Well, being a senior in high school, I am making probably the biggest decision of my life. What college and major I want to go to. Problem is that I really have no idea what I want to do. So how did you decide on your major?
How did you pick your major in college?
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spunjin
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Wanted to be a math teacher but I was told to be an engineer so I could have something to fall back on, so I agreed. I hated engineering so I switched to Mathematics. I graduate in June.
The way I decided that I wanted to be a math teacher was simple. June, July, and August. I wanted to teach but I hated English, Science, History, and PE was too easy. Math was the only subject that challenged me so I made my decision...and now I wish I chose PE, just kidding.
Think of what you like to do and how you want to live and make your decision from there. If you like what you do you will never work a day in your life.
The way I decided that I wanted to be a math teacher was simple. June, July, and August. I wanted to teach but I hated English, Science, History, and PE was too easy. Math was the only subject that challenged me so I made my decision...and now I wish I chose PE, just kidding.
Think of what you like to do and how you want to live and make your decision from there. If you like what you do you will never work a day in your life.
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i hate math....cause i suck so much but i wanna do engineering(current major) :cry:
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LOL. In highschool I went to a school with an oceanography program, I wanted to be a marine biologist... come senior year I decided I wanted to be a large/exotic animal vet.. after one year of vet school I realized I wasn't cut for Pre-med yet, and switched to Science. I'll be going into Zoology.
Take up a Liberal Arts major, or go in undeclared, sit in on some lectures, visit other schools with different majors and ask to sit in on lectures there too.
Take up a Liberal Arts major, or go in undeclared, sit in on some lectures, visit other schools with different majors and ask to sit in on lectures there too.
Parents said you can choose your college when YOU pay for it. YOU are going to (fill in here) because this is what is convient for us.
WHO cares about your interests, this is close by so it's less expensive. Therefore this is we choose.
Once you are there you can pick a major from the list they have. SO that's what I did. Since what I would have chosen was not available I obviously had to compromise a lot.
Sure I fought for self empowerment so I could have more choices. And that's how money eventually became a priority in my life since I saw money= choices.
WHO cares about your interests, this is close by so it's less expensive. Therefore this is we choose.
Once you are there you can pick a major from the list they have. SO that's what I did. Since what I would have chosen was not available I obviously had to compromise a lot.
Sure I fought for self empowerment so I could have more choices. And that's how money eventually became a priority in my life since I saw money= choices.
I went to college right after high school, had no clue what I wanted to do, and just winged it. I ended up with a Bachelor's in Psychology and a Bachelor's in Sociology... unfortunately I realized that the jobs I could get with the education I have now are enjoyable, but don't pay enough to live on, and I also realized that I had no interest either in grad school or in the jobs I could get pursuing a related Master's degree.
Now I'm back in school working on a 3rd Bachelor's, lol. I totally switched gears and am trying out computer science, and hoping it works out.
I feel like I probably would have taken the whole college thing a lot more seriously if I hadn't been expected to go straight into college after high school. If I could have taken some time to do a little growing up, and work some crappy jobs for a while (and realize exactly why I needed to go to school) I think I would have applied myself a lot more to begin with and probably put more thought into choosing a major.
Now I'm back in school working on a 3rd Bachelor's, lol. I totally switched gears and am trying out computer science, and hoping it works out.
I feel like I probably would have taken the whole college thing a lot more seriously if I hadn't been expected to go straight into college after high school. If I could have taken some time to do a little growing up, and work some crappy jobs for a while (and realize exactly why I needed to go to school) I think I would have applied myself a lot more to begin with and probably put more thought into choosing a major.
I am thinking about trying for pharmacy, but I don't know if that is what I really what I want to do or if it is just parents' crazy influence.
Always have loved animals. Decided I was going to be a zookeeper when I was 5. Changed to a zoologist 'bout 4th grade. Graduated with a B.S in Zoology/Physiology in 1990. Shoulda stuck it out another year and got either the Wildlife or Fisheries Management degree.
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