I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE !, ahhhh Options

[pandamonium]

Gosh i hate it cause i graduated high school and everything was fine until they pushed you out the door to go to college. and NOW i dont know what to do with my life.

Well my problem is that i dont know what i wanna major in and do for the rest of my life.

I am up at 5 in the morning still looking through courses and colleges to transfer to but then it gets so confusing cause then you need prerequisites for everything. and you have to apply at this time or else you dont get accepted until fall. its been so long since i had a decent night of sleep.

the two majors that i am deciding on are completely different: Graphic Design and Nursing ?

Option 1. Graphic design : i love it and i know i would have fun during school cause it would be something i like doing. but then again how stable is this job? will i make a sufficient amount of money? But the downside to graphic design is that i dont know if i could find a job right after college. its tricky. i know exactly 3 people that graduated as graphic designers and were out of a job.... that scares me the most....

Option 2. Nursing : i could do nursing but it takes 4 years for a RN but i still have to get accepted to the program so i could do nursing then take the prerequisites... i would only have to work hard for the amount that it takes then this job will take care of me. it pays very well and its the second most stable job in america. and plus my mom is a nurse and she is the only one working in the family so she is able to support all of us. so this would take around 5 years or i could just become an associate.

Option 3. GD & LPNOr another way i could go is take graphic design for 4 years then if i dont have a job take up LPN (another kind of nurse) which will only take a little over a year. so i could have both.

I just dont know what i should do.. I am begging for some guidance and assistance . I needed to vent out, especially on createblog cause some of you might know the situation that im going through right now. And just so you know i am starting my second semester of college and majoring in graphic arts.

[espressive]

I wanted to do Nursing too, but I've been told not so go into that career by nurse friends. They said that it's a really difficult job and sometimes, the doctors aren't very nice and kinda of look down upon you. But then again, if you really have a passion for being a nurse, then I'd say go for it, because you're basically guaranteed a job. As for the four years thing, most stable jobs require you to have 4 years of college and have a license of practice, especially in the medical field. However, for two more years, you could be a APN (advanced practice nurse), which allows you to diagnose and treat chronic illnesses. If you're deciding between LPN and Nursing, I'd say go with Nursing, just for the sake of.

As for Graphic Design, I knew somebody who majored in something similar to that area. She ended up drawing cartoons and stuff for kids tv shows, which was pretty neat until they advanced technology. She ended up going to China to teach English, because the salary she was earning wasn't sufficient. Graphic Design is fun major, but the salary and job availibility is low. However, if that is something that you truly love and that stuff doesn't matter to you, then go for it. I'm just saying is all.

Have you ever thought about teaching? Because then you could go into either of those careers with a focus on teaching. There's always a need for teachers, and you'll get to "major" in what you like, but with a focus on education. I'm not sure how much of your time will be directed at teaching it, but that might be a path you may wish to pursue. I don't know. Just brainstorming.