and the search continues...

most of you probably, at some point or another, heard me explain my j-term project. if you did not, rejoice! because it is not very interesting. but anywho--a brief synopsis: i researched careers and college majors the first week. i "shadowed" 6 different people in VERY different jobs ranging from home-infusion pharmacy to public relations. at the end of the second week, i visited three colleges.

i just got home from these visits (to Rhodes, Vanderbilt, and Belmont) and i'm going to jot down a few things before i forget.

Rhodes: super great! i loved it so much. one downside is that it is a very liberal school, and i mean, it wouldn't be too difficult to find good, Christian people to surround myself with, but it would definitely be more difficult than other places. i could study really anything i wanted to but the majors are very general. but nevertheless, it is definitely still in the running. i love that it is small, liberal arts, and GORGEOUS! okay yeah. moving on. [one highlight: there was a really attractive boy being recruited for football who wanted to be a theatre major. ;) yes?]

Vanderbilt: i don't have much to say on this school. i just flat out didn't like it. the campus as too spread out, and it definitely had the feel of a bigger school, which i just don't care for. the people also just weren't very nice. they were all just a bit too snobby for me. [highlight: most interesting fact: there is a 3:1 squirrel-to-student ratio]

Belmont: where do i even start? it is the small school i am looking for, and it's Christian, which i had kind of thought i didn't really want, but after looking in to it, that's looking good. there were also PLENTY of options of programs of study. also, it's in NASHVILLE! who doesn't like nashville? it's so fun. and there is music everywhere! even though i am not interested in majoring in music or anything, but it still would be so fun to be around that all the time. and the school just has the small community, nice people feel that i like. [one highlight: there is a cafe called Bongo Java right across the street. sightings at this cafe: Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, James Marsen, Alison Krauss, etc. the list went on and on]

i am by no means at a decision, and frankly, i don't have to be that close to a decision at this point in time. but it is very nice to be closer to a decision and to have seen a few very different options.

p.s. also, as part of the jterm stuff, i'm possibly looking into stuying business admin. not accounting. but even like political science or something along those lines. so we'll see.