Simply confused?

Question

I am 20 years old andI never graduated H.S., However I did earn a GED. Married a man last year, the most wonderful man, ever! He served two years in Iraq and he made me do a complete 160 degree turn on my life. He put so much ambition and determination in my life, I couldn't thank him enough. He wants to put me into college, because he wants us to get our lives on track. Although, I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life. There is nothing that interests me. We broke it down from topic to topic from profession to profession and I couldn't come up with a thing. Any experience a similiar problem?

Answer 1

Lots of folks are in the same position :)

You can often spend as long as two years in school working on the core classes and requirements before having to choose a major. My college had a degree in General Studies, perhaps a school near you offers the same?

You may change your mind when you take the basic required classes of your college as far as a major, if you find a subject that excites you.

Long story short, you don't have to commit when you first go to school, and you have the freedom to change your mind as you go along.

Best of luck to you! College is a great experience at any age, and SO much better than high school. :)

Answer 2

I had no idea either, when I started. In the end I just picked a programme that was at my level, rather than at my interests. Then once I started taking first-year classes (which are usually quite broad) I got an idea of which subjects interested me.

Most schools will let you change your programme and major. I was surprised how easy it was (just check a box online in my case!) - it really wasn't a big deal at all. Don't put to much pressure on the decision... the most important thing is to get started, then the decision becomes much easier.

Answer 3

Get the ball rolling with your education. It might surprise you that 40% of people with college degrees are doing work that has nothing at all to do with their degree--so don't stress that you haven't figured out your passions yet.

Go into general business or psychology or something similarly broad that can apply to many jobs out there. The sad truth is that a lot of jobs don't even consider those without degrees when hiring.

You'll find that once you're in school...surrounded by people who love to learn (students) and people who love to teach (professors)...you'll find something that rocks your world.

Answer 4

Best advise I can give is to get a general degree such as administration. Most graduate don't end up working the same field anyhow. A general purpose degree will allow you more flexibility when something does interest you.