After three semesters of absolute misery in law school, I made the decision to leave. I realized that I was only sticking to the plan I had made as a seventh-grader, and hadn't actually reevaluated what I wanted to do with my life as an adult. It turns out, once I sat down and gave it an ounce of thought, law wasn't it. Unfortunately, despite being all I've thought about for two months, I still haven't figured out what I really want to do!
I do have a few ideas, and have been looking into several different options. One idea involves starting a business that I never pictured myself doing before, but think that I would quite enjoy. More details on that at a later date. However, the significance of this possible business venture in my post today is that I have no experience in the field so I'm considering going back to school to learn the basics. At a community college.
There are masters programs in the field I am currently pondering, and even PhD programs. But that all seems a bit much, I think, when all I really need is a basic understanding of the field and a ton of experience. So I think that spending 3 semesters and $6,000 to get an associates degree, along with several internships, would be the best move. This option becomes increasingly attractive to me when I consider the massive amounts of debt I have incurred from my undergraduate degrees and a year and a half of law school. (Yikes!!)
It's crazy to think that just a few months ago I was working my butt off to earn a spot in the top 20% of my first-year law school class while caring for a toddler full-time, and now I'm considering starting over at a community college. I guess that just goes to show that you really never know where life will take you, and the plans you make for yourself when you're young will change in ways that you could never imagine.
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