So in class, we all listened to the career women talk about our future. Even though I am in college I really wasn't thinking about it. After she left I honestly was kind of freaked out. I have no idea what I want to be in life. My major is business but I don't know what I want to do in it. I could see my self as a CEO of a corporation or an owner of a sports agency. But I cannot see myself working at a boring desk job. I don't think i could ever do it. Now this career center lady has me worrying about my future and I have no idea what to do. I have no general basis so it seems difficult to ask for help at the career center. To me, it is just crazy how old we actually are because I do not feel like a college kid. I don't feel like that in four years I will be looking for a job to support myself. I still feel like a kid. I still goof off sometimes and have a lot of fun. I know I obviously am mature, but the real world scares me. I just don't want to mess up and work at Burger King or Wendy's forever.
Is anyone else feeling like I do? Is there thought process about the future/career freaking anyone out? Or they just no idea why they are in their major?
I know what I kind of want to do : help people and something in the medical field. I want a career that will be interesting and different every day. I want a HIGH PAYING job, of course, but one that I truly enjoy. I want to look forward to going off to work in the mornings. I don't want to get a degree in something that won't provide for me later on. I want to be a physical therapist because the money is there. But I don't know if I want to spend day in and day out examining bones and telling old people what they can do to make it better. I really want to be a psychologist (the clinical ones) sitting across the room, bettering someone's life. Or even a social worker, removing children from dangerous homes. Or maybe even a psychologist that analyzes criminals in jail, seeing why they did what they did. Or maybe even a doctor, examining my patient and doing what is best for them, medically speaking. I have no idea what I wanna do, I just know it must involve people. I'm nervous that the Career Center will only increase my confusion ):
ReplyDeleteOn one hand I know what I want to do: I want to be an economics major. Or at least that’s the plan. But on the other hand I really don’t know what I want to do with it. There really are a ton of things you can do with an economics degree which is awesome; I just haven’t looked into what I would want to do with one. There’s always the teaching route but I don’t know if that really interests me. Also, I’m in the principles of macroeconomics class. For those who don’t know that’s the most basic class you can be in. I like economics now, but who’s to say I will when we get to the higher level stuff? That’s the idea that scares me. What if I’ve already made the wrong choice? I know it’s not too late to change it, but I don’t want to have to start all over. And what will I do in the real world? That’s the biggest worry of all. At some point I’m going to have to actually apply what I’ve learned in school all these years into the world. Become a productive member of society and that scares me too. No worries broski, you’re not alone!
ReplyDeletehaha dude i think almost everyone feels this way at some point in their life. personally i have no idea where im gonna be in 4 years career wise. I wish i knew, but then again it wouldn't be fun going to school and experimenting with subjects you like. Only thing i know is that nothing is written in stone and i guarantee you at least half of the people you meet will not stick to their major! my parents made me realize this years ago.They both started majoring in business and ended up being dentists! so yeah just keep your mind open to different stuff and you'll end up doing what you love for the rest of your life:D
ReplyDeleteI understand where you are coming from. At times I can't believe I'm in college because it seems that high school flew by. Now I'm forced to make a decision about my future soon. I have my major chosen as business too. However, I'm still uncertain where my career will end up. I believe that I could end up working in high positions in a corporation or as a lawyer. But I'm not sure if that's my passion. I believe the best thing to do is to just keep my grades and hope that I will find a field I really like.
ReplyDeleteI am right there with you. I was actually considering going to the career center tomorrow because I am totally lost. I am an exercise science major and I don't even know if that is the right major for me! I want to get into natural medicines but have no idea how to even go about doing that. I really want a career that I am passionate about and can make money to support myself. It is scary to think I am on my own in four years. I do not feel like I am ready for that yet. I still feel like a kid.
ReplyDeleteWhat is sad is that we have to figure out our lives in less than four years. We are supposed to declare our major by the end of Sophomore year. Everyone says that it is never too late to change your mind and take a whole different career path but, I do not buy it. I do not want to have to spend a few years of my life working towards a goal (a specific major for a specific career) and then change your mind and start over. I feel like it would wasted time and effort, and I would probably hate myself for going through all of that work for nothing. I unfortunately think this maybe the case for me. I cannot see myself as anything and that really scares me. I still feel like a kid, and as a kid I am not ready to decide what kind of path my future would take. It is so scary and mentally draining to have to think about all of this, and I think the career center may just stress me out even more. Even though we do not have to decide right now, I feel like I haven't lived long enough to decide something so life-changing as a major/career. Sometimes I wish I could fast forward to when I have everything figured out.
ReplyDeletehahahaha this blog is hilarious, and so true! I love it. I always feel like I'm not an adult. I feel almost exactly the same as I used to. I don't know if it's because I don't want all of the responsibilities of being an adult, or because I just haven't fully matured to that level. All I know is I think about this often. I have no idea what I really want to do when I'm older. I have a lot of things that I like, but everyone says that getting a job you really love is so hard. I really hope that isn't true, because I'm always jealous of the people who actually do make a lot of money doing things I love. I want to be just like them.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I thought I knew what I wanted to do with my life but coming to college confused me so much. The dream of medical school and becoming a doctor sounded amazing to me. But now all that seems unrealistic and not exciting. Sometimes I feel like I want to teach. I love kids and I'm really good with them too. I also love science so I think that teaching science would be really fun. I also thought about going into business and opening my own dance studio. I feel like if I put my passion into my career then I won't be able to hate it at all and I will also be more successful. Im for sure going to the career center because I feel like its one of those resources at FSU that people know of and just don’t use it. If we all start using it early then we will be more prepared for the future.
ReplyDeleteDo what you feel you're the most passionate in. For me that is music. Music has been around throughout my whole life, which is why it is my topic for my position shift essay. Once you find something you enjoy, you think of a way to make a career out of it. If you enjoy doing business, you will have to at least start by working at a desk of some sort. But don't think of it as a bad thing. Think of it as just one step in reaching your main goal of being whatever it is that you want to be.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what I want to do in life and I'm terrified of the real world. I know by that point I'll be able to support myself, but right no, I have to force myself to do laundry. It perplexes me that in four years, I'll probably go through more growth as a human being than I have in my previous 18 years combined. I feel like I've been the same person since I was 12; my opinions on politics, social issues, love, live and girls haven't changed at all. Its just astounding that in four years, I may be completely different.
ReplyDeleteTEll me about it! I was originally going to go into business but decided i didn't want to take all the math based courses because i absolutely hate math. Then it came to me one day about a week and a half ago, advertising! Deep down i knew id end up in a creative field from the beginning. Unfortunately i found out out that the adverting major only take about 25 kids..............................................are you joking me. I'm freaking out!
ReplyDeleteI honestly didn't really know what I wanted to do until the summer after my junior year. It wasn't until I applied to different colleges and put business as my major that I knew what I wanted to do. Before then I threw around careers like being a movie producer, fashion designer, etc. I woke up and realized that those careers are really not practical and you have to be amazing at what you do to get anywhere in those fields. I've always been around the business world since my Dad is an investor in the stock market. So I decided to do something similar to what my Dad does. I also didn't decide that I wanted to minor in Art History until I took the class in high school. So if the stock market doesn't work out I could do something with that possibly. Even though I have a plan I am still nervous about the future. I really want to go NYU for graduate school. If I don't get in there I will be devestated. I know that I have to work hard over the next four years if I want to achieve the goals that I have set for myself.
ReplyDeleteI think everyone goes through the "oh holy shit wtf am i going to do with my life" stage at one point or another. I know exactly what i want to do and have set goals for myself for the next 10-15 years or so. I know that i am the exception to the rule for the most part when it comes to college kids, because most have no idea what they want to do for a living everyday for the rest of their lives. There is one thing i told myself when i was about 13-14 though. I swore to myself that i would never ever be the one saying "i hate my job" or things along those lines. When someone says that to me, it really pisses me off. You have twenty-one years of your life to figure out what will make you happy every single day when you wake up, and if you can't figure out what will make you happy in twenty-one years then i don't know what to tell you because i think that it more than enough time. And i have no sympathy for the people who go for jobs that make a lot of money and they are miserable or unhappy, because that was there decision to do something that they would make good money at but not be happy. I don't care how much money you have it will not buy you happiness. If you have a passion for something then follow it, because you will push yourself to get to where you need to be. I don't think you will have a problem getting a job that you like or want, but i would go talk to the people in the career center. I am sure they hear kids say every single day "i have no clue what i want to do." And i am sure that they have a process that they will walk you through to get to the door of success. So don't be intimidated by what might happen when you walk in there and don't have the answers to their questions. We are in college, we aren't supposed to have all the answers right now. Also don't think that since you are in college that you can't be a kid anymore because these next 4 or 5 years are the last years of "childhood" that we all have left. Enjoy them to the fullest, act out sometimes, and rage as often as you can these last couple years. Because after this, we step into the big leagues where we pay ALL of our own bills and work ALL day long. So kick ass in school, find your passion, but at the same time have all the fun you can while you can, because it's running out faster than we all know.
ReplyDeleteYou don't have to have everything figured out right now. Obviously finding a career is important but we still have time. I am exploratory right now but I am going to declare my major at the end of the spring semester. I don't think you need to be scared of your future. You have made it this far so I really don't think you will be flipping burgers for a living. You just need to find what you are passionate about and work really hard towards it. Oh and I totally understand what you mean. When I was little i use to look at college kids and think they were so old. Now that I'm here, I still feel like a kid at heart. It's so weird!
ReplyDeleteI just discovered my major last year, and it was through my calc teacher that I discovered it. Like Emily said, you don't have to know what your career path is right away. So many doors will open for you as a business major. The next four years will sculpt you as a man and a scholar, and although it feels like glorified high at our maturity level, it will get better. Trust me, you will have many opportunities over the next four years, just speak with your advisor sometime and perhaps she can offer you some insight on career choices. The only relationship you'll have with burger king is perhaps being the owner of it. Don't worry, you have four years.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about it! You're still a freshman and usually nobody knows exactly what they want to do. This is just the beginning. I don't think I can see myself at a desk job either. I still feel like a big kid here too...but I'm pretty sure there's some adults in this world that still feel that way. I think a lot of freshman forget that you have a whole 4 years ahead of you for you to make a decision. I know tons of college grads who are doing something completely different than what they got their degree in. What makes me feel a little better, is every time I think about switching my major, I talk to my mom because she went to fsu and switched her major 3 times. It's normal to change your mind while in college. And for the people who already have their mind made up, well, good for you!
ReplyDeleteHonestly you should not be freaking out that much. You still have a lot of time to figure out what you want to do in life. I know a lot of people that switched their majors up till their senior year. I personally already have everything planned out. I know what I want to do with my life but I am still freaking out about it. I still have to apply at the end of my freshman year to get into my major. If I do not make it in I could possibly have to find something else to do. They only give me two shots here at FSU to get accepted into my major. I do not know what I would do if I couldn't do what I have been dreaming on doing for years. But even though I have everything planned out for my life I still do not feel like a college student. I still feel young. I guess that's a good thing though right? No one wants to feel old. We just have to enjoy this time in our life. Because when we do get to that point where we feel old our worries will be different. And we will wish we could be worrying about the little stuff, like college. As a freshman everything seems like the biggest deal. At the time it might be huge to us. But when we look back we will ask ourselves why we freaked out so much.
ReplyDeleteI came to FSU believing that I want to be a Civil Engineer but after this semester of difficult classes I am starting to doubt myself. Do I really want to be an engineer for the rest of my life? I also have a hard time accepting how old we are. I often find myself talking to my girl friends about the boys that we are interested in. The girls tease me because I call them boys instead of men or guys. I also find it disturbing when I am referred to as a woman. I am not old enough to be called that. I don't like getting older. If I could have stayed 16 I would have.
ReplyDeleteI am in the same spot you are. I am a little freaked out that now I am beginning to search for the career that I will possibly come to have for the rest of my life. I feel like every decision I make is extremely important and if I make one little wrong choice everything else will go wrong. I had been to the career center before the lady came and took one quiz, but I still have no idea what questions I could bring with me if I ever went alone. I might just ask them to work with my possible major and look for ideas on careers I could get, classes I should take, and possible internships for the future. I don't want to jump into a job that I have no interest in, so I feel like I should take some more of their quizzes to help me narrow down my ideas. The center seems extremely helpful.
ReplyDeleteMost of us feel the same way as you do. We all may have an idea of what we want to do but the majority of us will not figure it out until we enter the real world. There is a process such as going to college, picking the right classes and major, and always keeping up with your grades. Some students just pick a major because they feel as if there are a lot of jobs. Truthfully a major should be picked on ones personally interest. At the end of the day, the major you choose does not really matter. It is all about who you know in this world. It makes it so much easier whenever you know someone who can help you out with getting a job. Like my dad always said "who you know gets you there. What you know will keep you there."
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