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Well. Ok. So im a senior in high school, and its obviously march now. I am going to the University of Southern Indiana next fall for college. Its approx. 4 hours from home, and I guess you could say im getting cold feet. I decided a few months ago I wanted to major in nursing, but honestly, now im not so sure. Maybe its just the fact of choosing my future is what scares me the most. I love medical. and I am super outgoing and love being around people. I just want advice. I dont even really know what im looking for exactly. just... some guidance ? I have so many dreams of studying in foreign countries like japan or china. and i want to do something big with my life. can i go into the peace corps after i get out of college with a nursing degree ? where could i go ? i just want to feel the drive for whats coming i guess. what can i do ? please.
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I think you should join the US navy and apply for a medical job. You'll get to travel alot and do medical stuff. Check out the website, you'll see what I mean. www.navy.com
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Peace core is what you do AFTER you've arrived. Save that for 40. Right now you MUST continue your education. I have the hind sight of no college. Now a 4 year degree is even in jeopardy of becoming "sub-standard" in the job market. A masters is the new undergrad. You won't even be in the job stack of interviews if you don't have a masters by the time you get into the market. All great people were in or had graduated college. I place emphasis on this because if you stop, you won't ever go back, life will take over and you will have responsibilities (kids) that will take you away from school. Get it done now before you end up quitting and never go back. Mark Zuckerberg who is a billionaire thanks to facebook was AT HARVARD when this happened. not fooling around at home. Medicine is a great field to get into but it's extremely challenging to make it through the courses. They have a high drop out rate. If you want something solid and become big in life, get into chemistry. It's not impossible. There is a high demand in the field because theirs such a shortage of chemists. You are good for a minimum of $200K out of the doors of your school. You can choose to do high profile research and still get into medicine like cancer research or virus research. I highly suggest that. If you want to become an RN, you can do that much more easily than a lot of other medical tracks. I have a father who's a doctor and he's doing very well and went to school for 8 years. I am in I.T. and I do okay but struggle and wish I had a degree.
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Your hesitations are perfectly natural. Not knowing you, it is hard to be confident about recommendations but I'd be inclined to say go to that university, keep the nursing major as your "for-now" goal but be open to changing your plan as you become more familiar with other options. Make sure you find ways of socializing with overseas students. They'll appreciate your knowledge of the region and - who knows? - you might make some good contacts for overseas working. Also consider taking courses in Chinese or Japanese which will give you an advantage should you decide to do a study abroad - I see that your university currently has one such program with Japan (though it may be affected in the short term by the awful events unfolding there right now). Relax, enjoy your youth. I envy you.
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I think the idea of leaving your comfort zone for something new and exciting is scaring you. Remember your dreams and how much you want to explore and help the world :) I was like you, I'm a freshmen in my 2nd year of college now. I wanted to leave my home state and go to a college in SC and major in English. Unfortunately I wasn't able and stayed in my state and am at a state school and not even on campus. I feel so disconnected from my school and college education most days, all because I feel liike I'm not in the right place. Don't let yourself feel like you're not where you should be. There are so many places you can go :) Nursing is an excellent career choice and if you have passion for it, do it! I'm not giving up on English, I'm just going to have to find another place to go for the time being until I can find a place to excell.
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It is scary to choose a career when you are unsure about what you want to do with your life, but it is less scary when you realize that it is relatively easy to change your major during the first year or two of college, and that changing your major after that simply means that you will be in college a little longer. Have you tried shadowing a nurse so that you see what type of work nurses do? Have you considered becoming a physician assistant or other type of health professional? Talk to some people who work in health care. Find out what they like and don't like about their jobs. If possible, observe them while they are working. USI has a number of options for studying abroad, including programs in China and Japan (see link below). It may be hard to coordinate studying abroad with a nursing curriculum without taking more than four years to graduate unless you study abroad during the summer. If serving in the military is an option for you, the army may pay for your nursing education in return for your service as a nurse. See second link. Ask someone in ROTC at USI for more details. If you are interested in nursing and the Peace Corps, you may want to check into the MSN program offered by George Mason University (see third link). Also, the Peace Corps. hires physicians, NPs, and PAs to take care of the health needs of Peace Corps volunteers. Much of the Peace Corps efforts in health are related to public health. You may also want to consider earning an MPH instead of or as well as an MSN. Another possibility would be to work with a medical mission organization, either secular or religious. One more thing to consider. As far as I know, USI does not currently have a chapter of Global Brigades (see last link). Perhaps you could start one. There is already a chapter at Indiana University Bloomington.
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