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Old Jun 04, 2013, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by RomanSunburn View Post
So, first, I don't think you need to rush yourself to pick a major. Generally the first two years at any school are spent taking mostly gen. ed. requirements, and you'll get a taste for all of those things in gen. ed. courses. You can start your college career undecided, or you can pick any of the four and change it later on.

Second, I think it's more important to do something you love than focus on money because if you only focus on which job will make the most money, you can end up very miserable, which will lead to poor job performance, which will lead to less money. You also have to keep in mind some jobs, like professor, have varying pay scales depending on where you work. Someone that works at a top notch private university is going to make a lot more than the community college professor.

And third, while I'm not the best example because school has taken me FOREVER, but I am an art history and English double major (or will be when I transfer into a university from CC). Also, the things that you're interested in go very nicely overlapping each other.

I think you should just take some time and enjoy learning without focusing too much on what to do right after college. When I started as a freshman I had very different views of what I would enjoy doing than the views I have now. I also think the best way to get a competitive edge in any field is through internships, and those will help you figure out what you really want to do also. I think most people do summer internships, or semester internships starting with they're juniors. Just have fun exploring without putting too much pressure.

So, probably not the advice you wanted to hear! But good luck all the same
Thanks! No, you have great advice!
The only issue is that I'll be going in as a sophomore because I have many AP credit hours and Dual Credit classes so my time to decide is cut in half :/

But really, great advice! Thanks!
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