The important things...

So I've been thinking... Shocking I'm sure. I looked up how far away I'd be if I switched my major to Psychology. I need 11 more classes for my Mol. Gen Major... and I'd need 11 more classes for a Psych major. Granted of those 11 Psych classes 5 of them I need for my minor. I'm not sure what I'd need for a biology major. They are thinking about coming out with a plain bio. minor. The mol gen. minor would leave me to just go for the major, I'd have to take all 4 of the mol gen sequence. I may go with an EEOB minor or something of that sort. IF I switch. Some of what may help me to decide: 1. my grade at the end of the quarter in Biochem. 2. my frustration level at the end of this quarter 3. Talking to genetic counselors for feedback on graduate school program acceptance with a degree in Psychology.

This will be one of the hardest decisions I will ever make. I feel like I'd be giving up on so much. I've come so far, only to stop now. But if I can get to the same place, and be happier doing it... that's what it's all about right? Why cry in frustration if I don't need to in order to get where I want to go? My largest push is something I told someone this week. I'm a molgen major, and don't want to go into research nor medicine. they asked. Be a genetics counselor, I told them... and they thought that was neat. This was a nurse I was talking to, who said she thought about mol gen, and then decided it was too hard. So maybe this will be good. All I really need to know is what I want to do, and why I want to do it. Plus get good grades in whatever my B.S. is, so that I can get into graduate school. Maybe it's good to have a story like this to be able to write for applications. An experience teaching me what I want to do. (Then I can look at these posts to remember why!!)

Dave pointed out to me today that it didn't matter what I did, as long as I was happy. I like when things are so simple. I like that he helped me remember that it's worse to do something just to do it if you're not happy... and it would be a shame to end up with a job I don't like.

So my reevaluating is going to continue... but I'm definitely going to be getting in contact with some career people, and some GC's for advise. And maybe I'll talk to a Psych. advisor and see what all I need to do. I think at max changing majors might keep me one more quarter than I was planning on... but that just takes me to the end of a year.

Now to continue studying... I still need to work hard!! I just feel better working now, knowing I'm doing something to make sure I'm where I want to be. Maybe I'll post tomorrow about my nice weekend.