Can't decide on a major.

College Search & Selection
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<p>I know that it is a bit early on deciding on a major, but I would like to know what I will be doing before I select which colleges I want to apply to.
I have a huge interest in Musical Theatre, but it is so hard to get into, I keep telling myself if I get into Tisch it is what I will do. I would love to do something with theatre, but I really don't enjoy competition and just doing something that doesn't always have a sure job. I do theatre at my school, my first show I did in High School I got a principle role, but right now I am currently doing crew because I was not cast because I was force to do something I absolutely hate, rap and which is why I didn't get cast. It is only high school theater. I have not taken any voice lessons, but my director says that I have a great voice, I just need to know what to do with it and how to use it.</p>

<p>I have always had an interest in math, I can remember back in second grade, I was so excited when we learned about multiplication and division, but however 2 years in a row (in 10th grade right now) I have had absolute garbage teachers and so my math grades have been hindering. If I remember correctly I scored a 78 on the geometry regents with above 95 throughout the class and I currently have a 90 in Algebra 2/trig. I have been considering Accounting, done research on them and not 100% sure about it.</p>

<p>Architecture was considered for a long while, but after doing hours of research I learned that they don't do much design and the pay is pretty bad. I love houses and design, I always check what houses are the cheapest and see what I can do with them.
I am constantly being told to do some sort of engineering due to my success in math and science. I would consider doing Civil engineering, but I do not know much about engineering to really decide if it is what I want to do.</p>

<p>I am a 10th grade student, was ranked 23rd last year (about 300 students in my class) and is in all honor courses.
I scored a 1540 on the PSAT and that was with no preparation.
My grades have been going up and I will be taking the SAT next year.
I am confused on what to do and need help.</p>

<p>Some schools I have been considering are
NYU
SU
University of Michigan
Yale
Colombia
Cornell
These have been the only schools I have done research on and am open to suggestions.</p>

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<p>PSAT scores are out of 240, not 2400, and *Columbia. </p>

<p>Focus on keeping your grades high, and study hard for your SATs. For a chance at the Ivies (Yale, Columbia, Cornell), you’re going to need a score over 2000 or 2100–the higher, the better. You don’t need to decide on a major during sophomore year.</p>

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<p>Oh my bad, I remember seeing two grades on the PSAT results, one was a 154 and then there was a 1540 somewhere on there and the 1540 was the first one to come mind.
Like I said before, I know that it is a bit early on deciding what I want to do, but I would like an idea, especially for things like theater which requires a lot of voice lessons, dance and acting.
Obviously I would need a high SAT score for Ivy Leagues, which is why I am taking my first one next year and not this year. </p>

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<p>I would suggest when considering majoring in something like theatre to only do it if you are absolutely sure you can’t imagine yourself doing anything else. I would rethink the theatre major idea, especially if you don’t enjoy competition and want a stable major that will lead to a stable career, and ESPECIALLY when considering schools like Tisch, which are very expensive. You’re lucky, though, because you’re thinking about this early. You have plenty of time to think everything over and make a good decision.</p>