Help: I don't know what to minor in

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<p>Hello all, I'm an incoming Rutgers transfer student for the fall planning to major in journalism. I will be transferring in with 62 credits, meaning I will have 58 credits remaining to complete to graduate and get my Bachelor's. I am aware that a minor is not REQUIRED, but for my case, I'm assuming I need a minor because, for my major, it says the maximum limit I can take is 30 credits. So assuming I take ALL 30 credits for my major (which may not even happen), I will have completed 92 credits. Great. But then I will have 28 more credits to go. So to fulfill those remaining 28 chunks of credits, I have decided to minor in something (instead of taking a variety of random classes that are irrelevant to each other, ex: Taking like Intro to Criminal Justice and Music). </p>

<p>But here's the problem:</p>

<p>I do not know what to minor in. I've been thinking about it over and over but I have no idea. I have the mindset of having to choose a minor that is relevant to my major, which is Journalism but there's nothing relevant that interests me. I'm a grammar freak but asides from that, English in general, doesn't really interest me too much, Political Science is just whatever, etc. However, I have always wanted to learn about society and different cultures, which is Sociology. But I feel like it is not that relevant to Journalism and that it will affect me when seeking a job after I graduate. I feel like if I minor in Sociology, I HAVE to find a job pertaining to writing about just Sociological aspects. Let's say I decide to minor in music. Then I feel like I have HAVE to find a job pertaining to writing about just music. Thinking about my future (Although I have the confidence to do well during my stay at Rutgers) sort of worries me and I feel like my minor will have somewhat of an impact when looking for a job in the future.</p>

<p>Honestly, what should I do? Advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.</p>

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<p>to be honest, i don’t think minors don’t play a huge role towards your major but then again some people might use minors to their advantage. It’s usually something that interests you. Journalism has endless fields which a lot of minors can be helpful like a language. Pick something you really enjoy in life or take a class and see if you like it and can be used to determined if you want to minor in it.</p>

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<p>If there is any other subject you are really interested in, I would do my minor in that (it helps if there is some overlap between major and minor courses, timewise). See what you would have to take; if there are several prerequisites and you have to do the classes in order, it may not be possible in your time frame.</p>

<p>I see nothing wrong with having non-related classes on your transcript, as long as your grades are good. College is the time when you should be trying things out and seeing what really interests you. Taking a variety of classes can broaden your knowledge and make you more interesting. I doubt most employers even care what your minor is.</p>

<p>And btw, even your major in college may have nothing to do with the eventual job you get; it’s a tough market out there. Don’t box yourself in so early in life. Enjoy this opportunity to try things out.</p>