Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Now that you are grown, would you have studied something completely different in school?
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Actually, I think I would have made a good therapist. So if I had to do it over again or got the opportunity to go back to school full time I would work toward a degree in psychology.
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 Graphic design was what I wanted to pursue when I graduated, but could not find the right school near where I lived in Arkansas. With what I know now, I would pursue something similiar in order to be working for the Walt Disney Co. or Pixar doing animation. That was my real dream.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS I would have ignored my dad and pursued police photography. That could have easily led to forensics which interests me very much.
Originally Posted By EmmaJayne I'm still at college and don't really feel like a grown up yet.. But I do wish I had studied theology instead of philosophy in my first 2 years..
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie Absolutely. I keep meaning to send an email to my college theater set design teacher. When I was in college getting my practical business degree, as an elective I took set design. The professor who was also a local set designer saw some potential in me and I did a lot of work outside of school working with local theater groups. In the evenings he would teach me how to build models of set designs to work out lighting and sight-line issues and I would build models of his current productions. When I'm at Disneyland, I love looking at the beautiful models of their rides during creation and think, "I could be doing something like that." He arranged a meeting between me and the head of costume crafts for the Denver Center Theater Company who offered me work on the spot. I ended up saying no because it meant I would have had to drop out of that semester of school. I ended up having a huge conversation with my instructor where he tried to convince me that I was not a person meant for business and that I should change my major to theater design. I often wondered what would have happened in my life if I had done that. Now 20 years later, I realize he was right. I never had the aptitude for business. My brain simply isn't made that way. What I have is a brain that can conceive and create almost anything and it's still what I love to do. I looked up my old professor and discovered he is still teaching. I got his email from the university website. I keep meaning to send him a "You Were Right" email, 20 years too late. Since I'm out of work (again) I was thinking of volunteering and spending my free time working on sets and lighting design for local theaters. Twenty years and I still miss it. My advice to anyone who is still in school and trying to decide what to major in is "Follow your heart and pursue your passion even if you don't think it is practical." Without that passion, you have little chance of being successful, but with that passion leading your way through life, you're bound to accomplish wonderful things.
Originally Posted By ophellia wow thanks for sharing RMMinnie...I let go of performing, acting in any way and all singing but a wedding or funeral here and there for 20 years.....I regret that watsed time, and I'm thrilled to be back performing...I agree on the 'follow your heart' thing
Originally Posted By alexbook I still think a math major was the best fit for me, but I wish I'd taken more English and music electives along the way.
Originally Posted By LVBelle I think I would still be a teacher but I wish I had taken photography classes and possibly theater or choir.
Originally Posted By TheParsec Yes! If I could do it over, I would, wanted to do something with the Ocean! Ocean biology, Oceanography. When I was 19 years old, I was going to college, and taking flight lessions. My son was born and my dad said I needed to work for him to support my son and everything I was doing. Being young, I quit everything and went to work for my dad. But I guess everything worked out. 22 years later, I have 3 kids, 4 step kids, 2 grand children, I own the business, have a home, cars, boat. Everything turned out ok!
Originally Posted By HRM "following your passion" is a bit overrated I think. While it sounds great, and all warm and cuddly, more emphasis should be given to being secure. There are a lot of passionate people trying to get a job out there. Of course, I know there are also a lot of people who thought they were secure who are also unemployed. I just saying, following your passion? It's hard to be passionate when you can't pay the bills, or even just living paycheck-to-paycheck. Grandchildren, a house and a boat sounds pretty good to me. Passion or not.
Originally Posted By oneyepete There are more things I wished I had studied, to do what I love, better.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I studied Journalism out of school, and worked as a freelance journalist for a while. There were no full-time jobs out there, so at the ripe old age of 22 I went back and studied Education. I became a teacher at 25 and it's made me so much happier. So I guess it's hard to say I would go back and study something completely different, since I've already studied 2 things and I can't think of anything else I'd want to be, aside from one of those. I've always wanted to do a photography course, though, but I've never got around to it!
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Maybe Public Relations. I took one college course and really enjoyed it. Now that I see how poorly politicians and companies handle their PR I think I could have made a good career out of it. But, I do enjoy my job.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost No...I'm perfectly happy with who and what I am now. Anything done differently would have placed me someplace other than this particular point in time. I would do nothing different with the exception of trying to do better in school.
Originally Posted By KatieKate123 I think that I would of gone to school, and not been so wreckless with my early years.
Originally Posted By LPFan22 I let emotional stuff hold me back through the years. If I could go back I would study music and/or radio broadcasting.
