<p>So I'm a CC student. Currently in a business pre-track for accounting because it seems feasible. My passion lies in Languages. My dream major would be a double in Spanish/Portuguese. But I want a degree that can make me employable professionally and earns a more than meager standard of living. I'm only in my first Accounting class and while I don't find it too dull, (It's actually somewhat tolerable) I'm afraid of some reading that I've been doing online.</p>
<pre><code> Apparently for someone like me, who has adhd, that a career in delving over pages and pages of figures and statements might not be stimulating enough. I don't love Accounting, but I appreciate the opportunities it creates. But Spanish on the other hand, I catch myself thinking about lying in bed at night. Like the structure and grammar of it.
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<p>I plan on Teaching TEFL for a time in Latin America after college. That is my ultimate goal. But Ideally I would like to expatriate to one of these countries and I'm trying to plan ahead reasonably and pursue something that would allow me to be desirable globally, as long term TEFL in Latin America isn't fiscally secure long term.</p>
<p>I feel so lost overall, I'm not particularly good at math and I have to plan for the contingent of not going to grad school as a very real possibility. Any input?</p>
<p>My French teacher knows six languages and he used to translate stuff for programs for Microsoft, teaching languages or being a translator/interpreter might be something you would be more interested in and there are a lot of different places you could work</p>
<p>As mentioned " My passion lies in Languages. My dream major would be a double in Spanish/Portuguese" shows you should go for it. Lot’s of people getting good opportunity over language. Due to less competition in this field you can get the best if you work hard. Don’t make yourself to much thinking.</p>
<p>I know but, the way everyone on this site makes it seem, is that there’s no reason to major in languages when you could learn them by yourself. I’m very stressed…</p>
<p>Dont focus on just the nay sayers. I’m a bio major and there’s so much negativity regarding the life and career prospects of non-pre-med science majors that it isn’t even funny. But a few anonymous posts on a message board shouldn’t be the only thing you focus on. Talk to your adviser. If your passion lies in languages, follow it. But you need to go in with a good grasp on what you want to do and a foot in reality. You can major in the languages but minor in accounting or CS or whatever that will widen you net when you start looking for employment.
It also wouldn’t be a bad idea to talk to a couple of your language professors about career opportunities.</p>