Goals

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Date Submitted: 11/03/2012 11:33 AM

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I’m sure but, sometimes unsure of my career goals. When I first began college I was most certain that I was going to major in Nursing, specifically Gerontology. So I started off with setting my educational goals which were:

* Attending College

* Picking Nursing as my major

* Completing Perquisites for major

* Volunteering in hospitals/nursing homes

* Achieving a exceptional grade in each course

* Marinating a 3.5gpa or higher

* Applying for nursing program

* Completing program in no later than 2 years.

Then everything took a slight turn in my career goal, making me change my educational goals. I attended a trade school on summer break, taking a Certified Nursing assistance class. After achieving my certificate, I began to work in a nursing home/ assisted living facility, where I began to love the job, but had big problems coping once I started getting attached to patients that were there one minute, and gone the next. I realized I love the job and wouldn’t mind making it ,my career choice, but getting attached to the patients, and not knowing how to cop with there lose will be a bit harder overcoming than I expected. Which then lead me to setting educational goals in Health Administration. My educational goals are as follows:

* Find college that offers program

* Decide on whether to take online, face-to-face, or both

* See what classes will transfer from previous school I attended

* Get familiar with an academic counselor, or advisor

* Decide on how far I want to go with my education

* Complete courses

* Continuing Furthering education, while seeking job in that field of study

With achieving my educational goals that will lead me to my career success have ran me through a couple difficulties. I’ve struggled with transportation issues, which lead me to the online courses for now because they have been very convenient. I also have been faced with test anxiety. No matter how hard I study, my mind tell...