I can't stop thinking about college.
And yes, I realize that sounds silly because I am in college, but I don't care.
Over the past 3 days I've realized that chemistry is not going to be my major. Or any natural science, for that matter. While I find them interesting subjects, and I tend to do well enough in them, my heart is not in it. I could not spend the rest of my life doing science, as much as my monstrous ego says otherwise—and boy is my ego huge. It has been known to frighten small children and cause fainting in old women.
I may still keep Computer Science as a major, or I may demote it to a minor, I don't know. We'll see after fall. To be entirely honest, I have no idea what my major is going to be, much less what I want to do with the rest of my life.
I've just... I've realized over the past few days what a sucker I am for writing, how passionate I am when involved in an argument (or even just listening), and how much I love people in general and need to be around them. I really don't see how those three things fit into the sciences.
I need to see my academic adviser, but I don't walk to go in empty handed; that's why I found the list of every single major offered by my university, and crossed off every major that immediately stood out as a no. Then, I wrote down each that remained, occasionally tossing one out (read: deleting it) in the most dramatic way possible (think Donald Trump), leaving me with a [comparatively] short list of majors that I would consider.
It was satisfying. I felt powerful.
I am Andy, compiler of lists, lord of the delete key.
...Anyways, my disturbingly trivial power trip aside, here is the complete, sort-of-abridged, probably-missing-a-few List of Majors Andy Would Consider (trademark pending).
[In alphabetical order]
• Business administration
• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Computer Science
• Criminal Justice
• Economics
• English -- Creative writing
• English education
• English -- technical writing
• General Business
• Journalism
• Legal Studies
• Marketing
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
See? Aren't the bullets impressive? They don't just hand out that title to anyone, you know.
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Dude, Andy, I could so see you as a marketing major. I want you to come up with the best advertisements EVER. I know you could do it.
I'd say go for journalism like me (I do so love the idea of being able to say, "Oh, that nice Jewish boy Andy is following in my footsteps! Why yes, I am a good influence!), but unless you land an Op-Ed column for yourself I think you'll feel stifled. You'd have to reign in that amazing wit of yours, and that's just a waste.
Creative Writing? It's what I'm also doing, and it's fun but I'm not doing it for a career. I can see you writing books that would earn you titles such as: "The Straight David Sedaris".
Technical writing? BLEH. And Garbis would be very disappointed in you if you became a teacher; I told her I wanted to be an English teacher and I swear she almost cried. "Don't do THAT! You have so much potential!"
I don't have too much to say about the others. My favorite for you is marketing. But I mean, it's up to you. Obviously. I'm no Castro. :D
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