Career possibility?

I learned something today. What did I learn, you ask? I learned of another possible career for me! Yay!

Pretty much for my entire life I have stressed about 'What I'm going to be'. I've never been one of those people who knew what they wanted to be and just went for it. I've always had a couple of career possibilities that I would tell people I wanted to become when asked the question of 'what do you want to do with your life'. Generally I would play it safe and say either teaching, or recently physiotherapy. Other times I have said things such as being a flight attendant, a stay at home mom (that one doesn't get great reception from other people!), or personal training. I have been told that I should become a doctor, and I have actually thought really long and hard about this job possibility before ruling it out.

Anyways, I learned about a nursing program that you could take after your first degree. This nursing degree can be completed in two years, but is the same as the normal 4 year program. The reason that I am excited about this is because this gives me the opportunity to work in a setting where I would seriously help people. Its like being a doctor, but with less of the responsibility.

I know that if I apply myself, I could totally be a doctor because I am smart enough. I just know I couldn't handle the pressure of it. I couldn't deal with being the person making the decisions that could potentially kill someone. But as a nurse, you take more direction and less of the responsibility (blame?) falls on your shoulders. The only downside would be dealing with peoples poop!

Oh well, I'm so flip-floppy that in two weeks I shall have a new career possibility to look forwards to!

Shocked and Amazed

Just checked my final grades, and they were finally posted. And I am blown away.

My goal going into the semester was to get nothing lower than a B, which I then lowered to nothing lower than a B- once I stopped caring about physics. After writing my physics final, I was pretty sure that I was going to fail the class seeing as I started crying (just a couple of tears, honest!) during the middle of the test. 

Anywho, the point is... I still got nothing lower than a B-!! I actually managed to get a B- in physics without actually studying!! (Seriously, the four days before the final I went shopping, watched the whole first season of Dead Like Me and half of the first season of How I Met Your Mother).

However, I am going to need to take this as a lesson. I have learned that half-assing my way through university is not going to get me into any type of physio program. Therefore this upcoming semester I need to stay on top of my classes, and perform my best. I also am not going to lower my standards. Based on the fact that half of my classes *should* be pretty easy, my goal for next semester is to get 3.68 GPA (probable marks are A, A-,B,A-,A). Wish me luck!