vocational college AFTER college

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Has anyone gone to a University got their bachelor's degree...then became "demoted" by having to go back for vocational college for a real job.

My family is forcing me to go to MedTech. I start next week. I could kill myself or accept the fact that University was a big waste of time and money and the only future I will ever have for myself is to become a medical coder/biller...something I have no interest in. It feels so demoting. I sat at one day of class at ITT Tech when I considered signing up for a Web Design program there and I ABSOLUTELY HATED IT. I wanted out immediatly. The class was so pointless and terrible and one student was asking about me (I was new to class and it started a week ago) when I was right there (as if she couldn't ask me about my ethnicity herself, yeah that's right. I'm sitting near the front of the classroom and this girl in the back asks the teacher "what's that girl's ethnicity?) effin humiliating...

...if a day in one ITT Tech was THAT bad...How does my family expect me to survive MedTech?

Anyway I need to stop ranting and have people answer my question

Yes, I did that. Got my BS in Biology, then went and got my AS as a Veterinary Technician to get a job.

Don't think of it as demotion... they are really two different things. University is about a dozen years of accumulating knowledge so you can run research and agonize over funding.

Tech school is about getting a job, getting some money, getting some financial independence. It's about paying bills, and making ends meet.

Hopefully, it will enable you to get far enough ahead to pursue a career... which doesn't necessarily need a university degree, but usually does require more training and education.

It's just a stepping stone, don't freak.

Since you have to go to Medtech, try and find a program you will actually be interested in (and be at least pretty sure the job won't traumatize you/depending on how you are with people). You could pick another tech school if you can't find something at this one. The bachelor's degree you have furthered your knowledge (may not be good financially but not the worst thing in the world). Though, what you are describing is why my mother kept bugging me about picking a major I would like & could use (I picked Lib Science & am starting college this fall) . Plus my mom did not want me to repeat her mistakes (she went to school for music b/c my grandmother told her she was too stupid to become a speech therapist, & now she just got her OT degree). So extra education is not a bad thing (my mom used her 1st degree until I was born). May provide an opportunity for a side job or something to build on eventually.

That's not a demotion at all. It's admirable that you're willing to still try and take more classes.

I originally ended with a double-major in Psychology and Mathematics. Do you know how useful that is? It's about as useful as milk-producing mammary glands on a bull. I went back and kept going in a completely different direction. Worked out real well and with very interesting results.

So nothing wrong with it at all. If your parents are just pushing, then know that I am proud of ya. Where's your back... <pat, pat, pat>

Although I have to disagree on the comment that university is a waste of time and money, I think a technical school wouldn't hurt you. But you have to define what you really want, so you'll have at least some idea of any actions to take.

I think a very difficult concept to grasp is that you have to take ownership of your values and goals and pursue them. Many NTs like to use goals and success to motivate themselves, but I think it might be good to draw motivation and inspiration from what you experience.

After I graduated with my bachelor's in chemical engineering, I decided the petrochemical refinery and process control industry is not my thing. Those jobs would probably pay around 40, 50K a year, but I know I wouldn't enjoy or do well. Now I'm going for grad school to be more specialized in what I like doing.

I suppose whichever path you choose, just be happy, enjoy it and never loose what makes you special. While people divide knowledge into separate fields, it really is one thing - it's nature.

The problem with finding something I would be interested in...is that I DONT KNOW what I would be interested in.

The things I want to do with my life...I have to accept now that it's never going to f**king happen. My parents REFUSE to pay that kind of money for things I truly want to do.

I was considering doing Special Education teaching but my family is insistent that this is not for me because of my lack of social skills. I found that ironic because they were ALWAYS forcing me to socially demanding situations to enhance my social skills.

But yeah I'm stuck with this MedTech s**t because I dont know what else to do with my life. On the other hand by the time I get a job...and maybe get my own place... I will at least have medical insurance to allow me to FINALLY go to REAL therapy that my family can't s**t on me for getting...or I'll finally be able to afford a gun so I can blow my brains out.

We'll see which one works out.