Change of plans.... I hate change

I been talking to a lady about my situation hier with my questions regarding my major and career options. I was to make a big decsion about this. I am planning to transfer schools for next fall even though Im so close to finishing. Im psych major and do not want to do therapy work but Im so close to complete the psych major requirments so I stuck with it. I also dont like to quit what I start. Im going to go to a school next fall that has more opportinities for the German major part of it. Where Im at now has no German major, just spanish. The foreign language department hier is bad- 1 reason Im transfering. The requirment for that is I have to study abroad over there minimum of 1 semester to have a major, ok I lived there for the first 6 years of my life, that is my native language lol.... but I still have to study there. So Im going to do that next year. The study abroad program is very good and if I go the plan of teaching German this will help me, being from there and studying there. In short, I have more schooling then I planned for. I was planning to move back to Germany this summer but I want to complete this before I do. My boyfriend is a factor too.

Just want to vent.
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Good luck with your knew plan, 21. Can you complete your Psych major at the new school too? Relationships can be an impediment at times.

ya I can finish the psych degree there to, I have 2 classes to finish there for the psych major but they are only offered in the spring and that was when I wanted to study abroad this fall is to soon or I would study then so I wont be able to finish for like 2 more years because I need the study abroad and those claases for psych... its just bad timing!

Oh well, Germany isnt going anywhere....

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I hope that every thing goes good, with studying.

With having lived there and if you are fluent in German, unless you really want/need to study abroad at this point for a refresher (see friends/family/travel, etc.), most schools offer the opportunity for life experience accreditation (called different things at different schools) to test out of it.
I travelled extensively in middle school and high school, doing a type of study abroad during the summers in high school. Being an international relations/language major at one point and study abroad being required as well, I was able to do testing in college so I did not have to waste time, yet another semester for a credit I already had the experience. There is usually a fee but it is much less than that of the full credit for that class ($150-400 for the test at the schools that have been too) vs going abroad with full credit hour fees and might save you some time getting you to graduation sooner.
Perhaps this is an option for you to look into. I love to travel but getting done with school at times is more critical. Taking the time for abroad at that juncture for me was not an option as I needed to graduate sooner than later.
Viel Glueck!

(no umlaut available that I can find here. )

ya thanks that is something to look into...I will see maybe I can test out of it, I would like to go to the Goethe institut though lol... thats where the first 2 months are at, they have schools all over the world, that emphaise German language... and since I live most my life hiere in US (I was 6 when I move here) am not as fluent in German as I was... I dont use it as much, just with my dad but my step mom doesnt like us speaking German in front of her lol

Anyway, I will look into that and danke

ya I would cry if I didnt have umlauts Ich liebe umlauten!!
try alt 129 for viel glück! lol

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What a great opportunity to study at G.I. I can definitely understand why you would want to do this. It is great you have options.

It turns out the umlaut is different on Mac but on the PC, alt 129 works. Will have to find out what it is, never knew that. THANKS! Oooh, found it, 'option' and then the letter you want. Hey. Thanks again.
Meanwhile....

Beste wünsche in allen ihren Bemuhüngen.

Ohh vielen dank!!

and ya it is eaeier on mac to do umlauts... wish i had a mac... more German user friendly

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