<p>ive posted this in other threads to try to get answers. seeing as most of you are parents, maybe you can describe your experience in how you stumble into your career and whether you like it or would recommend it, and what you would tell your kid, assuming you had a kid, what they should do to have a fulfilling career?</p>
<p>ive been reading these forums for a long time, but this will be my first time posting. im not sure if my question is appropriate for these forums, but ill ask anyway. so my situation is im planning to transfer but i have really no clue what to do next after i do transfer and graduate. i think its too late for med school and my gpa is low (3.3-3.5 maybe), and im not sure if law is worth the effort these days with the saturation of lawyers in the job market. im thinking grad school with my major, but im not sure if its the right thing. im thinking about majoring in something else then my current major like business like finance econ or accounting or switching to engineering, computer science. i know this isn't a career forum, but im just so worried that i don't know who to ask, and this is the best place for me to keep my anonymity i hope. ive been at community college for a while and have taken a lot of courses where im interested in certain things but not like intensely interested in the subject, if you know what i mean. maybe you guys can offer your major and what you hope to do after you graduate so i can know more. sorry if this isn't the right place to post</p>
<p>Which do you think you’d like better - accounting, or computer science? Have you tried courses in either? Accounting seems like a very marketable major.</p>
<p>“switching to engineering” would most likely be tough, as the required sequence of courses would usually have to be started sophomore year at the very latest. Doable, but you may be looking at some additional years in undergrad.</p>
<p>If you ask many adults aged 35 or older, You will find that most of those who were not in professional schools (medicine, law) or engineering are not working in fields directly related to their majors. I am thinking about the HR vice president who was a history major. Or the owner of a manufacturing company who majored in geology.</p>
<p>Life takes funny twists and turns. This is not to say that the college education was not valuable both personally and professionally. Just that the path is not always predictable.</p>
<p>Your school most likely has a career/counseling center that offers aptitude and interest tests. Be sure to visit in the fall and get signed up for those. You should be choosing your major on your interests and abilities, not the prestige of a field. As stated, many/most people get jobs that are not directly related to their major. If history or English grab your attention, go for it. Your time in college is for an education, not job training as in a vocational school. Many careers require a college degree, most do not specify a major for good reasons.</p>