On Monday I turn my life over to MTSU. This semester consists of 18 hours, of which 2 classes are night classes and one is an online course. Whoo hoo. I'm also going to try to hold down my work/study job, a cleaning job at a local salon, and working on maybe a new restaurant job. That one is still in the development stages. If I don't think about all of it then I don't freak out about it. Just do it. Nike.
This summer has been just a season for me. I had my two classes that took up most of it, and I haven't really had the money to go anywhere other than Georgia a couple of times. I had really wanted to get to the beach, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen. Maybe later on in the year...maybe.
I haven't seen Alex that much, which sadly I'm getting used to. I'm sure we have a great relationship, but I'm now afraid that if we ever do actually live together, we'll be so unaccustomed to each other like we once were. I digress about the whole situation, because who knows what lies in the future for us. Maybe I will get that nice job in Atlanta. Maybe I'll get an awesome job here in Nashville and he'll find it better just to move back to Middle Tennessee. I don't see that ever happening by the way.
So, until Monday, I'm here at the cabin, crocheting and looking up funny videos on youtube.
Welcome to almost September.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Have you explored your career lately?
Yesterday I changed my major from Business Education/ Secondary Education to Business Education/ Non-teaching. This means that I don't have to do student teaching thus I can graduate in May like I had wanted to do from the get-go. But that also means I wont automatically be testing for a teaching license when I get done with college.
Ive come to the conclusion that I don't really want to teach high school after all. I figure its probably good that I figure this out now rather than in the middle of my student teaching. So where does this leave me? What career field do I go into now?
According to my new course layout, I have to take two upper-division Non-Business courses. I'm planning on trying to take those courses in Public Relations (which at MTSU is in the College of Mass Communication) and maybe something in Human Development (College of Education). Hopefully with those two classes I'll be able to figure out where I would like to try to apply for an internship in the Spring. Thats another thing. In lieu of student teaching, I'm doing an internship which I think is a excellent plan. Put me out there in the real world, hopefully make a stipend, and wish for a walk-on position after graduation. Now that would definitely be the cat's meow.
Usually change is scary but this change is making me feel better about my college career. I'm one of those subjective people who say that getting a good job depends on your inner abilities, not your GPA. I also believe that you can learn things in college, but a good deal of what career you're suited for depends on your attitude.
I think I would be good in Public Relations. I also think I would be good in the government sector. Lobbying congress would be right down my alley. Counseling troubled teens would seem like a good job (depending on the area I was living in!) I feel like with my new major, the possibilities are endless. I can't wait to see what my future career looks like.
What does your career exploration look like?
Ive come to the conclusion that I don't really want to teach high school after all. I figure its probably good that I figure this out now rather than in the middle of my student teaching. So where does this leave me? What career field do I go into now?
According to my new course layout, I have to take two upper-division Non-Business courses. I'm planning on trying to take those courses in Public Relations (which at MTSU is in the College of Mass Communication) and maybe something in Human Development (College of Education). Hopefully with those two classes I'll be able to figure out where I would like to try to apply for an internship in the Spring. Thats another thing. In lieu of student teaching, I'm doing an internship which I think is a excellent plan. Put me out there in the real world, hopefully make a stipend, and wish for a walk-on position after graduation. Now that would definitely be the cat's meow.
Usually change is scary but this change is making me feel better about my college career. I'm one of those subjective people who say that getting a good job depends on your inner abilities, not your GPA. I also believe that you can learn things in college, but a good deal of what career you're suited for depends on your attitude.
I think I would be good in Public Relations. I also think I would be good in the government sector. Lobbying congress would be right down my alley. Counseling troubled teens would seem like a good job (depending on the area I was living in!) I feel like with my new major, the possibilities are endless. I can't wait to see what my future career looks like.
What does your career exploration look like?
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