<p>hey i really need help trying to decide what i want to do in colledge.
everyone i ask says stick to what you like to do. but thats just it what i like to do has nothing at all to do with college.
i like to play bass guitar but all i do is like play bands like blink 182 and whatnot im not like amazing but its what i love doing. i skate (skateboard) but im not like any good or anything i just do it for fun. i like to hangout with friends.
i pretty much hate every class but im not dumb. i take honors classes. of course i get only ok grades in them. im flunking pre calculus though. dont understand a thing in there. hate math anyway really bad.
i did like it back in early math days. i did like us history but now i hate civics and economics. im no good at english either. i liked biology but now i hate chemistry and civics. i take them all in honors classes i just dont like any of them.
the only club ive ever been in is photography but i dont really like photography im just in it to hang out with some of my friends that like it.
i work for a seafood restraunt as a dishwasher and i dont like seafood hah. im a good worker i guess though i dont complain or anything. i make little to no money (i work 2 weeks im lucky to make $65)
everyone says im a nice person and i have no fear being in front of people. in fact people say id make a great actor but im not to sure.
im really worried about the fact that i basically like nothing at all that would help me in any real job. any suggestions??</p>
<p>Have you thought of taking a gap year before going to college, and volunteering or working somewhere? College costs a lot of money. It's an expensive way to be bored; there are many cheaper ways. A year or two in the working world would either show you that college is right for you, or that it isn't. There's no reason why everyone should go to college right after high school. </p>
<p>There's nothing wrong with taking time out before going to college. I wish I had.</p>
<p>Hopp, it's an evolution, this college major thing. Something WILL stick, but you need to stick your toe in the water and try some things out. Though your list of "I don't likes" is concrete, so is your list of "I likes." I'm assuming you're a senior. remember that "undecided" is the most common major selected by high school seniors. It's the unusual person who really knows what they want to do at 17 or 18.</p>
<p>The courses you take in HS are nothing like what you will take in college. Even if you don't currently like something, you may find it totally different later. That's why many colleges have distribution requirements. It's a good thing for you not to be set in your path at this time, I think. That way you can be open to lots of possibilities and not shut anything out. Think of it as a positive.</p>
<p>I second the gap year idea. But once you get to school, find some smaller classes where you can get some personal attention. Check out the ratings of the professors to find the ones that teach especially well and shop around for the classes that appeal to you the most. Make sure you use the office hours to get to know a professor if you have any interest in the subject at all. Even if you hate calc, try statistics-lots of people who disliked calc, find statistics useful and interesting. If you like music, try taking some classes that will help you appreciate it more-and work at the school's radio station. Take an acting class and try out for some plays. Take a new language and learn about the culture, then go study abroad. The point is, college isn't like high school and it can take you in some unexpected directions if you are willing to dispense with pre-conceived ideas about what you like or hate based on high school.</p>
<p>I third the idea with a gap year. At least a year of working, living abroad or volunteering will give you some ideas about working life and what you like there or give you some useful skills - which may give you some ideas about possible majors. If you haven't already see if you can take some vocational aptitude exams. Of course when my younger son did one - it told him to be a truck driver - something that still puzzles him.</p>