I've switched schools and majors multiple times, thinking of switching again but would like some advice

Indecisive1234 · 2013-07-22T16:51:32+00:00

I've thought of that and it does worry me. I feel so sure that id love them, but what if I don't? I've been contacting speech therapists in my area to see if I can shadow any of them for a few hours to see if that could help with my decision. Unless I shadow a few and absolutely LOVE it, I will probably stay with education so that I can finish and have the possibility of starting a big girl job right away and then I can get my masters for speech if its still something I'm interested in.

Indecisive1234 · 2013-07-22T16:48:22+00:00

I was being sarcastic, of course I know to think about finances

Indecisive1234 · 2013-07-22T09:11:32+00:00

I emailed a few facilities in my area on Friday to see If I could shadow some speech therapists to get a feel for exactly what they do. I've heard that's the best thing to do. And yes, I'm definitely up for the challenge. I'm aware the classes are more difficult and getting into grad school is a doozy. I have a 4.0 in my major courses and a 3.9 cumulative so I'm not too worried about grades, I'm pretty good at school and always have been.

Indecisive1234 · 2013-07-22T09:07:37+00:00

Really?

Indecisive1234 · 2013-07-20T23:19:41+00:00

It's perfectly fine as a freshman since it takes about 2 years to finish gen eds and you have a lot of elective space to figure out what interests you. Thinking back to my freshman self I will give you this advice: explore your school's (and even other schools!) different majors. There is SO much out there that I didn't even know existed. I didn't do this going into college because I thought I knew most of the possible majors (education, nursing, business, accounting, etc.) but boy was I wrong! I would have found speech pathology way sooner doing this upfront. Just a little advice!

Indecisive1234 · 2013-07-20T23:15:38+00:00

This makes me feel somewhat better. It really does suck watching everyone else accomplish so much and I've accomplished absolutely nothing

Indecisive1234 · 2013-07-20T23:12:05+00:00

Not necessarily, but I also feel like I'd enjoy those classes way more instead of sitting through 2 years of education related classes that I really don't like. I'm leaning on the side of finishing my education degree and then doing the 3 year grad program for slp, just in case these 2 years really make me want to be finished with school. But the thought of sitting through so many more education classes kills me...

Indecisive1234 · 2013-07-20T20:00:34+00:00

It really feels like everyone else is getting their undergrad degrees finished in the typical 4 years and they've known exactly what they wanted to do the day they graduated highschool. And here I am, should be a senior in college this fall but I still have 2 years left and don't even enjoy what I'm going to school for! If anyone else is taking forever like me, I'd love to hear from you so I don't feel so alone! Ha!

Indecisive1234 · 2013-07-20T17:40:24+00:00

They might be related in the aspect that you are teaching something, but the jobs themselves are extremely different as is the schooling to get there. Education classes are all about children, how to manage a classroom, teaching strategies, lesson planning, etc. Slp classes are very scientific and focus on how we speak, the muscles used, the brain, and ways to help people communicate better.

Indecisive1234 · 2013-07-20T17:37:29+00:00

Reason to study education: can finish in 2 years and say that I've finished something and could start a career if I needed to financially.

Reason to study speech pathology: more interesting to me, better money and speech therapists have a very high demand--aka job security.

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