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[sarcasticsquirrel]

my mom has been pressuring me to drop out of school. ive failed stats, i have a lot of hard classes ahead of me to get my degree, its not going well. im going to have to fight to get my financial aid back.

the other issue is that theres a big chance i wont be able to get work with my psych degree due to my criminal record. so i could do all the work only to not be able to use it.

my mom told me to drop out and write books about my problems. thinks i could make a lot of cash. i told her that writing books isnt really a career to depend on for financial stability. nana wants me to go to art school.

art school is not unappealing. but im not sure about the career paths that would follow.

right now my plan, assuming that i get my financial aid back, is to take classes i want to take for summer and fall. theres a writing class and a history class that look good. and some of the psych classes i need. then in winter id go back to taking stats and science and spanish like i need to. give myself a break, regroup.

if i cant get my aid back ill not be in school. ill do something else for a while. not sure what.

i dont know what i want or what i should do at this point.

Comments

[sassastonia.livejournal.com]

your mom is bullshitting you-atleast if she is talking in terms of your 'criminal record'-I absolutly garentee that your record was sealed and /or cleared at 18. And i mean nobody getsa to look at that shit unless you go on a shooting spree or some shit. what people may get is hospital stays-but fuck that anyway-frued had a huge mental break down just before he hit his theoretical gold mine.
don't worry about your record. go talk to an advisor.

[broknashleydoll.livejournal.com]

i have an adult violent felony record. not a record as a minor. i was charged under the guidelines of measure eleven. and it cannot be erased ever. it is not sealed.

[sassastonia.livejournal.com]

ah, man-that stinks.
although-must say-I still blame your mom.
i know, nothing to do with her.
anyway-before you drop out I would talk to an advisor.

[antayla.livejournal.com]

But psych is what you want to do, right?

Worst case scenario, you might have to go into business for yourself with your degree. What were you hoping to do with it? Psychology is a good degree to have even if you don't use it for what it is "intended." After all, psychology is all about working with people, and that's damn useful.

What sort of art are you good at?

[dollbunny.livejournal.com]

Don't give up unless you know 100% that your record will screw you over. Talk to your advisor and call some places that you would want to work at or would hire someone with your degree to see the reactions. You never know, you might just have to tell your employer and then explain the circumstances.

Volunteering

[quagmeier.livejournal.com]

Maybe you could look into volunteering at some of the places you are thinking of eventually working at. If they are willing to let you volunteer, then there is a good chance they would let you work there. And yet since it is volunteering instead of employment the bar might be lower so you can get your foor in the door. Plus it looks good on resumes.

If I am remembering correctly you are wanting to work with adolescents. So, the people you would be working for and with will be very familar with the kind of background you will have. People working there are very likely to want to see adolescents / young adults with mental disorders and/or "colorful" pasts turn their lives around. Being able to present yourself as one of those people working to improve themselves might encourage them to be supportive of your efforts.

on the subject of academics, maybe we can set up a night for tutoring. I would hope that I could be of some assistance having gone through the same degree process.