Dream job may not be out of reach

It's something everyone has thought about. Something everyone has dreamed of. That's right: the dream job. These jobs could range from running a business to teaching the next generation of leaders or fulfilling one's major interests.\nSome of these dreams came from memories from our childhood. Freshman Drew Slentz found his dream in a favorite activity.\n"I want to be a college basketball coach," he said. "I grew up here in Indiana and I was always playing. I loved it."\nOther dream jobs people have are based on things they thought about doing when they were children. When growing up, freshman Nikki Bibby wanted to be a doctor. But looking at the time required in school and lack of patient interaction, she modified her career choice.\n"I would want to be a nurse," Bibby said. "You get a lot of interaction with people. You do different things everyday, and I get to help people."\nPeople have their dreams, but they also have other options when some of these dreams are considered far-fetched. \n"I would want to rule the world," freshman Matt Turnbough said. "If I can't rule the world, then I'll run my own vinyl siding company. It's something I think I can make a lot of money doing, and I get to work with accounting, so I know I'll enjoy it."\nWhile many students have an optimistic view of their dream jobs, some have a morbid fascination with their field. Freshman Russell Anhalt said he wants to open his own law practice one of these days because of his intrigue to the darker side of the field.\n"I like to see the bad guy win sometimes, even if it is in the courtroom," Anhalt said. "As long as there is corruption in our judicial system, I know I'll be able to succeed."\nWhile some people dream, others have gotten a taste of their dream job, and they plan on going back for seconds. Graduate student Kari Gillesse has seen her dream of teaching college students in action and hopes to pursue it, she said. \n"I like working with students to help improve their writing," Gillesse said. "I like to see students who are enjoying the material and feel like they've learned something."\nOthers are more pessimistic about pursuing their dreams. \n"It's like winning the lottery," junior Rob Reynolds said.\nReynolds is majoring in environmental management and has dreams of being a record producer, self-supporting musician and high-ranking member of the Environmental Protection Agency, he said. \nOther fields will be harder to get into, simply because there is no major field of study to follow in order to make it in certain fields.\n"There's really no major for me in that field," said freshman Joe Mustafa about becoming a public speaker. "But, I think that sociology and psychology would help me out in order to find out more about the minds of people."\nWhatever the dream, many are obtainable. But students will have to work for them.\n"I know it won't be given to me, so I'd really have to look into it," Mustafa said. "It's just going to take time and hard work."\nAnd for any student out there who is wondering what they might want to pursue, Gillesse offers this advice in choosing the right field: "Pursue your interests and what is fulfilling to you. You can make all the money in the world, but satisfaction is priceless. Follow your dreams and don't be afraid to take risks"