I Need Some Advice

[brandywill]

Ok, so I am only 19 years old but I am a hard working person. I am also the type of person who doesn't take s*&^ from people but when it comes to my mom I just suck it up. So this is my problem...I am currently attending a community college here in Michigan but my mom keeps telling me what I should go to school for. I decided that I am going to go to school to me a Certified Medical Assistant but she thinks that this is not a very promising career. I don't like being the bottom feeder whever I work but you pretty much have to start at the bottom anywhere, but I figuered with this I could always go back to school to be a Registered Nurse and maybe even higher if I so choose. Is this the wrong direction for me? Should I listen to my mom and just go to school to be a doctor? I am so confused. My friends are all about as useful as a bag of dried leaves...LOL...Please help me if you can. I don't know what to do. THANK YOU ALL FOR EVEN TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[unicorn9149]

You are old enough to make your own decision and Mom will just have to suck it up. As I Mom I know it's hard to let your kids make their own life decisions but in the long run they are the ones that have to live with them.
When my Hubby was in high school his Mom decided what she wanted him to be. She took control of enlisting him in classes that he could not handle (she wanted him to be a chemist) He was taking very difficult classes and working after shcool. He did very poorly in chemistry and Latin because he just wasn't interested. To this day he resents what his Mom did and he is now in his 50's

[mlathroum]

Okay first this is absolutley nothing wrong with being a Medical Assistant if that is what YOU want to do.
I became a Nursing Assistant in High School through our Votech program. I worked as one until I was 19 when I was trained for a Cardiology Technician by the hospital. I made it through the first year. The second year I started some of the harder courses for Nursing. Anantomy class shot me down completely. I can not take tests. Some of my teachers worked with me and really helped. But there were others that just refused. If it is hands on I can do it though. I never finished my degree.
I have now been a Cardiac Tech for 16 years. I love it. I can do EKG's, regular stress tests, thallium stress tests, pacemaker checks, hook up and read 24 hour heart monitors. Last year I needed to be able to spend more time with my children after problems with a day care providor. I gave a 1 month notice to come home. I was really upset as I do love my job. On my last day of work I recieved an offer to read the 24 heart monitors from home. I am now in Heaven. I also fill in at the Dr's office when hubby is off or both kids are in school.
Going to school for your Medical Assistant now will atleast give you an idea if you REALLY like the field. I know people who have become Dr's and nurses who hate their work. It shows too. They are mean and nasty to their patients, coworkers and employees. You can also use that training to your advantage. Most hospitals now are working on a nursing shortage. Find out which local hospitals have the best incentive plans for schooling. The one were I worked did this. We had to pay our tuition, at the end of the semester we turned in our report cards and recieved it all back. Alot will also give you money for graduating and signing on for a 2 or 3 year contract. I have a friend who did that and recieved a check for $3000 and they paid off her school bills because she hadn't worked for them before that.
If you like nursing and really want to go on to be a Dr you are never to old for that and you are young enough now to really get a start. Medical Assist. is a 2 year program. Nursing is 2-4 depending on the school you attend. At the most you would be 25 years old when you were finished. Education is always important. See if you can explain some of it to your Mom. Just tell her you would rather start at the bottom and work your way up so.

[mrs.john]

You do what you feel is right. Get the degree you want now b/c you can always go back. I got my first degree at 22, but now I'm 30 and working on my RN. Did I wish I did it 10 years ago, yes. But would I have known that's what I wanted to do and be happy doing it then? Probably not.

*did that make sense?* lol

[Carmen42]

((((brandywill))) deciding what you want to do with your life is a very difficult decision. But DO NOT let your mother tell you what to do!! She isn't YOU. If you want to be a med tech for now, then that is perfectly fine! You have to look inside yourself and decide what YOU want. Don't let other people tell you who you are. You are young and you have plenty of time to decide. If you take the med tech classes and like it, then you can keep going! If you don't then you can choose something else. But whatever you do, make sure it is what YOU want, otherwise you will regret it. (trust me on this one!)

[kybeauty]

(((brandywill))) You have to LIVE your life..do what makes you happy..!

[brandywill]

:) ;) :p I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO TOOK THE TIME TO RESPOND. YOU REALLY MADE ME THINK AND I AM GOING TO DO WHAT I WANT :D NO MATTER HOW UPSET IT MAKES HER...I AM GOING TO FOLLOW MY HEART AND DO WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY

THANKS AGAIN
BRANDY

[kybeauty]

best of luck brandy..and if you need us..we are here for you!

[eeigh33]

Great choice bradywill. Always follow your heart in these matters. You are the one doing the work, you are the one going to class. Do not let others guilt you into a career choice, as you might end up hating it and resenting the person that led you in a direction you were not ready to go into. Sounds like you have made up your mind and chosen the path that best suits you at this time.