What I want to be vs. What my parents want me to be

Why my parents want me to be a lawyer: good money; average - $165,000 its a good title to have you have so many options depending on what you want to specialize in (green law, employment law, civil litigation, tax law, criminal law ect.)

why I would not like to be a lawyer: Law school debt – at a mediocre law school it can cost up to 43,000 There isn’t as many openings to become lawyers as they used to have Stress- deadlines, clients, long hours, law school debt

Facts you may not know?? You need to pass a moral character test before you can officially become a lawyer about 40,000 graduate from law school in the states every year Female lawyers have high divorce rates and many attorneys say they suffer from anxiety several times a month

Why I want to become a psychiatric nurse: Good paying job – 61,000 to 110,000 Many positions open There’s so many different areas you can go into such as child and adolescent mental health nursing, forensics, gertiatic psych nursing, substance use disorders ect.

Disadvantages : You may be dealing with violent and aggressive patients Long hours The sad stories you’ll hear

Facts about mental health Around 20% of the world’s children and adolescents have mental disorders or problem the total number of year olds in Canada at risk for developing depression is 3.2 million.