"Can't Make Up Our Minds Till We Wake Up, Make Our Beds..."

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[Poll #1448503]

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[josiana.livejournal.com]

;_; Sorry. My opinions are not much help, but um, do what makes you happiest and is least stressful?

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

Um, speaking from personal experience in this area, do not take 17 credit hours and a job.

I tried that and it damn near killed me.

[eremon-lass.livejournal.com]

I know, I am totally useless in polls. XD But as other are already saying, the most important thing is to not stress and be happy.

However, I will mention this from what I've heard from other people: if you are going to study abroad, doing your junior year gives you a time cushion to make sure that everything transfers and all the paperwork is in order. Because school offices are sometimes silly and you have to go harrass them to get your paperwork right. Doing a set major programme is kinda nice, since they pretty much hand you a checklist, and usually they have study abroad options kinda built-in.

And also? It is okay to take as much time as you need to figure out what you want and what is a managable stress level. I am starting my fifth year of college, and will probably need another two to finish, and one of the hardest things for me was accepting that it is okay to take time and figure out what I actually want to do.

Love you!

[the-chloroplast.livejournal.com]

A. 17 credits + job = lack of sleep + stress of job.
B. Lack of sleep = cranky Soujin.
C. Stress of job = cranky Soujin.
D. Lack of sleep + stress of job = nervous breakdown + cranky Soujin.
E. Nervous breakdown + cranky Soujin = sadface.

Logically, we can assume that:
A=(B+C)
(B+C)=D
A=D
If A=D and D=E, then A=E; or, in other words, A=(T_T)

Here is a big hug for enthusiasm, but enthusiasm can only take you so far. I would advise you to drop a course or drop the job, because srsly, you try to do too much. And you know it; you've told me as much. I won't tell you to stop worrying because a) you won't and b) it doesn't work that way, but I will say that what you can do is to cut down on the things you have to worry about. *shrugs* But, as always, you must do what you feel is best.

[julietveiled.livejournal.com]

I'm rilly rilly confused about the major vs program of emphasis thing and I have no idea what it means. :D So I chose at random/slightly based on MY school system. Which is probably entirely different. Color me confused, anyway.

Do whatever makes YOU HAPPY NOW, whatever you enjoy doing in this moment, don't think of it as "THIS IS IT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE." If you follow the doctor route and some time down the line decide that it ISN'T for you, IT'S NOT TOO LATE. REALLY. I SWEAR.

All of my mom's family kept going back and getting other degrees and things... in their 40s/50s, one of my aunts has just finished one... seriously, don't decide "I am choosing Route A because it's more prudent for the future even though I hate it right now and it's making my current life less pleasant and joyful"! Choose what fills your life with joy and light NOW. If that changes in the future, it changes. But things WILL change. So if you pick Miserable Route A, things will still change and it could end up being that you decided to be miserable during your collegey youthful life for no reason.

Can I say it again? I can't repeat this enough-- Do what makes you happy and joyful, NOW.

... on a related note, knowing you, what will make you happy and fill your life with joy now is probably not 17 credits + job. Also related to this is the study abroad thing.

(to be continued...)