Choosing my major

endiabanana
Sun, 01 Dec 2013 17:22:27 +0000

Firstly, if you don’t really care for business, DO NOT major in it. It will drain the freaking life out of you to major in something you don’t like. I understand the need to make money and the fear you have when you want to major in something that doesn’t have the most clear cut or lucrative career path. I was thinking about going into the field of computational linguistics because I liked linguistics but wanted to do something to make money so I slapped computer science onto it. I was excited about it for a while but ultimately realized I shouldn’t be doing something just for the money, I should be studying my true passion. Since then, I’ve decided on a sociology major but have decided to have linguistics as a minor because that’s where my heart is. I don’t know if I’ll make much money or what the heck I’ll be able to do for a career, but I’m going for it. As an extra little anecdote, neither of my parents have college degrees but they are both comfortable in their careers and make more than enough to get by, so try not to worry too much about that aspect of it.

As for what to major in, it can be a hard decision. As you can see by my story I have a crazy broad range of interests and picking a major was the hardest thing in the world for me, because I felt like no matter what I choose I’m forgoing something else that I like. But it seems you have a different reason for your problem. All the same, I sympathize. If you’re unsure about whether you have the biggest passion for Music Tech and Sound Design, take a class in it! I find that that usually either charges people up for a major in the field or encourages them to take a different path. Either way, it’s always productive in helping you make a decision. If there are other paths you are even entertaining a little, I suggest you take some classes in those as well. I’d put money on the fact that at the end of an exploratory semester like that, you’ll be significantly closer to a decision if not decided. Hope that helps.