Ok, this might seem like a stupid question.. but how did you figure out what you wanted to do as a career?

Question

I have to figure out what I want to major in and have no idea.. I have lots of interests. I love music but don't know if I have a chance against other people who have been playing forever. I love nature and animals but I don't know if I could handle doing surgery on them. I like solving problems and math yet, I also love using the creative skills that go into writing. Please.. help! :-)

Answer 1

It's not a stupid question but it's almost impossible to answer. For me it just popped into my head. I figured out I wanted to be an officer in the Army. Of course after researching it I found out I can't because I'm color blind so now I'm in the same situation as you.

One thing to do is look around you and ask yourself if you think you would like a job you see someone else doing. I remember going into a recruiting station with my brother before I even wanted to join the Army and I was in complete awe of the men working there and it just stuck with me.

Answer 2

Myth 1: You have to figure out your career NOW.

Fact 1: Nope.

Here's the real deal--you're being pressured because your high school guidance counselor wanted to make sure you were GOING to college. Kids are forced everyday to make this lifelong decision. Seniors freak out about colleges, freshman freak out about majors.

Want to know the truth?

You're not going to mess up. Let's say you want to use your talents and become a vet. Okay. You start taking the classes but find out that you really don't want to do this. It's not too late.

IT IS NEVER TO LATE!!

You can be 40 and have a career change.

Talk to people--the heads of departments, people in the career field you want to go into. Next summer get an internship--not even for school credit. See if that's what you want to do.

There's no stress. You have a lot of interests, but you may not want to do all of those full time.

Proof? I just graduated with a degree in communications. Now I see the market, I want to go back and get into nursing. I'm 22. I freaked out just like you because I changed my major twice, added a different major, and then went back to normal. Am I still going to make it? You better believe it.

Don't let people force you to decide right away. Trust me--it's not worth the stress.

Answer 3

That is not at all a stupid question. When I was growing up I had many interests just like you. But, by the time I was getting ready for college I realized that I wanted to do something in the medical field. I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do. After more years in college, then med school, I narrowed it down to a forensic pathologist. What worked for me was to figure out what made me most happy in life. That was medicine. At the time, I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do. So, I started in pre-med. Then I just kept narrowing it down further until I got into my specialty. You can do this for any field. Get a broad general area of interest, then start to narrow it down until you find something that you love. You can love nature and animals and find a job that doesn't entail doing surgery on them, you can be a biologist or a botanist . You can get into many sciences, such as forensics, where you will solve plenty of problems but not have to deal with math. Good luck.

Answer 4

Not even close to stupid. I've always said that I wanted to be a lawyer. But once ACT scores came in and I only passed the writing section my confidence was way shaken. But I realized that I'm a damn good writer and thats what my talent is. It's also what I'm presuing after I graduate with my associates in Business. I'm getting back up degrees. But I tell you and anyone find something that you know you are really really great in and have no doubts that you are the best at it. Once you figure that out I say minor in all the other things you talked about or see if you can find someone with connections to those areas and try out each one and see how you really feel about each one.

Answer 5

That's not a stupid question. I am also totally undecided, but you sound a lot better off than me. When people ask me what my interests are, I blank out. I don't like nearly as many things as you do. I'm sure you'll figure it out soon.

I've heard people say that sampling the classes in college and also talking to upperclassmen about what they are majoring in helps you figure things out.

Answer 6

That's not a stupid question at all, however, I have known what I've wanted to be all along. I love to sing so I knew since I was five or six that I wanted to be a singer. Since then I have sung all over the place in shows and competitions. Now, I also love to act so I do that as well.

My best advice for you is that you need to follow your heart (as corny as that sounds haha) but you should do what you want because it makes you happy. Good luck in the future with whatever you choose to do. :)

Answer 7

That is not a stupid question at all.

I changed my major 5 times and just finally ended up with a Liberal Arts degree in American Studies.

I just fell into the jobs that I have had.

Answer 8

I volunteered a lot and did a lot of job shadows through school programs. I've spent time in a hospital, animal shelter, school, and other places. Once you learn what environment you enjoy working in, it will be easier to target a career. Try as many as possible!

Answer 9

Just major in something...anything. I graduated and still have no clue what I want to do with my life. That's why I'm going to graduate school.

Like they say in Office Space "What would you do if you have all the money in the world? The answer to the question is supposed to tell you what you should do regardless" or something to that effect.

Answer 10

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