Decisions, decisions!
Is anybody else out there REALLY bad at making decisions?
Well, I guess I should rephrase that... I make good decisions, just not in a timely manner. I weigh all my options, think way too hard, stress myself out, and then finally come to a conclusion. Usually this pays off and everything turns out for the best, but the process is not so pretty.
This week's tough decision was what to do about my Honors class. I signed up for Environmental Studies, because I am really interested in recycling and other green solutions, and I wanted to learn more about it... however the work load was unusally heavy for an honors class, and I knew I wouldn't be able to devote as much time as I wanted to it. So, even though it totally goes against my principles to quit something (and I had to give up my ambition of taking a course outside my comfort zone of the humanities) I decided that I needed to drop the course.
The hardest part was actually narrowing down which Honors course to replace it with. My top choices were Philanthropy in the Arts and a leadership course with Dr. Johnson, Butler's VP of Student Affairs... both extremely cool topics, but I had originally avoided them because I'd had my heart set on branching out into the world of science. It was so hard to choose between the two because they are both really cool classes. Both of them have a few meetings at Butler, but the majority of the classes are going to be spent out in the Indianapolis community meeting important and inspiring people in the Arts/leadership positions. How exciting is that?? (Ha, can you tell I'm a networking junkie?)
After much agony, I decided that although it would have been really cool to get to know Dr. Johnson and other important Indy leaders, my interest in non-profits and my passion for the arts made the other class a perfect fit for me. We get to go see plays, film festivals, art exhibits, etc. and meet the people who make it all happen (which is totally a job I could see myself doing someday!) I love that Honors classes are able to cover such interesting topics and take a hands-on approach to learning. I can't wait to get started on it!
So, the point of this story is that after all my stressing over what to do about my class scheduling, I found the perfect class for me. Maybe I'm NOT a failure at decisions!
This seems especially relevant since I had my Study Abroad advising appointment this morning. The next big decision in my life is what country and program to choose for my semester abroad this fall! I have to decide soon and I'm nervous. Hopefully that decision turns out as well for me as this one did! I'll keep you posted.