<p>I'm interested in a lot of things: music, art, sports, you name it. I play the flute and am attempting to learn how to play the guitar. I am on a club swim team and plan to swim in college. I like to draw comics/paint/do art in general and have my own art website. Recently I've gotten into filming. I like writing. Lots of things. Too many things.</p>
<p>I feel like if I set my mind on something I could accomplish it. I feel like I can write a book, make a movie, create a comic book, a series of paintings, or whatever. The problem is I can't decide on what I want to do.</p>
<p>Anyone ever been in this kind of situation? If so, what did you decide to do? I don't know what I should focus on. I feel like I'm wasting time just trying to decide. I like everything I do. Even my interest in what majors to pursue are just as scattered (Japanese/Russian/Art History/Art/Psychology/International Relations).</p>
<p>Weird question, yes. Advice? Sit and wait for college to transform me?</p>
<p>i’m the exact same way. i know something about everything but everything about nothing. in high school i did EVERYTHING. however, when i got to college i tried out several clubs & student groups and kind of discovered what i want to focus on (women’s issues). in high school i never quit anything even if i wasn’t totally into it, but when i got to college i made a conscious effort to stick to things i was seriously passionate about, and dabbling in a lot of things but later narrowing them down helped me do that.</p>
<p>Yeah well so far I’ve figured out that swimming is not something I want to seriously pursue (after all, only if you’re Michael Phelps can you go to the Olympics and get 7 gold medals and actually earn some $$). And I may be the same with flute, but I’m still unsure.</p>
<p>^^The problem is that I don’t know what I don’t want to do (other than engineering and math). I need to narrow it down eventually. And that doesn’t even include the majors that might pop into my interest during my time in college (I think that neuroscience is pretty cool, too).</p>
<p>And don’t diss Michael Phelps, he has a pretty awesome swimmer body.</p>
<p>Oh sorry that was unclear, I meant that I’m sure that I do not want to do engineering or math. Not my forte. The most science I would be willing to do is maybe some bio/psychology/neuro. Which is funny, because both my parents are scientists.</p>
<p>This may sound silly, but I was thinking of brain plasticity (how I can learn and acquire so much more now than when I’m older) and how I’ve been spending this summer when I created this thread. I can wait, but it was just a thought.</p>
<p>In general I suspect that most good athletes (like good business men) are a-holes. Although I have a friend going to the Olympics for swimming and she is very nice, although others might find her intimidating maybe. I think I’ll still take the poster of him stretching to colleg with me, though. :]</p>
<p>A specialist is a person who knows more and more about less and less (until he knows everything about nothing). That being said, yay for diverse interests!</p>
<p>I’m kind-of in the same situation. I love so many things and have so many hobbies, that it’s really difficult for me to find out exactly what I want to do. I’m decent at a lot of things, but there is not one single thing that I excel at in which I’m so much “better” than most people. So for a major I chose something that encompasses a lot of things i like to do…international relations goes along with politics/law, religion, travel, history, writing, languages, etc. Then I’m probably going to double major in accounting…i like numbers, details/data entry, office/administrative stuff. I have contemplated journalism, majoring in languages, and for some reason really like astronomy/genetics (even though I’m not a science person at all). For you, a double major or some minors might be good so that you can try out a bunch of different fields. I don’t think we have to know or decide…that’s why you often hear that the average college student changes majors twice! College is a great time to figure out all this stuff (ideally)</p>
<p>Give it time. I’m the same way…always have been…and it’s always worked out. I like to think of it as the curse of the well-rounded (sounds better than “indecisive”, plus, there is a real difference between people who just can’t be bothered to decide + people whose interests/talents do drag them strongly in multiple directions). Some people are able to bring together multiple passions; some people dabble all over the place rather than ever choosing to really narrow down; some people prefer a simple plan and force themselves to choose. It’s sometimes disappointing having un-pursued interests, but, well…there are worse problems to have :)</p>
<p>Once you wrap your mind around the fact that it’s never too late to learn/try [most] things, it’s a little less stressful. Do let yourself sit and wait on this for at least a little while. College will expose you to new things, and you might spend a few semesters <em>adding</em> to your existing heap of talents/interests before something really strikes you, or before you just buckle down and choose (and someone who really is talented and passionate in multiple fields has a good shot at success regardless of what she happens to select). As someone interested in writing and film, you’re particularly lucky, because both of those allow you the flexibility to deal with tons of different subjects, or to study something else completely, only to later integrate it into your work (take Dan Brown as one readily accessible example).</p>
<p>What really helped me stress less was hearing from lots of people who had taken convoluted paths in life and still turned out happy and successful (often <em>because</em>, rather than in spite of their twisted journeys): the Art History grad turned researcher turned law student turned attorney turned director of philanthropic organization turned college president; the computer scientist turned winery owner; the electrical engineer turned tour guide company owner; the engineering student turned film student turned actor. Me? I went in to college interested in about fifteen different fields, from creative writing to engineering to graphic design to religious studies. I ended up finally buckling down and pursuing a humanities degree with a technical minor (the latter of which only came about b/c I kept taking the courses for fun and academic balance). I finally selected my grad plans, which came out of a personal interest turned EC turned research area, and even heading into law school, I have multiple opposing interests in the field. In my likely-to-be-non-existent free time, I’m toying with the idea of picking up saxophone or bagpipes. Why not? I do think that I’ve ‘packaged’ myself to look like a fairly focused person, which is somewhat of a comfort.</p>
<p>I know that feeling so scattered can be frustrating, especially when you’re around people with clearer interests and goals, but I do believe it’s more of a blessing than a curse. Eventually, maybe you’ll choose or need to buckle down, but for the time being, continue to let yourself explore. You’ll find empathy among your Wellesley classmates, I’ve no doubt. Best of luck ;)</p>
<p>I was really interested in engineering, medical, business, investing management. I narrowed that down to medical, business. IM is more of a hobby and i think ill take electives for that. Just to give you an idea of a student(me) who wants to do everything; Major: Management, Minor: French, Management Information Systems, Track: Premed, Pre-Management.</p>
<p>Seems like you’re an artsy person. Maybe look for jobs
that would integrate several aspects of your interests
together. Like…director specializing in artsy movies :P</p>
<p>There’s always the Triple-Major with a minor option too :P</p>