a "Major" decision

As you may know I've declared my major as Athletic Training, and I was planning on minoring in photography. The university and students here told me that its pretty much impossible to do both unless I want to be here forever. I like Ball State but not that much. Now I just don't know what I want to do and am very confused and a tid bit stressed about it. These are the pros and cons of each.

Athletic Training

I am really into sports and helping people. After having a my shoulder surgeries and helping out in the training room I absolutly loved it. It was alot of fun and I felt very useful. The only thing about it is that athletic trainers have TERRIBLE hours if you work in a school. I would want to work with kids and be involved with those sports. The reason kids in highschools do sports is basically for the love of it.. or at least that's the way I viewed it when I did sports. I want to work with people who aren't getting paid to be in sports. I also told myself I didn't want to go into physical therapy. After going through physical therapy myself.. It's just not something I see myself doing. Physcial therapists have great hours and get paid more. But 1. money doesn't matter to me and 2. I want to be doing something that I love


As for the college side of the major... I would be putting in alot of hours and a AT major told me that as long as this is my major forget about getting a job cuz you won't have any time. I know I'm here to get a good education but what the AT majors do here during their hours they have to put in is basically be the water boys or girls haha and that's not what I want to be!

Photography

Taking pictures is one of my passions... I was talking to an art major and he said art majors are alot of work as well. I realize that as well because art doesn't just create itself. I've already done one set of senior pictures and my brother and his finance's engagement pictures. I have so much fun messing around with photos on photoshop. (you could ask my roomie I'm always doing something new on photoshop) I get frusterated ALOT with my art but I always end up loving it in the end. My friend Justin who is an art major said that it's so different in college and your learn so many new perspectives of everything. I love other forms of art too but photography is by far my favorite. If I was a self employed photographer, which is what I would do if I chose the photography route, I would be able to set my own hours. That is one thing that I love.

This may sound kind of weird.. but I think about my future alot and really I don't care what happens to me career wise, I mean I do and I don't. As long as I'm a Mom someday that's all that really matters. Photography would be great to work out of my home and still be home with my kids.

The thing about photography is that I feel like the demand of photographers is going down. Not that there is really a "demand" but since basically everything is going digital alot of people are starting to take their own photos instead of getting a professional.

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This blog kind of helped me vent a little... but still a little stressed! Any advice would be appreicated! If you want to see examples of my art work it's in a previous blog in March I believe under "Artsie Fartsie." Athletic training sorry no examples.. you can ask my roomie I guess, I tape her ankles =)

There is a career counseling here that is free I'm thinking about looking into that.. who knows?