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Old Jul 17, 2013, 01:16 AM
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This is just my opinion. It's important to find the career you will go into. This needs to be a practical decision. It's OK to take a fine arts or philosophy course but they aren't practical for your livelihood. My generation only wanted to be artists and philosophers and most of us had to go back to school to get a career. Be very strategic about looking for a career. Do research to find out which fields will be growing by the time you get out of school. Talk to a career counselor. Don't waste these precious years.
Maybe you could join different clubs to find something that you really like. Once again, this is only my opinion but I believe that your passion should be kept separate from your vocation. Unless you are completely sure that you will be able to get a real career from this keep it as an avocation. The purity of an art or any other beloved subject is kept intact when you don't allow a college to tell you too much about how to do an art form. Some training is OK but your creativity doesn't need to be molded in someone else's idea of how something should be.
It would be good to see your counselor as well to see if you are going through depression. If so you need to deal with it a soon as possible. It can affect your whole approach to your college experience.
Good luck.
Thanks for this!
Rohag