Education question?

Question

I'm in my junior year of highschool and I know its time to start thinking about college... etc. The problem is, I'm not sure what I want to go to school for. I know theres the idea of community college to start but then I'm still not even sure I'll figure out what I want. Any suggestions to help me decide on my future?

Answer 1

Most colleges don't force you to decalre a major right away/ You can go for as long as a year before you decide. So relax, you have time.

Answer 2

If you have dreams you're dead set on (mine was to get a history degree) don't let councelors talk you out of taking what you really want, just so they (the councelors) can basically fill local job needs. (In this area, there are lots of chemical plants. Guess what majors the local college councelors push? Not the humanities, that's for sure!)
Decide not necessarily what major you want as ones you really don't want. I didn't want anything too involved with science and math, though sciences like paleontology, archeology, and anthropology really interested me. I became a teacher, but I'm really not a gregarious person. I'm usually polite and diplomatic, but there are days I'd just love to fillet a teenager or two!!! I'm actually more an archive or librarian type. So reflect on careers you'd be comfortable in as opposed to those you'd just hate to be anywhere around at all. Sooner or later, you'll narrow down the field and reach a career goal.

Answer 3

Well... I had the same problem. Still do actually, and I"m already in college. Ha... I went to a community college first for a year, and now I'm doing online.

I'd say go to a community college first they're cheaper than a four year university but you'll still get the same out of it. Then transfer over to a college of your choice. It gives you time to think it over.

Answer 4

Know that there are two fields where jobs are always plenty and that is in the food industry (everyone must eat) and in health care. Is there anything in either of these two industries that you'd be interested in? Also, a lot of community colleges have great two-year programs in a certain field (so you'll be able to get a job immediately following graduation)... see if there is something that interests you and stick with it. You can always change fields and go to a four year college later on.

Answer 5

i am a junior in college. and i just NOW decided for sure what i want to do. you can start at a community college, get the core classes you need out of the way and give yourself time to think. if not, enroll in a college and choose liberal arts as your major, then take your core classes and have time to think about what you want. you cant really know what you want yet, so dont worry about it, you have TONS of time

Answer 6

DO NOT take a year off to "find yourself". You'll find yourself with an exciting career in retail.

DO NOT go to community college unless finances make it necessary.

DO get into a great college right after h school ... you can change your major anytime. Get the job started, the rest will follow.

trust me on this.

Answer 7

There are books available to help you determine what your strengths are. The process involves asking you questions, and based on your responses, points to a category that includes various jobs you'd most likely do well in. Ask about books of that type at your local book store.

One thing to remember after you use one or two of those books, and you find out what they recommend for you, is that they may not be right on target based on your intial answers and your gut feelings. You may want to go back and answer the questions again to see how some of your new answers might affect the results.

Another thing to remember is that you'll most likely work about 45 years. Age 21 to age 66. That's a long time, so it's a good thing to try to choose a type of work that you'll enjoy and be happy doing. Doing something you don't enjoy for 45 years just to make a little more money is not worth it. It's better to be happy with a little less money, than to be unhappy with a little more money. In other words, if you enjoy tinkering with cars, go for it. Study hard and become the best you can be at the trade. Your knowledge will be above the average technician, and you'll not only do very well for yourself financially, but also become a person that others in your chosen field look up to and seek out for advice. That's because if you prepare yourself well, you'll be one of the best.

Now about the money. Unless you are someone who needs money just to have it, and no amount (no matter how large) will ever please you, you'll be surprised at how little money it takes to be happy. Most people are not millionaires and are quite happy.

I worked as an office worker all my work life, never made much money, but still ended up doing ok for myself. I'm retired now and don't have any financial worries even though I'm not rich. There are people out there who made much more money than I did, weren't happy during their career, aren't happy now, and are having money worries during their retirement because they don't think they have enough, and really don't know how much they need to be happy.

So, my advice to you is to ask yourself how much money you need to be happy, and whether the field of work you want to be in can give you that much. Have you ever asked yourself how much you need to be happy? I don't mean rediculously happy or filthy rich. I mean just what you need. How much would it take for you to just be able to make it? You know, how much would you need for rent payment, car payment, gas, food, entertainment, clothing, etc. Don't forget to decide on what amount you want to save for retirement. That's an amount you put in the bank and forget about until you eventually stop working, lay back, and finally enjoy the easy times. And incidentally, that amount of money, the amount to cover your expenses when you're retired and not working anymore is less than what it will cost you while you're working for a living. That's because when you quit work, many of your expenses will disappear. For example, by then you'll have a house and it will be paid for (no more mortgage/rent payment to worry about).

So, to net it out, remember to get a job that you enjoy, a job that pays enough to meet hour obligations, a job that pays you enough to be able to save a little for your retirement, and then go for it and enjoy yourself knowing that you are happy and have a plan that will guarantee that you stay that way from beginning to end.

Answer 8

Yes , If you don't know what you major is now, take the basic general required courses. social sceince, math ,eng, etc. and while you are doing this, speak to a career counselor/ career center ( every college has one ) and have them give you an occupational test to see what you like doing in a career.

Answer 9

yes! Go to community college and get yourself the worst f***in' job you can get and stick with it for the first semester. then i'm use you'll want to finish school... and sometimes. things fall into place by them selves.

Answer 10

can you see yourself in an office? what do you enjoy doing? are you good with numbers? you have to decide what you would enjoy doing in the future and work towards it.