<p>So I want to be a psychologist or something like that, but according to my parents it's not suitable for me because I have periods where I get mad or really sad and psychologist have to have an extremely positive outlook on life. But I still want to do it because it makes me happy (I've actually been giving "therapy" for the last couple of hours)</p>
<p>Anyone else feel like this?</p>
<p>Yeah but not that extreme, I want to do history and I’m just not that great at it.</p>
<p>i’m shy and i want to be a lawyer </p>
<p>but whatever because people have had to overcome worse for their goals lol</p>
<p>at least i’m not a disabled impoverished north korean child living in an internment camp who just wants a family 
(that just made me sad LOL)</p>
<p>I don’t know what I want to do for a career, but I think I want to major in math.
My math abilities are probably better than average (and most people hate math, so that isn’t saying much), but being an employable math major would require learning to program, and I can see myself sucking at that. I barely even know what programming is, but it seems like Everyone Else (whoever that is) has been programming since before they were conceived. </p>
<p>And some math majors teach, so I could end up speaking in public every day even though in practice I can barely talk to myself without getting nervous.</p>
<p>I want to become a veterinarian and science is not really my strong point, I just really love it.</p>
<p>I am leaning towards engineering or economics because I enjoy physics and econ - but both of tem require a lot of math… And I don’t think I’m particularly great at math. I did well in Calculus as a junior, but that was after the teacher nicknamed me Little Miss Hand Hold. So yeah. Not sure if I’d be successful at either…</p>
<p>I’m good at humanities like English and History but they are just so boring!</p>
<p>I’m a humanities person through and through, and I want to go into Finance.</p>
<p>@halcyonheather - that’s how I felt about programming in high school and was therefore really intimidated by it. I got to college, had to do some programming in a class, and it turns out I enjoy it and I’ve got a knack for it. Don’t count it out yet. Also, check out something like Codecademy if you want to try to learn some programming without the pressure of a class or other people’s experience.</p>
<p>In general, I feel like if you really want to go into a field but don’t try it, you will spend a significant amount of time wondering “what if” and possibly regretting the fact that you didn’t give it a shot. It may turn out that your hard work isn’t enough, but you won’t know unless you try it.
This is, of course, up to a point. If you have always worked as hard as you can in your math classes, studied really hard, and still never got above a C, being a math major probably isn’t your best bet.</p>
<p>I want to be a software programmer, which is 80% of the reason I want to go to Stanford.</p>
<p>But I took this programming class my freshman year and I was really bad…I’m kind of scared to start learning it again. I’m pretty decent at HTML/CSS, but software programming is a completely different world. I’m good at math, but I know there are so many people who are so much better than me, especially in the realm of math/science/tech, so I don’t think I really have much of a chance in succeeding in that field. I don’t consider myself to be very bright and the only time I’ve really succeeded in figuring out how to execute a program was when I discussed it with my dad, who’s a computer scientist…</p>
<p>Basically, I feel too stupid to pursue a career in CS. I don’t think I really have a “knack” for it. It’s my dream, though.</p>
<p>@nanotech - Do you think I’d be missing out on a lot if I don’t take another computer class in high school and go into college wanting to major in CS? I want to start playing around with code in my spare time, but I don’t how much I’d learn from that.</p>
<p>You can definitely learn a lot without taking a class. That’s how I’ve learned probably over half of my programming. But it requires more dedication and self-motivation than if you are doing it for a class, where there is some external push to work on it. It also requires more time, which might be in short supply, depending on your schedule.</p>
<p>From what I understand, you have had one CS class your freshman year, which was not the greatest experience of your life. You’ve learned some stuff on your own, though, and want to major in CS. If your only class experience is a single CS class that didn’t go great, I think it would be good to try out another in high school, if you have the chance. It would suck to get into Stanford and be super-excited about CS, then discover the whole thing turns out like your frosh course. The world wouldn’t end if you didn’t take another course before you graduate, but if you have the option, I definitely think it would be beneficial.</p>
<p>Yeah. I want to be an ultrasonographer. But I’m horrible in the math and sciences required to get there.</p>
<p>@nanotech - Thanks so much for the advice! I’ll definitely try to fit another computers class into my schedule, possibly senior year since my junior year schedule is already mostly determined…
Do you think (software) programming is something that some people just won’t “get”, no matter how hard they try (like music)? I really like web design, but a more realistic career would be something in software. And from personal experience, web design requires a lot less logical thinking than software programming…/:</p>
<p>I want to go to dental school and pursue orthodontry, but science is not my strongest point (but it’s not my weakest one either).</p>
<p>Sorry this post is awkwardly a lot later than the others in this thread, but I am so glad to see that there are other people in the same boat as I am, haha. I kind of want to be a theoretical particle physicist, but physics has been my worst (but still not completely bad…) class. It’s frustrating because in the classes that have nothing to do with my career choice (Ancient Greek, history, AP Lit) I get straight A’s. If only I could switch the grades…</p>
<p>I want to be either a theoretical physicist or a cardiothoracic (or neuro) surgeon. To be a theoretical physicist, though, you have to be INSANELY intelligent and really good at physics, neither of which I am.</p>
<p>Emergency Medicine Physician. I’m actually really good at science and love my classes, but I’m just a bad procrastinator and my mom is so sure I won’t have the needed discipline for med school. We’ll see.</p>