this is probably not the right place for this, but i don't care... it should be a journal, but i want real responses and not just people being all nice just cuz it's in my journal (if anyone responds at all anyway)... so tough cookies, my rambling is going here today...

so... i want to go to collage... i've been thinking about it lately, and i need to start taking some collage classes; my brain is starting to feel like jello and it needs to be stretched again... probably just a class or two to start with to get back into the flow-- i'm thinking online classes would work out best, as much as i'd like interaction with other students... it would just work out better, as i don't want to go to school enough to miss out on my kid... so question one-- where's a good place to get started with online college? if no one feels like answering, i'll just go to the local school and see what they can hook me up with though...

the only other problem with college... i know that i want to go, but there's nothing i really want to do with a degree... it'll be a nursinig degree by default, but i don't actually want to be a nurse; there's just nothing else i want to do with my life that requires a degree...

although, pyschology has always been an area that fascinates me... thinking about how people think is the only 'real' career path that has appeal to me... so maybe get a nursing degree and get a job in the psych unit, then go from there onto a therapist career (or research which i would prefer, but is much more elite)? i know, most of the people who know me on here would think that the idea of me working with psych patients, or becoming a therapist is a joke, but to the people i know in real life nothing makes more sense... my psych teacher was actually really pissy with me for not having immediate college plans...

in either case, i need to go start going to school again... and with no other direction, it will be towards a nursing degree heavy on psych classes... i wish i could just go to school and take all the literature, theology, and anthropology classes that i wanted to though... i don't really care for biology or mathematics, but they're mildly interesting i suppose...

but i don't know... so ramble over...

Well if you want to be a counselor/therapist, you'll need at least a master's degree and training in that specifically. You should check with graduate schools that offer that and see what their requirements are as far as prerequisites.

Thats really not true. You will be amazed at what type of jobs in areas you think don't need a degree require a degree.

My suggestion, try a community college so you get your basics classes which you WILL need for any degree out of the way. That is your 2 year AA which can be focused towards psychology/nursing if you want or liberal arts if you want literature or just a general AA. That gives you two or however long it takes you to finish your A.A to think about your future plans. In that time you can figure out what exactly you want to do, what university you want to transfer to, what exact area you are going to major in, and even do some internships or mentoring programs to help you figure out your interest.

Once you get your AA, its only two more years for your bachelors and this way you're not wasting your time not knowing what you want to do. You're just getting rid of the basic classes you need for any degree while you thinking about it.

Also your community college's often focus at working adults. So even if you have a kid, classes are geared towards a working adults schedule. You don't need to take a lot of classes, two classes, thats just two nights, or even one night, or one afternoon a week. And you still have the rest of the week to spend with your son.

wtf happened to my post???

okay... i want to write a book (marketing it is irrelevent to me)... i want to get my sky-diving license... i want to market my collages, which i am already... i want to become a proficient rock-climber... i want(ed) to live in a van for a while and hike/kayak/camp around the country... i want to read lots of literature... and other things...

nursing isn't quite a passion for me... it's secondary to the things that i really want to dedicate my life to, but it's the only one that has the potential to be a lucrative career...

above all else though... i want to know that i raised my own son... not a daycare/babysitter while i spent all my hours in class or doing homework... at least until he's in school himself...

Go to college anyway. You won't regret earning a degree even if your future work isn't related to your course of study. It will only open more doors for you.