Still Don't Know What Major To Choose!
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- Опубліковано 25 лют 2017
- I answer a viewer's email where she needs help on deciding a major. She has 3 very different majors and is feeling the pressure on making the decision yesterday. We break down her email line-by-line and give her real tips to get things back in control.
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It's second year and your college advisor is telling you that by tomorrow, you'll need to declare a college major and you're starting to feel the pressure. It starts with not knowing what to major in, then questioning if you'll ever graduate, followed by whether you're going to find a job and finally if you do find a job, will you make decent money? The anxiety keeps piling on and..
I'm here to tell you STOP IT. RELAX. BREATHE.
This is just the classic maneuver of everyone in your situation "Catastroph-izing" your future when there are millions of variables at play - simply put you cannot predict your future. Sure you can help mold it, shape it, steer it and that's why we do what we do but to fear the worst is not productive and will only give you high blood pressure.
Now i've done a video already on "How To Choose A College Major" and that's a great starting point. But more recently, I got an email from a viewer who is under the gun to choose a college major and we:
- Go through her entire email line-by-line and break down exactly what is going on
- Provide real tips that she can use for next steps so that she can regain control of the situation
- Reveal the struggle and anxiety she is experiencing as she tries to rush to a decision
- Talk about the reality of the "pressure" to choose a college major
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I've made a lot more videos on Choosing Your College Major - you can find them here ua-cam.com/play/PLxTuTm_iwIn2WvAxNq3gpqjQiHAUX7Xew.html
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I’m so unmotivated and all these years I found nothing I liked and IM PANICKING IDK WHAT I SHOULD DO
I can definitely sense your stress. I know that you’re not alone and better yet it’s something I’ve helped others out on if you’re interested .. best place to start would be my website www.101mentoring.com
kims uwus YOU’RE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE
Maybe what you like is not one of those comman majors or interests... Think out, maybe inside you somthing else
Funny cause I can relate, I started college when I was like 20, I’m now 24 and out of college because I couldn’t figure it out lmao so you’re definitely not alone (even tho you posted that 11 months ago)
Idk either but I just decided to finish my general education I’ve got 4 class to transfer but I’m trying to figure out what career is best for me the only thing I’m good at is math equations
i don’t know what i want😔
Nour Al Sabah Saleh play roblox and all your problems will go away
Did you figure it out yet? Or are you still stuck?
same
Then you should NOT go to college until you figure it out. Take a gap year to figure it out.
me either. I don't know what I should take.
Thank you SO much for this. I've applied for an undeclared major because I have so many interests that I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to do, and this video made me feel so much better
Glad to hear it!
Thought the fact that you have time was a good point but also its not just the major your balancing but the cost of school itself and so efficiently using your time and money is also a factor I think
joel marousek yes it always is! I’m a huge proponent of paying your way through school too so staying in longer means managing that. My point really is to take an extra year or two to figure out is wayyy better than wasting your life in a dead end job that sucks the life out of you
101 Mentor 100% i did some time serving also currently working and staying stable prior to making the dive into school. Just trying to analyze myself and options in front of me worked hard to become debt free trying to maintain that
I wish my job could be to listen to this man's soothing voice
Ha!
@@Buyitforwife lol
THIS WAS A GREAT HELP!! THANK U
I am so happy that I found your channel. 😭😭thanks -
Thank you I'm stressing out but this helped!
Christian Blair you're welcome and glad to hear it helped a bit. Thanks for dropping by!
This is great. I myself feel stranded at times. I work at a hospital and love helping. I was thinking healthcare administration but I am bad with conflict.
Great Advice!!
Thank you for this!
amazing information, thank u so much.
Thank you. I was crying over this
well i'm here if you need help! i also have another video in the works on this topic - time for refresh :)
It sounds like she wants to be
1. Media Content Writer/Digital marketing
2. A licensed esthetician (Beautician).
Neither really requires a college degree. I suggest just take a gap year and try to work in these 2 fields to see how it goes.
I’m lost....and I’m 27.
Its okay you are still young, people start new careers every day
Tbh you’ll probably wake up when your 40 years old and realize that your still lost.
Same here man, high fives! It's okay, it's not too late.
I'm 35, and I'm still don't know what I want to be.
@@omjabe woah! really?
When she mentioned about skincare, aesthetics & being a people person my mind was screaming, *"DERMATOLOGIST!!!"*
Ofc, I'm not imposing it but I think it's sth she'd quite into
I graduated recently with a bachelor in international law. However, that was basically a degree I was pressured to choose by my parents. I always wanted to do music and theatre, and although people have told me I was good at it, I’ve always felt like I wasn’t good enough and that it’s a “childish” passion. I am quite “artsy” and I also do stuff like writing fiction, photography and drawing - but once again, I don’t consider myself particularly good in any of these. Personally I feel like I’ve only ever excelled at English (which isn’t my first language, by the way), but thats not something I’m interested in pursuing at all.
Right now, I’m planning on starting over and getting a different degree.
On one hand, I want to pursue my actual “passion” which is either music or theatre, but once again, I don’t have confidence in my skills, moreover I fear ending up as a starving artist. But at the same time, I don’t want to go and get another degree that brings me nothing but pain.
Can you give us an update on you? How have you been? What did you end up doing? Are you working? Where? How do you feel in life?
End of 3rd year of college, kind of want to die cause I still dont have a major. All my friends are transfering to 4 years and im still behind fml.
Which majors are you leaning towards?
Martin the Mundane Musket Man i transferred and switched my major first day, so now im taking half my classes at the university and half at cc. And i still dont know if this is what i want to do. Im honestly scared. Scared to have to drop out because im taking to long deciding. Scared of what my parents might think of me if i was to and scared for my future. This is terrible
101 Mentor Music Comp was what I was originally gonna do, but its been so long since Ive done it + my community college doesnt have it. Something to do with film, video editing also interests me. Basically, anything that I can create that will bring a desired emotional impact on people.
Im a creator who is lost 🙃
Martin the Music Making Musket Man I can relate to that as well
@@emelyleandro8185 I am in the same place as both of you and relate a lot. If either of you can share tips on what helped you get through, let me know!
My sister is a senior in high school, and she does not know what she wants to go to college for. She was in culinary and does not like it. She has never had a job besides waiting tables for the school's restaurant. My mom has been pressuring her to go to college. She really wants her to get a degree and a good job, but my sister doesn't know what she wants to do. I told her that she should take a break after high school and get different jobs to see what she likes, pick up hobbies, or choose a trade school because Atleast that is inexpensive and short, and she wouldn't need to work at McDonald's. I think she still has plenty of time to choose a career, but my mom keeps telling her to go to college. I totally disagree getting into debt and switching careers , like my cousin who keeps switching from nursing to teacher and hates both. My mom didn't even finish elementary school in Mexico, I feel like she just wants that dream of college and a good career for my sister. But I know that a college degree doesn't always guarantee a job. I on the other hand, only have a worker's permit that can be taken away anytime. And also a single mother of two kids, so I have to work, drop/pick them up from school, just going to college to get a degree is not the best choice for me. No time and no certainty of a future even if I went. So I was getting my real estate license and cleaning houses on the side, until I decided to put being a real estate agent on the side and pursing my own cleaning business. I want to hire people to work for me so that I can focus on real estate without worrying about money. I'm 24 and I'm hoping that will happen in 5 years. I completely disagree with my mom on pressuring my sister to choose a career so young and with no experience in life. And she is totally ignoring my advice. I can only let her live her life and learn and help guide her. But for now I don't know all the answers and wish I had them for her
When you asked what do we search online on our free time my mind was opened and I was like how did I not think about this. I wanted to do something in the medical careers but when I went thru most of the jobs in it I didn’t want to do what they required. I’m a senior in high school so I have a lil time to choose. Thanks for posting this video
You’re welcome and thanks for the feedback. Please remember even as a high school senior, you have plenty of time to choose. It’s a life changing stage you’re transitioning to so it’s quite all right to take the time you need. All the best!
Your in high school so you better look online and do some research. Because trust me when i say its the worst feeling not knowing what you are doing with your life or how your future will turn out. My sister is about to graduate with her bachelors at 22 because she knew what she wanted to do from the start. I didn’t and now im suffering the consequences. I probably wasted an extra year going to college because im indecisive
@@Raul7663 dang I am scared I will do the same
DN thegood7 you wont if you look into it now. I mean really look into job descriptions or videos,not just the salary. Then pick the major required for the job you want and push through the bullshit
@@Raul7663
True!!! I've done research and talked to a lot if people. And I might go into business. Have that be my major, and minor in psychology.
Thank you a lot for this
You’re welcome!
Hello! I just came across your video and I've watched a few relating to "finding or choosing your major" and im soon going to start my second year of college. I honestly don't know what to do. I started of in Electrical engineering and hoping that in the future i could work with NASA or Space X in the U.S and maybe later pursue Aerospace engineering. But ive found myself doubting that plan, since i was little ive always had a huge passion over astronomy, mathematics, sciences, history but growing older and advancing grade levels in school, i learned that i also continue to love those things but that i also love learning about different cultures, languages, technically learning about other areas of the world and their lifestyle and history. As well as some politics, law and psychology. Im currently all over the place and im not sure of what i want to do anymore. I just know i dont want to teach, do any type of art, dont really feel like working in a hospitol would be my environment , i really dont see myself being a lawyer, atleast not anymore, and i would love to travel and be able to learn and use many different languages, at the moment i know english, spanish and working on korean and that i also want to be active in my jobs, always having something to do. Maybe discover, invent, innovate, help people, i just want to do alot which i know sounds crazy and impossible, but i dont seem to believe in the impossible.
Honestly, same
where are you now?
Liz hi!! Have you chose your major since this post? I’d love to hear what you decided!
Ash M. Hi Ash! Are you still having a difficult time choosing your major?
@@crystalmendoza ive decided to get into electrical engineering and see where that leads me.
I've read till seventh grade, and am currently doing GED and will be giving my test in a couple of months. And I cant go to collage undecided because I wont get financial aid, so I'm stuck on choosing what to major in. But I was interested in either business, engineering, or education...but I'm still not sure. I might just pick one and if I don't like it I might change it till I find the right one. Stressing out....here I come.
Hello sir, thank you for the video😁. I have a question, ... I love Astronomy course very much, however in term of mathematics I am less good when compared to my friends which I believe it will be a challenge to this studies. However in the mean time, I had get a scholarship for the course Risk Management and Insurance which I do not have any knowledge about that field.(I knew that it is a professional career ..)..Should I take up the scholarship to study the unknown course or study the Astronomy course although not that good in math. Please help me sir, your answer will really help me to figure it out.Thank you.
It's my 4th year in community college. I'm taking it on my own time but my parents are rushing me to just get a degree and get a job. I have a part time job as a special ed instructor in the school district and seasonal as a badminton couch for a high school. I love helping people, so I picked a kinesiology as my major and as being a Physical Therapist. But as I go, i have a hesitation if I'm going to enjoy it or not. For my hobbies, i absolutely love dancing and music but my parents said it's just hobby and I wouldn't earn that much money. I hate school with a passion and having parents telling me that my cousins from philippines has a degree and has a better job really bothers me.
Michael D. Thanks for the comment - do you know what you plan on doing after with your kines degree?
I need your help i dont know what i want to major but heres the kicker my family feels since im divorced with kids is too go where money is not where I'll be happy. Parents(adopted) have always told me what to do in life diem to sports i play etc. I need help!
If you don't know what you want to do, then why do you go to college.
1. You should first figure out what you want, then decide if you need a bachelor's degree.
2. College is the worst place to figure out what you want to do in real life. College is NOT the real life, life after college is the real life. You need to live in real life and try out different things to figure out what you want. Take a gap year is a really good idea.
because dead end jobs dont pay the bills. some of us NEED something better even if we hate it. theres your answer, do what you want with it
J Nightengale so true, those dead end jobs can’t pay for any thing and the “experience” gained from them is useless
Bob Chen think about this bob. I work 6 days a week. Plenty of overtime..about 55 hrs a week. I live in the smallest possible apartment I can and have lived here four years and always paid on time. This year they raised the income bracket too high for me to live here without a cosign.
Living with parents isnt an option; I was homeless four years back before I came to the situation I am now.
What am I supposed to do? This world is forcing people like me out on to the streets bob. You don’t see how bad things are yet but one day you wont be able to ignore it anymore depending on how old you are. Mark my words: this country is absolutely fucked. It can’t go on like this and can’t go back to how it was. The best we can hope for is that parts of it can be salvaged.
ZUCK what country you living in?
Im the type of person technically made for college. I dont mean to brag but i never got lower then a B in any college course. That being said, i dont know what i want to do for a major or career. I really want to finish and get a bachelors degree, but being indecisive makes me think whether its worth going. My other half is telling me to just work for my dad in his landscaping business hoping he will pay me well so i dont have to live paycheck to paycheck.
Dude, same!
I love astronomy, astrophysics, movies. Also i thought about having a computer science major becouse it is well known and im familiar with computers since i started playing video games when i was a child but i dont know if i will really like the computer science thing. Other choices (astronomy, cinema major) arent well known and its hard to find a job. So all i have for now is computer science but im not really sure if i will like it or not. What should i do?
updates?
Hey. You are doing a great job! Thank you. I plan to opt for a post graduate diploma in international business in the year 2019. I am very confused about the worth of this program as it’s a new concept for us Indians. Could you help me by telling whether any post graduate diploma is a good choice for bridging the gap between my 3 years bachelors and Masters? Asked you so because you seem to have done so and would know about the current situation there.Anyone pursuing so in Canada,please do let me know. Thank you in advance.
Man I'm 29 and been working warehouse jobs and couldn't find one stable for me to stay up. So i wannna open more doors and increase my value. I still can't decide on a career
its fucked. ive changed my major like 5 times and I'm 23. I used to play baseball in college and I major was Kinesiology(for Physical Therapy) but now I have no idea what to do. The only other passion I really have is Music.
I'm struggling right now. All my lif I've wanted to be an engineer but I'm really bad at math and physics and I dont really wanna do it anymore. To make things worse my mom was paying for all my engineering courses and I feel really bad cause my mom said I will take over her company.
Hey 101 Mentor hopefully you can help me! I have difficulties learning at times I had brain bleeding when I was born. So that being said school takes me a while. I got my CNA and loved the one and one interaction but not the dirty work haha. I love typing and enjoy solving issues and being able to see the result I did in somones life. I would like my major to give me the wiggle room to work remote at home. What jobs /major would this fall under? Thanks
Just so we are on the same page, what does CNA refer to?
I really don't know what I should major in and I'm almost finish my first year in college. I'm so unmotivated and unenthusiastic on what I'm doing rn, I'm just going with the flow and not really interested with what I'm learning/ have learnt so far. I've already spent a lot of money for my schooling and I don't want to waste it more.
What classes are you taking? Let’s put college major aside for a moment, is there something that intrigues you or that you are interested in?
I’m a sophomore in college with a major on communication disorder which I’m not really sure of doing anymore. Overall, I rather drop out at this point because I don’t know what I want and I feel like I’m just wasting my time and money.
Before you pull the trigger on that plan...what’s the plan AFTER you drop out? What would be your new goal(s)? I’ve seen many end up dropping out only to do the same thing day in/out and for lost in the robotics of everyday life. How will you not let this happen? 👍👍
What do I do if I am literally interested in almost everything? I would love to be an immunologist just as much as I would like to be an English major, or an art major, or a history major.
Good problem to have! Go for the major that gets you the best chance of a high paying, secure job. The rest of your interests can be tackled as a pastime
same here i love art science literature psychology travel climbing mountains i donno what do i really wanna be :(
Stay tuned guys - I’ll be producing more videos on career options, with the goal that it’ll give you a better idea of what major to choose.
I love business and computer science but I do think want to learn math I hate math but I like everything else about it. What should I major in if I hate math?
BladeLution maybe try working for website builders. Roblox could use some game developers
I tried to narrow down my choices as much as I can..... I like math, I’m thinking about accounting, I’m interested in computer stuff and media......but I’m starting to enjoy studying biology in college as well. I hate chemistry though.
Anyone pls help🙁💔
I have the same qualities. Went for a radiologic technology program and finished the prereqs last semester. I turn in the application and now i have to wait to get accepted. This could take 1 year, 5 years or longer. Hopefully i get lucky. Those same prereq courses fufilled a bachelors degree at a university(it was a natural science degree). At orientation i found out the degree was meant for those who want to be a middle school teacher. I said fuck it and on the first day i hate the major courses. So i dropped them switched majors and now im back at cc for 2 classes. Now i dont know if i made a mistake or if i should just wait for the rad tech program to accept me. Im also not motivated whatso for college anymore. A part of me feels like my time is up.
You can explore. You can take online udemy class on computer programming (Python or Javascript ) to see if you like programming. Or take an AWS or Linux course to see if you like computer DevOps. If you really like math you can look into Data Science or Actuary. You can enroll in Edx and take a Data Science/Machine learning course for free.
You can also take an accounting class at a local community college, or adult school. or just volunteer at a Accounting/Tax firm.
Hey, I need serious help. Can you help me to find who I am? I am frustrated and about to quit. Please help me.
Hi I nees help. I choose a major that I dont wanna pursue anymore which is bs exercise science. I was planning to go to PT school but so many requirements to do. And i feel inferior with much more people now that are very knowledgeable about anatomy and physiology ( online trainers ) . I feel i have alot to catch up. Im 32 and wanted to just pursue my career in business and go back to school to get anothers bachelors in business ad
What are your plans with a business degree?
101 Mentor hi, thanks for responding. I have one year experience working as an HR file clerk. I wanted to start over and apply for an HR position entry level. With just my exs degree, or rather go back again to school for a degree in business ad or masters in business or masters in psychology?
It’s crazy how I’m 22 went from Health studies major to computer science and now to accounting... and none of them have helped me!! I need help...
What do you mean by “helped me”?
Science majors are the worst
@ronaldo65ful what you do now?
@@pew4410 Im going to graduate in Business Administration. It was quite the journey
The INTRO 😂
I’ll be starting college since I’m graduating hs but I’m so lost because I don’t want to be tied down to a job that I hate and that isn’t flexible with where I do it.
This is exactly me. I finish my official exams at the end of this month and universities start in September. I still have no idea what to do and have no timee
@@orianasfeir9477 update?
@@jad678 i went with computer science!
@@orianasfeir9477 how did u come to that decision and how did it turn out?
I was hoping this would offer insight, and i know he is trying, but im not finding this all that helpful... I don't think we can rely on a general answer, each individual is a unique case. I think i see where he is trying to go with this video.
Thanks Jennifer! Yes it’s true - it can be very case-by-case! Hoping this does help some and for others, to work with them more so that I can get the full context to their specific scenario
Here I am crying because I changed my major twice already and I hate both.
Can you please help me I'm about to start my freshman year of college and torn between computer engineering and finance. I understand numbers well so I think I'll do great in both now here is the real issue. One downside I see in finance is a fear of starting with a very low paying job like something belown $50k. And my downside for hardware engineering is that I took programming a year ago but i didnt give it my all and didnt understand alot so now I have a fear in the back of my mind with going with hardware engineering that I might not really understand coding
Danish Ali i know im late but let me tell you something about coding. SHEEEEEEEESH. You were probably just getting started. That shit is only gonna get harder and annoying
@@Raul7663 lol what, in 2021 around april sheeesh became very popular, and u did it 2 years ago sheesh 2019
Hi, I emailed you please respond if you can!
Damn it’s almost like college isn’t a blueprint for every single human being