No Major, No idea

stressfulstress
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:41:50 +0000

Alright so the Common App comes out on Monday and while i’d like to prepare for it i’m not even prepared to choose a general field. I understand that its a personally decision and such and such bit i want guidance from a group of people that don’t even know me. Keep in mind that i actually hope to find a job after college. I also might want to leave that job eventually to teach once I’ve had some time away from academia.

Alright so here’s a rundown of my strengths and weakness as perceived by me.

Social: i’m reasonably good at this. i have no fear of speaking up or talking to people i don’t know. I’m really a tad obnoxious. Ideally i would want there to be other people around all the time in whatever i do. Don’t mistake me for someone who wants communication to be a massive part of there career focus though. I speak faster than an auctioneer( in theory i can speak slower but i never realize i’m doing it). Its hard for people to keep up sometimes. Additionally, i suffered from speech impediments up until 6th grade and i still have some remnants that like to sneak in (not often enough to be noticeable to anyone but me and those that know me VERY well ).

Academic attitude: i’m a procrastinator that always gets things done. However, I honestly love learning. I’ve never done it for the grade up until recently. In short i’m willing to commit years of my life to learning about something or many things.

Academic strengths and weaknesses:

Science - i’m alright at biology as far as i know but AP chemistry went awful for me. I got a 3 and i’m rather perplexed on how i pulled even that off. it just didn’t work for me

Math - I’m pretty good at math. So far its just come off as simple enough. I have no doubt that as long as i put effort in i can do well at something math related. I’ll do it if i need to but i don’t have any passion for it.

History/Social Sciences - By far my best subject area. Its pretty much a story riddled with random facts. I excel at that kind of thing. I also like the idea of big events and being apart of something that’s going to change the world somehow. Just like everyone else. That’s why i don’t feel like i can’t major in anything in this area. Everyone wants to change the world but there’s no money in that and to many people hoping to do that.

English- I love reading and writing. I’m that freak that enjoys research papers. I have secret ambitions of retiring early and doing nothing but reading books and writing them. Notice how i’m not considering it a career possibility any time soon.

Visually - Apparently i’m good at the whole arranging and making everything around me beautiful thing.

Overall hopes for the ideal career in the end:
I want to feel like i’m making something exist everyday. By that i mean that i want there to be some kind off real result that comes out of what i do, a development, a product, an idea.

Final Conclusion: i know everything i can’t do and want to do and everything i want to do but don’t have the skills to do.

Please tell me if anything would help you get a better idea.