tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485340705883437242.post5472150190278540574..comments2015-05-02T08:10:06.680-07:00Comments on hear me roar: Decisions, DecisionsJenny Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07969239115852062796noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485340705883437242.post-53528868113895347882008-06-30T19:28:00.000-07:002008-06-30T19:28:00.000-07:00I guess I'm a little late in the post-a-comment wo...I guess I'm a little late in the post-a-comment world, but normally I'm at least a month behind for everything thanks to med school.<BR/><BR/>As for advice, I don't have any. I'm almost 25, out of college and still trying to figure out what I want to be.<BR/><BR/>I'm with Heidi... enjoy the ride.<BR/><BR/>Miss you jenny<BR/><BR/>clay and katie may and famClayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450489813725798481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485340705883437242.post-7646745290539623532008-06-01T19:41:00.000-07:002008-06-01T19:41:00.000-07:00One other thing...I take issue with this being one...One other thing...I take issue with this being one of the biggest decisions you will ever make. Not to scare you, but choosing a spouse is the biggest decision you will ever make. Also choosing to live the Gospel is pretty big and you are doing a great job with that one!<BR/>Remind me to tell you about my first impression of the Stephen's cocoa guy sometime. His kids go to my kids school. I thought he was just a big wanna-be. I guess I was wrong. Super nice family, though.<BR/>HeidiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485340705883437242.post-55445946329178456132008-06-01T19:36:00.000-07:002008-06-01T19:36:00.000-07:00All I can say is be glad you are not a boy! The pr...All I can say is be glad you are not a boy! The pressure to find a job you love AND makes good money would be so much pressure.<BR/>It think it is wonderful to get a college degree. I also think it is important to remember that learning is a life long pursuit. Just because you have a degree would certainly not be the end of all there is to learn. So my humble suggestion is... enjoy the journey! You're having fun and living a good life. The rest will come. <BR/>I think you're great!<BR/>HeidiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485340705883437242.post-72223745374968329982008-04-04T00:15:00.000-07:002008-04-04T00:15:00.000-07:00Explore and experiment until you find something yo...Explore and experiment until you find something you find enjoyable most of the time, something that you're reasonably good at, and something that you could make a living at, if necessary. Most people change majors for one reason or another. I did. I found I wasn't good enough at calculus and college chemistry to be a mechanical engineer, so I switched to a Manufacturing Engineering Technology Degree with a CAD/CAM emphasis that had greater involvement with computers, in which I was interested and had some aptitude. After I graduated and got a job, I ended up switching from using computers to do engineering to computer support of people at an engineering company. I agree with Em. Some of my fondest college experiences were general education classes which enabled me to learn more about music appreciation, architecture, philosophy, physics, personal economics, ballroom dancing, and even a scuba diving class.<BR/><BR/>It *is* a bit scary to not know what you want to do when it seems that everyone around you has it all figured out. Give yourself some latitude to explore and follow your interests and passions. You'll do just fine.Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06857419861452397425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485340705883437242.post-10231553147100346222008-03-04T11:20:00.000-08:002008-03-04T11:20:00.000-08:00So Jenny, I've been thinking about this long and h...So Jenny, I've been thinking about this long and hard since you posted it.<BR/>It is important to not base your decision on other people's behavior or decisions. Refuse to be intimidated. Dare to try anything that speaks to you, and don't expect to fit in with the fanatics when you aren't one.<BR/><BR/>College is rough that way. Everyone is trying to carve out their own niche and validate themselves and make themselves sound cool by the depths of their passion for Goethe or Goddard or Geophysics. Don't decide not to do something simply because you're new at it and everyone else seems to be 10 steps ahead. <BR/><BR/>Make sure you stay in charge of your own life and don't get tossed around on the waves of unintended collegiate peer pressure. The most important thing you can do, degree aside, is stay comfortable in your own skin and continually get to know yourself better. For that to work, your own voice has to be the loudest one in your head.<BR/><BR/>And for me at least, the actual "major" or "degree" that I left school didn't matter nearly as much as certain classes or professors that I loved and learned so much from. <BR/><BR/>P.S. You don't want to be like Sheri Dew. Her employees hate her.Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174424401721373062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485340705883437242.post-80846743100053330652008-03-02T16:00:00.000-08:002008-03-02T16:00:00.000-08:00Dear Jenny--Join the club!!! I am sure 3/4 of the...Dear Jenny--<BR/>Join the club!!! I am sure 3/4 of the students on BYU campus are feeling the SAME THING!!! Usually, people "fall" into their major quite by "accident". (Daddy, for example.) Hang in there, and keep exploring and asking questions. Find a job you would like to have, and find out what you have to do to get it. I think you should be the next Sheri Dew. (Marriage, of course, would be good.) But she is the CEO (I think that is her job title) of Deseret Book. What about Library Science (maybe they call it Informational Science, or something like that?) What about being a Journalist, and work your love (like?)of current events/politics into that? Anyway...just some ideas. I will keep praying for you. Love, MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com