I think I'm going to college... That is something scary for me, since I have no idea what i want to do with my life. I know I can always take general classes, but still I don't like to think of the future.
It's almost a phobia for me. Because I really don't know what I want to do "for the rest of my life" a few people know that's a touchy subject.
I would love to be a writer, but recently my brother said some hurtful things; basically saying that my writing is not worth reading, and a child could write better than me.
I'm under the same situation.I'm going to University sometime soon,and I developed a fear of becoming and adult with responsibilities,and worse now that I'm experiencing exceptional social skills.
I believe you should follow your heart and choose a career that you love,but it's nice to have something to 'fall back on' as the grown-ups say.
I'm under the same situation.I'm going to University sometime soon,and I developed a fear of becoming and adult with responsibilities,and worse now that I'm experiencing exceptional social skills.
I believe you should follow your heart and choose a career that you love,but it's nice to have something to 'fall back on' as the grown-ups say.
Agreed. That's the thing, I want to be a writer, but I know that's not a "steady" job. So Than I wanted to be a cook of some kind, but than being something in the law enforcement interests me.
One thing is to think of something as a possible career, another thing is to act upon it. Bummer
I took something that was of general interest to me, then started poking around the internet to see what was similar. I started off thinking about web design, but had a gut feeling during the open house that it really wasn't what I wanted to do. I waited a couple of years, and then had a dream about Primal grabbing my arm and sitting me down in a desk in an herbology class, telling me "it's time to go back." I started looking at colleges for complementary health care programs the next day lol. Then, funny enough, one college I turned down last minute had the campus I would have been attending burn down >.> So anyway, I ended up in my current program completely by accident. Now I can't imagine doing anything different, even though I still have a long ways to go before I can be good at all aspects of the job.
I guess what I'm trying to say is just start poking around at college websites and see what interests you. Then go to a ton of open houses. Inspiration will hit you eventually.
I guess what I'm trying to say is just start poking around at college websites and see what interests you. Then go to a ton of open houses. Inspiration will hit you eventually.
A lot interest me, but sometimes it's just short term, for like a few days or something. Or something at first I'lll be really interested in a topic, than I learn more about it, and than I'm like... "Oh, I don't think I like this anymore."
That's why I suggested going to as many open houses as possible. It is that time of year after all! You never know what will jump out at you at one of those things.
That's why I suggested going to as many open houses as possible. It is that time of year after all! Smile You never know what will jump out at you at one of those things.
I just don't know what I'd be good at. I think I'm basing some of my career choices off of that.
When I first started university back in 2003 I went into Computer Science.
It wasnt until my second year in that course that I realised... I hated the subject they were teaching with the fiery passion of a thousand suns and dropped out.
From there, I took a year off and worked while thinking good long and hard about what to do, then went travelling for most of 2007 visiting the US, Malta and spent most of my time in England.
After I came back home, I'd decided to go into writing. It hadnt rated highly on my preferences coming out of high school, but I was positive I wanted in.
It took until mid-year through 2008 to get into the course I wanted and I've been there since. I'm loving my course and... I still have no clue what I'm going to do for a career. Absolutely none. I have no idea where the course is taking me at all. Maybe I'll have a better idea by the time I graduate, maybe I'll still have none.
The point I'm trying to raise here is that no decision is permanent. If you enter into a course and find you hate it with the burning passion of a thousand suns you can drop out, transfer, or find something new.
I'm almost 25 years old. I'll soon have been alive for almost a quarter of a century, and that makes me feel old. Then I realise I've got another 50 years of work and life left in me before I'm forced to retire to a lawn somewhere and tell the whippersnappers to keep off the grass and shake my cane angrily at them.
So, cultivate many choices, choose what you would love to do, not what the dollar signs say you should be doing, and remember that none of your decisions are set in stone and remember... some of the most interesting people I've known in my life had no clue what to do with their lives all the way into their fifties.
After I came back home, I'd decided to go into writing. It hadnt rated highly on my preferences coming out of high school, but I was positive I wanted in.
I would looooove to do something with writing, because I believe I'm good in that area. Mostly with the poems I write. Even though some people say, "don't care what other people think." To be in the writing industry, you sort of need to. Right?
I'm almost 25 years old. I'll soon have been alive for almost a quarter of a century, and that makes me feel old. Then I realise I've got another 50 years of work and life left in me before I'm forced to retire to a lawn somewhere and tell the whippersnappers to keep off the grass and shake my cane angrily at them.
Even though I'm 19, 20 in March my parent's believe I need to have a career chosen asap. And that I have taken to long already to decide. Their aharsh when it comes to life, and careers.
Darkshadow14 wrote:I think I'm going to college... That is something scary for me, since I have no idea what i want to do with my life. I know I can always take general classes, but still I don't like to think of the future.
It's almost a phobia for me. Because I really don't know what I want to do "for the rest of my life" a few people know that's a touchy subject.
I would love to be a writer, but recently my brother said some hurtful things; basically saying that my writing is not worth reading, and a child could write better than me.
*shrugs*
Any advice?
I know practice makes perfect...but still...
I know what you mean about being indecisive with future goals. I went from Pre-Medicine to Pre-Law to Art to Pre-Pharmacy in ONE year lol! College is a great time for exploration since the classes you take and the people you meet will definitely influence your decision making. You can just go "Undeclared" for a major until you have that epiphany.
As for your brother, don't worry about it. You're going to have criticism no matter what path you take. Just accept it with grace and use it as motivation to improve yourself. Plus, that's what college is for: improvement and training to become successful at what you want to do.
As for your brother, don't worry about it. You're going to have criticism no matter what path you take. Just accept it with grace and use it as motivation to improve yourself. Plus, that's what college is for: improvement and training to become successful at what you want to do.
That's true, you can't please everyone, even though I have always been one to try to do that. I guess I don't want to fail, or want to get so fed up that I just be like, "I quit" and stop going to school. In high school, I didn't really care, I don't want to make that same mistake with college.
A fall back career is always good. The best of both worlds is ideal- something you love and somehting that brings in the bucks.
I hear that there's no guarantee about how much money you make as a writer. I think you should talk to other people who have done what you want to do and figure out what's the worst that could happen. If you can survive that then go for it!
And like Nurann and RazorOne said, go on a sampling expedition. Even if you stick to your original decision in the end, you'll only gain experience and it's good to be a well-rounded person.
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant. — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Does the medical field interest you? There is always a demand for people in that field. You had mentioned law enforcement. You could take the police test and see what happens. I took the police test about 3 years ago and I passed, but I never got a call. More and more law enforcement is requiring some college and or military time. I believe there is a career out there for you that you would enjoy. I would say, pick something and down the road if you find another area of study that interests you more, then go for that. You can do it, I know you can! Don't worry about negative comments. We have all received negative comments.
Sooooo...big news, kinda. I'm going to look at a college for digital design and animation. Hopefully I'll be really good one day and be working on movies Haha that's age's away. I really wanna specialize in special effects!
You never know what will jump out at you at one of those things.