One of my biggest struggles through my college career has been finding a major that I enjoy, and also makes me feel like I am accomplishing something that is fulfilling for me. As I have mentioned in a pervious blog post, I have changed my major 6 times, but only once while at ASU. While working in my internship, I was hoping that this would provide me with an overwhelming sense of "THIS IS WHAT I WAS MEANT TO DO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!!!" but that hasn't quite occurred as planned.
Now, don't get me wrong, I am enjoying the work that I am doing, but I have found myself thinking a lot about the "next steps". For instance, do I want to pursue a career within EM or HS...or both...or neither? While there are lots of similarities between the two fields and a lot of overlap, there are some distinct differences. I was hoping that my final semester, internship included, would provide a lot more clarity for me than it has thus far. I think I can admit that I am just unsure what the future has for me and this feeling is just because I do not know where I will be or what I will be doing in ten, or even five, years from now. I can see myself working in this field and making a difference, but I am also worried about actually enjoying the career that I will have and what I will be doing. As a result, I have been contemplating more and more the idea of grad school.
Those who know me know that I am decently well involved at ASU, especially within housing and working with the freshman students. I had the opportunity to serve as a Community Assistant (synonymous with Resident Assistant) for two years on the Downtown Phoenix Campus and I also teach a freshman ASU 101 class for the College of Public Service. More and more, I continue to find myself considering the idea of working full-time with students and the idea of empowering and enabling them to succeed in life. Ultimately, I do not know where I will be or what I will be doing in the coming months, and I can see two very advantageous paths to take in life, but I also see a fork approaching in the road where I may have to make a decision that I hope is the right one for me.
Devinn,
ReplyDeleteI think if anything, this online blog-sharing-internship-experience has offered the notion that very few of us actually know what we're doing or where we are going. And that's kind of okay. I think the only way to figure out some semblance of where you want to be is by putting yourself out there and experiencing different opportunities, like this internship, or teaching classes, or whatever aspect it may be. I guess we just try to piece together all these experiences with our supposed desires and abilities. Hopefully we land on something worthwhile and fulfilling! I wish you the best of luck- what a time to be alive and so utterly uncertain! Yay college.
Devinn,
ReplyDeleteI think if anything, this online blog-sharing-internship-experience has offered the notion that very few of us actually know what we're doing or where we are going. And that's kind of okay. I think the only way to figure out some semblance of where you want to be is by putting yourself out there and experiencing different opportunities, like this internship, or teaching classes, or whatever aspect it may be. I guess we just try to piece together all these experiences with our supposed desires and abilities. Hopefully we land on something worthwhile and fulfilling! I wish you the best of luck- what a time to be alive and so utterly uncertain! Yay college.
Devinn,
ReplyDeleteI think if anything, this online blog-sharing-internship-experience has offered the notion that very few of us actually know what we're doing or where we are going. And that's kind of okay. I think the only way to figure out some semblance of where you want to be is by putting yourself out there and experiencing different opportunities, like this internship, or teaching classes, or whatever aspect it may be. I guess we just try to piece together all these experiences with our supposed desires and abilities. Hopefully we land on something worthwhile and fulfilling! I wish you the best of luck- what a time to be alive and so utterly uncertain! Yay college.
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ReplyDeleteDevinn,
ReplyDeleteI can totally relate. It seems like we have it all together and then come senior year, we are like wait, what just happened? Is this really what I wanted to do with my life? Regardless, it sounds like you have padded your resume and experiences and that will go a long way in helping out what you choose to do based on that. Best of luck to you!
Hi Devinn, I totally empathize with your cloudy future. During the last batch, I wrote a blog about where I see myself in 5 years. My answer was a resounding “No Idea”. I have a hard time committing to doing something I may not love for the rest of my life. As graduation and job opportunities are approaching, I am doing my best to approach everything with an open mind. I would love to be working with animals in a non profit administrative position, where I am happy with my coworkers, making tons of money, but as that isn’t going to happen, I am hoping to find myself somewhere as close as possible to that. Good luck!
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