<p>Okay so I am currently going to a community college and will be transferring next fall. I can't decide what to major in! I have way to many interests and can't decide which one I want to focus on. </p>
<p>The majors I am considering are: </p>
<p>Graphic Design, Fine Art, Theatre, English, Psychology, Biology, Communications, Film. </p>
<p>Wow! That is a lot of majors. People tell me, oh well just choose the one you are most interested in, but truthfully I am equally interested in them all. </p>
<p>Here is a little background on myself: I've always been interested in both art, science, and writing. I have always been fascinated by science. However, I think I have always struggled with math. (I just finished Precalculus last spring at college with a B.) I have kind of ruled out science majors because of the math, but I still enjoy science topics. I took Chemistry in high school and got a B too but I feel like I am not good enough to handle the college courses. Anyways, in high school, I excelled at English (especially creative writing) and Graphic Design courses. I always got A's in these courses. However, I feel like I wouldn't get a practical job with English and Graphic Design is extremely competitive. I also took Psychology in high school and enjoyed the topics, but I had a hard time memorizing people's names and theories. I enjoy fine art and drawing, but never took any art classes in high school. It has just been a hobby of mine. As for theatre, I have taken a few acting classes but never done any plays. I really enjoyed my acting classes though.</p>
<p>I just feel so lost and don't know what to do anymore. Is there any method you used to rule out certain majors? Any advice?</p>
<p>Don’t look at what you enjoy studying or doing for fun - consider what you will enjoy doing as a career for the next several years or more of your life.</p>
<p>I am a lot like you - I majored in graphic design at a technical high school, then started as a graphic design major in college. At the same time I began a co-op job as a graphic designer - and that sucked the life right out of it. I loved designing (I still do), but when I was doing it for clients 40 hours a week, I no longer enjoyed it. I switched my major to psychology, graduated as such, and I am now an HR manager.</p>
<p>I also love writing and considered a double major in psych & English, but my psych courses were writing intensive so I didn’t feel the need to double major.</p>
<p>My best advice is to job shadow or get some kind of part-time job or internship related to these areas, or interview a professional in the field, and see the good and bad sides of each job. See what fits your desired lifestyle.</p>
<p>If you like writing and are concerned with getting a job, perhaps communications could be a direction for you.</p>
<p>I second the advice to consider what you would like to do as a career, which can be very different than what you just love to learn about. A double major might also be beneficial, if you can fit it in.</p>
<p>If you love art, science, and writing, you could consider being a technical writer or being an illustrator for biology or a similar field (perhaps with a double major of graphic design and biology?). I have no idea what the career path for that would be or what the job outlooks are, but it’s something to consider.</p>
<p>^^ Scientific Illustrator. I haven’t looked into it much but I’ve heard they make good money. I’m not sure how competitive that particular field is compared with graphic design and other illustration positions. </p>
<p>Communications would be somewhat comprehensive of what you mentioned, but it can be hard to market yourself and get a job. Requires some good connections/networking and internships.</p>
<p>I third the advice to think about what you’d like to do as a career. Since you have a wide variety of interests, I’d also take into consideration if you can major in something that is very broad (communications) yet where you can still have a focus (graphic communications).</p>