<p>I'm a junior in high school with a 97.5/100 GPA and a 1600/2310 SAT score as a first time taker. I've got some pretty decent EC's as well. The problem is, I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I'm feeling the pressure of college and the future. Any suggestions? My problem is that after researching majors and colleges, I'm drawn by lots of very different paths, such as doctor, politician, videogame designer, anthropologist... I just don't know what to do.</p>
<p>You’ll go to college, take a few classes, figure out something you like and pursue it. Don’t stress about it.</p>
<p>At your age, I should have spent more time looking at jobs and careers and less time looking at schools and majors. Seriously, you will work for decades, but only go to universities for 4 to 8 years. The job market is structured, especially after you reach a certain age (35ish). In many jobs, it is really hard to make a mid life transition. Some jobs exist everyplace, but many are geographically constrained. A professor told me that- said that in his field, he had to go where the job was, whereas a librarian could work anyplace. Did I take this advice seriously? Of course not- I was 19. My downfall is that most jobs are not that different from Office Work. You go to some boring building and are there for 8 hours or more. Doesn’t matter if it has a fancy technical or management title. Office Work. Now teaching, which I used to frown on, is not Office Work. Study the job market. If telecommuting really takes off, many things will change. But now, for example, technical fields pay pretty well, but most of the jobs are located in expensive, crowded areas.</p>