I'm 22, and am in a stable career field that I previously went to school for, but am not happy with. I don't have a degree, just a certificate, but that's all I need for my job. I'm a CMA (certified medical assistant), and my main problem is that I have to re-certify every 5 years if I stay in the medical field, which will be really hard and a bit costly. I liked working as a CMA at first, but I've only worked as one for 2 years and I'm getting sick of it. It's just really hard for me to deal with patients all day, and the work I do isn't challenging enough.

I want to go back to school because being a CMA wasn't my first career choice, and I want to switch to a hard science field such as biochemistry or physics, both of which require a lot of school. I really enjoy science, and I know that if I tried I could handle going to school for something like that. I just am unsure if it would be the right thing to do because my fiance would have to support both of us while I am in school.

I think I'd feel bad asking him to do that because he's already had to take care of me so many times for various reasons, and he wanted to go back to school too. It would be really difficult for both of us to be in school and support ourselves at the same time. I just don't know whether to choose going to school and making myself happy, or working as a CMA for maybe the rest of my life even though I think I'll hate it...