Mother: What is bothering you dear?? You seemed so stressed as if the world is ending...
Daughter: (Holding piles of papers from education fair) I don’t know mum! Everything seems so interesting. Psychology? Business? Science field? And there are a lot of factors to consider; fees? Scholarships? Venue? Arghhh... faints...
Mother: Dear? DEAR? Dear??? Honey? (Screams aloud) Our daughter has fainted.
So what’s bothering the minds of youngsters after graduating from secondary school? I faced it one year back when I used to have hair pulling session everyday, frustrated about the choices of courses and scholarships fees offered. It’s always the idea of everything sounded VERY interesting. It’s always competing for scholarships and places in famous colleges and universities.
One moment is about realizing a childhood ambition. Those were the days when we recall ourselves writing journals and essays. My ambition. A doctor? engineer? An accountant? All professions seem interesting. Having thousands of unemployed graduates in the society worry the minds of newly high school graduates. What would it be my future down the road? Seniors and working adults telling the youngsters many are not practicing what they studied during their undergraduate studies.
A small discussion with a few of my old schoolmates today made me realize that it wasn’t the degree you pursue in that matter. Everyone wants to be a tycoon. Everyone wants to earn tens of thousands like the entrepreneurs. Business graduates sees themselves becoming self-employed workers. How many realize it’s the opportunity and the many failures that lead them into success?
Register yourself in a renowned college. NO than three months, you realize it isn’t what you would dream for. Many chose to finish their pre-u studies before continuing a totally different field after completion. From accounting to law, from business to interior designs, many of my friends decided to change their pathways, and decided to pursue what they love instead of obeying parent’s orders.
I have a chance to choose what I want. Enrolled myself in a Marketing degree, I can barely see my future. Like many other youngsters, I calculate risks and chances available for me to be successful. A starting pay of RM2200?? Being materialistic, it isn’t enough. But this is the world. Tom dick and Harry does Marketing degrees. It’s a reading subject. Books are available. An accounting graduate can do marketing. So? Why of all marketing is my choice? Am I saying I’m regretting? Yes… a moment ago. I thought of changing course.
When I finally calm myself down, I recall what my sister and the discussion I had with my friends in the afternoon. Michelle? It’s not where you start or how you start, but it’s where you’re heading and how you finish it. It’s about being than doing. Andrew Matthews said. There are many accounting graduates outside. Of course, marketing degree and etc are picking up. Considering science related fields. Considering top-rated fields like bio-technology and IT. In order to compete, students are doing double-major and double degrees to enlarge their employment chances. For heavens sake, this is unnecessary stress.
What does it takes for a man to succeed? Their commitment? Luck? The passion? The hard work? It’s everything. Try forcing yourself to study accounting when your passion is say, arts? Graduating first class and employed by renowned accounting firm, so? How far can you go when you complain about your job daily? Are you happy? NO, BUT my family needs to be fed. No, there’s no future in arts. No permanent income. Risks. I can’t be rich.
Humans are restricted to do what they love. It’s always piano more preferable as compared to harmonica. It’s always business degrees than to learn about casting. Parent’s disagreement and pre determined plans. It is always the word then that matters. The academic needs are just tickets to qualify for a job. The progress and the stepping stones to be successful still depend on personal skills and attitude. How far can we plan our future? Nothing is impossible. Take advantages on what you have. Don’t be sad over small matters.
If your family has the money, go for medicine, study abroad, go Harvard. If you’re financially restricted, study what’s available first, pursue your dreams later. No choice? Hate Biology? It is ok, try scoring, and work for it. Don’t fail because you don’t like it. Remember, at the end of the day, all results reflect on you. I fail because it wasn’t my idea of studying this. My parents forced me to pick this up. This is absurd. The outsiders don’t know your parents, the intentions. You fail MEANS you fail. World is cruel. No excuses can be accepted. Don’t do it for your parents but yourself. It’s your course, you agreed doing it. So try your best. Concentrate on what you can do. Not what you can’t. Go for what you love. We’re young, and it’s ok to fall. As it isn’t the fall that matters, but the number of bounces after falling and how high can we climb after each fall.
Conclusion?? The grass is always greener on the other side. Nurse thinks doctor’s job is easy. Doctors think nurse job is easy. But in fact, they have different difficulties. It’s contradicting. But at the end of the day, planning afar would only give you a rough figure where you’re heading. It’s always the process and the impromptu situations that affect the results. Be contented, do what you can. Love what you do, only can you do what you love in the future... OR?? WHATEVER LA..
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