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Afraid to change majors because of current student loan amount.?

So, I have my associates in paraprofessional education and now I'm doing my bachelor in history. now I have a year left till I am completely done but I'm considering in changing my major into early childhood education because I am interested in working in a day care center - become a Nursery teacher - But my only problem is that I owe already a big amount of student loan and im so worried that if I switch majors that I would owe more! Its so frustrating, because I dont want to spend my whole life just spending my paychecks on paying off my student loans. So confused! Help?

Public Comments

1. Start your own daycare and teach yourself by reading books, watching films and internet research. Then you can have your dream and not have more debt but actually make money.
2. You may not need to change majors at all. You already have an associates degree in education. I don't believe that you *need* a bachelors in education to work in a daycare. I think it may be that your bachelors in history will work just fine for you. Talk to the education advisor at your college to learn more about how this might work. You may very well be able to get a job in a daycare center with your bachelors in history, plus that associates in paraprofessional education. What's actually key now is you getting some work experience *now* in that type of setting, so either get a part-time job in a daycare, or else get an internship in one for winter break or summer break, or do student teaching in a daycare. Your associates in this field will help you. Having a bachelors in any field will help you. Having work experience in a daycare would *really* help you. One thing you could consider, which might also help and shouldn't extend your time to graduation, is doing a minor in education or early childhood education. Again, talk to the education advisor on your campus about that option.