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Old Nov 07, 2015, 03:33 PM
Anonymous37802
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I took those career aptitude tests and they all said I should be doing something in either languages or arts. I was a music major for a hot minute (I played several instruments and sang) and I thought of majoring in English after I realized that, while I loved playing music, I didn't want to teach it. Even back in the late 90's/early 2000's I realized that being an English major wasn't going to do anything for me unless I wanted to teach (I don't). I mean, there are lots of things you can do with that major, I had an English major roommate back then who was a publicist, but it's not a terribly stable thing to go into. I'm not personable enough to be a publicist anyway.

I ended up going into science which I didn't realize I actually love. It is a field which requires (varying degrees of) mathematical aptitude. I am horrible at math, and I would honestly rather pet a rattlesnake than sit through another semester of math. But I had more science courses than math, and I did get a degree and am working in a field I love. Point is that sometimes the right fit isn't what you thought it was. And don't dismiss an option just because of the math involved. There are necessary evils in everything.
Thanks for this!
kennyc