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Why do I feel like a failure (EASY 10 points)?
I am having trouble finding the right major/career) for me. I like my current major (Spanish). I am doing well in my classes as I am a native Spanish speaker. However, I am worried about finding a job because there are limited job opportunities. I wanted to change majors to speech pathology even though I don't any experience in the field. I have the willingness and the patience to help others. The problem is I have bad social skills. I get fairly anxious when speaking even in small groups of people. However, I am a good writer. What should I do?
I am doing well in the Spanish major but it is my native language. I feel like I am taking the easy path.
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
You say you feel like a failure, but in reality, you're anything but a failure! You see, the people who are multi-versed and multi-talented such as yourself are so engulfed and intrigued by many subjects that they end up learning so much about many subjects, so they have a difficult time choosing just one. It's difficult to choose just one career when you are so interested in other things. I had the same problem as you. I was very interested in many things, and could not just pick one. You WILL succeed and you are NOT a failure, and you will succeed at something that you focus on. And you get to a point in your life that you just have to choose something, unfortunately! The problem is that we only live so many years, and there is only 24 hours in the day. So you can choose one or two things, and I don't suggest choosing 3 things to focus on, because if the third thing happened to pan out in the future as a side job, then that's good, but otherwise, I suggest choosing one major career plan and one side thing. My aunt told me something that stuck with me before: "If you put all your energy into one thing, you will succeed." It's kind of true. You need to just choose. It really is disappointing to have to choose. Because guess what, when you do "choose" you will feel like you are neglecting the other things, right? And you may feel regretful. The idea is to control your acceptance, and just accept your choice (but make sure to think things through thoroughly first). It seems like you've put a lot of thought into what you want to do. Eventually you will just have to pick something and just try your best to stick with your decision, depending on how old you are. If you're around 30, I'd say to just pick something and stick with it. If you're 18-21, I'd say, you still have time to explore your options and dabble in various subjects before choosing. Choosing is the hardest part! Especially when you're passionate and/or talented in multiple subjects!! And when you pick something, don't turn back... unless you're still very young. The reason I suggest not to turn back if you're close to 30 or beyond is because let's face it, we need to pick something and try to make money during this age. But you're not a failure. As for Spanish, you're right, there are limited job opportunities, but there still are jobs out there, such as a translator or Spanish teacher. I'm sure there are a few others. If you change majors to speech pathology, it does not matter if you don't have any experience. Most people don't have experience in it when they enter it in school. You say you're patient, so that's a huge plus, and you should definitely put that to use in one of those areas. There are so many possibilities out there. There is a demand for Respiratory Therapists and they come out of school making great money, just for an example. A specialized field such as that usually provides the most job placement out of college. For example, if you major in Respiratory Therapy, after college, the people hiring you are ONLY seeking certified RT so they only have some to choose from. If you can get into a specialized program then that's good. However, going the 4 year degree route is still a great choice too, as that is what most people do. Getting a 4 year degree is very flexible. For example, if you major in Spanish, you will see that many jobs just as for "a" four year degree, and they don't always analyze which major you studied. So there are pros and cons to each. We won't ever know the outcome before hand, but what we can do is make the outcome as good as we can. And you could always audit a class for the speech pathology and perhaps speak to the departmental professor of that major, and he/she will be able to tell you realistically the job outlook for that career.
- erleneLv 45 years ago
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- Anonymous8 years ago
Work at taco bell.