[peachesncre4ms]

Im so stressed out. I dont have a major. I just made up a major (biology) to make my counselor happy because he kept asking me to choose a major. im taking classes for biology major.. when i hate & hate science a lot (not good at it)

what should i do? i dont see the point of being in college. its just a waste of time. i dont know what i want. i posted up at Yahoo!Answers to get some help too... cuz im really clueless

Please help me choose a major that's right for me.?
So I'm struggled on deciding to be in these 3 fields: business, fashion designing, and medical. Truthfully, I do not like medical at all. But it is the only field that makes a lot of money, because it is always needed. I know people always say 'go for what u love because u dont want to work a miserable job for the rest of ur life.' However, money is so essential to me. Our family's always been poor, and I just want to change the way we live for once.. and just want to have a taste of what it's like to spend money without having to worry too much...

The other fields: business & fashion.. although I love fashion a lot... but these too fields are very competitive and I'm afraid I'm not going to make it through and never success...

So please help me...

[k1D3Ck]

Well then do something that can later relate to fashion
Like I am business minded. I have been my whole life.
But as the motto goes, anyone can do business
So I am doing Chemical engineering
And later down the road, I am going to incorporate business into my engineering field.
Trust me, any degree you pursue, I am pretty sure you will end up somewhere else.
Not saying this is the case for everyone
I know as a ChemE I will go somewhere related, but when I see other students with degrees in English, history, and other mics degrees, they usually go anywhere I can�t imagine.
But nothing is set in stone, the true purpose of college is to broaden your perspective, and increase your opportunities in life. College school work proves that you�re a hard worker in ways, which is the whole purpose of college education is. It helps mold you into a more educated individual.
The choice is yours, but you�re not wasting your time. You�re slowly eliminating the things you don�t like, narrowing your choices to the things you might enjoy.

[LoH_Ter]

I wouldn't go into the medical field. There is a lot of ways to make good money, and medicine is one of the hardest, if not THE hardest way to make it. The hard, cold truth is there's a 99 percent chance you won't make it in the medical field if you don't have a geunine interest in the subject matter or practicing in the field. Need for money just ain't gonna get you through the rigorous eight years of med school. It's hell even for people who like science and practicing in the hospital, so imagine what it'd be like for people who don't.

[na6ar3b0sh1]

im laughing as i read that major, biology, biology is one of the worst major to go for. fashion is probably one of the easiest i know of, but not much money there so yeh. but then again, biology gets you nowhere in life.
medical science is really hard to get into. TOP OF YOUR CLASS!!!!!!!! meaning if there is 100000000 people in your class, you have to be NUMBER 1!!!!!!!
fashion designing is an easy job, easy to draw designs and make them if you want - big money if you do it yourself like wedding dress.
business, what kind of business are you want?

if i were you, fashion designing is good enough.

[B0hemian_Sprite]

When you mean the medical field, do you mean medical school? Or something else? Because if that's what you're thinking of doing...you're only going to rack up even MORE debt. Med school isn't cheap, and considering your financial situation...would you want to do it?

Couldn't you somehow combine fashion and business together? Maybe fashion marketing? Or be a fashion design major and minor in business.

Or why don't you just take a semester or year off, make some money, and then go back to school.

[MaryMagdalin]

im laughing as i read that major, biology, biology is one of the worst major to go for. fashion is probably one of the easiest i know of, but not much money there so yeh. but then again, biology gets you nowhere in life.
medical science is really hard to get into. TOP OF YOUR CLASS!!!!!!!! meaning if there is 100000000 people in your class, you have to be NUMBER 1!!!!!!!
fashion designing is an easy job, easy to draw designs and make them if you want - big money if you do it yourself like wedding dress.
business, what kind of business are you want?

if i were you, fashion designing is good enough.

if you say fashion design is easy ONE MORE TIME......... i`m going to whack you senseless. = _=;;
obviously you don`t know anything about it.
sorry i`m in a snappy mood i have 7 projects and 2 finals due next week - ________-;;




actually i`m a fashion and graphic design major.
fashion is hard on its own ( as far as finding a job) but if you team it up with another major emphasis, it can be quite general and helpful.

[sphynkter]

you should definitely steer clear of the medical field. you say that you hate science so why the heck would you major in biology? does that even make any sense to you? and if you're thinking about actually going to medical school then you must be crazy. first off you say that you're not even good in science. do you know how hard it is to get into medical school? it's hard enough for people who are really good at science and actually like it. yes, becoming a doctor is one of the highest paying careers out there but it's also one of the hardest degree to get. you must be kidding yourself.

if you're thinking of getting a degree for the hell of it just go into business. i'd have to say that business is one of the easiest things to study. there are other jobs out there other than becoming a doctor that offer a great salary. college is more of an opportunity for you to broaden your horizons. just because you major in business administration it doesn't mean that you can't pursue something in the other direction. on average people change their careers 7 times in their lifetime.

so yea my advice is that if you're going to randomly get a degree at least choose one that's easy. you will not survive trying to get into medical school with the mentality that you have. you have to be really focused and determined to even have a chance at getting into medical school.

[uandme4ever21]

Im so stressed out. I dont have a major. I just made up a major (biology) to make my counselor happy because he kept asking me to choose a major. im taking classes for biology major.. when i hate & hate science a lot (not good at it)

what should i do? i dont see the point of being in college. its just a waste of time. i dont know what i want. i posted up at Yahoo!Answers to get some help too... cuz im really clueless

Please help me choose a major that's right for me.?
So I'm struggled on deciding to be in these 3 fields: business, fashion designing, and medical. Truthfully, I do not like medical at all. But it is the only field that makes a lot of money, because it is always needed. I know people always say 'go for what u love because u dont want to work a miserable job for the rest of ur life.' However, money is so essential to me. Our family's always been poor, and I just want to change the way we live for once.. and just want to have a taste of what it's like to spend money without having to worry too much...

The other fields: business & fashion.. although I love fashion a lot... but these too fields are very competitive and I'm afraid I'm not going to make it through and never success...

So please help me...

Your thinking is flawed and here is why.
A.) you say you don't want to do business or fashion because it is too competitive. What makes you think medical is not competitive? If anything, it is one of the most competitive fields out there, or else everyone would be a doctor easily. So that holds true for all of those three major.

B.) There are other jobs outside of medicine that makes a lot of money. Accountants, retirement fund managers, and top Mba people make six figure salary too, for less educational time commitment. And the list goes on and on. 100K jobs, there might not be a lot of them, but for sure, doctors are the not the only ones who make six figure salaries. So the choice isn't between doctor = rich, but miserable vs everything else = poor and happy, the real choice is between doctor = rich, but miserable vs non medical = poor,but happy vs non medical = rich and happy. You have many more options than you know. College is the time to explore.

C.) the reason why people tell u to pick something u like is because u need a desire and talent to learn the stuff. If you have 0% talent in the field, 0% desire to learn the stuff, you will fail in the medical field. Simply put, you would waste your time since you probably won't get into medical school anyway. So why waste your time at something. It is like saying, well I want to be a basketball star, if you have no talent in basketball and no desire to practice for hours, why bother, nobody would even take you in the NBA. Look at models, if you are ugly, who would take you as a model. Same goes with any profession, especially medical. You have no desire to learn science and more importantly, pick up any clinical skills, then why bother?

Gurantee failure = when you have no talent in a field and no desire to get better. It is not how everyone else does. It relates to how you do and not so much how everyone does. So competition is not the thing you should be scared about, it only matters if you have no talent in the field. If you are the top 1% of your field (aka if you have 100% talent and 100% desire and 100% luck), then there is no real competition at all.

SO GIVE YOURSELF A CHANCE TO SUCCEED IN LIFE BY PICKING SOMETHING YOU ARE GOOD AT, WHICH USUALLY RELATES TO SOMETHING YOU ENJOY.

[liljewelz]

I'm struggling with the same thing, trying to decide if I'm going to be a teacher like I want, or be a psychiatrist that would make a lot of money.

[hiien]

same here. i am struggling to find my major too. to be honest, i am good at nothing. on top of that, i dont even know what i like to do.
if i cant figure out what i like or what im good at in the next 1 year (im only a freshman so...), i might as well get a degree just for the heck of it, and... i dont know what happens next.

[Stewie]

Do you want to do fashion design just because you like fashion and clothes or because you actually have a passion for designing? If it's simply because you like clothes, it might not be as fun as you think. There's a lot of technical stuff that goes into it.

Anyway, I can relate to you except I don't have any majors in mind. I have no idea what I'm going to do. I'm just taking it slowly.

[ttsanhd]

same here, i don't know what i am doing, but i chose biology as my major and i don't like science, but im not taking any courses related to biology yet.

[novemberbaby]

You're wasting time and money.

All 3 fields that you mention are competitive. I don't know a single good paying job that isn't.

Since you say that money is so important to you and you family, then you shouldn't be picking a major that you have no interest in. I don't know if you're getting scholarships and grants or not, but if your family's paying for college, then you really need to talk to your counselor and tell him that biology's not your thing. You don't want to be wasting your time and money doing something you've never liked.

[kreeble]

Here's what I would do. I would take a semester off as a leave of absence and really look into any field I'm interested in. This might mean taking a job at a company, talking to lots of people in different fields, using the Internet to learn or even try out a little part of the field. There's not much of a point in going to college at the moment if you don't know what you're aiming for. Once you figure your stuff out, you'll probably be a lot more motivated and secure in college.

Have you thought about accounting? That's overflowing with money

[_poonster_]

there really isn't ANY profession that's "easy"... even becoming a cook or make-up artist is insanely competitive... i'm on the pathway of the medical field myself, first year biomed... i actually enjoy the sciences in comparison to all the other subjects :/ and i plan to try my best to reach my goals =/

i think you should rethink about what you're more interested in first, dig deep into it, and just try your best hoping for the best. if you can't reach your main goal, hell at least you'll reach something closer to it the more you try :/

[Brouhaha]

Woah I'm in the exact same position as you, except that my dad forced me to do a Bio major. I'm a freshman in college right now and I hate all of my classes. Seriously, I ask myself every single day what I'm doing here. Before coming in I wanted to do a major in the Communications field, but my dad would'nt let me. He has this unrealistic vision of me becoming a doctor. I think that you should join clubs and activities in school that you might be interested professionally. I joined my school's radio station, and I absolutely love it. Next year I'm thinking about transffering to a school in the city and major in Media Management.

[TheTricycle]

What kind of college do you go to?

Some college classes has specific counseling courses that overviews you on how to research, explore, and test on careers or majors that you might be interested in. I took 1.5 units of it and it lead me to having a specific plan. They give it out one of those Myer-Briggs personal test booklets.

If you stick to something you enjoy best and work hard enough, you will get somewhere. Just keep a saftey net underneath your destination to survive a long the way.

[EYJAYJAY]

do NOT do medical field for money. one, u'd make one hell of a bad doctor cuz ur just there for the money, and two, you'd hate your job and your patients can feel it too. it's tough, it's boring (for the most part), it's a loooong ride.

what are your hobbies? maybe u can find a field related to one of your hobbies. that, or.. are u good at anything? math (accounting)? art (fashion, photography)? it's just a few ideas.


*also, you are in college right now arent you? are you taking out loans to pay for college? if you are, maybe you can have a year off to just work or travel, so you have time for yourself and you can think it through. if you are on scholarship, just keep at it, take the general education courses all undergrads need in the first 2 years till u can find out what you want to do. i dont think your councelor can force you to declare a major, plus.. you can always change it, so dont feel pressured.

[Tamago86]

I think you should just take general topic classes on fields you might be interested in. When I say topic classes I mean not the technical classes that majors are required to take, but more like ones that fulfill your general graduation requirements such as history, science, math, culture (different depending on the college). This way you'll both be filling requirements that you'll have to get out of the way anyways, and also exposing yourself to a large range of topics and areas where you'll more likely than not find something that interests you

[sassy-grl]

I hope this doesn't sound completely useless or cliche to you.

I say stick with Fashion Designing but only if you're truly passionate about it. If it's what you really really REALLY love to do, then there's no way you can be bad at it. I recently chose to be an English Honours major over my initial plan to get into Pharmacy, because I love literature too much to spend my time studying medicinal effects on the human body. And I don't regret it whatsoever. If you're good at it, you'll fidn that you're not wasting your time at all!