I have been recently thinking about what it is I want to do with my life. I am going to be honest here and say that I dont know what my special talent is or if I even have one, also that I dont really know what I like enough to make a career out of it. But I would really like some pointers that could show me what is is I’m good at and can make a career out of or something I like enough to make a career out of it.
Here’s a list of things I like to do in my free time so you have a general idea of what I could do: videogames, animated television, cooking and trying new foods, reading books, and strategy games or trading card games.
What classes do you like in school? What are you good at?
It is very common for students to change their major after starting at university – I am pretty sure that the majority of students do. Personally I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life even at the time that I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. I eventually figured it out (or at least I had a good career – maybe my career figured me out).
It is generally helpful to go off to university with some idea what sorts of courses you want to take. I started off taking math, computer science, and engineering courses. A different student might start taking biology and chemistry courses. Someone else might take a variety of language related courses, or even biology and language and math courses. Then we see what “gels” with us.