Hello everyone,
I'm about to wrap up a Bachelor's in Psychology. Which is one of the hardest bachelor's degrees to get a job in...I don't know why I majored in it. I love neuroscience, but I don't think it's going to be possible to get a Ph.D: I can't afford it, and my gpa is a 3.4. I worked constantly through undergraduate school (I mean CONSTANTLY: a minimum of 60 hours/week) so I have no research experience.

I really, really, desperately need advice on where to go next. Please don't advise me to seek out the Career Services department at my university. I don't say this spitefully but uhm...they seem to be populated purely by morons.

I thought I wanted to get a Master's in Statistics: I heard that the jobs pay really well, and there are master's degrees offered online. But...now it seems like I have faulty information, because when I look into additional info for how the job market is for a master's in stats, I get wildly different estimates as to what a career could be like. I'm not sure I want to go thousands of dollars into debt for a job that may or may not pan out.

I've also been looking at attending the local community college to get an associate's or certification in a health-related field. With my bachelor's in psychology, if I also became an LPN or an RN, I could work in a mental-health environment and get paid fairly well. The problems with this are that it means two more years of struggling to pay for school, and I think it would put an end to any hopes of eventually doing something else (did I mention how much I love neuroscience?)

I'm also very interested in behavioral studies, but I hear it's a tough field to get into and I'd probably have to relocate.

I'm just lost and confused. My mom is a teacher. My dad was an RN out of college but he also is no help...he doesn't give comprehensive career advice. I have no idea what I'm doing, and unfortunately there's a weird part of my psyche that makes me need step-by-step instruction...I don't do well with being pointed in a direction and trying to find my way from there. It's a character flaw. I'm working on it.

I'm also toying with the idea of trying to get a quick certification, like a CNA certification, to be more available for jobs. But they make around $10/hour here, which isn't enough. I work as a nanny right now and make $14/hour.

I also have worked as a freelance ghostwriter and I looked into maybe becoming a freelance copy editor...turns out that's reallly, really, REALLY tough to get into!

Anyway, what do you guys do? How do you make your money? How do you survive? I feel like I'm going to end up nannying for other people's kids forever.

Sorry if I seem like I have a really bad attitude. I'm willing to work hard, I'm just so frustrated and tired right now.