<p>I’m a rising male senior looking at colleges right now and I’ve come to realize I have no idea what I want to study. Obviously, this is important when searching for colleges so I’m going to list what I have a passion for and see if you guys have any ideas I can look into! I’m a good academic student (4.15 GPA UW on a 4.33 scale and 2300 SAT (800 M, 750 CR, 750 W)).
I love to run. Running is one of the things I genuinely have passion for. I love everything about running, from the clothes and shoes to the sport itself. Sports are another thing I have passion for in general. I follow just about all major sports and read ESPN and Sports Illustrated often.
I really have a passion for shoes. I know its weird, but I know just about everything there is to know about sports shoes and it fascinates me.
I like math. I’m decent at math as well. I got a 5 on AIME, an 800 on SAT I math, an 800 on SAT II Math.
^Those are the things that I’m really passionate about and I’m not sure what career could lead me to encompass some of those things. Don’t try to have your suggestion encompass all three of those things, what’s important is that I get to be part of some of those things. PLEASE HELP ME!</p>
<p>A lot schools don’t require you to declare a major when applying. You could apply as undeclared and that shouldn’t hurt you. If you want to dabble in a few different areas, try a LAC.</p>
<p>Yeah, major is way over-rated. The first couple years of school you’re trying on new shoes and deciding which ones appeal to you.</p>
<p>Having said that, you might want to look at schools that are strong in mathematics and sports management. </p>
<p>Why don’t you go to the SuperMatch feature in the column on the left side of this page, punch in your data and prefs, and see what pops out. Play around with the prefs, and come up with a list of schools that are kinda sorta like what you might want.</p>
<p>We can help you pick schools in math or sports management once we see what you prefer.</p>
<p>yeah, I did the supermatch feature and the school I really like (I’ve visited multiple times) is UC Berkeley. They require you to choose a college (Engineering, Letters and Sciences, etc.) when you apply. If you apply to engineering, its encouraged that you choose your major when you apply. How about mechanical engineering? Could that lead me to a career path related to my passions?</p>
<p>MechE could definitely lead you in the direction of shoe manufacturing and a lot of other fields. Your math skills would come into play, for sure, all the way upto DiffEQ and LA, at least.</p>
<p>I was thinking of something more math specific, like math or economics or computational [fill in blank] or quantitative [fill in the blank]. </p>
<p>Engineering is about application, solving problems in the real world by combining science and math.</p>
<p>Does that seem like it would suit you? Or are you looking for something of a concept-based math education?</p>
<p>With good math ability, you can start with an engineering program. It is always harder to transfer to engineering than dropping it out. Industrial engineering and material science may bring you a career path that combines with your passions for math, sports, and shoes. Actually most of the high school students do not have enough opportunities to be exposed to many majors that they may interested in. One’s interest in high school may change. New passion may grow in college. You have a wide range of choices before you: engineering, sciences, business, health professions etc. I suggest you choose an affordable university that offers a wide range of majors that you can explore.</p>
<p>True what you say about getting into E schools. And engineering will have a first year course that introduces you to most of the engg fields and how they are practiced. From there perhaps you could decide whether engg is for you.</p>
<p>I googled “employment sports shoes” and on page 1 found this from New Balance. It seemed more math-oriented than sales rep or marketing, which were some other options. I bet if you searched the websites of your favorite sports shoes, you could get lots of good career ideas!</p>