What career should I take :S (1 Viewer)

[daniel4592]

Hello everyone, Iam struggling extremely as to what I should do as a career path?, I have done my first week in a health science degree which I had hoped would take me through to teaching, but the course just isnt what I thought it would be, they are topics I couldnt care less about and I just dont feel like going and listening to the stuff each week.
I am also very confused as to what I should do I feel as though I dont poses any skills and I just cant get any ideas out of my head, Iam really desperate at this moment and I have seen a career adviser who really to be honest could not help and I have been beating myself up over this for over a week now and I am simply lost.

 

[chuha]

Get out of there before the census dates.
Is the course you want available externally at the same uni?
Defer
Or go through tafe.

 

[daniel4592]

Yes I know about defering etc, but I am simply not sure what I want to do, and I am under immense pressure to find a career path but I am struggling so much that I would laugh at the thought of this happening a year ago , I just dont know what to do and no one is able to give me the slightest point in direction.

 

[chuha]

Yes I know about defering etc, but I am simply not sure what I want to do, and I am under immense pressure to find a career path but I am struggling so much that I would laugh at the thought of this happening a year ago , I just dont know what to do and no one is able to give me the slightest point in direction.

Sorry what did you want to do in the beginning?
Teaching?

 

[3Lachlan2]

what were your HSC/equilavent subjects? look at how well u did in them individually, and balance this with how much you enjoyed them individually. then look at everything collectively..... does this help?

 

[daniel4592]

At the moment, my mind is so filled up with rubbish and stress that I cant think anything through right and Iam asking just some pointing in the right direction.

My HSC subjects were;

IT Cert II course- Got 90/100 in the HSC
Software Design and Development- 76/100 in the hsc I couldnt grasp it though, and up until a fortnight before the exams when I studied my guts out for this hsc, I was scoring 30's and I ended the course still not knowing how to code.
Ancient History- 76/100 It was boring but you know I done good at it.
Advanced English- 71/100 I hated this subject to bits lol, and in all honest I dont ever want to do it again.
General maths 78/100- Wasnt a fan of it, but I could do it.
Sport lifestyle and rec but that doesnt count as anything as I just picked it to have some sport at school.

Its been a mess to be honest since the start of year 11 when I started planning, I wanted to do something IT related, but I saw that IT was alot more in depth than I thought alot of coding etc and it really turned me off because I feel as though I dont have the skills to do so. Then I nearly gave up on school and wanted an Energy Australia Apprenticeship, I dont know for the better or for worse? I didnt get one and I set my mind to do Primary School teaching, I dont know why, I just liked what the job had to offer, such as a decent very secure wage, didnt seem to difficult and I thought it would be ok in general, but there was no point in my life where I want I WANT TO TEACH!, it was just something I thought might be 'good', So I went to do a health science degree as UWS does not have any education course on offer and well as you can see my 0 science backround in year 11 and 12 has made me discover last week that I couldnt care less about the physics of human movement or how pollution affects the body.

 

[spence]

Why don't you do a primary education degree? It seems to be what you're interested in, I don't know why you'd do health sciences to get into teaching

 

[daniel4592]

Because UWS doesnt offer Primary education, just two pathways through Health Science or through an Arts degree which annoys me that they only offer teaching as a masters degree.
I was considering taking a plunge into IT now but Im not sure what specific part I want, I have a good general knowledge of computer related stuff but some of the IT job requirments just seem very extreme.

 

[daniel4592]

Has anyone else got any advice please any would be appreciated thanks....
Im feeling so bad at the moment...

 

[MonkEE]

Do nursing, many chicks there. Plus it is in demand.

 

[daniel4592]

Hahahah nah Ill keep away from that part just on the pure insults id get from people LOL.

 

[daniel4592]

This decision making is really getting to me now I dont even feel like eating anymore wish I would just disappear.

 

[Omie Jay]

become a plumber, a lot of shit's gonna go down in the near future

 

[Lolsmith]

Ohiseewatudidthar.

And wtf are you talking about "UWS doesn't offer teaching"? They offer a Bachelor of Teaching that they've just named a "master of teaching". It's the exact same type of course, just makes you look like you've done a Master's degree. You can do an Honours year in it. You don't do Honours on a post-graduate course.

Just go talk to some uni dudes/gals about it and ask how you could get into Primary Teaching. That shit'll be fantastic job opportunities for you, purely as you're a male. Education system is screaming for male primary school teachers. Go into a public school straight out and see if you can get put into a private school, if you're unsatisfied with the wages.

 

[arendedric]

I would suggest you to have a brief talk with the other people and do some research work over the Internet this would help you have a good insight over your chances. Feel confident about yourself and keep the good spirit going as there are plenty of job chances available so try and stick around for a while.