I need a major

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I just started senior year...about a month in. I need to think about what I want to major. MY first choice was something in computers. Then computer science/security...then psychology...not business. I'm still not sure what I want to do, business has good money in it if you are willing to work for it. I hear engineering has good money. I know money isn't everything, but I dont know what I would enjoy doing... :/ Any suggestions and thoughts would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Help please!</p>

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<p>do u have a passion for something..or are u just interested in the money u make in the profession..? if its passion..go for the subjects u like, if its money go for business/architecture/law/medicine.</p>

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<p>Don't worry if you haven't chosen a major - a TON of people don't know what they'll major in when they start college. It really needs to be something that you enjoy though, and don't base it entirely on money.</p>

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<p>Why do you need a major? Pick something you like to do. Try to pick something that correlates with your high school courses.</p>

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<p>I dont really have a passion for anything, I like sports, cars, money. I dont like working on cars though, I took classes for that. I was considering sports journalism, but theres not much money there.</p>

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<p>Doesn't matter what you pick now, you will more than likely change it a half dozen times before your junior year of college. </p>

<p>Go undecided, figure out your passion there.</p>

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<p>Wouldnt it be expensive to go undecided, you would have to test out classes and what not.</p>

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<p>You don't need a major! Tons of people--probably a majority of students--come into college thinking they'll major in one thing and changing their minds completely anyway. My dad went into Princeton thinking he wanted to be a doctor and came out as an English major. My tour guide at Brown said he had wanted to major in physics as a freshman, but he was a senior majoring in ethno-musicology! There's no reason to pick what you want to be until you're good and ready.</p>

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<p>It'll be expensive if you later decide to go for something like engineering, science, or business because the class requirements are set from the very beginning. It might help if you know what areas of study you're interested in so you can avoid that situation, but don't let this make you make the wrong decision, though. How interested are you in computer science or the social sciences? Do you have any preference for one over another?</p>

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<p>No preference really, I like the idea of studying the mind and behavior. I also like computers and the fact that they are used in almost every aspect of everyday living.</p>

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<p>You're not wasting your money. Many schools have a liberal arts core anyways... I think? Many large universities have some sort of a College of Arts and Sciences.</p>