<p>I have no idea what I want to do with my life.</p>
<p>I thought journalism, but I'm not really into uncovering a scandal or digging out a story. I really do enjoy writing. I'm pretty good at math/science, but there is no passion there. I thought once I wanted to become a television/movie director, but the path into the entertainment industry is ridiculous (80+ hours a week as a production assistant?). But also, I have an extreme interest in television and movies. I'm the most observant person you will ever meet and very opinionated. I'm going to the University of Texas at Austin next year and really want to major within the College of Communications. Happiness>money in my eyes, although good money would make me even happier! :P Dream job would definately be a movie critic writing for the NY Times!</p>
<p>I'm not sure if that helped any but those are the personal qualities that I could think of right off the bat. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Right now, I'm signed up to major in RTF (radio, television, film) because I really love the entertainment industry.</p>
<p>Journalism isn't all about digging up a story. You could do feature work, instead of news, or go into reviewing (which you seem to already want to do...).</p>
<p>I would definately go into reviewing; however, there just aren't many opportunities in that area of journalism. Maybe as a part-time job, but not full-time unless I'm the next Roger Ebert. :)</p>
<p>If you want to be a movie critic, I'd start a website with a catchy domain name and start reviewing movies. Get good at it. Then you can see where that takes you. If you have a dream job, start working towards that dream job. It may take you somewhere completely different, but you should start working on it, not spend time worrying about "figuring it all out."</p>
<p>Try contributing to online magazines or start your own review blogs if you aren't too confident about it yet. There are thousands out there and it may be hard to get hits when you start out, also, you'll be surprised at the skillful writing some blogs contain, but readers comment and that could help out a whole lot. </p>
<p>You could also try joining film groups on campus and starting your own publication if there aren't any yet. </p>
<p>I know a lot of people who start college thinking they want to be a film/literary/music critic, and over the years, while contributing pieces and keeping up with the demand, that drive just burns out and they end up doing something else once they graduate. But they do admit trying it out online first was good practice.</p>
<p>Also you'd be surprised at how a good professor in a core course can direct you to an entirely new field.</p>
<p>I would just take what you think sounds interesting and go from there. Most colleges have some sort of basic requirements you have to take and just approach them with an open mind. I went to college majoring in journalism and I just switched my major to sociology and economics, so you never know. At most places you really don't have to decide on majors until your sophmore year.</p>