Figuring it all out, career-wise.

[Mitch]

I am a junior in college and I still have absolutely no idea what I want to do with my life. I recently switched my major to psychology, which basically commits me to graduate school assuming I stick with the major--which is about 50/50, considering I have no plans in mind.

How did some of you figure out what to study? How did it all pan out?

I have ambitions but absolutely no drive; there are plenty of paths I would like to take, but I tell myself I'm not capable and look for an easier route.

[Greek]

I am a junior in college and I still have absolutely no idea what I want to do with my life. I recently switched my major to psychology, which basically commits me to graduate school assuming I stick with the major--which is about 50/50, considering I have no plans in mind.

How did some of you figure out what to study? How did it all pan out?

I have ambitions but absolutely no drive; there are plenty of paths I would like to take, but I tell myself I'm not capable and look for an easier route.

Why do you think that you aren't capable? I'm sure that if you commit yourself to it, you can do it.

And don't always go for the easier route; work hard and in the end it'll pay off.

[iAMhollyood315]

Dude im 23 graduated a year ago have several career paths in mind. marketing/graphic design (which i need a shit load more training and practice on) and other shit. i was laid off from my bank job and cannot for the life of me find anything in my communications degree. ive sent in practically 40 resumes in the last month. i have thought about taking some easy way out and getting a shit job but i don't want to settle for that.

as far as you, i would SERIOUSLY consider not graduating with a psych degree. its very hard to do anything with that degree. i have several cousins and friends that are doing something entirely different. You can do jobs with it but a lot of them require a masters and Phd but then again i do not know what you have in mind.

[billyboatkid]

We be in the same boat mahn.

[billyboatkid]

Become a teacher. Easy squeezy.

[jeremypeele]

I just picked a career i want to do and i'm sticking with it. I'm majoring in media arts which is basically film and television. I want to be a producer one day. I don't know if i'll even be remotely successful at it but i've always wanted to do it.

If all else fails i'm packing up and joining the peace corps or the french foreign legion.

[admkbl]

What I ended up doing is finding what makes me happy and where my strengths lie. Once I figured that out I've not looked back and have totally dedicated myself to it. Things have gone amazingly well. I think you should just find your niche, which involves becoming in-tune with yourself (a long but very possible process), and then go for it without reservations. If you work hard enough you can succeed in any career field. You might not make millions but I think feeling a sense of fulfillment is totally where it's at.

I'm going to major in visual art and possibly minor in music (I think I learn it better on my own, so might just stick with art in school) with the goal of becoming a career artist and working with both the visual and aural sides of art, hopefully in tandem. I'm not sure how it's going to turn out, it could be that I just have two distinctly separate outputs and have a day job, but I'm loving the journey thus far and wouldn't have it any other way.

Now to figure out how to transfer into a 4-year as painlessly as possible...

[harveyn590]

I and most people are going through the same thingm which is something you can take solace in. Most people arent quite sure what they want to do and go through different carerrs.

I think that its also important to point out that no one job is "easier" or a "sure thing". Each career comes with its ups and down. Whether it be money, pressure, boredom, feeling unfufilled, physical and mental tole. Each thing comes with ups and downs, although some have greater risk and are harder to accomplish.

I think the best thing to do is think about what you do in your free time and see if you can parlay that into money. Once you find what you want to do absolutley through your self into it, and make sure to keep your eye on the prize.

[Neo Cassady]

My fiancee majored in psych, and is going to grad school...she has to if she wants to do anything dealing with her major, so keep that in mind. On the other side of the coin, I majored in education, which gave me very specific training and I have no idea what to do now that I can't find a full-time teaching job. I'm going to be subbing and working other part-time odd jobs just to make ends meet this year. Business is normally a safe (albeit boring in my opinion) option, as it's a pretty general degree that you can do a lot of things with. But I wouldn't go looking for an easier route if there's something you really love.

[Neo Cassady]

Become a teacher. Easy squeezy.

This train of thought is why there are so many bad teachers.

[Saves The Night]

As someone who went to graduate school, let me first start off by saying, what follows is by no means to be dickish. I think you really need to sit down and sort of think about what you want to do - this is game time, this is real life. College and especially grad school, is much too expensive to just blow cash for something you are not even sure you are going to like. If you have some ideas, set up some time to shadow people working in those career fields or at least talk to them about it so you can get a good idea of what to expect and guage if you are going to like it. Once you make a decision commit to it. Along my path through school I spent alot of time debating whether I was really doing what I wanted to do, I did some shadowing and in the end it all worked out and turned out to be great.

[squared82]

I majored in Human Development and Family Studies (which is like psych). I'm taking a year or two off before I go back to grad school to get my MSW. I was lucky enough to get a sweet job in the meantime as a caseworker at an adoption agency. I'll definitely go to grad school to get much further though.

Find a grad school that requires or allows for a lot of internship/ practicum sort of stuff, then you can work at a bunch of different things.

[Smash Adams]

http://www.dougdellis.com/design_work/comps/FIODP2.jpg
But really I think lots of us are in your shoes, I'm going to law school but what I'll do with my degree-no clue

[Mitch]

The problem is, I think, my complete lack of motivation and my lack of a drive. I have never worked hard for anything, nor have I ever seriously thought about what I want to do with my life. Every few months I get something in mind that I want to do, but it never lasts (I've changed my major about three times now). I don't have the proper study habits nor the intelligence to pick a worthy field. Eh..

Oh, and it doesn't help that I literally have no hobbies whatsoever. Haha.

[Srsly]

The problem is, I think, my complete lack of motivation and my lack of a drive. I have never worked hard for anything, nor have I ever seriously thought about what I want to do with my life. Every few months I get something in mind that I want to do, but it never lasts (I've changed my major about three times now). I don't have the proper study habits nor the intelligence to pick a worthy field. Eh..

Oh, and it doesn't help that I literally have no hobbies whatsoever. Haha.
I;m sorta like you, that's why I'm going into business.. I don't really care and it's a degree that leaves options.

[jeremypeele]

do what makes you happy.

[billyboatkid]

This train of thought is why there are so many bad teachers.

Just because becoming a teacher is easy doesn't mean you have to be a bad one.

I wouldn't be a bad teacher. I love kids and think education is ridiculously important.

It's that kind of assumption that makes your post a fail.

[Neo Cassady]

Just because becoming a teacher is easy doesn't mean you have to be a bad one.

I wouldn't be a bad teacher. I love kids and think education is ridiculously important.

It's that kind of assumption that makes your post a fail.

So do this for me: pick your favorite school subject, and tell me how you'd differentiate a lesson in that subject to cater to 30 different learning styles and abilities, giving each student the appropriate level of challenge that allows them to perform to their fullest potential. Tell me your plan for classroom management and discipline. Tell me how to most effectively organize cooperative learning groups. Tell me what you would do to motivate apathetic students. Tell me the different ways in which you would assess your students' performance. Tell me all the components of a good lesson plan. Tell me how you justify what you're doing every single second of the day to inquiring parents. And because I don't feel like writing it out again, consider this:

And if you think it would be an easy career, consider that the best teachers work 60 hour weeks (at about $16/hour), do a majority of their work after hours (planning, gathering materials, etc.), and go to extracurricular activities, advise student organizations, attend professional development seminars, and more without getting paid. And that doesn't take into account the daily stress of dealing with anywhere from 30-125 children with different abilities and levels of interest in the subject matter, dealing with discipline problems, and dealing with parents who either think (a) their kid is God's gift to education or (b) the purpose of school is to parent their children so they don't have to. It's easy to be a bad teacher (and probably get fired after your first year, if not before); it takes a lot to be a good one.

[Kozzy333]

This is why I'm not going right into University.

[billyboatkid]

So do this for me: pick your favorite school subject, and tell me how you'd differentiate a lesson in that subject to cater to 30 different learning styles and abilities, giving each student the appropriate level of challenge that allows them to perform to their fullest potential. Tell me your plan for classroom management and discipline. Tell me how to most effectively organize cooperative learning groups. Tell me what you would do to motivate apathetic students. Tell me the different ways in which you would assess your students' performance. Tell me all the components of a good lesson plan. Tell me how you justify what you're doing every single second of the day to inquiring parents. And because I don't feel like writing it out again, consider this:

Once again, I said becoming a teacher is easy. I didn't say being one was.

I still think I would be a good teacher I would just have to learn like most other people.

[Neo Cassady]

Once again, I said becoming a teacher is easy. I didn't say being one was.

I still think I would be a good teacher I would just have to learn like most other people.

What do you mean by that? The college courses are easy? If so, I'm not saying you specifically would be a bad teacher, but I stand by my first statement as a generalization. Too many people think that because the courses are easier than, say, engineering, that they can breeze through college and then breeze through a career. Unfortunately, those people often get jobs where they are ineffective and taking up positions that could be filled by people who understand the reality of it.

[billyboatkid]

What do you mean by that? The college courses are easy? If so, I'm not saying you specifically would be a bad teacher, but I stand by my first statement as a generalization. Too many people think that because the courses are easier than, say, engineering, that they can breeze through college and then breeze through a career. Unfortunately, those people often get jobs where they are ineffective and taking up positions that could be filled by people who understand the reality of it.

I mean that the courses are easy and you are right to an extent. I think being a teacher is more of a hands on learning experience. Half the things we learn in college you never use. Most jobs are 90% on the job learning experiences. Of course you have to have knowledge and drive of what you're doing, but most of the skills to deal with these things are learned not taught. IMO.

Didn't mean to be snippy with you back a few posts. Sorry.

[Neo Cassady]

I mean that the courses are easy and you are right to an extent. I think being a teacher is more of a hands on learning experience. Half the things we learn in college you never use. Most jobs are 90% on the job learning experiences. Of course you have to have knowledge and drive of what you're doing, but most of the skills to deal with these things are learned not taught. IMO.

Didn't mean to be snippy with you back a few posts. Sorry.

No worries; I'm just very defensive when it comes to this because it's all I've heard from my business/engineering/[everything]ology major friends for the past half-decade. You're 100% right about OTJ training, and it's why student teaching exists as basically a for-credit internship. Just like with anything, though, it's good to have the theoretical background rather than being clueless as you enter the hands-on part.

[Mitch]

Ugh, my mind changes so easily. Now I have the urge to change my major to marketing and minor in advertising. Fuck. The reason for this? I would like something that would require me to practice creativity. My doubts? That I'll be able to succeed...I have no knowledge of graphic design or anything.

[billyboatkid]

No worries; I'm just very defensive when it comes to this because it's all I've heard from my business/engineering/[everything]ology major friends for the past half-decade. You're 100% right about OTJ training, and it's why student teaching exists as basically a for-credit internship. Just like with anything, though, it's good to have the theoretical background rather than being clueless as you enter the hands-on part.

Completely understandable, it's a huge issue. Very true. It just seems like you can learn so much from text and everything else you gotta learn from trial and error. Even with Pharmacy something so meticulous, I still learn something new everyday from other techs and actual pharmacist I wouldn't have read in a book.

[Java Nick]

I think there's too much pressure put on college students these days to figure out what they want to do with their lives. A particular major doesn't necessarily lock you in to a particular career field for the rest of your life. As long as you develop a particular set of skills which are valuable, you can apply anywhere.

[Java Nick]

Ugh, my mind changes so easily. Now I have the urge to change my major to marketing and minor in advertising. Fuck. The reason for this? I would like something that would require me to practice creativity. My doubts? That I'll be able to succeed...I have no knowledge of graphic design or anything.

Have you spoken to any advisors in these academic fields or anyone in career development?

[MyNameIsRoss]

i'm just now starting college, but i don't know what the fuck to do either. hopefully i won't be in the OP's position at that age.

[Wait_For_It]

The problem is, I think, my complete lack of motivation and my lack of a drive. I have never worked hard for anything, nor have I ever seriously thought about what I want to do with my life. Every few months I get something in mind that I want to do, but it never lasts (I've changed my major about three times now). I don't have the proper study habits nor the intelligence to pick a worthy field. Eh..

Oh, and it doesn't help that I literally have no hobbies whatsoever. Haha.
You sound exactly like me, haha.

[BrennanHickson]

Dude im 23 graduated a year ago have several career paths in mind. marketing/graphic design (which i need a shit load more training and practice on) and other shit. i was laid off from my bank job and cannot for the life of me find anything in my communications degree. ive sent in practically 40 resumes in the last month. i have thought about taking some easy way out and getting a shit job but i don't want to settle for that.
What job opportunity did you expect to come from a degree in Communications?

[un.Starálfur]

Some of us will never figure it out. I went to school for Art but now I am working for a financial mortgage company and I really like it. Now I might go to graduate school because my company will pay for a good portion of it. Either Finance or HR. is something I am looking into. still going to wait another year or start taking some online accelerated classes. If not that I'm going to keep pursing art on the side and try to get my foot in the door somewhere hopefully in theater or film. Would love to get into design. For now....gonna take whatever is in front of me.

[taylerx0]

I'm 18 and starting as a junior, so I have to figure out everything two years before mostly everyone else my age. I chose to major in Business, mainly because I had no idea what else to do it seemed like it would be the most practical route.

[mouood]

I'm in the same position. I'm a Psych major, I graduate in a year, and I have no clue what I'm going to do. I don't really want to go further in Psychology (I prefer neuroscience, but I don't think I'd be able to handle the coursework), and I really don't have any sort of idea of what I want to do. Hopefully things work themselves out over the next year.

[lauren<3s music]

As someone who went to graduate school, let me first start off by saying, what follows is by no means to be dickish. I think you really need to sit down and sort of think about what you want to do - this is game time, this is real life. College and especially grad school, is much too expensive to just blow cash for something you are not even sure you are going to like. If you have some ideas, set up some time to shadow people working in those career fields or at least talk to them about it so you can get a good idea of what to expect and guage if you are going to like it. Once you make a decision commit to it. Along my path through school I spent alot of time debating whether I was really doing what I wanted to do, I did some shadowing and in the end it all worked out and turned out to be great.
best advice ever.

Rule # 485: Always listen to Todd.

[ArtForLovers]

I just graduated and I still dont know what I want

[ArtForLovers]

Some of us will never figure it out. I went to school for Art but now I am working for a financial mortgage company and I really like it. Now I might go to graduate school because my company will pay for a good portion of it. Either Finance or HR. still going to wait another year or start taking some online accelerated classes. If not that I going keep pursing art on the side and try to get my foot in the door somewhere hopefully in theater or film. Would love get into design. For now....gonna take whatever is in front of me.
I graduated with art too...and i'm jobless.. it sucks

[un.Starálfur]

I graduated with art too...and i'm jobless.. it sucks

I just got lucky! For almost a year I was working a part time job working full time and then when the economy took a turn for the worse my hours went with it. Around after Christmas I had to have my parents wire me $500 every two weeks because I couldn't survive on $100 a week. Gas alone is $30. I got so pissed with my working conditions I went traveling for a month, went to Grand Cayman, Bahama's, Turks & Caico's, Cabo San Lucas...it was nice! When I came back I was offered a job.

Oh and Blue Like Jazz is a good book!

[ArtForLovers]

I just got lucky! For almost a year I was working a part time job working full time and then when the economy took a turn for the worse my hours went with it. Around after Christmas I had to have my parents wire me $500 every two weeks because I couldn't survive on $100 a week. Gas alone is $30. I got so pissed with my working conditions I went traveling for a month, went to Grand Cayman, Bahama's, Turks & Caico's, Cabo San Lucas...it was nice! When I came back I was offered a job.

Oh and Blue Like Jazz is a good book!
wow seriously? thats cool. I wish I could travel to all those places. How ever did you afford all that?

[ArtForLovers]

Besides my lack of a job at that time. An almost tragic event put me into a deep depression. My Mom took me away for awhile.
oo I am sorry to hear that!! When then a trip was well needed:-)

[iAMhollyood315]

What job opportunity did you expect to come from a degree in Communications?

you can do a lot of shit, PR, working on films. working at news stations, Syracuse job market is pretty much non-existent in those areas. time for a move

[BrennanHickson]

you can do a lot of shit, PR, working on films. working at news stations, Syracuse job market is pretty much non-existent in those areas. time for a move
It's more likely to get a job in the film industry or at a news station with a focus on Broadcasting or Film. I don't know if those departments are separate at your school, or if they were included with your Communications degree, but if that's what you want to do, you're not going to get there with a basic knowledge of Communication.

[Saves The Night]

best advice ever.

Rule # 485: Always listen to Todd.I don't know about ALWAYS... but I have some good insight I have been told.

[iAMhollyood315]

It's more likely to get a job in the film industry or at a news station with a focus on Broadcasting or Film. I don't know if those departments are separate at your school, or if they were included with your Communications degree, but if that's what you want to do, you're not going to get there with a basic knowledge of Communication.


you are only 14 i dont think you know what a com degree entails in college is. its to say its basic knowledge of communications is a huge misconception. its well well beyond that. probably one of the widest degrees you can do virtually anything with it you don't need a specific degree in marketing to work in marketing or broadcasting degree to work in broadcasting and so forth. I took boat loads of film and broadcasting/tv production courses within com dept so i am more than well rounded qualified to work in a variety of industrys. once you graduate high school and go to college you will learn its not a necessarily a matter of what college you attend or what you have your degree in. i could have a degree in Film right now but thats not going to guarantee me better chances of finding a job in film if i wanted one. its about who you know and being in the right place at the right time and of course living in a big city without a failing job market

[Mitch]

I wonder if majoring in mass comm (or pr) and minoring in advertising would be decent.

[Gat$by]

People who go to school without any idea what they want to do, always choose communication. Its the easiest degree plan to get, granted the most worthless, anybody who just wants to graduate goes communications.

[iAMhollyood315]

People who go to school without any idea what they want to do, always choose communication. Its the easiest degree plan to get, granted the most worthless, anybody who just wants to graduate goes communications.

maybe for you or kids you know but thats a load of bullshit if i have ever heard it. you can go any route in com. pr, advertising, marketing are all fields to work in...now psychology....that is degree that is absolutely useless unless you plan on getting a masters or phd

[un.Starálfur]

maybe for you or kids you know but thats a load of bullshit if i have ever heard it. you can go any route in com pr, advertising, marketing all fields to work on...now psychology....that is degree that is absolutely usless unless you plan on getting a masters or phd

true.

[killerswells]

People who go to school without any idea what they want to do, always choose communication. Its the easiest degree plan to get, granted the most worthless, anybody who just wants to graduate goes communications.

not true. mass comm is pretty tough.

maybe for you or kids you know but thats a load of bullshit if i have ever heard it. you can go any route in com. pr, advertising, marketing are all fields to work in...now psychology....that is degree that is absolutely useless unless you plan on getting a masters or phd

pretty much.


i got my degree in psych, and then worked abroad in marketing for 6 months, but now i want to go back to grad school to get my mba or my phd bc trying to get a job has been shitty.

[behappy123]

It's very hard now to graduate with a degree and get a decent job. Honestly I would really suggest doing something that will guarantee you a set career such as something in the medical field, teaching/ or MBA- and do Hr for companies.

[kdefrisc]

The problem is, I think, my complete lack of motivation and my lack of a drive. I have never worked hard for anything, nor have I ever seriously thought about what I want to do with my life. Every few months I get something in mind that I want to do, but it never lasts (I've changed my major about three times now). I don't have the proper study habits nor the intelligence to pick a worthy field. Eh..

Oh, and it doesn't help that I literally have no hobbies whatsoever. Haha.

Doesn't this in itself kind of make you want to get out there and really accomplish something?

Not everyone has a passion for something that can easily/sensibly translate into a career. You might just have to find some career you are skilled at that you can do in order to do what you love in your spare time (when you find out what that is.)

[pseudonym28]

im going to take culinary.

[phil19]

dude, i graduated uni and i still didnt know what i wanted to do.

[iAMhollyood315]

It's very hard now to graduate with a degree and get a decent job. Honestly I would really suggest doing something that will guarantee you a set career such as something in the medical field, teaching/ or MBA- and do Hr for companies.

yeah very true, the jobs that people will always be able to get are in the medical field and police/criminal justice.

[AloneInTheDark]

Psychology is like a degree in philosophy, it's just pointless to a certain extent, unless you go all out on it.
I kind of played around with the idea of what I wanted to do, and tried to pick fields that were computer oriented, because that's where a majority of the jobs seem to be.

I still can't find a job that pays well though.

[behappy123]

yeah very true, the jobs that people will always be able to get are in the medical field and police/criminal justice.


I mean obviously not everyone is meant for or is inclined to that profession but if you are then I would highly suggest it. I am in nursing myself and am so happy.

[Fedaykin]

http://images.despair.com/products/demotivators/potential.jpg

[Fedaykin]

yeah very true, the jobs that people will always be able to get are in the medical field and police/criminal justice.

The jobs that people will always be able to get are in the fields where there are shortages

Basic principle of supply and demand

[Fedaykin]

Psychology is like a degree in philosophy, it's just pointless

As a Philosophy Major in college, I can say for me (not everyone, just my opinion) there was no more important degree to get.

1. How to read critically (i.e., a book, magazine article, newspaper, P&L statement, web traffic report, etc.).

2. How to write well. (this could be an email, letter, report, blog, or living will).

3. How to debate and speak in front of large audiences.

4. How to create impromptu arguments and analysis (this may be the number one business skill of all time and I'd hire someone with this skill set versus a Harvard graduate any day).

5. How to figure out what is right and wrong (ethics) and identify with different sorts of people and cultures (this is critical in the modern workforce, think how different your job is from what you see on Mad Men)

6. How to apply logic to any problem.

7. How to think strategically or see the "big picture."

8. How to think about a problem by deconstructing the big picture and looking at the details.

[iAMhollyood315]

I mean obviously not everyone is meant for or is inclined to that profession but if you are then I would highly suggest it. I am in nursing myself and am so happy.

yeah i mean at the end of the day you wanna do what you love, but the jobs that are in something to consider. as far as you in nursing, you are so golden

[behappy123]

yeah i mean at the end of the day you wanna do what you love, but the jobs that are in something to consider. as far as you in nursing, you are so golden

I'm lucky because I have wanted to do this since high school, and got everything in check so I could apply right away. It took me two years to get in because of the lack of seats available. I have a passion for health care and know many great nurses and know the exact position IO want, but even so, it was difficult to jump through hoops to get into the program, it's much harder now than it was back when our parents were young.

[cdoyle7]

there is no point in trying to plan out your entire future today. im in the same boat as you... going into senior year, sociology major. planning on going to grad school for sports management. no clue where its gonna take me but atleast im getting through school and getting that degree. a lot of stuff will work itself out over time. dont over think this stuff, we arent supposed to know everything now :-)

[ashleycalhoun]

when deciding on my career choice, i asked myself one question:

what could i see myself doing potentially every day for the rest of my life, happily?

i want a career that closely relates to something i love. i want to go into work and not even feel as if im "working"..i want to enjoy my career. i hate to see parents who end up hating their jobs, but they spend countless numbers of years working that job that they cant stand. choose something that youll enjoy!

[zachff]

Dude. Honestly, it doesn't matter.
I graduated in Dec 2007 and had spent my last semester at college doing pretty much everything except applying for jobs. Literally, I had sent in zero resumes when I packed up my stuff and left campus. After fucking around for a month or so I thought hey, I should apply to some jobs. I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I'd be a teacher if the money was better, but it's not and that's something that's important to me, so that's out. I ended up getting a job at a large company in what turned out to be a young department age-wise in a not that stressful role. I know that I won't be doing what I'm doing for the rest of my life, but at the same time I'm living pretty well, paying off loans from college and feeling generally accomplished thus far in life. So I'm going to work here and save up some money, then I'm out. Who knows, off to the next adventure. Planning is overrated man, everything will work out.

[Mitch]

I can't even think of a "dream job." There's stuff I'd LIKE to learn (for example, graphic design), but nothing I can actually see myself doing as a career.

I now may major in mass comm and double minor in PR and advertising.

[mikeyisaCULT!]

before college i wanted to become an architect because i was interested in building design but then realized that i was more of the math/analysis of said structures and decided to go for my degree in civil engineering which has treated me good so far and im happy with my decision...im just about to go into my junior year of my BS and planning on getting my masters in structural engineering

as for advice, and not to sound like a dick or anything, but college is really not the "place" to be unmotivated, if you want to be successfull in life you have to work hard for it and when making the decision on your study path keep this in mind...make sure you graduate with a career and not just a degree

sorry for any misspellings as im an engineer and NOT an english major haha :wave:

[Mitch]

Woo, I meet with the career counselor tomorrow! Really, REALLY hope he helps me figure some stuff out.

[ilikesound93]

Dude. Honestly, it doesn't matter.
I graduated in Dec 2007 and had spent my last semester at college doing pretty much everything except applying for jobs. Literally, I had sent in zero resumes when I packed up my stuff and left campus. After fucking around for a month or so I thought hey, I should apply to some jobs. I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I'd be a teacher if the money was better, but it's not and that's something that's important to me, so that's out. I ended up getting a job at a large company in what turned out to be a young department age-wise in a not that stressful role. I know that I won't be doing what I'm doing for the rest of my life, but at the same time I'm living pretty well, paying off loans from college and feeling generally accomplished thus far in life. So I'm going to work here and save up some money, then I'm out. Who knows, off to the next adventure. Planning is overrated man, everything will work out.

you inspire me

[zachff]

you inspire me

Jesus you're like my little sister's age. I do what I can.

[Mitch]

Went to my school today and declared the Mass Comm major with minors in advertising and public relations. I realize most people will say, "such a bullshit major" or something to that degree, but I don't really care--I'm really happy with the courses I signed up for...All of them sound pretty damn interesting.

[Wait_For_It]

Good choice. I'm a Mass Communication major and I'm really enjoying all the classes.

[Chancetobe]

I'm def. going through this right now. I'm a Poli. Sci and English major, which are basically useless except for law school. So for a long time, i said I'd go to law school. But, I never really wanted to be a lawyer.

Now, I'm considering taking some time off, maybe working on capitol hill until I figure things out. But, that's not a long term career. And I just don't know what i want to do. Drive isn't really an issue for me, for the most part, if i want something I go out and get it. But, that doesn't really hold true with grades, since there I always take the easy way out, while still doing reasonably well, but, that's def. fucking up future plans a lot.

And I seriously spend like half my days now just thinking, "what the fuck am I gonna do with my life" and it drives me crazy, because there really is a timeline for this stuff. Like, if I'm going to apply to law school, I need to start now.

[reesa]

i have no plans. i never figure things out. magic just happens in my life. i like it but i hate not being like my friends. they sound soooo busy. and here i am :D .... :|