University Courses.... again

[Hobbit-eyes]

Thought this was sorted? Me too.

But again, with the UCAS deadlines drawing nearer, this dilemma rears its ugly head.

Here's the problem:

I WANT to do Classics.

I feel I OUGHT to do medicine.

I WANT to do Classics, because I LOFF IT, so much, I'm truly passionate about it, if it were a man it would be my version of Gee. I know more about it than my teachers, it's my favourite subject, and I actually look forward to the homework. Seriously. And when I was just looking at the website, I nearly cried, it looked so BRILLIANT.

But I was sad because, if I want to do Classics at Oxford, I have to change my application in TEN DAYS.

TEN DAYS to convince everyone that, yes, I want to do Classics, yes, it was a bit of a sudden change, no, I'm not absolutely certain, I only realized yesterday you dumbass! Geex...

I'd also have to convince Mrs Brentnall that I wanted to do classics instead of medicine. I think she'd go into denial.

BUT... the problem is, I'm not entirely sure that I DON'T want to do medicine. I mean, I'd love the caring aspect of the role, and I think I'd be quite good at it.

What concerns me is:

a) I'm not tough enough.

b) Paperwork - AAAAAARGH.

c) The patients would hate me.

d) I'd hate them back.

e) I'd kill someone.

f) Getting sued.

g) The fact that there are THOUSANDS of people who can do medicine - you can see by how many people apply - but hardly anyone as passionate about classics as me.

I know what I want to do. It's just... I'm scared.

Advice would be appreciated. And by appreciated, I mean OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH *tackle glomp hug*

[Hobbit-eyes]

And let's not forget after university.

After a medical degree, I have a job waiting. And I can have that job for life. I can go to New Zealand with that job. I'd be very well off.

After a classics degree..... what the hell do I do? Teaching would be good, except I might hate the kids. Maybe start a bookshop, like I dream of, but bookshops will soon become obsolete when everyone buys books online.

Medicine is stability - classics is my dream.

Oh God, they're Gramani and Casanova!! And I'm Henriette!!

AARGH!!! I'm comparing Classics to David Tennant!!!

[Ching is SANTA!]

what i would do is go into med, get a job when done, get looooooooooads a money and then go back and do classics! but thats just me!

[Hobbit-eyes]

Yeah, I considered that. But med school is, like, five years. I wouldn't want to be stuck doing something I didn't like for five years.

[goblingirl]

Classics! Go for Classics. I feel the same way as you about it...honestly. It is the one constant thing (outside my family etc) that I have loved all my life, and it is the only reason I am trying to make sense of this damn Minimus book, which does not tell me what veni, cibus and erit mean!...Shut up Thea

Classics. You can go into Law, teaching, media, accounting, Civil Service (urg!), industry and business. (these are all off the Cambridge Uni. website). Or you can be a librarian!

[Ching is SANTA!]

WOW BE A LIBRARIAN!

[goblingirl]

I want Jeremy Paxman's job....

[Hobbit-eyes]

I'd LOVE to be a librarian! I'd also love to own my own bookshop...

You have the minimus books?? I LOVE THOSE!

... hey, I could run a Latin class on here...

[goblingirl]

That would be soooooo helpful. Pretty please?

[Hobbit-eyes]

OK! *yayness* I will track down my old Latin textbook.

[goblingirl]

*hugs Katie spontateously*

[Hobbit-eyes]

Whoa... that was... spontaneous.

[goblingirl]

'twas, wasn't it.

[Hobbit-eyes]

Am forming plan for the future. Apparently, Latin is on the increase in America, and with another Harry Potter to come and several more films, this probably isn't going to stop for the next few years. And not many people out there do Latin... but I will... soooo.... I come out to America and get a teaching job! Hopefully one in a university - better paid - but I could also do a PhD so I can become a doctor after all and make my granddad happy... we still haven't told him I'm not doing medicine any more... but, of course, he'll probably be dead by then...

[goblingirl]

Ahhhh....I shall be to late to take advantage of Latin jobs, as they will all have been taken by the time I'm old enough