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Old 07-15-2005, 12:23 PM
AchtungBaby80 AchtungBaby80 is offline
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I can totally understand your frustration because it took me two years to find a grad program that worked for me! I didn't know what I wanted to do when I was an undergrad either, so I got a BS in fashion merchandising...and then realized I hated working retail and I couldn't imagine wasting my life trying to work my way up to manager. What I really wanted to do was teach but I didn't exactly have the credentials (hello, a fashion merchandising degree!) to qualify for a teacher ed program, so I was really discouraged. I tried one school and actually enrolled, but dropped right before classes started when they told me that it was going to take me about 5 years to get through and even then I might not end up with a degree. Finally, after doing a lot of searching on the internet, I found the program I'm in now--it's an alternative certification program, and I don't have to get another bachelor's. My advice to you would be to just keep looking, and research every college that might have the slightest chance of offering what you want. The school I'm going to now is one I never, ever would've considered if someone hadn't suggested it to me (because it has a reputation as a party school), so don't discount a school just because you don't think it would work for you.
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