So. Tomorrow morning is the first day of my junior year of college. Junior. Year. So close to graduating, yet with so much work ahead of me. I am so excited to be going back to classes; if nothing else, it gives me something to do.
Anyway, I got to thinking (an extremely dangerous activity) and it dawned on me that I am completely unsure of my future. I know I want to graduate with the majors I am currently in, but what am I going to do with my degrees? I am sure that I want to attend graduate school, but for what? What do I feel strongly enough about to want to put myself completely into working toward it? I am not sure as of yet, but I know that the answer will come to me, likely when I least expect it.
Back to the start of the semester. Not taking too many "difficult" classes, but they are all pretty work/time-intensive, so I really need to start developing a reliable system for time-management (not to mention a normal sleep cycle). The primary reason I say that the courses are work/time-intensive: I went to pick up my books for my courses, and I had to walk back to my room with a total of 20 books. This hurt not only my back, but also my hopes for having any free time this semester.
I feel jumpy, so let's talk about my future again. I have considered many different routes. I could go into grad school for English Literature, a path I would be glad to take; however, as a graduate student, I am not sure what my area of "research" could be. I mean, I've always been interested by the ways in which literature has developed over time, as well as how the genre of "young adult" literature emerged. But are these really unique subjects for research? Are they even appropriate?
I have also considered a future in linguistics (one of my minors). It fits pretty well. I mean, I love languages; I can't hide that. But then the same problem arises, what would I research? The primary areas of linguistics that interest me are German linguistics and forensic speech science, and I'm not sure how to build my professional future with either of those research areas.
This is my version of an emo kid who thinks that life is hard and the world is out to get me, so feel free to shun me while reading this, I'm just unsure of my future and need to get my life straightened out. For real though, I need to get my life together now. Just saying. Junior. Year.
Anyway, I got to thinking (an extremely dangerous activity) and it dawned on me that I am completely unsure of my future. I know I want to graduate with the majors I am currently in, but what am I going to do with my degrees? I am sure that I want to attend graduate school, but for what? What do I feel strongly enough about to want to put myself completely into working toward it? I am not sure as of yet, but I know that the answer will come to me, likely when I least expect it.
Back to the start of the semester. Not taking too many "difficult" classes, but they are all pretty work/time-intensive, so I really need to start developing a reliable system for time-management (not to mention a normal sleep cycle). The primary reason I say that the courses are work/time-intensive: I went to pick up my books for my courses, and I had to walk back to my room with a total of 20 books. This hurt not only my back, but also my hopes for having any free time this semester.
I feel jumpy, so let's talk about my future again. I have considered many different routes. I could go into grad school for English Literature, a path I would be glad to take; however, as a graduate student, I am not sure what my area of "research" could be. I mean, I've always been interested by the ways in which literature has developed over time, as well as how the genre of "young adult" literature emerged. But are these really unique subjects for research? Are they even appropriate?
I have also considered a future in linguistics (one of my minors). It fits pretty well. I mean, I love languages; I can't hide that. But then the same problem arises, what would I research? The primary areas of linguistics that interest me are German linguistics and forensic speech science, and I'm not sure how to build my professional future with either of those research areas.
This is my version of an emo kid who thinks that life is hard and the world is out to get me, so feel free to shun me while reading this, I'm just unsure of my future and need to get my life straightened out. For real though, I need to get my life together now. Just saying. Junior. Year.
