How do people afford this?

[moomoodiddy]

Hey guys, so after about a year of struggling with this, I have finally changed my major to environmental biology. I feel as though this is a better fit for me with room to grow. Now just to break the news to my parents, who are paying for my education, that I will not be becoming a world renound vet. Thanks for the support

 

[lazy gardener]

I think you've made a wise decision. Veterinary medicine is not all it's cracked up to be. IMHO, you will leave more of a mark on the world with your new major.

 

[HoopyFrood]

@moomoodiddy To quote Polonius in Hamlet - a major touchstone in my life:
"This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man."

You'll figure it out. Trust yourself. You'll make mistakes, for sure! We all do. I do constantly it seems But if you don't trust yourself, what can you trust? Even if one trusts in religion or government, that person must first convince themselves that those things are worthy of trusting in the first place.

Cut out the middle man. Go with your best judgment. Face the consequences honestly. Improve day by day. What else is there to do? To do otherwise is to waste pain and heartache on something that is not worth it.

Wishing you all the best!!

 

[Seniah]

I hate how the world has told my generation that we had to go to college in order to be successful in life, and people look down on you if you do not.

Everybody's generation got that.!

 

[Seniah]

Are there ample jobs for environmental biologists in your area?

 

[h2oratt]

Learn to think for yourself.

 

[Hardknockshomestead]

We live on one income. We are raising one of our grandkids, too.
I garden, forage, can, and dehydrate some things. Am learning how to can and put up 16 pints of pinto beans just last night. We get eggs from our chickens and recently got 2 milk goats and a meat goat, and hope that they were all bred successfully. Both my husband and I hunt and fish, too. We enjoy homesteading and try to make and do as much as we can while buying as little as possible from outside sources such as stores. We also are currently raising two pigs (one to sell, and one to split with another family). We have so much to learn, but living this way works for our current situation. We drive older vehicles, cook and eat at home, and are looking for more ways to live without unnecessary expenses.

 

[CannedMonster]

Education and college are two different things. You will always need to be learning, but not always paying money to learn.
I was talking to a farmer friend once and asked him advice on the best time to plant corn. He picked up a handful of my dirt, squeezed it, and began to explain how it would look and feel when it was ready. I had years of college, he had none, but he still had quite an education. And his corn is still better.

THIS

 

[CityslickerHomestead]

Hey guys, so after about a year of struggling with this, I have finally changed my major to environmental biology. I feel as though this is a better fit for me with room to grow. Now just to break the news to my parents, who are paying for my education, that I will not be becoming a world renound vet. Thanks for the support

I went into college thinking I was going to be an architect or graphic designer like my grandfather and father. 13 years, a couple of jobs, thousands of dollars and many failures later, I graduated as a geologist.

I am now working as a geologist, and was happy to get into my career of choice (after multiple changes to my major), but I find myself still unsatisfied.

From the outside it would look like I “have it all” and I’m sure that’s what people glean off my social media, but really my life is like one big ball of stress and gets overwhelming at times. All I want to do is be at home, spend time with my kid, raise my chickens, show my cats some love, grow a garden, and get a full night of sleep - consistently. I would not do anything over, but if I could quit my job and just work on turning my house into a home, I would. Alas... the bills won’t pay themselves.

If I could figure out a way to do what I love (staying at home with the kid and chickens) and make money off it... well that’s the million dollar question we’d all like to have answered for ourselves.

Environmental Biology is a noble career choice. The typical student gets hired as a field technician of sorts, making around $30 to $40k a year. I’m not saying you’re a typical student, I’m just sharing with you how former classmates of mine are faring right now. They graduated with a bachelor degree within the past five years.

 

[Molpet]

I went into college thinking I was going to be an architect or graphic designer like my grandfather and father. 13 years, a couple of jobs, thousands of dollars and many failures later, I graduated as a geologist.

I am now working as a geologist, and was happy to get into my career of choice (after multiple changes to my major), but I find myself still unsatisfied.

From the outside it would look like I “have it all” and I’m sure that’s what people glean off my social media, but really my life is like one big ball of stress and gets overwhelming at times. All I want to do is be at home, spend time with my kid, raise my chickens, show my cats some love, grow a garden, and get a full night of sleep - consistently. I would not do anything over, but if I could quit my job and just work on turning my house into a home, I would. Alas... the bills won’t pay themselves.

If I could figure out a way to do what I love (staying at home with the kid and chickens) and make money off it... well that’s the million dollar question we’d all like to have answered for ourselves.

Environmental Biology is a noble career choice. The typical student gets hired as a field technician of sorts, making around $30 to $40k a year. I’m not saying you’re a typical student, I’m just sharing with you how former classmates of mine are faring right now. They graduated with a bachelor degree within the past five years.

I worked saved and now retirement is the time to relax and enjoy life with my chickens