What are some good college majors???
Im currently in a community college (sophomore) and about to get my AA but am still undecided about my major. I took a couple of classes for pre-med and nursing but really hated them even tho I did well. I have no problem with studying. But I just would like to ask people who have been in this situation for some advice.. What are some good majors out there??Is it bad to still be undecided even when Im about to go to a four year college. I heard business and education were good majors, but not sure..
I would appreciate any advice , thanks!! Just to add some details...
here are some of my interests:
learning, foreign languages , helping others.
The thing I wold love the most is a job that will give me financial security , I have no problem with office jobs. Every major is a potentially good one. Any major can lead to success and happiness.
Increasingly, an undergraduate degree is not a direct link to a job or career. There is a glut of college grads, and many jobs hire college grads generically. They are simply interested in hiring someone who has demonstrated enough discipline to graduate or someone who is "teachable" or "a team player." When you're eventually in an interview years from now, the hiring person will not pay much attention to your major or your grades.
Having said that, you still need to narrow down your choices because it is best to study something that interests you--if for no other reason than the fact that you will be devoting a lot of time toward learning it.
In my estimation, it is much more important to just graduate with some degree. Then, you can get some work experience. Learn more. Find out who you are. People test out careers and change careers all of the time today. It's not a waste of time or a mistake. Life, often, cannot just be figured out by thinking about it. It is a process of trial and error and discovery. In that way, it can be messy and frustrating. And, looking back you might say, "Oh, my God! I chose the wrong major...how could I have done that?" But, really, you could not have known. There is no wrong choice. The only way to know if you chose the right path is to walk that path. Only time and the results of the future can validate your choice. But, that validation is in the future. It is presently inaccessible and unavailable to your decision-making process right now.
Many people graduate, work, go through a process of discovery, and ultimately go back to school to get a master's degree (or, some other kind of training). Though, increasingly, it is the master's degree today that is the true door opener. It is with a graduate education that you can really focus on something specific and specialize. At that point, you would have already worked in some field (post-college) and really gained a more accurate perspective about yourself. A future master's degree may further reinforce your existing career. Or, more likely than not, it may take you in a completely different direction. And, that's okay.
I have a master's degree, and today I am a teacher. My undergraduate degree was in sociology. And, later I became a social worker. But, I did not like it. There was a lot of soul searching involved, a lot of trial and error as I worked in my in first career and found out about myself.
In the end, although you may not realize it right now, college is about so much more than getting a degree. I don't think that there is an absolutely wrong choice. Whatever you decide on will have its rewards. It will take you somewhere. But, you can always make left or right turns. I liked your answer. Report It
Just because you did well doesn't mean you'll be successful. You have to like something first.
There are a lot of paths, engineering, law, business, arts, social sciences, history,.
Make a list and check off the things you like and dislike. Then do a pros and cons and figure out what career you could pursue.
the purpose of a degree to to ge ta job. What do u want to do? Well my dear, you havent given us much to go on. What are you interests? Making money? Personal gratification? Helping others? Continual learning? Just hang out? Do something unique? Lead? Invent?
Start by soul searching to see what really motivates you. What do you want back from a career? Then you can map jobs to those needs. |
