wendy
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Hello! I am new to posting in this forum but I've been reading posts for weeks. I finally mustered up the courage to say something.
Anyway, I constantly realize how different I am from my hospitality-major classmates. They seem to suck at math, essays, etc; but they're the ones getting all the hospitality jobs because of their people skills which I am working on but am still kind of lacking. I wouldn't say I am scared of people completely, but I do not know how to converse with the people in my major and get into conflicts all the time; I am also sick of being the editor in group projects because people can't seem to write a single sentence correctly!
The reason why I went into this major is that I figured in college I would either develop myself in a "thinking" field such as math, an "effort" field such as architecture, or a "people skill" field such as hotel management. Sorry, those are broad terms, but I don't feel like writing an essay right now. In the end I chose the hospitality major because I honestly didn't want to try too hard or do tedious school work anymore. (I also like Las Vegas.) I hated doing math homework in high school, but I did well on quizzes, test, the AP exam, etc;
Right now I'm doing pretty well in hospitality classes because of scan-tron tests, lack of homework, etc; the finance and accounting classes have also been easy for me. I honestly don't see myself landing a job; the problem is I also need 800 hours of hospitality experience in order to graduate, but no one will hire me. Also, my classmates seem to be so much more confident in themselves, attend club meetings, and volunteer at events. I used to enjoy those things in high school, but I grew sick of the politics when I kept losing elections for leadership positions. I would help out so much and people would just vote for their friends - pathetic!
I don't feel like changing majors because I wouldn't know what to major in. Cliche alert - I am a jack of all trades and a master of none. *sigh* Also, I laid out all the classes I need to take to graduate in a nice excel spreadsheet, and I can graduate in a little more than a year because of my AP credits and priority registration (for keeping up my grades). I also feel better when my friends suck at accounting and food cost control, so they have to ask me for help .. I feel, um, competent but still pretty lacking. I don't know if that makes sense.
I really enjoy living in the moment, but I can't see myself really succeeding in anything in the near future unless I become more charismatic and personable. Do you think that graduating in a year or so for the sake of graduating and moving on to something else is foolish? (I just turned 20.) I might try going into law, but only if UC Hastings will accept me. I also feel like I should have gone into accounting. Sorry for talking so much about myself, but this is my only alternative to seeing a psychiatrist, which my hospitality friends have recommended that I do. (One even walked me to health services after class.)
From what I've read, I really like the people here and hope that they could give me some wisdom and advice. Seriously, in my desperation I even tried praying to Jesus once but no response. Do I really seem immature for someone who's no longer a teenager?
Anyway, I constantly realize how different I am from my hospitality-major classmates. They seem to suck at math, essays, etc; but they're the ones getting all the hospitality jobs because of their people skills which I am working on but am still kind of lacking. I wouldn't say I am scared of people completely, but I do not know how to converse with the people in my major and get into conflicts all the time; I am also sick of being the editor in group projects because people can't seem to write a single sentence correctly!
The reason why I went into this major is that I figured in college I would either develop myself in a "thinking" field such as math, an "effort" field such as architecture, or a "people skill" field such as hotel management. Sorry, those are broad terms, but I don't feel like writing an essay right now. In the end I chose the hospitality major because I honestly didn't want to try too hard or do tedious school work anymore. (I also like Las Vegas.) I hated doing math homework in high school, but I did well on quizzes, test, the AP exam, etc;
Right now I'm doing pretty well in hospitality classes because of scan-tron tests, lack of homework, etc; the finance and accounting classes have also been easy for me. I honestly don't see myself landing a job; the problem is I also need 800 hours of hospitality experience in order to graduate, but no one will hire me. Also, my classmates seem to be so much more confident in themselves, attend club meetings, and volunteer at events. I used to enjoy those things in high school, but I grew sick of the politics when I kept losing elections for leadership positions. I would help out so much and people would just vote for their friends - pathetic!
I don't feel like changing majors because I wouldn't know what to major in. Cliche alert - I am a jack of all trades and a master of none. *sigh* Also, I laid out all the classes I need to take to graduate in a nice excel spreadsheet, and I can graduate in a little more than a year because of my AP credits and priority registration (for keeping up my grades). I also feel better when my friends suck at accounting and food cost control, so they have to ask me for help .. I feel, um, competent but still pretty lacking. I don't know if that makes sense.
I really enjoy living in the moment, but I can't see myself really succeeding in anything in the near future unless I become more charismatic and personable. Do you think that graduating in a year or so for the sake of graduating and moving on to something else is foolish? (I just turned 20.) I might try going into law, but only if UC Hastings will accept me. I also feel like I should have gone into accounting. Sorry for talking so much about myself, but this is my only alternative to seeing a psychiatrist, which my hospitality friends have recommended that I do. (One even walked me to health services after class.)
From what I've read, I really like the people here and hope that they could give me some wisdom and advice. Seriously, in my desperation I even tried praying to Jesus once but no response. Do I really seem immature for someone who's no longer a teenager?