busymomof4

I was supposed to start a Medical Assisting W/Limited X-Ray Program this fall at a technical school. Originally when I went to the school to apply, I was interested in their LPN and Surgical Tech Programs. The counselor convinced me that the MA Program was the way to go. The classes are half day versus all day, and the tuition costs a lot less. Once I got home and started researching online I started to panic. I found that there weren't a lot of MA jobs, especially for new grads with little experience. I also started to have doubts about the pay and lack of being able to advance. For instance, if I decided later on that I wanted to go on and become an RN, I would be starting over from scratch since none of my training or schooling from becoming an MA would transfer over. My husband and I have 4 kids but 2 of them are in school all day. By the time we pay for daycare for the kids, I would have no money left over based on the average pay for an MA. So, I called the counselor today and told him that I was having second thoughts about the MA Program and that I wanted to go for the LPN. There seems to be more job opportunities, better pay, and the possibility of advancing later on. The counselor was less than thrilled and tried to talk me out of it saying I was making a mistake. He was saying that I would be losing money since I would have to pay back more tuition and that I would be making more as an MA once I figured that cost in. Maybe in the short term sense that's true, but I'm thinking more long term. Eventually we will be able to pay off my student loans, and then I would be making way more as an LPN. I don't get why he's so against me doing this. I mean it's my money, and my time away from my kids. I realize the pros and cons and that the LPN Program is going to be a little more difficult to acheive, but I still feel it's worth it. If that's what I want to do then why does he keep giving me his personal opinions and keep trying to talk me out of it?