Posted by laima on January 25, 2007, at 20:45:32
In reply to Deneb - a little story for you............ » Deneb, posted by Kath on January 25, 2007, at 16:58:04
Deneb! I LOVE Kath's post, above! Loaded with really great and thoughtful advice.
I was wondering something similar like that too- have you had a chance to think over quietly what YOU want for yourself? I mean, forget that your parents, doctor, or anyone else might be "dissapointed" in you over these classes that got messed up. What do you, personally, want? Are you in the right major? The right school? Some schools don't have grades because they don't believe in them, you know- even some really good ones, like Evergreen College in Washington state, USA. Maybe you would like a year off school? Maybe you prefer something like cooking school? Art school? (Can you, for example, imagine a born artist happy in a math-heavy pre-med program?) There are so many options. I'm so glad to read you'll be going to a career counselor! Ultimately, you have to please yourself and the other people have to get used to it. They might say, "But Deneb how can you mess up your life by choosing basket weaving???" And you'll say something like, "Thank you for your concern. But I feel I've made the right choice for myself, I feel very good about it, and I'm trying to succeed. My grades are great these days, and basket weavers are in high demand when you know where to look. I'm a student member of the Basket Weaving Society, and the member's newsletter is full of postings. I've got a great internship coming up which should open some doors in this niche field." (etc.) Once you are on your own chosen track, sure of yourself, comfortable with your direction- I bet you anything that grades, success- it all falls into place as your enthusiasm has a chance to take over.
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