not too sure if teaching is something I want to do, I am afraid that this may be the wrong subject to major in but I love to read What do I do?
2007-07-10 04:25:49 · 5 answers · asked by keriar 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Just about every college student loves to read, so that is not much of a qualification for trying to determine how you are going to make a living.
It's a good thing that you know what you like, but it's not a good thing that you havent made any life plan for how you will support yourself. You need to make a plan.
You could be a librarian, an English teacher or reading specialist, or an attorney. All of those require a lot of reading. I have a friend who is a PhD in English Lit who went to law school and makes a pile of money reading over contracts and rewriting them to eliminate loopholes.
It is great if people get a job doing exactly what they love. But there is a practical aspect to this too. No one is going to pay you for sitting around in your den reading novels. You have to connect that to some job a person with money wants done, so they will give you the money to do it.
Don't be aimless about this. Make a decision and work on it.
Good luck.
2007-07-10 04:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you could teach...
Copy writing... that is where I am headed.
Teaching, of course.
Historical research.
You could teach.
Editor for a magazine.
teaching.
Get my point?
Seriously though, there are a lot of career options, you just have to be creative. I do think you should have more criteria than that for your major. It is a good base though... not every college student loves to read. Anything else you enjoy a great deal? See if you can combine the two and make it into a bonafied career option.
Oh and don't let the man with a plan scare you. We are all just faking it until we make it... trust me you aren't alone in these problems. Practicality is for when you start a family... enjoy your college experience, and stick to what you love. There is always retraining, when you do find a career to settle in to.
2007-07-10 04:44:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're really worried about job prospects, try double-majoring. Take up economics or something and then you can work in finances or something and still keep your hobby.
2007-07-10 04:34:26 · answer #3 · answered by Wraith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
son has his Bachelors in Liberal Arts and can substitute teach
he is pursuing his Masters in Psychology/ Sociology to teach in Universities
you must have some patience, be willing to teach- to teach
2007-07-10 04:31:37 · answer #4 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read poems
2007-07-10 05:56:57 · answer #5 · answered by gs_analyst 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋