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I am currently a sophomore at Penn State (university park) and it's about time that I pick out a major aka decide my future?
I have fulfilled nearly all general education credits and I really need a major now (since I need to make my next semester's schedule), although I have until the end of the year to declare (in the undecided program)
I am contracted in the ROTC program currently, which means after graduation, I will be serving in the army. After that, if I don't wish to pursue a military career, my life will go on as normal
Here's a list of PSU's majors: Text
Any help or ideas would be great...
- I really enjoy working with and on computers, but I have decided that there is no way I could major in anything specifically technology related
- My GPA was just below the minimum to enroll in the business college, so I can't do any business majors
- I think my GPA is below the minimum for the communications college, too
- I like math (and it is my best subject) and do enjoy working with numbers. My initial plan was to be an accounting major, but that is business, so I can't do that
- I am pretty good writer, but I do not like English classes (although I always do well in them)
- I have thought about being a lawyer, but I do not know what my major could be (was thinking accounting would be perfect for either an accountant or as a prerequisite to law school, but oh well)
- In my job, I would like either:
a. a job where I know exactly what I have to do, no matter how difficult, but with no subjectiveness
or
b. a job where I have to think creatively/problem solve/etc, but with an exciting environment that would be interesting
(for example, I would never be an engineer because you have to problem solve, but it's not "exiciting". But, I don't think I'd mind a job where I just crunch big numbers all day, if that makes sense)
- I like interacting with people a lot, but I don't like cheesy management stuff
- I think I am looking for something that is kind of general and broad. That way, if anything changes during my time in the army, I can have more options, and also the material from it will not be as specific
- A friend of mine from the ROTC is majoring in Security Risk Analysis and talks highly of it, anyone know anything about this (job with the nsa after service)
- I like dogs a LOT (no veterinary or anything, just saying. Speaking of which, anyone with military experience: what are the possible ways to work with a k9 in the military? I know it sounds kind of cheesy, but I really do love dogs)
- Things that I have thought I would not mind, but have not researched: education (teacher/professor), government (police and up), psychology (maybe some governmental involvement? or perhaps some kind of advertising/marketing connection?), finance (business, ugh), stock market (my dad was really involved in the market when he was younger), sociology
- Things that I DON'T want: med school, engineering, english, arts
- I also think I might want to do a military career. I really like everything about the military, but I am not quite sure yet
Anyone have any ideas? Even if you don't, maybe you could like say what your major was and real quick what you do now?
I really appreciate any helps. THANKS A LOT
ps: go phillies
I have fulfilled nearly all general education credits and I really need a major now (since I need to make my next semester's schedule), although I have until the end of the year to declare (in the undecided program)
I am contracted in the ROTC program currently, which means after graduation, I will be serving in the army. After that, if I don't wish to pursue a military career, my life will go on as normal
Here's a list of PSU's majors: Text
Any help or ideas would be great...
- I really enjoy working with and on computers, but I have decided that there is no way I could major in anything specifically technology related
- My GPA was just below the minimum to enroll in the business college, so I can't do any business majors
- I think my GPA is below the minimum for the communications college, too
- I like math (and it is my best subject) and do enjoy working with numbers. My initial plan was to be an accounting major, but that is business, so I can't do that
- I am pretty good writer, but I do not like English classes (although I always do well in them)
- I have thought about being a lawyer, but I do not know what my major could be (was thinking accounting would be perfect for either an accountant or as a prerequisite to law school, but oh well)
- In my job, I would like either:
a. a job where I know exactly what I have to do, no matter how difficult, but with no subjectiveness
or
b. a job where I have to think creatively/problem solve/etc, but with an exciting environment that would be interesting
(for example, I would never be an engineer because you have to problem solve, but it's not "exiciting". But, I don't think I'd mind a job where I just crunch big numbers all day, if that makes sense)
- I like interacting with people a lot, but I don't like cheesy management stuff
- I think I am looking for something that is kind of general and broad. That way, if anything changes during my time in the army, I can have more options, and also the material from it will not be as specific
- A friend of mine from the ROTC is majoring in Security Risk Analysis and talks highly of it, anyone know anything about this (job with the nsa after service)
- I like dogs a LOT (no veterinary or anything, just saying. Speaking of which, anyone with military experience: what are the possible ways to work with a k9 in the military? I know it sounds kind of cheesy, but I really do love dogs)
- Things that I have thought I would not mind, but have not researched: education (teacher/professor), government (police and up), psychology (maybe some governmental involvement? or perhaps some kind of advertising/marketing connection?), finance (business, ugh), stock market (my dad was really involved in the market when he was younger), sociology
- Things that I DON'T want: med school, engineering, english, arts
- I also think I might want to do a military career. I really like everything about the military, but I am not quite sure yet
Anyone have any ideas? Even if you don't, maybe you could like say what your major was and real quick what you do now?
I really appreciate any helps. THANKS A LOT
ps: go phillies