What should I major in? Completely lost and stressing out

Sweetgum
Sat, 26 Mar 2022 19:26:05 +0000

LietPol34:

Business Administration
Computer Information Systems
Dental Assisting
Dental Hygiene
Information and Library Science
Justice Studies
Liberal Studies
Medical Laboratory Technology
Mental Health and Human Services
Music: Contemporary and Popular
Public Administration

Some of these will get you a job like Dental Hygiene, but some like Liberal Studies are a stepping stone to a 4 year college. Do you want to get your Bachelor’s from a 4 year college? If so, then Liberal Studies would be great. Do you want to be a Dental Hygienist? Then Dental Hygiene would be great.

Typically to be a librarian you need to go to grad school and get a Masters of Library Science. I guess one of these Associates or Certificates might help you get a job as a page in a library.

There’s no reason you can’t be a zoologist if that is something you are interested in. If you wanted to do that from the Associates you list I’d do Liberal Studies, but do they not offer an Associates in Science? That would be the most appropriate. Then you would go on to a 4 year school.

My oldest has been taking classes at Community College also and right now is working on an Associates in Fine Arts possibly with the idea to transfer to a 4 year school afterward, but is also working pretty much full time (30ish hours a week) at Starbucks. Do you have a job? If not get one. You will probably find it motivating.

Contact your local college and talk to an advisor and they can help you figure out your path forward. In our area the community colleges have articulation agreements with the 4 year public schools so that you can transfer from Community College after getting your Associates and enter 4 yr college as a junior and you don’t lose any of your credits. The advisor will know all the pathways for you to do that.