Are you going to follow your heart or your parents?

Philippines
December 30, 2008 12:10pm CST
It's the last year that I'm going to be a high school and I've already decided where I want to study but I don't know what to take.My mom wants me to take the nursing course because lot of countries offer great offers to nurses.On my side, I want to take Bachelor of Science in Accountancy because I'm good in Math and I love Math. What do you think?Take what's best for me or take the one I like the most.
4 responses
• United States
30 Dec 08
You are young, so you are at the point in your life where you believe that you know best. If you go ahead and take the nursing course you are putting yourself in a position to be in a field that is ALWAYS in demand. While you are making very good momey working as a nurse you can alwyas go to night school or to an online school to get your accounting degree. This way you will have education in 2 very good fields. While accounting is a good field it sometimes gets oversaturated--this puts you in a position to have the degree, but not being able to find a job. Your parents are just trying to help you avoid a position that a lot of people are finding themselves in these days. Hope this helps. Happy myLotting!
• Philippines
7 Jan 09
Oh, thanks, LuvBrown13s, for your response. I'm the mother of SummerLily, and it's only now that I read this post of hers about the nursing course. Yes, I've been trying to encourage her to take up nursing because I'm looking at the opportunities that will be open to her once she graduates. But she insists on accountancy. Well, if that's what she really likes, I won't pressure her anymore. I'll just keep on praying for her. Now I realize this benefit of MyLot. I can know some of the thoughts of my daughter that she can't completely express personally....Thanks MyLot. And thanks LuvBrown13s, your argument is and advice is perfect specially during these economically difficult times.
@bows280 (184)
• Romania
2 Feb 09
my parents (obviously almoust all the times mom) told me when i finished 8th clases and tooked the final exams for getting into highschool told me what a good job i did next after i entered a somewhat middle level highschool in my city told me that if i would have learned batter i'd took a better grade at those exams and entered a much more better highschool She wanted me to go to a mathematics profile highschool or economy but i didn't want that so i choosed phylology with intensive english after finishing highschool, time to go to college , i wanted veterynary medicine she wanted public relationships or something with finances i didn't enetered veterynary ( lost with 5 units of grades something like the last grade that entered at college was 8.87 and i had 8.82) so went something close to animals Zootechny but after finishing it weren't many oportunities for me as long as that profile didn't help me in the city , only at the country side So i decided to quit... stayed homne , got to work for 2 months, now back home and mom gives me headeaches almoust everyweek to go and choose a college and finishing it i'm so sick of listening others what should i do or choose that i can't even have the power to choose of my own
@abccba (1914)
• Denmark
30 Dec 08
my parents have never told me what to do. They always told me to do what i wanted to. So for me it was easy to choose to follow the heart ;)
@thanxiang (126)
• Philippines
17 Jan 09
I have experienced that before i go to college.My father wants me to take teaching course but i wanted to take BS-HRM coz i want to work in a hotel or in a restaurant.What did i follow?my HEART.I did take BS-HRM.But remember that your parents want what is best for you only.I suggest that you will weigh things properly and wisely.Well,after taking one course,you can go to school again to get the other course.So when there's job opportunity from the two course,then you have a choice,or maybe you can try studying online.