Lounge thoughts needed.
I am seriously considering changing my major at school. I am just finishing up my first semester, and was going to major in Health Information Technology. The problem isn't the major itself -- I have some medical background and still feel that this major would be a good fit for me. The problem is this: It's a very competitive major because the number of spots in it is dictated by the number of internships available. I can hold my own pretty easily in the grade department, but that may not be enough. My Plan B was to switch to Paralegal Studies if I don't get into HIT. That major doesn't have the same problem. I can't decide whether to make the change now or wait until I would be ready to apply for the HIT program. By that time I will have taken two semesters of Anatomy and Physiology and a semester of Pathophysiology, as well as the Medical Terminology class I am just finishing up now. Those classes won't be of much use in the paralegal program, and the idea of taking them just to try to get into HIT just isn't appealing at my age (almost 54). I'm not afraid of a little competition, I don't like the idea of having wasted all that time and effort. Your thoughts?
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I believe there's such a glut of full lawyers that many are taking paralegal jobs to get their feet in the door. Beyond that, I seem to remember reading that even paralegal work is being outsourced....
Good luck with whatever you decide.
