changing direction of school completely

[Courtney]

Has anyone been through this??
I've done almost a year and a half of business and i recently realized that I hate it and i don't want to do it anymore. Basically, I have to start alll over again in january for another 4 years....
and now this current semester feels like a waste of time and money since none of my course are going to be transferable to what i want to do..

just wondered if anyone else has had to deal with this

[mojo]

this shouldn't be in the punching bag, it should be in the sweet stuff section.

you learned earlier then some that your direction was wrong, be glad your not finished your degree!

(positive spin, hope it helped)

and if the courses are not transferrable just take a W and relax until jan.

[Senior]

Suck it up! I mean that in the nicest way. Get the best grades you can even though you don't enjoy it. I can respect you deciding to go in another direction but it's important to be able to do things well even if you don't enjoy them.

Good luck!

[Senior]

p.s. education is never a waste, imo.

[Revolver]

i agree with what everyone eles has said.

at least you now know you hate buisness school. thats a good thing. its important to follow what you like doing. people go mad when they dont.

im happy for you.

[Pussy*Kat]

I know how you feel. In 2004 I started Marketing first year and found out I didnt like it. There was 800 bucks gone and a year of my life.

Now im taking financial advisory and its not really taking me interest either. Unfortunatly my talents are limited.

[MC Hammered]

I switched 4 times in 4 years trying to figure out what I wanted to do.

I started at UBC with Chemical Engineering -> Electrical Engineering then quit and went to BCIT and took Electrical Tech with Power and Control options got really bored, did lots of co-op and then quit with 1 semester left for graduation.

Believe me when I say I wish I didn't walk away to make big $$$ as a contractor and finished my education and got that piece of paper.

Tough it out Courtney, find what you want to learn and follow through with it when you are younger. It is much harder to break free to go back to school and finish things a decade later.

[LiveOnJim]

I've heard of it happening to alot of people , i had a buddy go into UBC and to get a diploma and find out she didnt like what she got into , its only natural to think your interested in something then change your mind that is why you should think about what your interested in and then find ways of volunteering for something simular or even talking to someone of that profession to get a better idea :)

[Cool-Water]

i know exactly how you feel. from honor rol in grade 8 to junior high school to alternative school finally got my grade 10 then back to mainstream and its not working out like i planned because of fuck up with my squedual. so now back to alternative school once again hopin to finish it off. cant stop now though worked so hard to get here, and ima finish.
ps you should too nomatter who tells u that u cant do it.

[Qtee]

Originally Posted by Courtney

Has anyone been through this??
I've done almost a year and a half of business and i recently realized that I hate it and i don't want to do it anymore. Basically, I have to start alll over again in january for another 4 years....
and now this current semester feels like a waste of time and money since none of my course are going to be transferable to what i want to do..

just wondered if anyone else has had to deal with this

You should be able to get a business Admin diploma for 2 years. You should try to finish it so you can get a diploma at least even if its not what you want to do. That is what my friend who took business for a year did, she got a business certificate now she is going to do ECE for 3 years.

I"m in my 3rd year of business and i love it i'm going to get my Bachelors of Business Admin. and i think i will take some financial classes after i graduate because my current job will pay for them! :)

[decypher]

I'm curious what are you going to be aiming for instead of business?

At least you are realizing now instead of later. I started out with some comp sci/economics courses and i realized i hated it too.

[TipSy]

what do you want to do now?

[Ree Fresh]

Ive done a year and a half to get my certificate in Special Ed. None of those corses count towards a uni transfer (maybe 1-2 in uni, but no garentee)
I learned fast that I really want to be a teacher now. I'm going to have to start all over and do 5 years.

Ill agree with Nolan that school is never a waste of time. I personaly think almost everyone can benifet from buisness just a little bit so dont feel that it was a huge watse of money. I dont know if you should keep doing buisness as I feel you should deffinently do what you love to do. If you think you found something that you have a true passion for, then I think you should change. I mean its going to last for your hole carreer/life.

[mojo]

Originally Posted by Cool-Water

i know exactly how you feel. from honor rol in grade 8 to junior high school to alternative school finally got my grade 10 then back to mainstream and its not working out like i planned because of fuck up with my squedual. so now back to alternative school once again hopin to finish it off. cant stop now though worked so hard to get here, and ima finish.
ps you should too nomatter who tells u that u cant do it.

Make sure to pay attention in English class.

(I had to :P)

[veN]

Originally Posted by R Wellbelove

Ive done a year and a half to get my certificate in Special Ed. None of those corses count towards a uni transfer (maybe 1-2 in uni, but no garentee)
I learned fast that I really want to be a teacher now. I'm going to have to start all over and do 5 years.

Ill agree with Nolan that school is never a waste of time. I personaly think almost everyone can benifet from buisness just a little bit so dont feel that it was a huge watse of money. I dont know if you should keep doing buisness as I feel you should deffinently do what you love to do. If you think you found something that you have a true passion for, then I think you should change. I mean its going to last for your hole carreer/life.

I'm in the EXACT same boat now too Rhia. Gonna start back in Fall '07. I think like three of my classes transfer (and they were taken separate from my 1.5 yr program). Yet I'm still looking forward to it. Yup, I'm a geek.

[Ree Fresh]

Originally Posted by Nev

I'm in the EXACT same boat now too Rhia. Gonna start back in Fall '07. I think like three of my classes transfer (and they were taken separate from my 1.5 yr program). Yet I'm still looking forward to it. Yup, I'm a geek.

Oh wow cool you too now! I was hoping to start in Jan, but I JUST missed the deadline this year. Ill deffinently be starting back in Fall 07... Im giving myself 10 years to finish it lol.

[veN]

Originally Posted by R Wellbelove

Oh wow cool you too now! I was hoping to start in Jan, but I JUST missed the deadline this year. Ill deffinently be starting back in Fall 07... Im giving myself 10 years to finish it lol.

Hahahha I missed it too. But I reconsidered anyways, as I wanna have more of my car/stuff paid off before I get back into school. As tuition is expensive, it'd set me back in paying ish off. So fall '07 sounds good to me :)

[Cool-Water]

Originally Posted by mojo

Make sure to pay attention in English class.

(I had to :P)

heh ok dude, usually we just watch movies iuno how im supposed to learn english

[Courtney]

thanks for all the input...
rhia good choice...im thinking about teacher but im almost 100 percent sure i want to be a social worker...

its true no education is a waste

[Courtney]

Originally Posted by Qtee

You should be able to get a business Admin diploma for 2 years. You should try to finish it so you can get a diploma at least even if its not what you want to do. That is what my friend who took business for a year did, she got a business certificate now she is going to do ECE for 3 years.

I"m in my 3rd year of business and i love it i'm going to get my Bachelors of Business Admin. and i think i will take some financial classes after i graduate because my current job will pay for them! :)

ya theres not really a point for me cuz i hate it and won't use it//

[Ree Fresh]

Originally Posted by Courtney

thanks for all the input...
rhia good choice...im thinking about teacher but im almost 100 percent sure i want to be a social worker...

its true no education is a waste

Court, be carful when looking into being a social worker. If I could be anything, a social worker would be my first choice... however with the cut backs and laws/rules/'prodicals' it sucks the love right out of the job. I just knew that I couldnt be forced to take a child out of home or have to inforce a disition I didnt feel was right.

As for teaching, I believe you can still count all your buisness credits if they work towards a uni transfer. I love the school board for the most part. The majority of ppl in the profession do it for the love and are lots of fun to work with (smart, funny, carring). The only down side are the cut backs, but if you enjoy it like most do... youll survive.

[cinist]

don't become a teacher unless you are willing to move somewhere else, it's hard to get a job here unless its in math or sciences. if you want to be a social worker then you better be good in math, you have to pass stats.

[SEAN!]

I hated almost every minute I spent at ubc and ended up getting mediocre grades because I was bored with the majority of the courses I took. My only goal was to graduate as quickly as possible and move onto the next thing. That is probably the only regret I have in my life right now. However, I wouldnt have the job I have now or be able to study the things that I am most interested in without first completing a university degree. i suggest that you take some time and figure out what you do like because you will perform so much better if you enjoy what you do.

Education is an investment in yourself that will pay dividends for the rest of your life, even if it isnt apparent right away.

heh, im even thinking of going back to school at night so i can get a chartered accountant designation concurent with a CFA

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by cinist

don't become a teacher unless you are willing to move somewhere else, it's hard to get a job here unless its in math or sciences. if you want to be a social worker then you better be good in math, you have to pass stats.

The Stats courses they make you take in University to get an Arts Degree are a joke, sure its mind numbingly boring but its pretty easy to do well.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by R Wellbelove

Court, be carful when looking into being a social worker. If I could be anything, a social worker would be my first choice... however with the cut backs and laws/rules/'prodicals' it sucks the love right out of the job. I just knew that I couldnt be forced to take a child out of home or have to inforce a disition I didnt feel was right.

As for teaching, I believe you can still count all your buisness credits if they work towards a uni transfer. I love the school board for the most part. The majority of ppl in the profession do it for the love and are lots of fun to work with (smart, funny, carring). The only down side are the cut backs, but if you enjoy it like most do... youll survive.

what cut backs?

education funding has only increased in the last decade.