When I Grow Up

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When I Grow Up

I have always had a difficult time with the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" There are too many things that grab and hold my interest, for a little while at least. I have always known that I wanted to go to college, why I didn't do so immediately after high school is a mystery to me but, I'm finally here and I intend to get every possible thing out of it that I can. I know it's not necessary to decide on a specific degree tract freshman year but let's face facts; I'm 30 years old with two unhealthy parents that need my help, and a niece and nephew that have been taken from their parents and placed in my care - in other words, there's no time like the present to stop being wishy-washy about the future. That being said, I've set my mind on two very different degree tracts that not only hold my interest but that the job market predicts an increase in employment for those fields over the next several years.

Psychology is something that has interested me for a large part of my adult life. I remember taking one of those incredibly un-informative career planning quizzes in junior high school and the result being something along the lines of counseling. Fast forward 15 years and suddenly that subject is an appealing career choice. The psychology program at ISU is listed as one of the top degree tracts in the nation. The master's degree can be for either counseling or psychology where the first focuses on individual practice and working with either groups of people, or individuals. This also pertains to school settings, behavioral facilities, and private practice. The second is more of an opening into...