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I got my Bachelor’s in Psych back in 2018, since then I’ve worked in higher education. Was in academic advising for a little over 2 years & that job felt like a bad fit across the board. Then I was in career services for about 3 months at another school & combined with mgmt/having to talk in public settings made me quit, I then worked in financial aid at another school for a little less than 2 years. While that felt like kind of a better fit based off mgmt’s feedback & a bit more confidence in my job tasks, I was miserable. I just worked in FA again at another school for a little less than a month & decided working in this new school felt a bit off.

29F and I have never felt like such a failure, I have a bit of a savings after selling my condo a little less than 2 years ago & live with family again so there’s that “cushion” but it’s not ideal obviously. I completed a form to schedule a meeting with alumni career services where I got my degree & waiting to hear back, I’m scared to apply for work bc I really don’t know what I want to do with my life. My mom said maybe higher education isn’t a good fit for me b/c of this pattern I’ve had, thinks I should work temp jobs since there’s no commitment & I can pay my way to go back to school. But I don’t want any more student loans since pell is maxed out & again I DON’T KNOW what I want to do.

I’m kind of stumped in the sense that I don’t know what I want to do, I feel like I enjoy the higher ed field but it may not be the best fit as I keep ending up in a position where I’m back to looking for work again regardless if most of the time it’s been voluntary it seems. Advice appreciated, any resources or suggestions you have from experience leave in the comments.

I currently have a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and I have had some office jobs and teaching jobs. I was an elementary teacher for one year before the school closed down. Since then I have been re-evaluating my life and career choices. I still love teaching but at the same time I feel like I want to try another passion of mine. However, I can't seem to decide between doing a 2nd Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a Master's degree in Counseling. I really love to help people is my main passion for a career. I really like both career options but I really need to decide which is the best for me. I'm also currently using the Education Award I got from my first AmeriCorps program back then to help me pay for school. I'm currently in a new AmeriCorps program trying to get another Education Award to help me pay for school. I think I am only able to pay for half of the classes for social work program for fall semester 2024 by using the first Education award.

While if I was to study my masters in Counseling, I need to apply next year spring 2025 and my service term for the new AmeriCorps will end on May 2025. Then I would be able to have the new Education award that will help me pay for fall semester 2025. Can anyone please help me decide?