Thursday, January 15, 2004

Choices: Which major do I choose?

First, which college/university do I go to? Arggghhhh....(pulls hair out). Do I choose the uni that has the major I might be interested in and has a wide choice of subjects that also look interesting, but that is farther away, and I'll have to live there or commute. The problem with commuting (I think about an hour each way, not bad considering) is obvious. Or, do I chose the uni that is in the same area, and I think less than 30 minutes or so away. But there is a limited choice of majors and interests. It's a great technical sort of school for technical degrees and majors. The uni further away is a great choice if I want to major in liberal arts sort of majors (my adviser told me that if I wanted to take History and English sort of majors then this uni is the way to go. My career counselor says this uni is also a good school). There, that's two points. The major problem is the distance. I know a lot of people in the second uni, though.

Second, what do I major in? International Studies is my first choice. I think it's in line with my situation right now. It feels right. I've told myself that if I don't find or can't decide on a major, I'll major in History. My plan B. My backup. Geography, Environmental Science, Interdisciplinary, or (possibly, but unlikely) English are other possiblities. Imagine that! I'm thinking about majoring in English. Who'd have thought! I ruled out Business because I have zero interest in it. Public Admin is a possible graduate degree if I want to get involve with non-profit sort of organizations, which I would love to do. That would be my dream job. Although I might want to do something in the environmental realm. Like Green Peace, but less radical (well, maybe that's not the right word for it). What about WWF. I love their work.

I think a liberal arts undergrad degree is the right way to go for me because I really have no clue where I'm headed. Pretty sure I'll want/need a graduate degree to narrow down my interest.