I frequently find myself asking what I would be like right now if I had decided to go to Georgia Tech University in Atlanta, Georgia, as opposed to Iowa State. In case you were wondering, when it came down to my final decision as to where I would attend college, it was between ISU & GT. I eventually chose Iowa State University for a simple reason, although its campus was inferior to that of Georgia Tech’s campus, it had a superior architecture program; thus, ISU was the school for me, right? Again, you may be wondering why this is even being brought up right now, but in case you haven’t read that far back in my blog, I am no longer pursuing architecture here at Iowa State. The program here took the fun/pleasure/enjoyment out of the profession in my perspective, and it destroyed my dream of becoming an architect. I am not angry, but rather curious, if I had chosen GT, would I still be the world’s greatest architect-to-be? I know for a fact not all programs are alike, so the question stands, where would I be right now if I were in Atlanta? It makes me a little upset because I still remember the desire I once had for architecture, and the passion that once brewed inside me, and I just feel like I “quit” or failed my life, so my intentions/decisions are unresolved in my heart.
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Hi Eric.
I can relate to your experience. When I was in high school, I was certain that I was going to go to medical school. I only applied to one school -- Creighton University, a prestigious pre-med university. I studied pre-med for two and a half years before I finally admitted to myself that I could not care less about being any kind of medical doctor. I had always been dual majoring in English and it only took one amazing professor for me to realize that I wanted to pursue English as a lifelong career.
Initially, I disappointed a lot of people who really wanted me to go to medical school. Now that those people see how ridiculously happy I am when I talk about teaching and my students, they know that I made the right decision.
Sometimes it's best to listen to your heart and just wait until you discover what's supposed to be the next step of your life. Just enjoy life until then, and keep your heart and mind open for what your future might hold.
Just think - if I hadn't listened to my heart, you would never be in this awesome English class. Hahaha.
-The Prof.
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