Well, I am currently a freshman, in a few months I’ll be a sophomore. I came to my university (NAU) on a scholarship that pays for all of my tuition. First semester, I was a Biology major, but I realized I don’t necessarily want to major in Biology. So I switched my major to Photojournalism. I only did this because I thought it might be easier to keep up my scholarship and I really love photography and writing. I soon realized that I have absolutely no interest in becoming a journalist. My grades kinda suck right now too because I just absolutely hate all my classes and have no interest in them. So I changed my major again for the upcoming fall semester, so I am now officially a Psychology major. Psychology really interests me, but I just don’t want to be a psychologist or any sort of therapist. Its not the kind of help I want to give. I want to take care of people.
So now I am really thinking of switching to Nursing. It’s really hard to get into the program though. You have to have a GPA of 3.0, which isn’t a really a problem because that’s what I need to have to keep my scholarship. But everyone applying usually has GPAs at 3.8 and above, so it’s very competitive. I know for a fact I want to help and take care of others and I really think nursing would be a great fit. However, by the time I get done with all the prerequisites, I will be starting my junior year. So I’d have to apply for the spring program for that year. Is that too late? I’d be a year behind everyone, and it’s a five-semester program so I’d be in school for an extra year.
And then there’s the parents. My parents don’t really want me to switch to nursing. This shouldn’t be a problem except for the fact that they are helping my pay for my dorm, meal plan, etc. I feel bad knowing that they are paying for me and yet I’m doing something they don’t want me to do. I’ve thought about all my other options though and I just don’t know. I’ve considered all the challenges of a career in nursing, like the hours, the day-to-day tasks, not getting a super high salary, etc. And I still feel like it’s worth it. Ideally, I’d eventually like to work as a nurse in a children’s hospital. I’m just not sure what to do, because I could also be faced with not being accepted into the program and if that happens, then what do I do? I could apply again for another semester but if I still can’t make it in after that, what do I do?
For now, I’m just going to take the prerequisites required for nursing because they currently fit in with the classes I have to take for psychology, plus last semester I took a few prereq classes too because I was a Biology major.
This is such a tough decision and I just don’t know what to do and plus I’m just so worried I’m going to screw it all up and then I’d of wasted my college years. And then what if I disappoint my parents??? Man, I just don’t know what to do.