I was unsure on what to do with my life, but I did know that it was in the field of healthcare. After taking health related courses are the University of Waterloo, I was ensured that I wanted to pursue a career in this field. At the beginning of the class, I had no idea as to which specific career I wanted to venture into, but I always knew that I would want to work with a lot of people. The gap between the situation that I was in and the situation that I wanted to be in was the specific occupation. I had an idea on the field of study, but selecting a specific program for post-graduate studies was the part that I was unsure on. I am in 3B coop Kinesiology, and I have one year before I have to decide on a job or post-graduate study. There are so many occupations that interested me and I was nervous on choosing just one specific path. My friends who are not in coop all decided their majors and I felt the pressure to decide as well. My sister is completing her final year of physiotherapy, which also added more pressure for me. I was lost in the numerous options I had, and I thought that exploring more about myself was the way to go. From enrolling in Arts 111, I wanted to learn about the types of careers that fit my interests and future goals. It would allow me to better understand myself in terms of career goals. I wanted the course to teach me about the aspects of …show more content…
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Arts 111 has opened a whole new world for me. It has taught me so much about myself that I did not know before. It allowed me to examine the parts of my life that I never would have looked. The class not only helped me with career decision making, but it also taught me valuable life lessons. For academic and career decisions, this class taught me that there are various aspects that help me make them. These include interests, personality, skills, values, and strengths. Virtually any job requires a specific combination of these in order to be successful and happy.