Stellar Student-Confused About the Future HELP

<p>1) You can major in anything that you want to and then go to law school. Law school admission is based primarily on grades, LSAT score, and letters of recommendation. Art History majors get into law school every single year, so do film majors, government majors, and biology majors who originally were pre-med.</p>

<p>2) You can study whatever you want, and then go to graduate school for film. A fair number of people do this.</p>

<p>3) You can start at one place in one major, and then transfer to another place with another major. Even more people do this than 1) and 2).</p>

<p>4) You don’t mention once in your post here whether you can actually afford any of these schools. Sit down with your parents (or whoever it is who is helping you pay for your education) and run the financial aid calculators here at CC, at [FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org), and at the College Board website. Talk with your parents about whether or not they can pay the EFC, and how much debt they think is reasonable for you to finish college with. Knowing your own personal truths about money will help you make better decisions.</p>

<p>and, please don’t forget</p>

<p>5) Most people have multiple careers in their lifetimes. Ask the adults you know how many different professions they’ve practiced. Here are some examples from my circle of friends: philosophy professor to executive secretary to non-profit grant writer to retail sales clerk to social worker; field archeologist to lab scientist to ESL teacher; lab chemist to cardiac re-hab therapist; Broadway musical theater performer to office administrator to computer systems analyst. </p>

<p>Instead of focusing on your current list, why not consider a nice warm LAC where you can spend the first two years figuring out what you want to major in, or taking a Gap year so that you can get a bit more real-world experience before choosing your major? Both of those options have helped a lot of people make these kinds of decisions.</p>

<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>