Monday, October 6, 2008

i have 99% made up my mind about transferring out of film..i'm so sick of the avante garde shit being pounded down my throat..and i feel like i'm just moving backwards..why am i spending 30000$ to RELEARN how to use final cut pro?! and to see my "oh so artsy" teachers movies where they are almost always naked and call it art?! i'm sick of the film program here..i'm actually sick of film..it's no more than a hobby now and no longer a passion i truly want to do for the rest of my life..i don't seemoney in it for my future so now i have decided to think more realistically/reasonably for myself that its not what i want to do or go to college for any longer..before i even came here or put money down here i was having doubts about my future in film..and nursing or something medical was always always always on my mind and i've decided to go into nursing now( orry for killing our dreams theresa! we can still take over ny together! lol :) )..so today i am going to my academic counselor and step 1: applying to be undecided next semester (since they dropped the nursing program here last year so i'm stuck here basically until my loans over at the end of the year) and step 2: looking into schools to transfer to..not as expensive..or that can be fully covered by financial aid..i'm in over my head with these 50000$ a year schools and these huge amount of money loans..so for my sake i'm going somewhere cheaper..i've grown used to SU ...i'm making friends and everything and the scenery is gorgeous..but now for once in my life i have to stop piggybacking off other people and their dreams and move onto my own

pros
doing a major i want/will make money doing
closer to home
closer to leigh
accessible to my friends
less money/no debt
no longer feeling stuck
MEDICAL INSURANCE

cons
reapplying to schools
money completely wasted for this year
missing the friends i've made/am making/will make by the summer
leaving the rose garden and waterfall i love :(

3 comments:

ANGELA said...

Haha Ashton Kutcher. <3

From what I hear, CCP has a good start up nursing program. Actually, they've got good start ups for basically anything. I know there's the whole stigma with going to a community college bla bla, but I don't think it'd be a bad thing to consider. Other than that I'm sure there are some great nursing programs in the area that would be happy to accept you, especially because you have good grades and stuff (right?)

I can really picture you doing nursing and I think it's great. It's a bummer you didn't really figure out 'til later that you didn't want to stick with film, but you shouldn't keep yourself from doing something you'd actually be into because you feel like you spent too much money. I dunno, sorry for going off on your blog haha, and I hate to seem preachy or condescending, but I think you should do what makes you happiest.

Good luck. :]

ANGELA said...

I'm not sure, I know you have to qualify to get in and my friend is going into it, but I'll ask her what's up. I see people in scrubs in my classes sometimes, so I think CCP helps you get like, hands-on practice. But I'll ask around for you. :)

ANGELA said...

Also, here's a description of the program that was on the website.

http://www.ccp.edu/site/academic/degrees/nursing.php