Major Decisions

After about six months of toying with the idea, I'm finally changing my major. Long hours of arguing with myself has brought me to the conclusion that I picked Nursing as a major because I knew I'd be good at it. I am a very caring person who can put people in good spirits. I know that there is a nursing shortage in the United States, so I would definitely have a job when I got out of school. However, there is more to life than doing something I'm "good at". I need a job where I feel needed and fufilled. I will only become depressed working in a job where I am unhappy. I refuse to spend my life like that.

I am changing my major to Elementary Education. I will get all the transfer credits possible at Shelton State (where I'm going now), and then I will transfer to the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa to get my 4 year degree. I will wait to see where Adam and I live as to where I'll get my Masters (most likely in Education). I adore children and love working with them and teaching them. I thought about offering to teach Sunday School at the church I attended until recently. I know that my parents and Adam don't have the money to see my entire degree through, but I know that I'll make it somehow. I will be eligable for all kinds of scholarships based on my learning disorders alone. If those won't cover the astronomical costs of my education, I can always get student loans. However I have to accomplish it, I will become an elementary school teacher.