<p>Some schools offer Creative Writing or even Screenwriting as majors. If yours doesn’t, then would you be allowed to self-design a major at this point? Another idea might be continuing your English major, but going for a “creative writing emphasis.” I recommend talking to someone within the English department, and specifically someone who specializes in creative writing (look through faculty bios or find a creative writing course and seek out the professor).</p>
<p>You might not be finding your ideal opportunities at your own school, but to say that “I don’t think I want to do anything the majors in college lead to” is probably unfair. I’m sure you didn’t intend to come off this way, but it sounds a little whiny and “pity me”-esque. It would amaze you, the things you can study if only you know where to look (or if you go to a school that allows self-design). Now, that info might not be helpful to you, but you should know that your situation–feeling behind, feeling overwhelmed, feeling unsure of your interests–is, however unpleasant, nonetheless quite common. I know a girl who went from Engineering to Dance, one who went from Chemistry to Dance to Criminology to International Relations to Politics, one who went from Architecture to Nutrition to Psychology (and is currently on hiatus, figuring her interests out), and one who went from Poli Sci to Business to Sports Management back to Business back to Poli Sci (and transferred schools with each swap until she was back at her starting point). One majored in Studio Art but is now at grad school for Creative Writing. When I myself headed to college, I was torn between English, Engineering, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Graphic Design, Psychology, Marine Biology, Neuroscience, Linguistics, Journalism, Advertising, or Math. Just to name a few. “How do I choose my major?” has got to be one of the most popular thread topics in this forum.</p>
<p>While it may seem like many of your peers have things all figured out, you shouldn’t assume or fear that you’re unique in your confusion. And because of this fact, there’s a pretty good chance that your school offers resources to help you. Talk to the Career Planning office or to your student advisor. Get in touch with the Dean of Students’ office and find out who they recommend contacting.</p>
<p>For the record, I just googled “econ major” and got a ton of university pages describing the major, its career prospects, the type of coursework it often involves, the type of thinking it requires/encourages, and so forth. A lot of the info that you seem to be looking for is out there, you just have to search for it a bit.</p>
<p>Random fact for you: I could be wrong about this, but I seem to recall hearing that the minority of employed people are actually doing something that’s directly related to their undergrad degree.</p>
<p>And finally, just for fun…</p>
<p>**<a href=“http://www.marietta.edu/~ema/econ/famous.html[/url][/b]”>http://www.marietta.edu/~ema/econ/famous.html**</a> A list of famous Econ majors, ranging from George H. W. Bush to Lionel Richie to Bob Barker.</p>
<p>**<a href=“http://www.louisiana.edu/Academic/LiberalArts/PHIL/Famous_Philosophy_Majors.html[/url][/b]”>http://www.louisiana.edu/Academic/LiberalArts/PHIL/Famous_Philosophy_Majors.html**</a> A list of famous Philosophy majors, ranging from Pearl S. Buck to Pope John Paul II to Richard Gere.</p>
<p>**<a href=“http://faculty.ircc.edu/DEPT/English/Famous%20English%20Majors.htm[/url][/b]”>http://faculty.ircc.edu/DEPT/English/Famous%20English%20Majors.htm**</a> A list of famous English majors, ranging from Reese Witherspoon to Sally Ride to James Cameron.</p>
<p>All of the paths you’re exploring offer a great deal of flexibility. None of them will forever corner you into a single career, and none of them will close off a terrible number of paths. My own advice would be to stop worrying too much about the Big Mysterious Future and concentrate on how you’d like to spend your study-time for the next two, two and a half years. If that path of study seems unrelated to your eventual goals, then don’t stress about it as long as it’s something that interests you for now. The flip-side of that advice is to focus on your career goals and then pursue what you feel to be the most logical path for the time being (i.e. “suck it up” re: English). I can think of best-selling books by economists and philosophers as well as traditional novelists. </p>
<p>Regardless of what you end up majoring in, there’s a lot that you can do if you clear your head and are willing to put in the effort. found a Creative Writing club in your spare time. Volunteer with your school’s Literary Magazine. Write and direct a One Act (my school had something called “24 Hour One Acts” where the plays were cast, rehearsed, and performed within the space of 24 hours…perhaps yours offers something similar). Organize a group to participate in NaNoWriMo (<a href=“http://www.nanowrimo.org/)%5B/url%5D”>http://www.nanowrimo.org/)</a>. College offers no shortage of opportunities to pursue your interests, even if you don’t feel that you “fit” into a particular course of study.</p>
<p>Good luck :)</p>