Paralegal Intent

Paralegal Intent

When I went off to college, I really had no clue of what I wanted to do. I only know that you had to go to college in order to get the right kind of job that would make good money. The only problem was that I did not know what the right kind of job was for me. So, I ended up going to college, taking all the required classes I needed and graduating without knowing what I was going to do with my degree. In the back of my head, I kept on thinking of how my mother had urged me to major in something that would make good money once I graduated like business or nursing, but I was stubborn and wanted to major in something liked instead. I ended up majoring in history and if that was not bad enough, I also minored in philosophy. Because I did not know the kind of job I wanted when I graduated, I was not prepared and could not find a job. I ran into the problem that most graduates run into who do not graduate with a specific job in mind, I was overqualified because I had a college degree and under qualified because I did not have enough job experience. After months and months of job searching and not getting anywhere, I decided to go back to school and actually get into a program that I knew would go toward a specific job. While at my mom's house, I saw a BPCC brochure that had paralegal courses and thought that that would go really good with my history major because they both dealt with research. But when I went to register for classes, I found out that by taking courses through the community education program at BPCC I could not receive my VA educational benefits. So, I decided to a school where I would receive my benefits. In the end, I choose to go the Southern. Now, I do not know whether or not I want to be a paralegal but by taking these courses and working at a law firm, I will obtain good skills and a good understanding of what a paralegal does. That is what I hope to get out of this class, plus the program is only one year and shorter and cheaper than going to graduate school.