While in high school I wanted to be a doctor.
Then, while entering university, I wanted to become a dentist.
After that a child psychologist, an English major...the list goes on.
My final decision was to become a family lawyer. I had the marks, I was good at it and I was going to help people and get rich. After this year, I could have potentially graduated with a degree and apply for York's law school. But, I just can't help thinking - how much money, time and effort my schooling was going to be. I don't have the finances to pay for graduate school even if I did, I don't think I have the heart to stay in school for another 4 years competing with the best of the best. I just don't have the drive and motivation required to do well in Law. I know I have the intelligence but I don't think I could be a cut throat bitch in such a competitive field.
So with much thinking and researching, I think I finally found MY calling. The job I was meant to do. I've been juggling this idea in my head since high school but I was so money driven that I wanted to achieve something bigger and better.
At the end of this term, I am going to apply to do my masters' in social work, it's only a 2 year program at York with job placements. I want to be an Intensive/Crisis worker for troubled youth. No more thinking about my past and trying to please my parents. I think, this time..I got it right.