COLLEGE:
Over a week ago (June 19th) I had my new student registration/orientation day. I finally transferred to Montana Tech after a year of taking advantage of online classes from a Vermont school. Originally I was going to the University of Vermont as a Zoology major. I did that for a year and a half and then a bunch of drama happened and I went to the Community College of Vermont for a semester as a Liberal Studies major. It was only a temporary thing...and I was able to take online classes through there, which allowed me to stay in Montana with my boyfriend for the last year. teehee... But alas it is time for me to return to the traditional classroom! So I applied to Montana Tech and got accepted as a Biology major.
For a while I couldn't decide if I should go to MTech, UM, or back to UVM. UVM was the better choice financially and major-wise, but I knew I would probably get depressed if I had to go back to a long-distance relationship. Also, I was starting to doubt if Zoology was the path I wanted to take. Don't get me wrong, I adore it and it really fascinates me, but careerwise I was unsure if it would be right for me. I started to explore other options, and for a while I really thought I would try going into massage therapy. That makes me laugh now because I have no idea how I thought of that...it's really random.
But yea, that didn't last long. Soon I decided to stick with Biology type fields. I was hesitant to go to MTech because the Biology program didn't look promising. It wasn't that it's not a good program, no not at all, I think it's a great program. It's just that it requires a senior thesis and a few public speaking classes that terrify me beyond belief...you know having social anxiety and whatnot... Not to mention my courses from UVM did not transfer that well, so it would probably take me another 4 years to get my bachelors degree... I just don't think I can last that long.
But I finally did decide to go to Montana Tech, because I knew that my happiness is key to my success. When I am depressed I tend to get discouraged and end up in a bad situation. It happened in High School and in College once, and I don't really wanna go there again. I know I will be much happier here with my boyfriend and my new friends. Still, the four year thing really bothered me, so I decided to look into two year programs. For a while I thought maybe going into the medical field would be best. Jobwise it seemed good and it wouldn't involve a whole lot of schooling if I did something like radiology or medical assisting. If I did radiology I could then go to school for ultrasound, which kind of interests me. I did a lot of research and for a while it seemed like I was gonna open a new door of opportunities. I really had my mind set on this, but of course I can never stick to anything. I change my mind so fricken much! But I did send in a change of major form to do the Medical Assistant major, and when I went to my orientation this was what I had in mind. They still had me listed as Biology when they gave me my advising packet, and I was already preregistered for biology classes...but the lady I talked to told me that my new advisor would give me a call to help me register for the right courses.
So I went home and what do you know...while waiting for this call I changed my mind yet again! I really got to thinking about it, and well, medical assistant is probably not the best choice for me. I don't know how well I could handle taking someone's blood... or how well I could deal with people in general. Yep so I pretty much lost faith in my ability to get through that program... Even though it would only take me 1 1/2 to 2 years to complete. I think that might be the problem.. this is going to be my fourth year attending college..I would only end up with an associate's degree after 6 years? I really do want my bachelors degree. I feel like I deserve it. Honestly sometimes I don't care what I major in or what kind of job I end up with, I just want that fricken degree already. That probably sounds odd... but I guess I just want to get it done with.
So there I was once again...completely confused as to what I was going to do with my life. Sometimes I would consider leaving school altogether...but I know that would be a very bad choice. Like I said. I just want to get that degree already! I've been through a lot and I need something to show for it. So this past week I was looking into other bachelor degrees that MTech offers. I thought maybe Liberal Studies would be good, since I don't really know what I want to do. I also assumed that the curriculum had a lot of leeway, so most of my already earned credits would apply. But nope, not true, not true. I would have to take a lot of history and english classes. YUCK! I am definitely more of a science and math gal. I don't mind english and I do well in it, but History is definitely not my forte. Then I looked into this general science major, and actually it didn't sound too bad, plus I could probably finish in 2 or 2 1/2 years if I did that right.
I could finish sooner if I can get some of my Chemistry and Biology courses to transfer properly. There were some courses that transfered over as electives, but I think they should have transfered as specific courses. If you read the course descriptions from the two schools they cover the same topics. So WHAT THE HECK! Anyways, so hopefully they reconsider it, and if not, that sucks but oh well. So with this General Science major I have to do two minors. Biology is an obvious choice, but i am not sure what to do for the second one yet. I sent in another change of major form, and now I am waiting to hear from my new advisor so I can register for classes.
So pretty much that orientation day was pointless, but oh well my boyfriend and I got free lunch hehe. I remember when I went to my UVM orientation I was nervous because it was a weekend thing and I would have to sleep there and everything. But it turned out to be a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it. One of the nights they had like a mini fair and I even got a henna tattoo. I had asked for a sun, but I guess the lady didn't speak very good english...so I got some sort of lotus flower design I think. It was so cool! I want another one actually, so maybe if I go to the fair this year we can try to find a henna booth. That would be sweetaki.
I wish I had a pic of the one I had, but I don't. Here are some random google images though.
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