Were you able to take a course related to your actual interest?

Since I was a kid, I really love numbers. In fact, I have won a lot of math quiz bees when I was in high school. When I was asked about my course after my graduation, I quickly answered engineering. But I have sweat gland problems where in my hands are excessively sweating. With that, I took up accountancy. With God's help, I'm now a CPA. My parents as well did not pushed me to a course of their choice. They trust my capability. Even though I am not an engineer, I enjoy being an accountant right now. I am so glad and thankful with the Almighty Father with these blessings.

I think not me personally. I was able to choose what course I wanted when I got to university without any prodding from my parents. But my sister, I think carried the aspirations of my father. My father wanted to be a lawyer, but night school and raising small children was just too difficult. So he dropped out. My sister is currently a lawyer.

Yes, there is really a difference when you work on something that you like and you work on something that you have forced to take or something that encourages you to take. I say, that no matter what the rate of salary is may it be high or low, for as long as you do not like your job, most likely you end up working sad and not satisfied. Should you feel that you have another fashion or another interest, then I guess you should go for it. But you have to weigh things carefully. Remember that it is not easy to find a job this days. Perhaps you can also work with what you do right now, and for the meantime, do your passion and interest as a sideline.

I have felt that when I was in 3rd year High School. We were not rich nor poor but what we have was enough to keep the family of 5 alive. I study at a private school which tuition fee is twice or maybe thrice the amount than the ones in public schools. My parents always tell me that education is the only treasure that they can give us no houses or whatever which I am very happy with it. My mom works as a swimming Instructor at my school, she has a very good reputation to both staff and students. They were sad when she has to leave for a job abroad, the principal use to tell me, it is a great loss for them to lose a great teacher. She finished BS Education major in Sports and Filipino. My mother always say that she wanted to become a nurse, but since they were poor, her athlete scholarship was the only ticket she used to enter to a good university although not the course she like. My father on the other hand is on and off the job. But he was a graduate of Business Management and has a Masters Degree on that as well. The reason why he was on and off of the job is because of the companies bad habit of firing someone who has potential. Honestly it is very common in the Philippines wherever you go. When I was in fourth year, my parents would always say take the science course since it is very common. My mother would always push me to select also a Nursing course which honestly I did not feel like getting, though I can't just make her upset about it. When I failed the nursing exams, I took the Chemistry course then a few months made me realize something that Chemistry was only a subject that I love not something I see myself as a profession. I talked to my father about changing courses, I told him I want to take Information Technology or Computer Science, at that time, my aunt (my father's sister) told my father to have me take it since it is not bad at all. My aunt supported me all the way until my father agreed onto it. My mother on the other hand was worried, because she couldn't guide me because they are both in the other country. My father just told my mother that, as long as my interest is there, I will be able to finish the course I wanted. Which I did, I finished IT as a course. And now, my sisters are going to a step I did 5 years ago and this time, my father had me handle the situation, both of my sisters wanted to take Game Development (since we love to play games a lot) which they will be taking next school year. Right now, I am fine with my job, I am still in the learning curve process because I am still learning a lot of stuff. And I am happy that my parents let me choose what course and what life I wanted. They did have their regrets but the thing they learned about it is that the children don't need to be burden by it but just guide to them.

i'm about to take a course in agriculture :-) something i've wanted to take up for so long

Actually, in most cases, we do what we have to do rather than what we like. For many accepted reasons, we have some certain responsibility to burden which is a man should do. I am a teacher, you may think it is a good job while for me it is quite frustrated and without any sense of achievements. However,when I stand on the platform, I tell my self that I am a teacher and I should do a teacher should do. so

Yay! My parents told me the same thing your parents did to you, too! When I graduated in high school, I wanted to take Civil Engineering, or Architecture but I ended up taking Information Technology now. Although at first I don't have much interest in computers, later on I realized how I can still continue my art skills by using the computer. Its like being an IT pip(not the programmer type)while an artist at the same time. But the crucial part was in the first 3 years of my course, wherein I didn't have the urge to go to school. I hated my major subjects (usually hardcore-programming and no Art). I always absent from my classes and get "nail-biter" grades. Well,that's life. Now that I'm graduating, I have no choice but to love the course that I have started. But somehow, when I see Architecture students in our school I still feel envious of them. One day, If there would be a chance, or if I have stable life already I would still want to reach my dream of becoming an Architect.

Untill college days everything was going fine. My choice was good in taking the course, Now i have graduated and have taken up this particular course which is seems like its not meant for me. The field of the course is the same but due to some problems i am not able to complete this course. Its so frustrating when you have paid every little penny and you get to know the real contents of the course. But i have decided that since i have digged the pit of this course i complete it myself. I think these stages of life keep coming where you realized that there something you need to work on.

Hi Snow! i graduated medical technology but im not practicing it because i dont really feel happy with it. Just like you, i took a medical course as my mom has hoped that she'd have a kid who would soon be a doctor someday. ive gone with the flow just to satisfy my mom. When i was on my last year in medical technology, i have decided not to pursue medicine because i felt that i might only flunk it. I thought that i might only waste my parents' money! if i were asked, i would have probably taken music conservatory. Just like what your father said, there is no money in the arts even if you longed so much for it. As i had been an obedient kid to my mom, she allowed me to take Music in UST. When i saw the tuition fee, all i could say is "darn... this is so expensive 21000 for only 18 units oh my... i dont think my parents deserve this." I gave myself one year in music, just enough to learn the basics. Then, i went my way... i hunted for a job and God gave me the job that i have now... I am now on my 10th year in the company and i couldnt thank God enough for putting me here. Though i graduated with a science course, i get to use my medical background. I have also used my music knowledge in church services as a choir member. I wish you the best snow..

I thankfully was able to take classes that were based off of things that I were interested in. Granted, there were a couple of classes that I were not rather not interested in. However, that was not because of my parents, but because that was going to really be because of the credit requirements for the college, so yeah, that does happen sometimes. I am rather glad that I had parents that supported what I wanted do. Not supported what they had in fact failed to do. Parents that try and live through their children is kind of twisted to say the very least. I have known people who have had those experiences and they are rather frustrated. Then again, in their desire to have the best for their children, sometimes they really try and do the best for them.

Ya I am still Suffering for my father's choice. he did Law while serving In railways But did not practice or left lawyers profession as soon as he come to know that its a tough job , he made me Lawyer and I am suffering his deeds as My senior does not pay me much and I am not getting my own cases .I am totally frustrated and decided to leave this profession and trying My hands here in online earnings.

I think I am very lucky for my college because the major I choose is relatively fit with what my interest lies in...And I can learn many things related to my major though the teachers do not teach in the class. Because I am interest in history and cluture as well, I would also like to learn by myself. Though my major is not the so-called hot major,but I believe every profession produces its own leading authority.:

My parents said that i should take up nursing after i graduated from highschool. And i don't want that course! Because i'll wearing white uniform again. So, i have no choice, i entered college with a nursing course. I didn't like it. I hated it. What i like is that, I love college, i just hate my course! But the sad thing is, because i wasted my days, i failed. I was second year. So i shifted my course, i took I.T for 2 years. And stupid thing is that, i didn't finished it. I wasted everything again! And then, my mom ask me again if i would still want to continue nursing, because they said that there's no money in I.T. I told them that ok i will continue, but i need to go to other school. So i left my school, and change. In my new school, I've had some changes in life, when i started having duties at the hospital, i saw a lot of patients, and they were very ill, That's the first time that i knew and told myself that i want to be a nurse. I want to help people who are sick. I want to serve them. I don't know why, but i love helping sick people. Poor or rich i don't care. That's why, I don't hate myself for what i am now today, i never regret that i took this course.

Hi there, i was able to hear this situation from some of my friends as well. And eventually some of them do was successful but some of them failed. " I really don't actually like this course but my parents told me that this will am going to take up, that's why i don't have good grades for i don't like this course indeed" these are the words i can hear them uttering. But fortunately my parents did gave us the freedom to chose. Taking up a course within your will is really much different from a course that's been forcing by your parents for you to take up. It will just end up in regretting and complaining.

I think there's some truth to what people say. Parents may not openly insist on what degree you have to finish but they do have this way of making you take a course that they want. Subliminal, maybe :) My dad's a frustrated lawyer and although he didn't openly said that I should take up law, he nevertheless always tell me the benefits a law degree has. Well, I took up law but unfortunately I didn't finish it. I guess I'm satisfied and proud that I have college degree from a very premiere institution in our country :)

My parents do not force me to take on any course... They have given me the freedom to choose whatever I like. The twist come here when I recently took up a course and after completing it half way... realized that this was not the course for me. Now that's frustrating. But now as I have started it... I will complete it... :-)

Think it's partly true. My parents wanted us kids to do the same profession as they have. Only my elder sister became the same as my mother, and my younger brother became a doctor (although a different kind as my dad and he left abroad). I never cared about the profession of my kids. The only thing I always stimulated is them to be creative. Was not hard to do. They are all born with a pencil in their hand and very creative. I just want them to be happy, I don't care if their profession is practical or not since there are years between ending your school/course and the moment you start working. Society is changing and what was needed once is not needed anymore at that time. So do what you like most gives the biggest change on succes and happiness. I know many people find me weird, they don't understand my opinion about that. Why not wanting more for them. They are all very intelligent and can be what they like, study for years. But what is the use if that doesn't make one happy and you can't get a job after years of study? Because of my allergies I was never able to become a sculpture, I had jobs I did not really like so why doing that to my kids?

Whew this is my second reply here. I don't know why I lost it! It was very long one Well okay again... I wanted to take Fine Arts too but then my parents told me there is no money in arts, just like what your father told you. 'Though my parents said I can take up whatever course I like except for that one. When I graduated HS I still could not decide which course to take. But I ended up taking up the same course as what my brother took - COmputer Sciene. My brother though didn't graduated is happy with his career in the IT Industry now. While me, I have applied my course for more than a year only when my job is all about computers and troubleshooting. After than I landed an office job only.