<p>I really have to many interests and cannot decide what I want to major in.</p>
<p>I thought about going into computer science, but computers are getting boring to me, and I really don't like putting a computer together.</p>
<p>I thought about going into music.
I thought about going into the medical career.
I even thought about going into acting!</p>
<p>I just cannot figure out whats right for me.</p>
<p>Do you guys have any tips on deciding a major? How long did it take for you to decide? Is it normal to not know what your major is before your 3rd year of college?</p>
<p>See if your school has a career exploration/planning class. I’m still kinda on the fence about my major so I’m taking that class in the spring semester.</p>
<p>It’s a really bad idea to take on student debt when you have no clue what you want to do, but it’s pretty standard. I recommend figuring it out as soon as possible so you don’t waste more money by graduating in five or six years.</p>
<p>Do something that lines up with your interests. If computers bore you, stay away or you’ll just fail in college or worse, end up with a lifetime career you hate. You also want to avoid music or acting unless you want to be poor for life. Great hobbies, terrible careers. If you’re really that far into college, taking a whole class to figure out what you want to do is a lot of wasted time. Just think about your most unique interests and what you can do with them. There are tests you can Google that let you take a personality test and gives you ideas. Good luck.</p>
<p>Stop taking pointless classes. Work on your Gen eds and general classes that could benefit your choices. </p>
<p>Meet the professors that teach the subjects you’re interested in and make the choice based from your meetings. Ask them questions like seeing a basic degree plan, know the classes that they require and (example) if you’re terrible at science and you know you can’t pass the classes, then medical is not for you. If you can’t sing, play and instrument or anything…you’ll probably not want to take on music since one of the requirements are yearly/semester recitals, music juries (yikes!!!) and theory! (Theory is the epitome of all things evil!)</p>
<p>And yes, that is normal, that is why there is the general education degree LOL! You take all Gen ed’s, take random classes that sound fun, hate them and repeat. Ha! Why do you think I’m going into historical research? I can research and I can pass history classes…
Okay, it’s because it’s the subject I was closest to getting a degree in Haha!! </p>
<p>Heck, go to your advisor/academic advisor and ask which one you are likely to complete first.</p>
<p>Adding to the good advice already here, I just wanted to mention that I was in a similar situation last semester and what I did was go through the course catalog and literally wrote down every single class that interested me. Then I compared those classes to the requirements for majors and I picked the major that had the most classes I liked. Obviously, it’s not the absolute best way, but it’s worth a shot. You learn yourself better too.</p>
<p>I also couldn’t think of what major I wanted to do in college. But I just chose a field in which I would actually enjoy, and not be sick of. That’s why I chose Comp Eng.</p>
<p>What year of college are you in? Here is what my D1’s boyfriend did (and D2 is also thinking about this).</p>
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<li>Spend some time with the College Board Book of Majors. Put sticky notes on the pages with majors and related careers that interest you. My D used green for very interesting, and yellow for kind of interesting.</li>
<li>See if any patterns emerge. Do some research online about the ones that stand out for you.</li>
<li>If you aren’t in college yet, try to narrow your list down to 2 or 3 possible majors. Make sure your colleges actually offer those majors.</li>
<li>When you get to college, try 2 classes in each major in your first year and a half.</li>
<li>Spend time in the college counseling office discussing what you can do with each major. They might have some aptitude tests you can take as well.</li>
<li>Based on this, you should be ready to pick a major (or major/minor combo, double major, etc.) by end of your sophomore year.<br></li>
<li>If any of your possible majors have long sequences of classes for graduation (eg, physics or engineering), you really need to start on those in parallel to making a final decision, or you won’t graduate on time.</li>
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<p>Don’t even get me started. People rail on the providers of student loans. All the loans do is provide the means. It’s the colleges that charge five digits, but it’s not even their fault. As long as pretty much everyone is willing to pay, they’re going to keep charging. I blame the high schools that encourage the B and C students not to worry about what they’re going to do yet, “But make sure you go to college!” Now we have thousands of people with five or even six digits of debt and a degree that’s worthless. A bachelor’s degree doesn’t mean squat if everyone has one. That’s what’s causing the student debt crisis. I think federal loans should stipulate that the student graduated high school with at least a 3.0 or maybe 3.5 and has a major or career in mind. Too much wasted money on people who float by and don’t care.</p>
<p>Besides, we need people to be welders, carpenters, electricians, and mechanics. Not everyone can sit behind a desk. Plenty of people come out of college making in the $30k or less a year range. May as well do it without the wasted time or debt. Plus, trades can make double that eventually. Seventeen is not too young to figure out your career.</p>
<p>I think it is too young for a lot of people. I’m pretty settled in what interests me at this point, which is why I wish I started college now or a year from now. I had no idea what I wanted to major in when I started because my interests were constantly evolving. So I picked something that sounded mildly bearable and good in terms of job prospects. Big mistake.</p>
<p>I’m $50k in debt from student loans and sadly, I hate what I’m doing. College was not for me. I did learn a great deal about who I am and met a lot of wonderful people but I’m left with nothing but a crappy job, studying a subject that I have settled for because it was the subject I’m closest to graduating with and serious debt. It took me 4 years to settle and 2 years of making up for lost time. I keep telling myself, only 12 more classes left and I’m done. 6 semesters…goodness x’(</p>
<p>I declared a major when I was applying to college, since I kinda have an idea of what I want to be when college and grad school is over and done with. It is ok to not declare a major until your Junior year, and even if you are stuck on one…don’t panic, talk with your adviser. I would say that a major is something that is practical, and a minor is something that you enjoy doing. Perhaps a minor could interests you.</p>
<p>Well I’m heading into my 2nd semester of my freshmen year and I’ve been thinking and have had too many interests. I think it would be wise to take a biology class for a biology type major that requires . This biology class would count as a basic too. The general biology class we have at college wouldn’t count for a biology major and that keeps that door open. I really guess I should try and talk to an advisor about it. I guess the only problem about this biology class is that it’s a 30 minute drive and starts at 8 am. And I would at least know someone that is taking it the same time as me. But I guess really what I’ll do over my Christmas break is really think about what I want to do for the rest of my life. I really wish I was only interested in one thing too make it easier though lol. And it would be even worse if I changed my mind half way through another major. But I guess I’m over thinking it. I’m doing good in all my classes and I mean I like them all its just ugh. I don’t even know thanks for the advice guys hopefully I come up with some idea on what I want to do. It would be really nice if I could just win the lottery though :)</p>