Right now I'm going towards an engineering technology program at my current school, but once I'm done I'm probably going to transfer to a four-year school, but I have no real idea what I should do (or even if I should go on to bachelor's level).
I've heard this question a lot: "What is it that you like to do?"
Well......I like to sleep, play video games, watch movies and shows (good ones), read the occasional good book, research, and well...learn.
Other than that, I don't know how I would translate that to a specific major. So....any advice would be great
You think the only people who are people, are the people who look and think like you.
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger,
You'll learn things you never knew, you never knew.
I went through the exact same thing a few years back, and was becoming really stressed about it, when one day, while I was on vacation, I talked to a random stranger, who offered some simple advice: "Something I've observed as I've seen myself and all my friends go through college: Initially, you go with what makes sense, then later on you figure out what you like."
Turns out he had his masters degree in mathematics, and his current job was teaching Karate. I initially started off looking at Aerospace Engineering, but as I get farther in school, I'm leaning towards becoming a math major, with the intention of being a teacher. I've slowly found that I love math, both doing and teaching it, but I never would have thought of that when I was in high school/starting college.
Not super helpful advice really, but I'd just say don't stress out too much about it, just go for something you think you wouldn't mind doing for a living, if you actively pursue internships or opportunities involving the field your interested in, you'll figure out pretty quickly if you could do it for the rest of your life.
Funny thing, I'm actually really considering a math major
You think the only people who are people, are the people who look and think like you.
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger,
You'll learn things you never knew, you never knew.
Naz's suggestion is a good one. If you go with something broad, especially English or maths, then when it comes to choosing a career, you won't be pigeon holed into something specific - all because you chose palaeobotany during a moment of fleeting interest in something obscure while you were at school.
Qualifications in English and/or maths have broad applications in virtually any subject, which you can build upon when you do eventually decide on a career path. Because none of us end up doing what we thought we'd be doing.
Right now I'm going towards an engineering technology program at my current school, but once I'm done I'm probably going to transfer to a four-year school, but I have no real idea what I should do (or even if I should go on to bachelor's level).
I've heard this question a lot: "What is it that you like to do?"
Well......I like to sleep, play video games, watch movies and shows (good ones), read the occasional good book, research, and well...learn.
Other than that, I don't know how I would translate that to a specific major. So....any advice would be great
I think its really difficult to decide it is partly one of the reasons I did not go on to further education. Doing something you like is mostly a good idea as it means that your more likely to put the hours in.
However If you want it to translate into something involving video games, personally I would study a programming course perhaps with marketing joint honors as there is always lots of marketing to be done for Games.
It very much depends. Are you a person who quickly jumps from one interest to another? If so, it might not be a good idea to solely base your choice on what you like. I'm not saying one shouldn't choose something he likes, but you certainly have to take into consideration other factors, such as whether what you're going to choose is actually going to help you in the future.
In fact, the most important and probably best thing to do would to write down a list of things you like or wouldn't mind doing, followed by a search of jobs that incorporate these specific interests altogether [or most of them, if you will] and are [or are predicted to be] high in demand.
Par exemple, there was this woman I recently watched on YouTube. When she was young, she had absolutely no clue as to what to choose as a major. Her parents suggested to write down what she liked (general Science, Chemistry, Astronomy) and didn't like as much (Mathematics).
She happened to stumble upon the NASA website. It turned out that the NASA mission specialists and astronauts incorporate all of her interests. And whilst she didn't like Mathematics as much, she learnt to respect it more and more as she saw the correlation between Chemistry and Mathematics.
I'd suggest talking with a career councilor at the school you are/and or will be attending to get some incline of what might be something you could see yourself doing in a few years and then talk with people in that field to get their perspective.
She happened to stumble upon the NASA website. It turned out that the NASA mission specialists and astronauts incorporate all of her interests. And whilst she didn't like Mathematics as much, she learnt to respect it more and more as she saw the correlation between Chemistry and Mathematics.
Plus, they really never use all the math they learn in school; while necessary to understand what is happening, ultimately they either have computer programs or math majors to do all the math for them. (This is a reason I'm leaning away from the Aerospace field, I love the heck out of math.)
Funny thing, I'm actually really considering a math major
Let it be known, typically your only option with a straight mathematics major is teaching.
I, now, find the "do what you like" argument to be a pipe dream for most, if not all people. Does anyone really like working? Regardless of the field? The pressure, the cronyism, the late nights, the long weekends, missing special moments with your family. For me, it really comes down to what you are best at, can see yourself doing 30+ years without killing yourself and gives you the income to actually do what you like.
Sorry if I'm a downer, but college sells you on a lie and I bought into it too. Now, I'm not saying don't go to college, college is basically the prerequisite for doing anything anymore. But, don't let them sell you on this "if I go to college I get to do what I love" nonsense.
Last edited by Red Menace; November 10th, 2012 at 11:02 AM.
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