I haven't the foggiest idea what to do for the rest of my life. I am your typical istj, i guess, so this is very disconcerting to me. I am fairly detail-oriented, need logic, structure & order. I already have a ba in psychology and am very interested in healthcare. I have worked with developmentally disabled adults (like the population, hate the disorganization of most non-profits) and as a high school teacher (dislike the pop, endless paperwork that prevented me from doing my job & public speaking involved). I've also done lots of tutoring, mentoring disadvantaged youth and some admin work.
I was pre-med in college, am only average in sciences & math(ok,worse than average in math) but later tutored my sis and all her friends in their nursing pre-reqs and core classes. I had a lot of personal/family problems in college, so I definitely don't feel like I lived up to my potential. I'm not sure if I'm truly bad at it (i think so) or if I did poorly because of circumstances. All of the mbti lists suggest things like med, dentist (don't have the stamina for those programs), IT (terrible at math, so no) law enforcement (don't meet physical requirements) and things like that. I know I seem like I am discounting a broad range of professions, but I don't want to enter a program I won't be able to finish or finish a program where I couldn't competently do the job (to say nothing of finding a job).
I'm currently considering psychiatric nurse practitioner (medication management, not therapy) or maybe library studies (but worried about finding a job). Any ideas? Am I overlooking something I might love? I know mbti is not the be all and end all, but my past jobs haven't taken my personality into account at all, and I don't want to make that mistake again.
I was pre-med in college, am only average in sciences & math(ok,worse than average in math) but later tutored my sis and all her friends in their nursing pre-reqs and core classes. I had a lot of personal/family problems in college, so I definitely don't feel like I lived up to my potential. I'm not sure if I'm truly bad at it (i think so) or if I did poorly because of circumstances. All of the mbti lists suggest things like med, dentist (don't have the stamina for those programs), IT (terrible at math, so no) law enforcement (don't meet physical requirements) and things like that. I know I seem like I am discounting a broad range of professions, but I don't want to enter a program I won't be able to finish or finish a program where I couldn't competently do the job (to say nothing of finding a job).
I'm currently considering psychiatric nurse practitioner (medication management, not therapy) or maybe library studies (but worried about finding a job). Any ideas? Am I overlooking something I might love? I know mbti is not the be all and end all, but my past jobs haven't taken my personality into account at all, and I don't want to make that mistake again.