The last week I have felt like I have been having a quarter life crisis. Quarter life crisis sounds dramatic, I know. I'm only 19, which is incredibly young. But lately I have been very confused on the path I want to go on in terms of college. I have been a political science major for an entire year, and I love it. I find politics so interesting. But lately I have found myself confused on what I would like to do with this degree, which leads me to question if I should even be in this field at all. What if I want to become a political journalist? Or work in a government office? Or what if I don't even want to be doing any of this? Or should I just do a minor instead? It's all very confusing for me. I dislike the fact that, as young adults - still teenagers even - we have to decide what we want to do "for the rest of our lives." That's a little insane, right? We aren't aloud to have alcohol yet and are pretty much barely old enough to go off to war, yet here we are. Supposed to be making huge life altering decisions.
The whole thing stresses me out.
As I tried to sort out this mess, I realized a few things...
1. Your degree doesn't necessarily matter to the job you may have one day. Unless, of course, you are planning on being a scientist or engineer or want to go into a specialty job. A lot of majors/degrees are a lot more versatile than you'd think (or so the internet tells me... I'm only a sophomore in college; what do I know?)
2. Not knowing what you want to do is okay. A lot of people are convinced that a Bachelor's degree is all you need to be successful and happy in life. It will lead to a career you'll love, a salary that will end up paying off the debt you inevitably have, and we will all happily dance off into the sunset in our fancy business suits with our paychecks, blah blah blah. The thing is, these days a normal four year degree isn't even that competitive of a thing to have. So, hey, think of it this way: if you end up disliking your major at the end of these four years... there's always grad school if you want?
And there is always the option of a second degree, whether it be another Bachelor or Associates degree.
Yes, this post is short, but the point is: STOP STRESSING. Do what makes you happy and keeps you healthy (mentally and physically) in the moment. If you find yourself staying up 'til 4am writing up lab reports only to realize you are miserable... stop what you are doing. Change your major. But really, who cares? It's only 4 years and a piece of paper. Stop stressing.
-H
The whole thing stresses me out.
As I tried to sort out this mess, I realized a few things...
1. Your degree doesn't necessarily matter to the job you may have one day. Unless, of course, you are planning on being a scientist or engineer or want to go into a specialty job. A lot of majors/degrees are a lot more versatile than you'd think (or so the internet tells me... I'm only a sophomore in college; what do I know?)
2. Not knowing what you want to do is okay. A lot of people are convinced that a Bachelor's degree is all you need to be successful and happy in life. It will lead to a career you'll love, a salary that will end up paying off the debt you inevitably have, and we will all happily dance off into the sunset in our fancy business suits with our paychecks, blah blah blah. The thing is, these days a normal four year degree isn't even that competitive of a thing to have. So, hey, think of it this way: if you end up disliking your major at the end of these four years... there's always grad school if you want?
And there is always the option of a second degree, whether it be another Bachelor or Associates degree.
Yes, this post is short, but the point is: STOP STRESSING. Do what makes you happy and keeps you healthy (mentally and physically) in the moment. If you find yourself staying up 'til 4am writing up lab reports only to realize you are miserable... stop what you are doing. Change your major. But really, who cares? It's only 4 years and a piece of paper. Stop stressing.
-H