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What I can do in the future?
I am very confused about what I should major in college, and I can't find an interest that can be my career. When I look at the major lists of colleges, I don't even know how to choose. How can I figure it out?
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Thomas’s Answer
Qianlin,
Your interest will change with time. You will discover new things and forget about things you know weren't really an interest or passion to you. But this comes with finding out who you are (like M Denise Thomas suggested above). Finding out who you are will also come with time. Start with taking a few prerequisite courses. You have plenty of time between your freshman and end of your sophomore year to lock-in on a major or field you would like to pursue. Even then, you can make sure your curriculum is well rounded so that you have a general sense or broad perspective in a field that will allow you to specialize or change career paths. This may not make sense to you now but start with finding an institution of your choice, core classes of your choice, and continue to do some research or network with students in other majors that might appeal to you.
Best wishes!
Thomas Rivera
IMG Academy
Your interest will change with time. You will discover new things and forget about things you know weren't really an interest or passion to you. But this comes with finding out who you are (like M Denise Thomas suggested above). Finding out who you are will also come with time. Start with taking a few prerequisite courses. You have plenty of time between your freshman and end of your sophomore year to lock-in on a major or field you would like to pursue. Even then, you can make sure your curriculum is well rounded so that you have a general sense or broad perspective in a field that will allow you to specialize or change career paths. This may not make sense to you now but start with finding an institution of your choice, core classes of your choice, and continue to do some research or network with students in other majors that might appeal to you.
Best wishes!
Thomas Rivera
IMG Academy
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Francisco’s Answer
Hi Qialin!
First of all, I'd like to reassure you that you aren't alone in this. Many students struggle to decide their career path, some of them even after they already started college. Second, you can always change your mind, and change direction within a career path or jumping into a completely different one.
Having said that, my advice would be to look at your current interests, hobbies, favorite classes, and try to narrow down the selection by determining what fits with that. Another way is eliminating obvious careers that you would definitely not be interested on, like if you hate blood, probably wouldn't want to be a nurse or a doctor, or if you are allergic animals, maybe don't be a veterinarian. Simple things that will eliminate some options from the table.
Another way you can explore careers is talking to professionals or students in that field. Let them share the pros and cons of those fields and see if that's something that interests you. The key is that whatever you pick is something that you would like to learn more about, and getting paid to do it sounds like an amazing idea.
Just take it one step at a time, and don't worry about it too much. I am sure you will eventually find what you really want to do, or at least find a Top 5 or Top 10 that are close enough that you can pick from those. Remember that sometimes there's general fields that allow you to later specialize, like if you choose psychology, you can become a therapist, or a counselor, or go to med-school, or do behavioral analysis.
Hope this helps, and if you have questions about a specific career make sure you ask about it in the site, or if it's engineering related, I am happy to answer more of your questions.
Best of luck!
First of all, I'd like to reassure you that you aren't alone in this. Many students struggle to decide their career path, some of them even after they already started college. Second, you can always change your mind, and change direction within a career path or jumping into a completely different one.
Having said that, my advice would be to look at your current interests, hobbies, favorite classes, and try to narrow down the selection by determining what fits with that. Another way is eliminating obvious careers that you would definitely not be interested on, like if you hate blood, probably wouldn't want to be a nurse or a doctor, or if you are allergic animals, maybe don't be a veterinarian. Simple things that will eliminate some options from the table.
Another way you can explore careers is talking to professionals or students in that field. Let them share the pros and cons of those fields and see if that's something that interests you. The key is that whatever you pick is something that you would like to learn more about, and getting paid to do it sounds like an amazing idea.
Just take it one step at a time, and don't worry about it too much. I am sure you will eventually find what you really want to do, or at least find a Top 5 or Top 10 that are close enough that you can pick from those. Remember that sometimes there's general fields that allow you to later specialize, like if you choose psychology, you can become a therapist, or a counselor, or go to med-school, or do behavioral analysis.
Hope this helps, and if you have questions about a specific career make sure you ask about it in the site, or if it's engineering related, I am happy to answer more of your questions.
Best of luck!
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M Denise’s Answer
You are not alone. So many people in your position are just as confused. Don't worry about what major you should choose . Use this time to figure out who YOU are, and find your passion. Understand what you like and dislike, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and experiment with things that interest you it order to learn what brings you joy. It is usually something that you are already good at, or that fits well with your personality type. There are plenty of tools to help narrow your search. Holland's Hexagon is a tool that identifies 8 personality types, and lists several jobs that fit each profile. Take your time. College usually begins with general education courses. and you declare your major at the end of your sophomore year. Keep in mind that many people change their major before graduation, and often have several creers in the course of their work life. So relax, explore all the options available, and remember that if you find your passion, you will never work a day in your life.
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Luz Alba’s Answer
Hi Qianlin,
I was in a similar situation just a couple of months ago. As I was performing some research to get some clarity, I came across an author that I like and I discovered this article: 7 Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Life Purpose [https://markmanson.net/life-purpose]
I like the way he put this complex questions into such simple questions.
Hope you find it helpful.
I was in a similar situation just a couple of months ago. As I was performing some research to get some clarity, I came across an author that I like and I discovered this article: 7 Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Life Purpose [https://markmanson.net/life-purpose]
I like the way he put this complex questions into such simple questions.
Hope you find it helpful.