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Old May 23, 2017, 12:20 AM
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After watching a show like grey's anatomy or criminal minds I want to have that occupation. Which makes it really hard to know if I want to do it. I don't know what i want to go to collage for. is this normal
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Old May 23, 2017, 03:21 PM
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Greetings HelloHumans & to PsychCentral... from the Skeezyks! Well... I would say what you are experiencing is pretty normal. It's been many years since I was in your situation. But I can at least dimly recall having similar experiences. I've never seen any kind of statistics on it; but I would suspect there is a fairly large percentage of people who go to college not really knowing what they want to end up doing once they graduate. I think it's certainly a plus if one does know. But it's not essential. Good luck!
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Old May 24, 2017, 09:11 AM
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If you are serious about going to college, make an appointment at the school to talk with a career counsellor. Most post secondary institutions will have counsellors and programs in place to assist with making career and educational choices. They can assist you too in making a plan on how to achieve this.

I think it normal to see something that stands out and to then think, "What would that be like?" to ourselves. This has happened on occasion to me too.
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i am also serious of going swim class first time..
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After watching a show like grey's anatomy or criminal minds I want to have that occupation. Which makes it really hard to know if I want to do it. I don't know what i want to go to collage for. is this normal
It's very normal. Luckily, if you decide to start college in one area of study, it really isn't that hard to change majors. Or, if you want, you can wait a year before you go and work for awhile instead. As someone already mentioned, your guidance counselor should be able to help you find a area of study too.

Spend some time doing some research. Look at what you think might be interesting, but also look at what the projections for occupation growth are too.

Best of luck.
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