No real academic interest? Major help?

duermomucho
Sat, 09 Jun 2012 00:38:42 +0000

So here it goes. I go to a US News ranked top 15 school (i know, rankings mean nothing, just some perspective), and I’ve been struggling. Unlike all my friends and classmates I’ve talked with, I have no interest in any majors, or with academics at all. I took a smattering of courses over my first year, and found all of them to be dull and uninspiring. I’ve met with my academic advisor, the career center, and read through all the department websites, and nothing sticks out as something I’d want to pursue. I watched all my friends declare their majors at the end of the second semester, all of them passionate about their topic of interest. I didn’t declare, and now I’ll be entering my sophomore year with no direction or motivation.

So what do I do? How do I find an interest? Or does college/academic life just not fit with me?