The Like/Hate Thread

[Android-18]

Well I finished Highschool last year, and I'm 22, so I'm a bit late in getting things done but I need to get my butt in gear.

I had no idea what I wanted to do and then it hit me. I wanted to be a psychologist, and then I thought about social working, and now I think what I'm going to do is go for Registered Nursing. My mom was a nurse, I remember how she always had the answers when we hurt ourselves or were sick, and it would be very helpful to know things like that in life.

I want to help people, but I'm not eager to be, like, a doctor. I'm a follower, so I figure nursing would be good for me.

I would have to go to high school for 3 classes, so it would take 1.5 years, unless I go in January and start asap on one class and then I'll just have 1 year. It would cost 600 to do those 3 classes.

I would then have to take 2 years at a campus across town, and then the last two years at the university. The total would be around $14,000...but as a registered nurse I could make anywhere between $35-40 an hour and pay off any loans in no time.

My bf told me the only difficult class for me would probably be stats, since its a hard subject...

I just know I have to work at least 30 hours a week to pay bills, and I'm afraid the pressure will be too much. I mean...it's only 4-5 years, which isn't too bad, and I'd get my foot in the door....but if I fail, I owe money that I may never be able to pay back. It's a lot to consider, but...I also feel that if I really focus on this I can do it.

I know a lot of people think nursing is a crappy job, and all they do is clean dirty butts, but it's more than that. I want to make a difference, and be there for people. I've always been a healer in games, so why not in real life?

Realistically I have no social life, so I wouldn't lose much as far as time goes if I worked and went to school. I just may get...stressed, scared, and crumple.

I needed a career, I want a house...a stable job, and to be comfortable and stop living paycheck to paycheck.