<p>My original plan is shot. Going to grad school while working or having an internship or something isn't going to cut it anymore. I just don't have the money. I have to find a job straight out of college get the money for grad school and then go. Even if I miraculously find the money for grad school, I have no idea what I can do. I know I don't want to teach. I can't pass the math classes required for pre-law. I can't do sciences because of the math classes. I don't have time to switch majors - my scholarships that keep me in school run out after four years (though the largest can be appealed for a fifth year) - and I don't want to change it either.</p>
<p>I don't have the resume or the GPA to be competitive - I couldn't get a decent internship because my GPA wasn't high enough. I can get it to a 3.0 by the end of this year - maybe even the end of this semester, but it still won't be good enough to make me competitive. I don't know anything about the GRE or grad schools - when do I take it, Junior or Senior year? Can I intern in something that isn't directly related to my major (or minor for that matter)? I keep changing my "related area" (minor/certificate/random outside concentration) - so far I have been a relgious studies minor, an anthro double major, and currently a poli sci minor and I don't know how much I like it. I can't make a decision because I have too many interests. I really want to switch back to anthro, but I only have one required class for the major, which isn't gonna fly with two years left in school. What the heck do I do? I want something that will look good on a resume when I need to apply for jobs. What would be best?</p>
<p>I'm probably overthinking everything like I always do, but I can't help it that I'm nervous. I feel like history is the only thing I have left that I can succeed in and I am tired of being told I'm not good enough for anything.</p>
<p>“Grad school” is not a goal in life but a means to an end. Why do you think you want to go to grad school? In what subject? PhDs from even the most elite programs in history, anthropology, and religion have enormous difficulty finding academic jobs, and you’re not going to get into one of those with a 3.0 GPA. Nor are you going to enjoy academic life if you don’t want to teach.</p>
<p>You will likely be graduating with a BA that does not directly prepare you for a career. Therefore, you need advice on how to land a job after you graduate. Stop fretting about your major and go to Pitt’s career center for advice ASAP. Many people get useful workplace-related experience during college outside their coursework, not only in internships but in summer or part-time jobs or in volunteer work. The career center may help clarify your academic goals as well.</p>
<p>I was essentially a history major and in a similar boat. I’m in publishing now, and very happy. I’m considering grad school, one day, but also worried that would make me overqualified for anything but teaching which I’m not convinced is right for me…</p>
<p>I think you need to reconsider internships. I never put my GPA on a resume and I was NEVER asked about it in interviews - and internships helped me figure out where I wanted to go. Being a history major gives you a lot of really great skills like writing and research, and those are applicable all over the place.</p>
<p>Personally I started with museums, which is still something I’m interested in. I dabbled in arts non-profits - theater being an interest of mine - and then ended up with two publishing internships that convinced me this was the right field.</p>
<p>I would definitely talk not only to your career center but also to your professors - they know what past students have done, and they know what kind of skills you’re developing in the major. They can help you brainstorm, at least, and then you’ll have somewhere to begin.</p>