Future plans

The best part of Friday’s work day was the hour-and-a-half-long talk I was able to have with my supervisor about making connections planning for the future. I explained how I was in the midst of applying for the Truman Scholarship, which is forcing me to iron out where I would like to go to on to study, what I’d like to do out of school, and where I’d like to see myself in 10 years. Up until this point, I have planned to take a very organic approach to my future, recognizing that most people change careers upwards of seven to eight times in their lifetimes. I figured that I would go any number of ways, and wherever I settled, that was where I was supposed to be. This application is looking for something altogether different. My boss, while in college, had her sights set on teaching college-level French, which she did for a number of years immediately after completing her master’s program. But after a few years, she met her to be husband and she changed paths. And as a result of that and a few more changes, she has ended up at ED. But she is thinking about transitioning yet again in the future.
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I guess I am intimidated of choosing a specific path because I’m scared that it will limit me – that I might turn down a great alternative option. But when it comes to my decision of what to do next spring, I’ll have to make a decision. I recognize that it’s better to have made a decision and have planned than assume that things will fall together, but I can’t help but think that so much of my future will be decided for me – I’ll either receive a certain scholarship/fellowship/admission/employment offer or not.
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Regardless, I ought to do some serious thinking about graduate school, law school, Teach for America, or work, and decide what I would most like to be doing.