ghost ([info]twitchycat) wrote,
@ 2002-08-08 23:09:00
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Current mood: cynical

*pulls out hair*
I just finished going through a bunch of my scholarship and financial aid info, which meant I had to fill out lots of forms regarding my supposed major, minor and future professional career. And I realized...I don't know what the hell I want to do with my life. Seriously. It's been freaking me out lately, because I have to declare my major this fall (the school sent me a snarky letter saying so and everything), and while I know I want to major in English, I don't know what I want to do with that. I'm nineteen years old, I'm a junior in college, and I have NO CLUE what I want to do for a career.

When you get right down to it, it's a frightening thought.

It's not that there isn't anything I want to do, but that there is far too much. I can't narrow my focus...I'm fascinated by everything, and that makes it difficult to just buckle down and focus. It's not like there is one particular area that I really stand out in...if I were fantastic at art, or fantastic at writing, or fantastic at math and science...well, it would sure as hell make things easier for me to decide. But no. I'm just pretty darn good at everything, because everything interests me and I apparently learn fast. But then I can't find one single thing that suits me well enough, and so what this all basically boils down to is I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE! *stress stress stress*

Well, that's enough egomania for one day. Time to finish up my chocolate soy milk (which I have become extremely fond of, by the way) and go read.




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[info]blink182sucks
2002-08-09 02:30 am UTC (link)
whatever you decide to do, i know youll kick that decision's ass.

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be a Renaissance woman...
[info]listenhere
2002-08-09 11:00 am UTC (link)
You are 19.... you don't need to know what to do with your life! It's good enough that you have decided to major in English. Enjoy your required classes, take a variety of others that interest you, and some wonderful opportunities will come your way. The vast majority of college grads that I know do not have jobs relating directly to their majors. They took on interesting jobs that turned into things they loved to do - regardless of their educational focus. The days of lifetime careers are over anyway... so you can continue being interested in lots of things - and try them all!

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[info]blaze_o_glory
2002-08-11 10:43 pm UTC (link)
Kathleen, honestly, who the hell knows what they're going to do with the rest of their life at age nineteen? Colleges make you fill out those forms just to make sure that they're giving money to people who are actually thinking about their future. You're not signing a binding contract. You don't actually have to enter into the profession that you put down on your scholarship forms. In fact, I think that you should put down some random career that has nothing to do with your major, like "tree-surgeon". That would be highly amusing.

Oh, look at me. I'm trying to comfort you.... I'm sorry if it's not working. I'm not very good at this whole compassion thing.

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[info]twitchycat
2002-08-11 11:26 pm UTC (link)
Tree surgeon?! I'm not even sure how that would work...

Maybe I should just write "mime" on everything. That would be funny as hell! (heh...mimes...)

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