Possibly moving back to Colorado and have LOTS of questions.

[jenznat0r]

Moving is not going to fix your real problem, which is career direction and advancement potential in conjunction with financial stability. Fix the first two aspects first and then move if an opportunity meets the financial goals. You have a wife and child(ren?). Leave the passion and joy for your hobbies until you are on a solid career path and then pivot from there.

Additionally, if you are “too far along” to switch majors, then just finish the degree and move on afterwards. Otherwise you will have wasted that time and money.

Focus on the 50 meter target. Colorado, for better or worse, is a long range goal.

Consider Arkansas or Oklahoma, too.

What’s your academic major?

I'm a history major. It's a pretty long story, but I switched my major 5 times before I settled on it. I originally had plans to become an attorney and attend law school, but I took the LSAT and scored pretty low. My current transcript is also riddled with mixed grades and W's from my current and prior schools I transferred from, so I honestly don't think grad school or beyond is possible for me anymore. I had kind of an academic crisis this summer, as I took an internship at a law firm. I walked into that internship really wholeheartedly wanting to take that path, and I walked out not wanting to become an attorney anymore. I had a great experience there and got great references, but it threw a wrench in my plans. Some of it was combined with my low LSAT score and just a bitter taste in my mouth about my mixed success in school. My biggest feeling is I have no idea what to do with my degree after graduation if I were to finish. Unlike other majors, history teaches you general academic concepts that require you to go to even higher education to make money.

I have one more hope of staying in Idaho, and that's transferring to a paralegal studies program at ISU. I really do love the idea of working in the law, but not necessarily as an attorney.

Trying to get slightly back on topic, firearms ownership and the hobby has been kind of a big distractor from my studies as well. I love it, but as a student I've been fortunate and unfortunate to build and enjoy a collection during a crucial time in my life.

What's really scary to me is I'm a senior with 3 semesters left. IDK how I've been able to get this far, but I am having a lot of mixed feelings about finishing. It's not what I'm passionate about anymore, and I don't know what my academic plans would be after graduation.