - I’m considering going back to school now rather than later. Unfortunately I’m no longer interested in law (or at least not passionate enough to drop so much money on an the education with the legal sector the way it is…) nor am I cut out to teach.

I’ve been thinking about getting a 2nd bachelor’s degree in accountancy (I’ve worked in A/P and continue to have some duties as a receptionist) or try to apply for a Master’s . I do have some issues, though, that may prevent me from being accepted into a graduate program (or law school for the sake of argument). During my sophomore year, I had some extreme, chronic medical issues and, in addition,was grappling with addiction.

Instead of taking time off, I stayed enrolled…and I took a few semester’s worth of W’s even though I logically knew I was in no condition to be enrolled in university. So my GPA is fine (3.72) but I have approx. 20 Ws on my transcript. I’ve also yet to take the GRE or GMAT but am currently study and do tend to score fairly well on standardized tests.

Sorry - back on track…anyone have any advice as to what to do? What with my withdrawals and liberal arts degree. Would applying for law school/a graduate program be a waste of time or should I try my hand at 2nd bachelors in Accounting considering money isn’t too much of a factor in this instance. Is there another route to enter that’s experiencing some demand and satisfying industry or am I maybe stuck, because of my background, answering calls?

Apologies for the for the long. I’m very depressed, confused and stuck right now. I appreciate any and all advice very, very much!