<p>As an upcoming sophmore at a CC, the school I'll be transferring to in the Spring (possibly Fall if I can't make my mind up) will have to know what my prospective major will be by the end of this semester due to size restrictions within each program. Personally, I have way too many interests and coming up with a list of just prospective majors is a hard enough task. However, my main interests lie within the sciences (specifically biology/geologic/environmental), history and policy/economics/politics. I've done well in all of these classes and related ones so far, but I absolutely despise math and it has always been a weak point for me. I made out well in College Algebra (B+), but I just recently bombed a Trigonometry course over a summer semester, so engineering is definetly out of the question! I will try and re-take it since it did a fair amount of damage to my 3.8+ GPA. Trying to choose a major has been a pain for me. </p>
<p>When I first started, my main goal was to end up in a health related field (medicine, PA, nursing, etc..), but as time went on and I shadowed more doctors and volunteered in a health clinic for a few months, I wasn't too fond of the field after all and became disinterested. Now, I'm completely clueless as to what path I should be focusing on. I do understand that the whole point of attending a college/university isn't to set you up for a job, but to receive an education. However, as time goes on and I see relatives/friends graduate with dim prospects, I can't help but worry over my major choice. Now, this could be due to their GPA's, lack of work/internship experience during school, etc... I don't really know, but it doesn't seem like one with a degree in French Literature is going to go very far.</p>
<p>I'verecently been looking into internships with my state DEP agency, but this requires you to be in a specific program of study, such as Geology, Biology, Engineering, Environmental Science, etc.. to even be considered for a specific internship. I really can't see how I could make myself marketable with a history, economics, or political science degree either. I don't really have an interest in law school due to the prospects of law school graduates, unless you attend a top school, which seem dim also.</p>
<p>As you can see, I'm all over the place - ha! </p>
<p>I'd appreciate any advice on how you went about choosing your field of study and I'd also love to hear about anyone else whose mind was once running a mile a minute over something like this. An education is a huge investment and I just want to do it the right way and make it worthwhile.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>