I have no idea of what I should do. I feel like I’m never going to find what I want to do or what major I want to be. I’ve been in school for going on 2 and a half years (I took a semester off) but feel nowhere close to any major. I have so many interests but I can’t narrow down to just one thing. When I went in I was undecided dabbling in business and RTVF (radio tv film), but those didn’t feel right. Then I just took some GEs. Then I was thinking engineering because I’m really good at math and science. But I had to retake 2 math classes even though I took pre calc in high school I took a could years off of math so I was placed into trig and had to work my way to calc (what I’m in now). Now I almost 3 years in and just now starting in the engineering direction, but looking at my school plan I’d have 4 more years left of school. This would nearly double the “regular” college time which I’m not a fan of. Plus when I talk to people who are engineers their work doesn’t really interest me. I talked to a councilor and they told me to take Human Career Development to help find a career I was interested in. I took it and thought that animation and video games were my passion so I took a couple of classes and really liked them. However felt like I didn’t have the talent in that competitive field, plus it’d be hard to raise a family in that field. Right now I’m thinking about computer science and programming, political science or journalism. However I’m so discouraged in school right now, it feels like nothing is working out and I shouldn’t even bother because those probably wont work out. And I’m so tired of waisting time and spending even more time in school. I’ve gotten pretty depressed and had to drop 2 of my classes. For the other two for about a month I would cry every time before and after class because I was so stressed and upset. Now I can’t focus and feel like there’s no point of school for me, and I’m worried about failing my classes which makes me feel worse because up to now I’ve practically gotten all As.
So I have no idea what to do and at this point just think I should drop out. Help please, any advice ?
You may find your major and how you plan to use it when you take a class. However, I think taking classes to see what catches your interest is expensive and time consuming. I think I would go to my advisor to find coursework in liberal arts, behavior goal sciences or…to earn a degree. Then, I would find a job that requires more general educational background. If and or when you find what fits you, get necessary training in grad school. I think that very few adults are doing precisely what we were trained to do. Opportunities present themselves.
Make a written list of A classes, group them, and see if any group or groups could lead to regular or self designed major. Seems like you have stopped out of school enough. So, as it stands now, I suggest earning a degree now and get good grades too. Talk to your advisor after you have looked over the college catalogue for potential matches. Alternatively, I would find a job that makes good use of your skills now and allows for advancement. Your life seems frustrating and kinda blah now. So do and complete something now.