<p>Hello fellow CC-ers! I'm currently a high school sophomore who needs a bit of advice. As stated in the title, I have absolutely no idea what I want to major in, or what I want to do post-college. I'm hoping some of you can help me out.</p>
<p>Let me tell you a bit about myself. I excel in school, and although I occasionally succumb to laziness, I am an all-around good student. I consider myself to be at least above-average when it comes to intelligence, but I'm not a genius or prodigy or anything :P My weakest subject is Math. I've gotten straight B's in it for the past 4 years, and this is truly because I have a hard time understanding some of the concepts. I find parts of Science very interesting, but other very boring. I'm not a huge fan of studying physical geography, but I am very interested in history, human geography, and international relations. My strongest subject, however, is English. I love reading and excel at writing. I have a fairly large vocabulary, and can write quality essays and papers with ease.</p>
<p>Now a bit of a background on majors and careers I've considered in the past. When I was little, I wanted to be an "author" Obviously this isn't a very practical career path to pursue, and I'm old enough now to know that I can still be an author on the side of whatever career I decide on. During my freshman year of high school, I was dead-set on going to college for Journalism. About halfway through the year, I decided that this wouldn't be lucrative enough, and started looking into Marketing and Advertising. Once again, I decided that this path wasn't lucrative as well, and became set on getting my MBA and being a Business major. Again, I changed my mind and started looking into Economics (I thought this would be more of a money maker). I changed my mind (surprise, surprise), and started looking into Engineering, more specifically Electrical Engineering and Computer Science so that I could study AI systems and robotics. This was my most recent change of heart.</p>
<p>See a pattern? I'll tell you right now; money is a HUGE deciding factor for me when it comes to what I want to major in and pursue as a career. I'm not looking to be wildly rich, but I'd like to make a substantial amount of money so that I can have the lifestyle I want. My family has constantly struggled with money, and I don't want to be like that when I get older.</p>
<p>I don't really consider myself to have any "true callings" or "passions." My parents insist that I should pursue something related to writing, but I don't feel as though I can really do anything with my skills that is lucrative. My friends are constantly telling me that I should be some sort of nurse or doctor (I really love to help people). I personally feel as though I NEED to be some sort of engineer in order to be successful, but I'm not sure that I actually want to pursue engineering. </p>
<p>Ontop of all the majors and careers that I've already mentioned, I've also considered being a neuroscientist (I'm interested in the brain), a band director (I'm in marching band in school and I love kids), and a teacher/college professor (like I just said, I love kids and enjoy teaching people new things). I'm just not sure what I should do. I want to make money, but I also want to be intellectually capable of pursuing a major, and I also want to make sure I actually LIKE whatever I major it. </p>
<p>Sorry for the length of this post. If you have ANY advice for me, please post it! Thanks!</p>