Aerospace

Cool, so I’m in the fight of my life over college with my parents right now. I’ve done so so much research on Huntsville now, and know that I absolutely have to go there now. There’s literally no other way. The have an aerospace engineering program, and after those four years, there’s basically a 100% chance that I’ll be hired to work in at least one of the companies that they have there. There is no other school in the whole country with the same ties to NASA that Huntsville has, and in the grand scheme of things, it’s really not that far away. If my parents don’t let me go there, I really don’t think that I’ll ever be able to forgive them. Yes, I know that I’ll be leaving them behind, and even though it’s insensitive, they’re the ones that waited so long to have kids, and taking care of them really shouldn’t have to be my job. I would be giving up such a rare opportunity. If they make me stay, I really think that I’ll have to tell them, “I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life regretting my career choice, and wondering what amazing job I could have, if you hadn’t stopped me”. Yes dad wants me to be a veterinarian, and make a lot of money like Cliff, but honestly he’s the most miserable person that we know. I DONT CARE ABOUT MONEY. I DONT CARE ABOUT TIME OFF. I WANT A FASCINATING JOB THAT INSPIRES ME. I know that this is what I want to do, and I’ve never been sure about anything until now. I’ve never been motivated by anything until now. I was watching a video yesterday about an aerospace engineering explaining what her job entailed, and she said she gets lots of time for family and vacations still, and I honestly got a little upset. I don’t even want time off. You know, work can’t let you down like people can. Imagine how meaningful my life would be if I got to work on actual NASA rockets.

Senior year is the most stressful time of your life because you’re literally put on trial for the things you care about. When you’re little, you can pretend to like golf for your dad, and pretend to care about law for your mom, but then you grow up. You actually have to back up what you like and why you want to spend your life doing, and no matter what you end up disappointing someone. It’s your life, and I know my parents didn’t think about anything but themselves when they moved 1,000 miles away and completely alienated themselves from their families. Yes it would be amazing to have a support group, but I’m too ambitious to settle. Aerospace is the only thing at this point that will make me happy and have a fulfilling life. Hopefully the next time I get back to you, I’ll have a little more clarity.