Can you help me pick my major?

Question

I'm at the point in my life where I'm getting ready to attend college and like many others; I have no idea what I plan on studying. I have always been passionate about so many things so I cannot seem to pick just one. So I'm compiling a list of subjects I enjoy:

-Geography -Music -Singing -Writing [songs, poems, novels] -Activism -Environment -Nutrition -Wellness -Yoga -Religion[eastern] -Cultures -Travel -Politics -Green Living
-Lanuage[french/german/spanish]

Now that you have an idea of what interests me maybe you could help find a few career matches or major/minor ideas. Thank you so much.

Namaste/Peace & Love.

I absolutely cannot teach or explain things well. So I don't see myself going into education. I'm not really about putting all of my interests together to pick a major I just wondered what my options are. I'm always told that even though I'm passionate about particular subjects I have no idea what careers I could go into.

Answer 1

first, i wanted to thank you for helping me out on my question; your answer was dead on. second, we must be similar people, because not only do i not mind being alone and getting to know myself (like you mentioned), i also am passionate about too many things and have had a hard time picking a major in college. i enjoy learning and would really like to experience every thing. the first step i took was taking my college's free career assessment test, it didn't help much, but it might help you (they just told me what i already knew, that i had a lot of interests, and i needed to pick one). i also tried out different classes to help narrow my search. researched different careers to see what i might like. the hard part about careers is you can do so many random things, it's hard to tell someone what they can and cannot do with a degree (or without one). i think it's just something you might have to explore for yourself. as you begin college, talk to advisors and college professors. see which students in what classes share your interests. and also, i am double majoring (psychology and journalism), so there is always that as well. good luck! and don't worry, you're in a very common place for people of all ages, but especially college kids.

Answer 2

Well what do you find doing yourself doing in 10 yrs i mean even if your passionate about all those things you have to choose cuz even if you find a major and you don't like it your going to be stuck with it for the rest of your life, find something that calls out to you more than the others.
Mabey you can do two by double majoring.

Answer 3

You don't have to declare a major when you enter college. Once you are in college, go to the counseling office and tell them you want to take a vocational aptitude to help you focus on a possible career. Once you have that it will be easier to choose a major. Good luck.

Answer 4

A lot of programs have the same required courses that you have to take to be accepted into a faculty. For example, most sciences require that you take chemistry, physics, english, math. Get the calandar from your university and see what courses would be most useful. Math and English are required for most i think so I would take those. But you can take any course you want to see what it is you want to major in. A degree requires 40 courses. You have lot of electives you can take. I took courses in my first year that I didn't need to take but I was confused too my first year. I used those credits for my electives. Don't worry. But really I would take math and english, no matter what program you do you need those courses. Good luck!

Answer 5

I just recently graduated from college. I'm going to give you the same advice my best friend gave me. Take some random elective courses, try to base them around your interests. This helped me. I was originally a Social Science major. But then I started taking some art classes, and I realized that I this was what I wanted to do. So now I am a Graphic Design major. You should ALWAYS shoot for a major that you know will benefit you in the future. Don't break your *** over something that you hate. It will just make your college career that much more unpleasant. Go for the major that you truly love. That's what I did, and I couldn't be happier.

Answer 6

Sounds like you should go into education. I had the same predicament.

Answer 7

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