I'm so lost

[Orchid28]

I'm so lost in what I want to do in the future...Im transferring to a four year college this fall and is majoring in Business administration. I was thinking of changing my major. I've just started to read about Sociology. I've read that Sociology majors can have almost any career out there...but I've also hear from people that its a dumb major that gets you no where in life? ugh I dont know...I do want a good paying job but want one where I can be passionate about. My parents and even my bf is telling me to just finish school as soon as I can. I feel like Im running out of time with so little options to chose from. My dad keeps telling me that it doesnt really matter what you major in. All that matters is that I have a degree. Is that true?

I've been thinking about it so much my head hurts. I do want to work with people and help, but I also want to work with fashion and makeup, I want to work with animals... There are so many things I want to do...how can I apply all those to one major? I dont know...any advice? thoughts? it will help me greatfully! Sry if this post sounds a little scattered! that is just how my brain is right now eek

 

[Shoegal-fr]

Isn't there any careers adviser in your college? i think you'll get a better answer from someone like that...

 

[X4biddenxLustX]

Your dad is wrong. If you get just any degree and get a career in that field you'll only be dreading each and everyday you have to go in for work. In my opinion that's what a job is for not a CAREER. A career is something that your not only making money for doing but also have a passion and actual interest in.

What matters the most is what would YOU like to do. I know your having a difficult decision deciding on that subject and so did I, I still am not 100% sure if I'm going to go to beauty school or what. It's def not an easy decision. But don't let someone else make that choose for you.

Now that I think of it, during high school they made everyone take one of those what type of career would suit you the best tests. You should see if your school might possibly have something like that or even search the web. I'm sure there has to be one for you to take out there. This could really help you narrow things down.

 

[lelaelena]

I recently had a similar experience to you. I finished high school and was waitressing, trying to figure things out BEFORE i went to school (foresight, it's a good thing). My parent's idea of pure bliss and joy would be for me to get whatever degree and whatever desk job as long as the pay was above average and it was secure, and there was a salary.

That is my dad's idea of a dream job for both his daughters. I started taking basic classes online, but it didn't work because my tutors didn't return my homework to me, like ever. So I was left VERY disapointed when it came to that. I landed a job as an assistant at a staffing agency where they liked me so much that they started to train me to actually be a recruiter. Though I loved the work, and did find it fullfilling, the stress, the workload and the pressure was eating away at me. In a way when the higher ups in Toronto decided there was no room in the budget to keep training me and let me go, I was grateful. Not only did I get the best reference on earth from it, I also realized I could never do something like that for the rest of my life. All of the self-censoring that needs to happen when working in the corporate world is incredibly hard for me, because I am all the way a foot in mouth person.

Not long ago, I decided to stop thinking about what's practical and common sense, and go with what I love and am good at. So I signed up for makeup school (I start in March) and got a job at Sephora. I knew I loved makeup from the start, and over the years my family here in Calgary was used to, and expected me to do them up whenever there was a special event. It was like a big hit over the head and a duh when I went on a family weekend to Ontario this past summer, did everyone's makeup for the events there and everyone kept saying I should do it proffesionally, well ding ding ding. Lightbulb went off.

It's certainly not secure in "these economic times". And it's a big risk, and I doubt I'll ever become a superstar, fashion show artist or anything.
But I would love to do something like be a brand rep. I am such a brand devotee (and MAC is one of my faves) that when I like a brand, I buy it all. Doing something like that, which is a salary and is secure, but you still travel, meet new people, do new faces all the time, get a little bit creative, seems like the perfect marriage of practical and fun.

But it took me a long time to get there, it's something that completely needs to come in it's own time. I think you'll eventually realize what it is that you should do in a sudden moment, and if it doesn't seem like something logical, normal, practical, whatever.

Times like this, I say it's more important to do something where it's so clear that you're passionate about it, than it is to become an accountant just cause every company needs accountants and bla bla bla.

Think about it, it's something which you'll do for the rest of your life.