<p>Ok so here's the deal.... I have a lot of stuff to do this month:</p>
<p>-Prepare for 2 SAT II's
-Get teacher recommendations, etc.
-Consider which colleges i'm going to (Our deadline for applications is november 1st as supposed to later... dumbass school of mine)</p>
<p>The thing is... I would like to choose a career now because I don't want to waste 2 years as "discovery" time, and would rather get right to what I want to do and maybe graduate earlier or avoid taking more classes than necessary. But with all these things to do in one month, I simply don't have time to read career books, take personality tests, etc. to figure out what career would be for me.</p>
<p>So basically what i'm asking is, is it necessary to choose what career I would want in this point in my life? My main fear is getting in to a college and figuring out that my college doesn't offer a major which would be for me. Is this something I need to worry about? Or do all colleges offer the majority of majors available? (As you can tell, I don't know much about colleges, class wise)</p>
<p>So guys... what should I do? (Help here!!!! Thanks a lot)</p>
<p>Don't worry about it. Most students don't know what careers they want when they start college. Most students also change majors at least one time. In addition, most adults change their careers at least 5 times.</p>
<p>My advice is to go to a college that offers a wide variety of options, and then enjoy your first two years, which will give you a chance to sample various types of courses and find out what you enjoy most. One really doesn't have to pick a major until one is a college junior, so you have lots of time.</p>
<p>You can always major in a liberal arts major, some of which can be applied to countless jobs. Pre-professional majors are great but they are only for people who know what they want to do with their life at a young age (i.e. I know I want to be in Marketing/Advertising Management, so I'm majoring in Marketing). Yet, a broad based education can be applied to many careers and also helps develop a sound mind.</p>
<p>That being said, it probably helps to get some sort of an idea of some things you might be interested in studying. For example, most people pretty much know whether they are interested in engineering (I, for one, am not! haha). The same can be applied to other majors, like natural sciences, math, nursing, etc. Make sure a school has a few things you think you MIGHT be interested in before you go there. Also look at your college's strengths...if they are strong in the natural sciences and engineering and you think you want to major in a social science...you should probably look at a different school.</p>
<p>Find a good school. Follow both your strengths and your interests. You'll likely move onto a career track when it's time for you to do so.</p>
<p>Also, note that futurists are predicting that many members of your generation will have mulitiple careers, so make sure that any academic program you pursue covers a good chunk of the knowledge and skill areas that can transfer across multiple careers: logic, basic math, clear writing and speaking, social science and/or natural science research methodologies, social psychology and cultural anthropology, a foreign language etc.</p>