Well i think you have nothing to worry about it takes as long as it takes and as long as you get done what you are proud of dont worry about other people
I went to a snotty presigious private High school where everyone goes off to ivy league or some reputable school
and i went of to A SUNY (state college of NY) and i wanted to! i didnt want to have to worry about paying $40 grand a year and i wasnt positive what i wanted to do
so i went away and majored in environmental science, and after 2 years there partying my BUTT OFF meeting the best people ever and having the time of my life, i realized that if i went 2 more years and graduated with a degree in that i wouldnt be happy!
so i switched schools and realized all i want to do in life is work with kids, so now i am a double major in early childhood education and psychology
and i am getting certified in special education,,,
psychology alone has a ton of classes, and a lot of lab work where many many hours a week are dedicated to this extra work for all your classes-
THEN there is my early childhood major where every class i take i have to do 30 hours of outside work in public schools around the city for experience, (so if i take 2 of those classes thats my classes and 60 hours of outside work)
So this is all very time consuming, i graduated high school is 2002, and now it is 2007 and i still have 1 year left, this time next year i will be graduating but it has taken me a LOOONG time but i have found what i love to do and i cant wait to do it!
THere are many people i know who did the degree in 4 years and now sit at home and twiddle their thumbs, OR have jobs they hate, etc,,,all beacuse they didnt reallly pick a major they loved or could work in forever, or that they could get jobs in without going right on to a PHd (which some people arent ready for)
so i think as long as you pick something you love and can really see yourself doing, take as long as it takes and a big middle finger to all those who think things need to be done in 4 years to be successful!
xo
I went to a snotty presigious private High school where everyone goes off to ivy league or some reputable school
and i went of to A SUNY (state college of NY) and i wanted to! i didnt want to have to worry about paying $40 grand a year and i wasnt positive what i wanted to do
so i went away and majored in environmental science, and after 2 years there partying my BUTT OFF meeting the best people ever and having the time of my life, i realized that if i went 2 more years and graduated with a degree in that i wouldnt be happy!
so i switched schools and realized all i want to do in life is work with kids, so now i am a double major in early childhood education and psychology
and i am getting certified in special education,,,
psychology alone has a ton of classes, and a lot of lab work where many many hours a week are dedicated to this extra work for all your classes-
THEN there is my early childhood major where every class i take i have to do 30 hours of outside work in public schools around the city for experience, (so if i take 2 of those classes thats my classes and 60 hours of outside work)
So this is all very time consuming, i graduated high school is 2002, and now it is 2007 and i still have 1 year left, this time next year i will be graduating but it has taken me a LOOONG time but i have found what i love to do and i cant wait to do it!
THere are many people i know who did the degree in 4 years and now sit at home and twiddle their thumbs, OR have jobs they hate, etc,,,all beacuse they didnt reallly pick a major they loved or could work in forever, or that they could get jobs in without going right on to a PHd (which some people arent ready for)
so i think as long as you pick something you love and can really see yourself doing, take as long as it takes and a big middle finger to all those who think things need to be done in 4 years to be successful!
xo