Do's and Do-not's of Switching Education Goals

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There are times in our lives where we come across an opportunity that challenges our current life's outlook, career paths, friend choice and even our beliefs. Our reaction to these opportunities shape the rest of our lives. Here are some valuable suggestions;

Do's

• Do your research- get a book, read a blog, wiki it up, find out where you fit in with this new life's outlook . We have so much to learn about in the dynamics of entering a new field
• Ask for help- the worst thing you can do is try to figure this out all alone. Talk out everything with more than one person. If you don't have anyone to talk to, ask me.
• Be more than actively seeking, be effectively seeking- you can spend all day in the library and still never learn a thing. We need to do so much more than just be looking, we need to be finding!
• Keep the fire burning- Starting fresh on a new path creates a new fire of motivation that will only go out when you neglect it. Once that fire goes out then you are in trouble!

Don'ts

• Start over- You have a lot of progress so far in your studies, see how you can make the most out of what you have done. For example, my major is American Studies and in this major I do a lot of researching and critically writing. Researching and writing are two thing I can put on the old resume.
• Fall behind in your classes- This is a hard one. The constitutional history class that you were so pumped about at the beginning of the semester might lose it appeal to you but you cannot let your mindset effect that GPA.
• Put your whole life on hold- Do not get so invested in finding out ways to build the resume that you forget to enjoy the ride! Enjoy! Go and take your love one on a date
• Burn bridges- Just because your career goals got burned does not mean you have to end all the networking that you have done already in your previous field of study.

What do you think? Did I miss anything?