<p>I am having a hard time trying to choose a major. I know I do not have to pick my major right away, but I would at least like to have a good idea about what I would like to do. Here is a list of things I am good at and like to do:
-read
-help people
-have discussions (Socratic discussions)
-debate
-think about why things are </p>
<p>Any help is appreciated!! :) </p>
<p>philosophy leaps to mind. however, it is possible to do all of these things and major in anything. You can do them in your major, or you can do them outside of your course work no matter the major. When you go to college, you’ll start out taking some gen ed requirements that will help you decide in what you feel passion and curiosity. Helping people, in particular, is one of these things you can do inside the classroom, in the writing or tutorial center, and outside of school. What you describe is what most majors can provide you, although you might find fewer or less of these activities at larger unis in the natural sciences. </p>
<p>I agree with @jkeil911 that you’ll get a better idea when you start taking gen ed classes. It does seem like you’d like philosophy based upon what you like to do. However, a philosophy degree won’t get you very far so you can probably scratch that itch with a minor or just taking some electives.</p>
<p>Hand in there- you’ll have a better idea of what you want to do after your first year. You won’t even have to declare a major until the end of your sophomore spring semester.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I hesitate to disagree with someone who starts a post agreeing with me, but I’d like to take exception to the idea that a philosophy major won’t get you very far. The skills you learn as a philosophy major lie at the core of the humanities, and certainly there is a place in life and career for those skills. If one looks at an undergraduate degree as a preparation for life and career rather than as preparation for a specific job, then one might argue that a philosophy major is more valuable than a major in business or engineering. </p>
<p>Having said that, I encourage my English majors to take courses and minor in, for instance, computer science, biology, and math. </p>
<p>Thank you @jkeil911 and @NHuffer !</p>
<p>You can major in Speech Communication, since you like debate. You will learn skills valuable in many different types of jobs. </p>
<p>Ever considered Law School?</p>
<p>Yeah. I was thinking about law school and majoring in either English or history @stanatedj </p>
<p>Good luck and don’t get too hung up on it. Being around college and seeing what different options there are will help you to sort of hone in on what is right for you.</p>
<p>If you have public policy or political science majors, those might be good for you, and can help you get jobs in government later on.</p>
<p>There are a variety of social science and humanities majors that fit that bill. You’ll read a lot in English and history; you’ll also read a lot in political science, anthropology, and sociology. There are also less common majors at some schools like public policy, international relations, geography, etc., in which you might read a lot. Any of those majors can lead to a career helping people, and the classes in those majors tend to involve a lot of discussion and sometimes debate.</p>