My Dilemma

As I mentioned yesterday I have two unrelated majors. They'd be related if I was planning on going into employment law, but I have no desire to be in the court room. I love to read. Even more than reading I love to write. While I am currently working on a book, fiction novels are only my second favorite things to write. What I truly love is writing essays; critical analysis of authors' work makes me happy. Writing them makes me ecstatic.

Pursuing a Career in English Lit.

If I were to pursue a career with my English degree, then I would apply to grad school with the hopes of getting my masters in English concentrating in women's literature. Depending on my level of satisfaction with a masters degree, I may want to continue on to get my Ph.D. I would do all of this with the hopes that I could teach English lit at the college level. My professors have inspired me and I dream of the day when I can stand in front of a classroom and inspire my students. [I literally dream of that, I want it so bad.] At this point the only barrier I have to applying to grad school is one recommendation, which I'm pretty close to receiving and, of course the money issue.

i am broke

I am broke. I had one job in college and I quit after six months when I realized that waiting tables just wasn't for me. I have about $14.00 in my savings account. I've never received student loans, so I don't have any outstanding debt, but grad school costs at least $20,000 assuming I get a teaching assistantship. If not, I'm looking at a bill of somewhere upwards of $40,000, not including living expenses.


Pursuing a Career in Human Resource Management

If I decided to take the less expensive route then I'd be looking at HR. Honestly, I could definitely see myself working in Human Resources. My favorite character from The Office is Toby. It all fits really. But I have to let you in on a little secret. I hate business people. [Generally] I don't love HR, but I'm good at it. Training more specifically. I really do enjoy coming up with creative training ideas. I could sit at a desk all day, that doesn't bother me either.

Choosing HR would eliminate a 40k bill, a lot more school work, and a lot of other foreseeable stresses. But the biggest question is: Would I be happy? ... well I wouldn't be miserable now would I? What makes this decision more difficult is the fact that it's not all about money for me. I guess if I want to teach, it can't be all about money huh?


A Question for my Readers

Should I pick HR or English?