<p>Unfortunately, I attend a state college with very little reputation for being an "excellent" school. I have finished a semester with a 4.0, but all classes were Liberal Education Requirements. It is coming to a time to choose a definite major, a time where what I pick will begin burning money that will put me in a position that deviation will be quite troublesome. My ultimate goal is to become a fictional novel writer. As it stands, I have had little experience with writing. Even worse, I've been wasting my life away doing factory work, only coming home to watch tv and drink beer. This lifestyle has limited the amount of books I've read so that I could probably count them out on my fingers and toes. Being that the school I'm attending is subpar and I have all these terrible lifestyle choices against me, is it plausible to major in English? I plan on minoring in Philosophy as well. From what I hear, Philosophy is a very thought provoking and analytical field that might help. My other idea is to take Physics as a major instead. I have read a lot of online discussions stating that Physics is a complicated field and that any subject is easily mastered after a degree is obtained. I would of course have to do a writing minor with it. I do have an idea of what I will do once I obtain a degree. I plan on joining the Peace Corps for a couple years. That is of course assuming that I don't write a great novel in my college years. Anyways, any feedback you can offer would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Well, it sounds like you have a lot of thinking to do. What would you do after leaving the peace corps? I'm pretty sure anyone can join regardless of major. There is a pretty big difference between english and physics. Yes it is plausible to major in english eventhough you haven't read a lot of books. You will be asked to read a lot of books for class, so as long as you enjoy reading then you'll be set. I don't really understand why you are interested in physics other than the reason you hear it is a difficult major. English and physics study require totally different skill sets, and employment prospects tend to be completely different.</p>
<p>When it comes to a college major, no one can tell you what is best. It has to be something you enjoy. Why not just take some classes in a few different subjects and see what sticks? If you feel that your heart is with writing then why not try submitting a short story to a magazine or journal? I dont' know the names of these magazines but they do exist. There are many that do poetry too. Who knows, you could also probably double major in english and physics. </p>
<p>Does your school have a creative writing program? If it does, that should definitely be something to consider as well.</p>
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