So I’m near the end of my high school life, and I’m stuck with the problem that I simply don’t find any interest in any subjects. It’s soon time to start applying to different universities, and there are universities that are better than others for certain subjects. In UK universities, this is also very important since you pretty much apply directly into a program and don’t change afterwards.
While it’s easy to say to choose whatever subject, I find it difficult to comprehend the idea of paying for a subject that I don’t enjoy. But the problem here is I don’t even know what I would enjoy.
I usually just do homework. Or I’m participating in a club. Since I’m pretty much neutral with lots of subjects (I do dislike certain subjects), I usually just participate in those ones. But I don’t really particularly like a subject.
Generally I am able to do anything that I don’t hate. I don’t love what I do, but I participate in extracurriculars like that for the sake of being more involved.
It’s kind of sad for me how I don’t get excited for pretty much anything, although I have tried my hand at many different things. I’ve done everything from drama to public speaking to sciences.
The Collegeboard in the US publishes something called the Book of Majors. My kid who wasn’t sure spent some time reviewing it with post-it’s --one color for “sounds great” and one for “maybe…”. Then we looked over what she had marked for patterns and groupings that helped indicate her interests. Don’t know if you can find a copy of that, but it is something to try.
There are hundreds of jobs out there and many people spend years searching for the right one. My teacher worked with abused kids earlier in his life and his mentor said he had a talent in doing it, he soon became a stockbroker and made a ton of money but hated it, now he is a psychology teacher and loves doing his job. The more you mingle the more likely it is for you to find your “dream job”. Stay open-minded and give it some time. It is not to extreme when you switch your major early on and you should not leave your major blank in your resume. Hope you find a job you like.
