Need advice

College Majors
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<p>Here's the thing. I'm pretty clueless about what I want to do for a living. I'm scared I will graduate and find out my major isn't very versatile.</p>

<p>I'll be attending Indiana University Bloomington this fall. I feel sorry for my adviser-- he will be hearing a lot from me during the next 4 years I think. Still, I'd like to have my ideas better organized for when I first meet him, so I'm going to share my info and hope I can get some feedback from you all :)</p>

<p>I love theatre, but I don't consider that to be a very realistic option. I'd love to "make it" as a performer, but I'm not holding my breath. Still, I think I'd really enjoy working in costuming or something else "behind the scenes" or even just working in management or something. I also love English and was thinking about double majoring. I just don't know how useful an English degree will be to me. Now, theatre/English go together pretty well, but the other career ideas I've had don't mesh at all. </p>

<p>I've thought about being some kind of therapist/psychiatrist/counselor. I love helping people. I just wouldn't know what to major in. I'm sure I would have to go to med school or through some graduate program to get a good career in this kind of a field. If that's the case, I have heard it's better NOT to major in what you plan on pursuing? For instance, people heading to medical school majoring in history instead of biology or something. This could be totally false, but it's something I've heard. If that's the case, I would just need to take enough science classes/other required courses to get in to a grad program right?</p>

<p>I know I have time to decide, but I really can't see 2-3 years being enough time to really figure it out. I'd just like to have as many options as possible with my degree(s) so I will be able many options for good jobs. I just don't want to spend 50,000 during the next 4 years and regret my major.</p>

<p>thanks for reading this long post and thanks also for your advice:)</p>

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<p>Sign up for a few classes and see what grabs ahold of you. If you take a beginning theatre course and realize that you don't like it, then try something else. But definitely talk to your adviser. That's what they're there for.</p>

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<p>A theatre major might not be applicable for jobs (but if you can easily double major and you enjoy college theatre, go for it). Although not a good amount of jobs directly rely on a knowledge of literature, an English degree does say that you can communicate and write very well. A very important skill that will help you in any job. I don't think it's so much what you major in as much as how you market it.</p>

<p>If you want to go into counseling or social work (another idea besides psychology), you'd want to get a masters in that.</p>