Has anybody ever done this before??

Question

Have you ever gone to college, graduated, and then realized you don't like what you went to school for and wish you did something else? I am studying Business Marketing but I am not sure I have passion for that. What bothers me the most is I am not sure I have passion and am pretty sure people have passion to find their calling in life. What do you think?? What was your experience, good or bad???

Answer 1

Let's see. I started in nuclear engineering. By the time I was a senior I realized I didn't want to do that, so I got a job in environmental remediation. After 6 years I didn't want to do that anymore so I went back for a MS in mechanical engineering and got a related job in aerospace. But I didn't really like that so I went into management. Now I'm finally doing what I like, which is managing technical projects; but to continue to advance I need an MBA. So 20 years after I started my undergrad, here I am, back for the MBA. But now I have a 6 figure job and a fellowship to pay for it.

Point being you can always go back and change, but get the job and an income first.

Answer 2

I graduated with two BAs (a Dual degree) because I kept changing my mind. I loved both fields but wasn't sure which one I would want to stay in.

Then I got my graduate degree and realized that it was not really what I want to do. Just sucks, so much money and time invested and I really want to do something else. But instead of disparing, I am using the degree I got to work towards doing what I want now.

And it is going much better than I thought it would, I can actually afford to travel and explore the world and am spending my down time working on a novel (doesnt everyone). I am just glad that I took the chance and got both degrees as an undergrad instead of sticking to just the first one, or I would have really been stuck.

Answer 3

I went to college and switched majors halfway through, and was very glad I did. Is it possible that you're focusing too much from school and not seeing the big picture? There's a lot you can do with marketing - you can work for a company and help bring in business or you could work in the advertising field. Once you're out of school it's surprising how little it REALLY matters what you studied, since a lot of things overlap. Maybe talk to a career counselor at your school? Since you said you're studying I'm guessing you might be in grad school.

Answer 4

You know what I must have changed my mind on more accounts than I can remember. I have three degrees behind me, teaching, business management, and small business management. You know what I winded up doing? I became a medical assistant. Dont ask me why, but next thing I know my love for the medical field came back to me from when I was a child. Now I cant imagine doing anything else. I love helping people, plus yes I am going to school receiving my degree. I think of it this way though I am happy to see all those degrees I worked so hard for. Xx

Answer 5

It's never too late to change and start over. I studied Sociology for three years with a philosophy minor. One day it dawned on me, I was looking for someone to tell me the answer of "what's it all about?" That's when I realized, what it's all about is up to you! I worked in construction for the next 20 years, got married and razed a family. At 41, I graduated from collage with a degree in Engineering and work in the electronics industry to this day. Might go back and work on another degree in biology soon. Why not, keep learning!

Answer 6

I went through school and graduated with a degree in Psychology and didn't really have a passion for it at all. I went back to school 4 years later and got a degree and license in massage therapy. I love it and feel fulfilled. Sometimes it takes longer for some of us to find what we want to do.

Answer 7

That's completely normal.

I just graduated in August of 06 with a degree in Communications. It's great until you try to get a job.

It's tough to find that special thing that you want to do. I thought I had it, but finding a job is seemingly impossible.

I wish I had just become an accountant or teacher some days. There are ALWAYS jobs for those grads.

Answer 8

well i'll tell ya, i'm in college and i totally feel ya. i have a love-hate relationship with my major. almost every day i think i hate it more than anything, and then a few hours later i know that i love it more than anything. i wish that somehow things could work out like this: graduate high school, do some stuff out in the world as adults to help out with figuring out what one should do with his/her life, THEN go to college for it. alas, this is an ideal wish for an un-ideal world. so we roll with the punches... if you really do not like what you are doing, i suggest that you make a change. go and talk to a guidance counselor or something - check and see if there is some career test available for you to take... something like that could help. but if you are like me and feel like quitting would be a big problem for you, then set your mind to it and work at it like it's your job and keep in mind all the time that your diploma is going to be your paycheck. i hope that things go well for you :)

Answer 9

Basically working sucks. You have to get up early, get dressed, get your things together, drive in rush hour traffic, get gas, find a parking place, haul your stuff into the office and you haven't even started yet, and when you finally get home you can clean the house. It would be a lot easer to just stay home and play with children e.g. homemaker. You can take naps and watch oprah, read with her book club, and tell everybody that you work harder doing this than when you had a job.

Answer 10

It happens all the time ,people change their majors when they either get bored or take a different direction in life, alot can happen during college.