This class has been very helpful and beneficial in learning ways to help me make a decision about a career and major. Throughout this course, my eyes have been opened to a lot of possibilities that may be right for me. Through assignments in this class, I was able to think “outside the box” and view different jobs and majors through a different perspective. Whether it was through my eyes or someone else’s, I was able to collaborate some really great ideas on how to start my searching process and how to go about fulfilling what it is that I decide.
Making a plan of action for my educational and career goal has helped me to realize how long it will take me in order to graduate. The plan I made for now is to take all my generals in the next two years and then focusing on a specific degree for the two remaining. I am just about done with my first semester as a freshman, and am proud of the work I have done thus far. In the plan of action we were given to make in week 2, that is exactly what I planned and still think it is a smart move for me.
After doing these class assignments and the experiences I have had because of this course, I am leaning towards Dental Hygiene as a possible career. I think what made this decision for me was when I was able to interview and shadow two different Hygienists. I have always been somewhat interested in this profession, but being able to see it first hand and talk to these women that have been in the workforce has made me realize that it is truly something I can do and possibly enjoy. I learned things about the profession that I really liked and could see myself being able to live with for the rest of my life. Some examples of it are the hours and the pay. One of my biggest concerns in finding a career is that I could still be around my family as much as I could with a good salary. This job would allow me to do just that. From what people have told me, it gives me the flexibility to be a good mother and homemaker along with having a great career.
Since I am Freshman in school, I still have quite a few prerequisites I need to take in order to be able to get into the Dental Hygiene program. The first thing I am going to do next semester is go talk to the Dental Hygiene counselor and plan out my next couple years of classes I need to take to qualify for the program. I am also going to find a few more Hygienists to shadow to get different points of views of the pros and cons of this career. I believe that you can never get too much information about something. The more information I have, the better of an educated decision I will make for my future career.
I am excited to see where this plan takes me and the results that will come from it. I am ready to put in the work I need make this happen. I have learned really great lifelong tips that will help me with whatever it is I end up doing, and that my life experiences will only benefit from them.
