<p>Since sophmore year, I've been telling people that I plan to double major in political science and genetics. I love politics and would really enjoy studying it but I don't think I could actually get a job with it. The goal would be to get a Ph.D. in genetics and do scientific research. Now that I've read these forums, I see that there is an overpopulation of people with biology degrees. It seems like it would be very unlikely that I'd actually get a job in research. Also, political science does not have great job prospects. There is always law school but I heard that there is also an overpopulation of law students right now and a very small amount of jobs. I want to live financially comfortable. I do not have any desire to be rich but I'd like to able to support myself and possibly a small family in the future. I can only afford all the debt I'm obtaining for college if I can have a good career. What should I be looking at? I have a diverse range of interests and skills but they don't lean heavily in one direction or another. I'm interested in Sociology, Biology, Chemistry, Math, Ecology, History, Philosophy, Computer Science, Law, and Politics. Yes, I pretty much named most subjects. My skills are decent in everything; my SAT was 780 CR, 730 M, 680 W. I do not mind lots of difficult work or staying in school a long time, if I can afford it later. I do not have great interpersonal skills. I want to major in something that I have the posibility to excel at and I want to do something revolutionary in my field. Looking at job prospects, it seems like I would be lucky just to get a job at all. Am I just worrying too much? I need to get this right the first time because college is too expensive to make mistakes. What should I major in?</p>
<p>Try (for free) taking the Myers Briggs Type Indicator - great resource! Have you thought about the Bio-Tech field? Great growth, challenging and pays very well!!! Huge in Boston and SF</p>
<p>I’m an INTJ but there are lots of possible jobs for that type: engineer, system manager, or marketing strategist, military strategist/leader, lawyer/attorney, freelance consultant, scientist, professor or teacher, medical doctor/teacher, corporate strategists and organization builders, business administrators/manager, computer programmer/systems analysis, architect, environmenral planner, judge, astronomer, social scientist, news analyst, artist, writer/editor… this list is really long. How do I choose?</p>
<p>This early on in your college career, have an idea of a career ‘area’ or two you’re most interested in. What you’d still like to be involved in if you won the lottery?
How do you spend your spare time? </p>
<p>Lots of people haven’t decided on their career at the age of 30. Focus more on using skills and knowledge that you enjoy and excel in rather than the job title. And use the Briggs-Maiyer tool for suggestions. Not as a concrete list of what you should or shouldn’t do.</p>