in a pickle
So I'm finally registered to return to college. But now I'm rethinking my major. I work in the mental health field now, but the only way to advance at my workplace is with a bachelors in social work. So that's what I enrolled for since I've already been with this agency for two years I figured I might as well stay since it's a pretty nice job.
But my passion is with anything that has to do with the law. Growing up my family always said I should go to school to be a lawyer. That ship however has long sailed. But there is an associates or a bachelors in legal studies at the college I could do. And that has really got me thinking that maybe that's what I need to do. It's gonna be difficult to go back to school either way, I haven't been in a classroom in 10 years! But if I do enroll in the legal studies program I'm afraid of what my boss will think, considering I cannot do anything with that degree at our agency. I'm not sure whether I should stay with social work which I do enjoy but am not all that passionate about, or try a different career in something I know I like but do not know how I will like doing that as a profession (paralegal, courthouse, etc). Just not sure what to do at this point...
But my passion is with anything that has to do with the law. Growing up my family always said I should go to school to be a lawyer. That ship however has long sailed. But there is an associates or a bachelors in legal studies at the college I could do. And that has really got me thinking that maybe that's what I need to do. It's gonna be difficult to go back to school either way, I haven't been in a classroom in 10 years! But if I do enroll in the legal studies program I'm afraid of what my boss will think, considering I cannot do anything with that degree at our agency. I'm not sure whether I should stay with social work which I do enjoy but am not all that passionate about, or try a different career in something I know I like but do not know how I will like doing that as a profession (paralegal, courthouse, etc). Just not sure what to do at this point...
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I went back to school at age 28. Prior to that I had earned an associates degree in liberal arts and had transferred to the University planning to finish up with a degree in sociology. I was young, married to my first husband, and had no clue what I wanted to do with my life.
Fast forward to a divorce, move across the country, and starting over. I thought long and hard about what I wanted to do and decided to say \"screw it\" to my past studies. I started completely over, earned another associates and then a bachelors in Finance. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! I wouldn\'t change a thing if I had to do it all over again .
Go with you gut! You have a long time out in the working world - do something that will make you happy!
thanks Abbey:)