Well ... Hmmmm ....Do you still want to be a social worker? Because that's not an impossible goal with a 3.0 gpa and an undergrad degree in biology. May have to apply to a few schools and maybe not get accepted at your first choice, but it's still possible. You could get an MSW in two years and if you went after good internships (a normal part of getting the degree) and really applied yourself, you'd be employable. If you play during your internship, it sets you back, but it's still not impossible. You'd have to work under supervision for a while before you could become a licensed clinical social worker, but you could have all that accomplished by age 30 or thereabouts, if that's what you'd really like to do.

But if you just want your mom to quit nagging you .... I don't know. I never accomplished that one at all. My mom nagged me about the direction of my life to her dying day. She thought that was part of being a good mother. I didn't follow the path she wanted, but after I became successful on my own path, she told everyone she had been behind me 100% of the way.

I just don't know how to stop a mother from nagging if that's her nature. But living with her and accepting anything from her at all probably makes her feel she has a right.

You'll figure out what you want to do eventually. If you don't want to be a doctor, don't let anyone nag you in that direction. Or lawyer or fire chief or anything else you don't want to do. That's a road to unhappiness.

Twenty-six is still young in my book. You're not behind schedule. I've known too many people who were burned out by 35 because they went after big goals that someone else picked for them. Having it all at a young age often means losing it a decade or two later. You'll figure this out. And if you ever discover the meaning of life, let me know about it because I haven't found it yet myself.