I'm afraid of the future.
Immediately after I was born, my life was already planned for me by my parents: get a 4.0 GPA, graduate high school with honors, go to a good college and get a degree, et cetera. I'm 18 years old now and I don't even know what I'm doing with my life because I have no control whatsoever. Will I graduate in time? What is my major going to be? Will I be successful in life?
I am angry about my future.
Since my whole future is already planned for me I basically can't do anything. I want to major in journalism but my parents say that is a failing degree and that I'd never get a good paying job. I have no freedom. People have told me that I should just move out and do what I want but it's not that easy. I've been dependent on my family my entire life and I personally blame them for making me this way.
I can do something about this.
I am still young. There is still plenty of time to fix the present in order for me to have the future that I want. I can start anew and become independent. I can ignore what my family wants me to do and do what I want to do. I still have a chance.
Hi Linh, I totally understand what you are saying. I've seen myself and many of my friends have the same problem like what you said above. It might be because of culture and family expectation, we dont have much freedom to do what we want. I dont encourage you to do what you want, but I hope that you can find a major that somehow related to what you are interested. If you choose a major that you are not interested at all, you'll quit so easily and it'll waste your time. Talking to advisors is helpful to your situation and I hope that it'll turn out well. Good luck and thanks for a good post!
ReplyDeleteHi Linh, I totally understand what you are saying. I've seen myself and many of my friends have the same problem like what you said above. It might be because of culture and family expectation, we dont have much freedom to do what we want. I dont encourage you to do what you want, but I hope that you can find a major that somehow related to what you are interested. If you choose a major that you are not interested at all, you'll quit so easily and it'll waste your time. Talking to advisors is helpful to your situation and I hope that it'll turn out well. Good luck and thanks for a good post!
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