Can I tie in my English hobby into Finance?

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Hi! I’m currently a sophomore at a super competitive public high school in Texas (my class size is 1737). I am really strong in the Language arts, and I have won high level awards and I’m already writing a fictional coming of age novel that I want to eventually get published. I’ve had a few teachers tell me that I could seriously consider majoring in English and being a journalist or an author. However, I have a passion for finance, and I genuinely believe that it is a better field for me to enter. Is there a way I can tie in my love for ELA into my ECs? Could I potentially double major/minor in English? Will it benefit me when I go into the finance world after college? I had already posted a thread on here where I posted all my stats, and due to people’s comments, I’ve sort of realized that I’ve prioritized quantity over quality when it comes to my ECs. I’ve attached my stats (so far) for reference. It also includes ECs + AP Classes that I’ve planned to do.

Cumulative GPA (as of 1st semester sophomore year) = 4.0548 W, 3.88 UW (Top 25% ish, we don’t do class rank, but we have these things called quartiles. Quartile 1 = top 25%, Quart 2 = top 50%, and so forth. I did some math and I stand AP about the top 19-20% of my class, or roughly 342/1737. Quartile 1 starts at 3.89, Top 10% starts at 4.14)

PLANNED Amount of APs = 10 (5 on the only exam I have taken so far), 9 honors classes
Sophomore PSAT score = 1210 (retaking in October of junior year)

Planned/Current ECs (will try and get officer positions in at least 2-3):

  • Model UN (10-12)
  • DECA (10-12)
  • Peer Mentoring (10-11)
  • National Honor Society (10-12)
  • Principals Advisory Committee (10-12)
  • Library Volunteering (9-11/12)
  • Peer Tutoring (11-12)
  • Psychology Club (11-12)
  • Writing a fictional coming of age novel
  • Will try and get an internship. My school offers a chance to intern with the Credit Union of Texas so I will be trying for that
  • I have a not-for-profit with another classmate. We haven’t gotten much done yet but teachers are aware about it and we are actively implementing it as the main fundraiser for our school’s chapter of Hope Squad, a club dedicated to suicide prevention.

Awards:

  • Outstanding Effort in Biology (9)
  • Honorable Mention in Scholastic Art and Writing (9)
  • Honorable Delegate at YMCA Fall Summit for Model UN (10)
  • Scholastic Art and Writing Silver Key (10)
  • Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Key (10)
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Your EC’s do not need to “tie in” to your academic and career interests. You’re in HS! Nobody is expecting a 15 year old to be day-trading or conducting cash flow analyses in their spare time.

Relax! Focus on doing things you really enjoy doing, stop doing the things you don’t really like but are doing out of the belief that they will “help” you in some way.

Being able to read, write, edit, synthesize is valuable in every single career. So you don’t need to worry about your skills going to waste.

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Agree with the above. Do what you love. Ecxellent writing skills will be a positive in whatever field you eventually choose to pursue.

IMO it is way to early to worry about double majoring in college – one step at a time.

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Please respond in user’s other thread: Sophomore needing College Advice! [TX resident, 3.88 GPA, top quartile rank]