<p>The only think I could add to this is that one of my sons continued on in a major that appeared to be geared toward his strengths, and his strengths seemed to be very obvious early on. He did very well in that particular major and in fact made deans list every semester. Two years later we received a phone call and he expressed just how unhappy he was and he went on to tell us that he wanted to pursue a professional school after graduating college. Fast forward he changed majors and is gapping for the next year or possibly two, and will be employed in a facinating job. He plans on persuing his passion when he is ready to be done with this job. The gap time may or may not materilize into a new opportunity but only time will tell.
The bottom line is you must follow your own path, because as I have told my kids you can’t please your parents because we will not be here when you are our age, and the thing we want most is to see you happy and fulfilled in your personal life and career. Your mom and dad will not be the ones going to work and doing a job that does not make them happy…you will. It sounds like you kind of have an idea of what you would enjoy but you also sound like you are afraid to take a gap year or two right now, to discover if it is what you want. I think gap years are a gift for many students and this is the time of your life that it could be done. People can’t gap at 35 or 40 because they have obligations to family. Take the time to discover what you want. Your parents might find your decision to do so mature and rational given the high price of tuition and your inability to decide right now. Good luck and remember that this is a hard time for more kids than you realize…you are stuck making decisions about a future at such a young age…these decisions can seem so daunting but in reality most people do not even work in jobs that they majored in. In a couple more years things will seem so much easier to handle. It is not worth feeling bad about.</p>