I don't know what to be when I grow up?

Question

Im 15

Answer 1

I'm 15 too and I am having struggles too. But it's ok, you explore things as you get older. You and I have alot of time before we hit the big careers. Just think about what you are good at or what you are extremely interested to do. But don't grow up to fast and remeber we have alot of time. : )

Answer 2

I am grown up, and like many other grown ups, I still don't know what I want to be...

Find an area that gives you that "spark", you know?
The type of projects or activities that get you excited to see it finished, and you light up a bit when you explain it to someone else.

Everyone has a particular area of personal interest, but there's no rulebook that says you have to find it before 16...
I know; your school counselors will tell you that a decision needs to be made right away, and they should know...They all wanted to be firemen and astronauts, and look where they ended up.

If you rush the choice, you may miss your true calling when it arrives...Keep your options open for the time being, and be patient.
More often than not, it will be right under your nose when the time is right.

Answer 3

You really don't have to know at this point. You can always shoot for a good liberal arts school, take a variety of courses and in your second year, declare a major.

Many successful individuals have majors that don't synch "directly" with a career path. My husband was a Sociology major and later got his MBA and became a CPA.

Math and Economics majors have many paths to take after college. Same with Journalism and Communications.

Unless you're sure you want Business, Engineering, Pre-Med and the like, you really don't have to be that focused just yet.

There are a variety of books that can help you explore what majors lead to what types of careers with what types of earning potentials. Perhaps that will help, when the time comes.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/103-7624121-6221433?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=college+majors

Answer 4

I suggest looking around at what you like to do, and what interests you. From that, you can determine what fields use those skills or interests. Presuming you are planning to go to college (since your question is in "Higher Education"), take mostly core courses in your first year or so, and get a taste of different areas of study; you don't have to declare a major immediately, by any means. Chances are good that SOMETHING in that core curriculum will grab your attention and interest, and when that happens, you'll know what you want to do.

Answer 5

look in the classified ads in your city's paper. Look at the high demand jobs that pay well. These are the fields in which you should go for.

Yes, we'd all like to be doing our hobbies and getting paid for it, but it's not exactly realism. If you want a job when you come out of school, you should make sure that job is in demand. Many typewriter repairmen are jobless these days!

Answer 6

I'm 20 and still don't know. It's not a problem until you're 35 and still living in your parents' basement without a girlfriend, job, or prayer.

Answer 7

You're still young. Explore your interests. Find out what you like to do, and what careers you can make of those. Don't shut out any options because you don't think they're realistic.

Answer 8

I don't know what to be when I grow up.

I'm 45. Yikes. We better figure things out soon!