Changing Careers...

[KSUViolet06]

Welcome to my life (although the careers aren't SUPER different.)

Got a degree in Counseling with a focus in Rehabilitation (people with disabilities/substance abuse/mental health) in 2009.

I spent a lot of time working with disabled HS students during that time, and got to thinking about a career in Sp. Ed.

After a year of thinking and praying about it, I took the plunge and applied to the Sp. Ed. program.

Cue "OMG BAD IDEA THAT'S SO DUMB OMG YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO FIND A JOB" from just about everyone.

Cue "omg teaching is soooo hard and you'll probably fail at it" from every teacher I have ever met.

Cue "omg the admissions process is sooo difficult" from all the teachers I know.

Cue "OMG WHY ARE YOU WASTING YOUR DEGREE!!!!" too.

Well, I got in AND got a job working with special needs children in a classroom setting.

To top it off, I'm not even wasting my degree because my previous degree = 15 hours of credits that I don't have to take AND qualified me to get the the job I have.

So, in summary, do what you want. Also, don't listen to people because most of them are Debbie Downers who have no clue what they're talking about.