First poster here. I’m an English major (Creative Writing emphasis) going into my senior year and I honestly don’t know what I’m going to do after I graduate undergrad. I was very passionate about my field (writing) when I first chose my major but after pursuing it for five years, I feel like I’ve lost my mojo/interest in it.
I dropped out of my first university, took a gap year to work full time with three jobs, started over at CC then transferred to another uni. I’m projected to finish sometime in 2018. It’s been about 7 years grinding for this and now my parents are pressuring me about my graduate studies plans. I don’t know if a master’s degree is the right path for me. Aside from a few years during K-12 when I did abnormally well in school, I’ve always been a student that struggled with the classroom environment/academia. Getting to the point where I am now was very difficult; I dealt with very severe depression and expended so much energy just trying to focus during class that I wasn’t very productive outside of school, which makes me think that further education probably won’t be a good fit for me.
Alternatively, I’m not sure what to do with my degree after I graduate either. But I’m hesitant about giving up an opportunity for graduate studies. I’ll be around 25 when I finish college and with my parents retiring, I’d need to find a stable financial situation/career after I’m finished with school.