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Please say some prayers that I am able to enroll in the class I need for Fall 2011. I am applying as a transient student and I am unable to register until August 15, 2011 even though the open registration has already begun. I spoke to a counselor on Thursday who said there was no way I could bypass the wait period. I’m very concerned that I will not be able to get in to the class I want/need because almost all the spots are filled. The only way I could is if the instructor approves a seat override. I know this professor well since I took my previous class with him so I hope he will if it’s necessary.

Also, I’m trying to form a plan for the next few years since I hope to graduate with my Bachelor’s by the time I’m 30. I just turned 28 this week and I am hoping to graduate this December with my Associates (2-year) degree. It’s been 10 years since I graduated from high school and it has not been easy choosing a career path. I’ve had problems with Attention Deficit Disorder and general doubt whether the career path I had chosen would be right for me. I’ve gone from veterinary medicine to radiologic technology to art history to nursing to psychology to biology to wildlife science to social work–which is my current major as of this Spring. There were many more changes–ones I don’t remember now because there have been so many. Anyway, I’ve been doing lots of research on schools that offer a Bachelors in Social Work and have thought about what I need to do to get admitted. I’m probably going to have to apply for financial aid and loans.

Please pray that I can come up with a plan that I’m happy with so that my major doesn’t change again for the umpteenth time. I’m done with changing it because I researched and took assessments on my personality to find what would suit me and I’m sure that this is a good choice. I love helping people.

Thanks in advance.
 
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death.
 
I hope you get your seat. Go every day and stand in the back if you have to. Eventually someone will probably drop the class. Use to work for me.

But seriously…wow. That’s a lot of major changing. I know you want to graduate soon, but you may be making a huge mistake. If you don’t choose something close to the right degree, you’re going to have to go back and spend more time and money getting it right with a masters. That could be a lot of work.

If you really like helping people, put yourself in a situation where you have the resources to do that. People pursue social work because the degee is easy and avoids math. That means there are tons of people out there chasing a few jobs. There are several easy degrees that present the same dilemna: political science, psychology, ethnic studies, women’s studies, etc. None of these allow you to make a very satisfactory living without an advanced degree. Do you know any social workers who make a decent living in a good economy? Most seem to regret their low wages and the burnout of dealing with people who are gaming the system. How do you think they are faring in the deepest recession in decades? They are the first to go when government programs get cut, and those cuts are coming hard and fast. You can’t help much when you’re the one who needs help.

I hope you will think a little harder about another major. If you really have no idea, get one of the business degrees. Quit worrying about whether you are going to like it. No avenue is perfect, but some degrees allow you to pursue many avenues. If you really want to help people, major in business finance and teach people with no money management skills how to change their self-crippling ways. Help small businesses find venture capital to create jobs. Manage a charity. You will be qualified to do these things with a business degree. Will a degree in social work really allow you to help people in ways that produce meaningful and lasting results? Not so much.

There are many majors that will support you and allow you to help others by donating your time; nursing, dental hygienist, teaching, and many others. Of course you aren’t going to like some classes. Of course you aren’t going to always like your job. Of course you will finally figure out what you want to do when you are about 50. Do it after you retire. Quit worrying and commit to something that makes a living and is in demand. It’s not like you’re cutting off an arm.

If you continue down this road, you will never retire, because you are never going to build a nest egg – you are going to be broke. You are already behind the curve a little bit because of your age, but you can catch up by making the right choice, and it isn’t social work. Sorry if this is disconcerting to hear, but you need the harsh truth that somebody isn’t giving you. There is a reason certain colleges don’t reveal the odds of you finding gainful employment with the degree they offer. It’s the same reason they don’t offer you a dead cat in a box on enrollment; you would be tremendously disappointed.

God bless you.
 
It may be true that jobs are harder to find with degrees in certain fields. However, I wouldn’t let that stop me if I really felt called to a certain field.

I worked for 16 years in a job that I accepted so that I could support my kids’ desire to attend college. I figured it didn’t matter that I was not thrilled with the kind of job; it was only temporary after all. All of my children have gone to college. Only two of the six graduated. After I retired I realized that, not only had I been miserable for most of 16 years, but I had changed in ways I didn’t like at all. Your job can make you into a different person. Unless we would suffer terribly financially, I wouldn’t make that choice again.

I have one son who changed majors many times. He now has more than enough credits for a bachelor’s degree, but requires many more hours to complete the requirements for a major. He married, had children and got certificates in certain areas of computer technology (computer science was his final major) and has a good job. But he hasn’t had the motivation to overcome the difficulty of working his current job, taking care of a family and going to school to get a degree that won’t change anything now, although job security might be better if he did. He does have some security because he has been in the job a long time, and is good at what he does; but in our economy any edge you can get helps.

God bless you in your pursuit and guide you in your choices, so that in the end you will have what you need to do His will.
 
Praying that the Holy Spirit guide you and the events in your life… and entrusting you to Our Blessed Mother for her guidance and protection:

We take refuge under thy protection, holy Mother of God; do not despise our prayers for DaughterOfMary in time of her necessity, but always free her from all dangers, o blessed and glorious Virgin. Amen.
 
Let us hope all will be well with your educational pursuits.
*
Our Father, Who art in heaven
Hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

Amen.*
 
PATER NOSTER,
qui es in caelis,
sanctificetur nomen tuum.
Adveniat regnum tuum.
Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie,
et dimitte nobis debita nostra
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem,
sed libera nos a malo. Amen.
 
Glory be to The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World without end
Amen
 
Lord, please help DaughterofMary6 to pursue one field of study now that she has tried out a number of them. May she get a seat in the class she is interested in taking, study well, perform well on her exams and have the determination to stick with her career plans. Give her the strength, patience, wisdom and direction that she needs to do well and to keep faithful to you. Thank you, Lord, for hearing my prayer.
 
Saburo said:
I hope you get your seat. Go every day and stand in the back if you have to. Eventually someone will probably drop the class. Use to work for me.

But seriously…wow. That’s a lot of major changing. I know you want to graduate soon, but you may be making a huge mistake. If you don’t choose something close to the right degree, you’re going to have to go back and spend more time and money getting it right with a masters. That could be a lot of work.

If you really like helping people, put yourself in a situation where you have the resources to do that. People pursue social work because the degee is easy and avoids math. That means there are tons of people out there chasing a few jobs. There are several easy degrees that present the same dilemna: political science, psychology, ethnic studies, women’s studies, etc. None of these allow you to make a very satisfactory living without an advanced degree. Do you know any social workers who make a decent living in a good economy? Most seem to regret their low wages and the burnout of dealing with people who are gaming the system. How do you think they are faring in the deepest recession in decades? They are the first to go when government programs get cut, and those cuts are coming hard and fast. You can’t help much when you’re the one who needs help.

I hope you will think a little harder about another major. If you really have no idea, get one of the business degrees. Quit worrying about whether you are going to like it. No avenue is perfect, but some degrees allow you to pursue many avenues. If you really want to help people, major in business finance and teach people with no money management skills how to change their self-crippling ways. Help small businesses find venture capital to create jobs. Manage a charity. You will be qualified to do these things with a business degree. Will a degree in social work really allow you to help people in ways that produce meaningful and lasting results? Not so much.

There are many majors that will support you and allow you to help others by donating your time; nursing, dental hygienist, teaching, and many others. Of course you aren’t going to like some classes. Of course you aren’t going to always like your job. Of course you will finally figure out what you want to do when you are about 50. Do it after you retire. Quit worrying and commit to something that makes a living and is in demand. It’s not like you’re cutting off an arm.

If you continue down this road, you will never retire, because you are never going to build a nest egg – you are going to be broke. You are already behind the curve a little bit because of your age, but you can catch up by making the right choice, and it isn’t social work. Sorry if this is disconcerting to hear, but you need the harsh truth that somebody isn’t giving you. There is a reason certain colleges don’t reveal the odds of you finding gainful employment with the degree they offer. It’s the same reason they don’t offer you a dead cat in a box on enrollment; you would be tremendously disappointed.

God bless you.
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Saburo, I really didn’t request advice on this matter, I requested prayers. I’ve been meeting with a counselor and talking about it and this is what I want to do. How do you know that I don’t know what I am getting into? Please just pray not try to offer a reality check. God bless.
 
Hecares said:
It may be true that jobs are harder to find with degrees in certain fields. However, I wouldn’t let that stop me if I really felt called to a certain field.

I worked for 16 years in a job that I accepted so that I could support my kids’ desire to attend college. I figured it didn’t matter that I was not thrilled with the kind of job; it was only temporary after all. All of my children have gone to college. Only two of the six graduated. After I retired I realized that, not only had I been miserable for most of 16 years, but I had changed in ways I didn’t like at all. Your job can make you into a different person. Unless we would suffer terribly financially, I wouldn’t make that choice again.

I have one son who changed majors many times. He now has more than enough credits for a bachelor’s degree, but requires many more hours to complete the requirements for a major. He married, had children and got certificates in certain areas of computer technology (computer science was his final major) and has a good job. But he hasn’t had the motivation to overcome the difficulty of working his current job, taking care of a family and going to school to get a degree that won’t change anything now, although job security might be better if he did. He does have some security because he has been in the job a long time, and is good at what he does; but in our economy any edge you can get helps.

God bless you in your pursuit and guide you in your choices, so that in the end you will have what you need to do His will.
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That’s exactly what happened to me. I became a nursing assistant in 2008 because I thought that nursing was the right path for me–that’s what everyone kept telling me. I would make good money and I would be helping people. It was very much the wrong advice because, while I liked helping people, I was spending more time worrying about what my supervisor wanted to have done by a certain time rather than talking and interacting with my patients, which is what I came to enjoy. After a month of praying, I was finally given the answer I was looking for and God told me it was time to leave when my supervisor threatened to fire me. I haven’t looked back since. I still miss the patients very much, but I know I was not happy there.

Thanks for your prayers.
 
ChrisRedfield47 said:
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death.
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Lord, hear our prayers!
 
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