Thinking about changing fields/major. Looking for advice pros/cons, etc...

On moblie so excuse formatting & also not sure if this belongs here so feel free to delete it if it doesn’t. Cross-posted from r/findapath

To make a long as short as it can be, I (23, (24 in January), have always struggled in school due to mild learning disabilities. After I graduated high school in 2015, I tried going to college for a semester, but got dismissed because I got poor grades and failed to seek out the help I needed. At the time, I had a job at an assisted living facility for the elderly working in the kitchen (waiting tables, setting up functions, food prep work) which I really enjoyed. In 2018, things at that job regarding management were making me want to quit every shift I worked. I made the choice to quit in Fall 2018 at age 21 and start my college career over at a new university and decided to major in Hospitality because I had liked what I was doing at my job at the assisted living facility.

I deciced to do it right this time as far as my grades and seeking out help when I needed it/doing a better job advocating for myself/using my resources almost daily. My grades are way better now than they were even in high school (now that I saught out the help/pushes I need). Currently, I am now half way done with my degree in Hospitality Business, but I am having second thoughts. I am now thinking I want to do something in Special Education or Guidance councling at the high school or college level because I feel like I need to do for someone else want was done for me. I also recently discovered that excel in writing when I try, so I was thinking of even something involving writing IEPs. Travelling is something I want do a lot of as well, so having summers off would also be fantastic for that. With hospitality, I have also been recently turned off by the idea of working many strange hours, weekends, holidays, and dealing with some nasty people for the rest of my life.

My concern now is backtracking because of the classes I already took and paid for. I am also afraid of having to graduate even later now. Looking for advice because now I feel torn. Thanks!

Submitted July 02, 2020 at 10:42AM by nottryingtobe_cool https://ift.tt/3ivKSrR