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So, I know there are some people here that are still in school, and others who are long out of school, and still others who have been out but are continuing. What I would like to know, is, what are people's areas of study? Or if you are in high school or below, what areas have interested you the most? Have you given it any thought? What kind of future are you hoping for?


For myself, I am at the end of attaining a bachelor's degree in Psychology. I'm not yet sure what I want to *do* with that degree, but I know that with that base point, I can do pretty much whatever I feel like. Lately, I've been thinking about going into nursing, possibly pediatrics. I still haven't fully decided though. I've got one more semester, then I'm done with my bachelor's, so I have a bit of time to keep thinking.

Other things I'm interested in? Well, medicinal herbs, chakras, reading (I so want to be a librarian!)...hmm...what else? Wow, there's really so much that I find interesting, its hard to choose one thing to do with my life! blaugh

Paliative care? Whats that? It sounds like something to care for your Pallate...in your mouth! hehe.

Lets see...'93? I sure was in third grade..possibly starting fourth. I lived in Minnesota at the time.

lawl. I'm still debating on whether or not I want that to be my "back-up plan". heart

palliative care is taking care of people who are too sick to care for themselves or terminally ill, and those on the verge of Crossing over.

Because of my clients disabilities, they age differently than most people so I have to be prepared for the next stage in their lives

Oh man, school... I'm a sophomore in high school right now, so it's practically my life.

I want to be a physical therapist, either in orthopedics or neurology. It's a job where I could help people, like a doctor or surgeon would, but with a much less hectic schedule. 3nodding

Really? What subject? Or more appropriate, what age range?

I thought about Kindergarten myself, but then thought about it...those kids would walk right over me! I desperately love kids and its really hard to not just sit back and watch them play!

Lately I was thinking about high school or college. If I did high school it would probably be psychology, but if I did college....man...I really don't know. Sociology, psychology, philosophy....photography, art...so much to do!

I think I'm off that kick though and I'm thinking of doing nursing...but even that I really am not sure what I want to do. I know what I want, just not how to get it!



Shaded, I totally understand school being your life...unfortunately, it doesn't stop being your life soon enough! Physical therapy is very rewarding. Although you get yelled at a lot, and there tends to be lots of crying, once you make even a tiny step of progress, its a HUGE reward. All that progress always makes up for the yelling and crying.

Neurology is more difficult than ortho simply because you can't actively touch what it is you are trying to manipulate, but it can be just as rewarding being able to help someone gain back certain abilities that they once had lost or nearly lost. 3nodding 3nodding 3nodding

Interesting choices though.
I don't think I could handle neurology. Friend was in a really bad car accident back in the winter, and is in the process of physio to regain use of her one arm and improve her general mobility (the accident caused her to have a stroke due to pressure build up on her brain).

Orthopedics might not be too bad. Mind you I've only seen the leg braces, arch and heel supports, excercises to streach the calf muscles of a girl who use to constantly walk on her toes and the after affects of hip and knee surgery

Thats actually really cool, Ceymore. My fiance started as an engineer major, though, I'm not sure what kind of engineer he was thinking of being.

So is a structural engineer the same as an architect? Or is it that the architect just designs the house and the structural engineer designs it to make it possible to build?