Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Things You’ll Need:
- Desire to figure out what you want to study in college
Step1
What would you like to learn more about? This seems like a simplified question, but just because you don't have a background in a subject doesn't mean you wouldn't like it. I was a shy person in high school, and to some extent I wanted to challenge myself into becoming more of a people person. So I took psychology (the major was very short at the time) and later broadcasting. In that situation, I was more focused on what skills I could gain rather than betting my future on a career I may or may not want to pursue after I graduated.
Step2
What's your dream? I think a lot of people have a dream in life, but it doesn't always hit people at the same time. I figured out what I wanted to do with my life a few months into my senior year of college. Other people just know what they want to do for a career when they're very young. Neither option is wrong. If you have an idea of what you want, what you study needs to relate directly or indirectly into you reaching your goal.
Step3
What life skills do you need? I think personal finance is one of the most neglected subjects on the high school and college level that everyone needs to know about. You may have to study this on your own if you don't have an opportunity in a formal classroom setting. It's worth it however to study life skills that you need along side academics.
Step4
What opportunities does a major or class open for you? Certain majors will actually get you around people who can help you either through their experience and/or their influence. When it comes to success, no one does it on his or her own. If you can surround yourself with caring and successful people, it will rub off on you. On the opposite side of that, never let yourself get stuck in a course of study where you're very limited in what you can do beyond the classroom.
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