careers.college.senior yr ): HELP, im not sure if it goes here Options

[TYPiKALFEMME]

okay well im not sure if this goes here or not, if it isnt im sorry. well this is my last year in high school ); even though people are so thrilled about it, im not as much as they are. I actually like it in high school, and gees now its BOOM college. which really scares the hell out of me like literally, if someone starts talking about..i try to change the subject. I'm just really confused on what i actually want to do, as in career wise..everyone around picked teacher,doctor,nurse,blah blah!! And i seriously dont want to be a lawyer or doctor sort of thing. I know my major is going to be English b/c its at least one of the things im actually good at (despite what you guys are reading now.) But other than that, I HAVE NO IDEA!!! I dont want to be a writer/author, but i want to be magazine editor. But i doubt that's going to be a sure job opening out there yaknow? I love to write about anyuthing, my friends tell me that i am a good writer but i dont want to be just a writer but a magazine editor. but i love messing around photoshop and designing things on it. But i'm not PRO at it, I just know the basics to know what the hell I'm doing. I need help, on actually what kind of career i should be aiming for than just dream job of being a magazine editor...i want to combine both my love for writing&desiginig <the look,style of magazines or anything associated with both included* Do you guys have any ideas? I'm sorry, I'm just seriously frustrated

[b0st0ngrl]

Well, you sound like you really want to work in the magazine industry. Even though there's not a sure opening doesn't mean you shouldn't do it. Not everything comes really easily, especially a career. Editor sounds like a great idea. Just don't give up on your dream of becoming one because you don't think you would get there.

[Heewee]

Hey, you sound a lot like me! I'm trying to decide what I want to do also except that I have a LOT of different interests and I'm not sure what direction to go in. Two of my major interests are magazine journalism and emergency medicine. My suggestion to you would be to apply to liberal arts colleges (schools that offer a wide varity of courses and majors) instead of a technical school. In a lot of colleges, you don't have to declare your major right away and if you decide to switch majors, it usually isn't that painstackingly hard to do (although it's not recommended). The first year or so in college you will be taking the mandatory courses that all students going to that university will need to graduate so you can get the feel for things and see how you like things. One thing that seems to be discouraging you from pursuing your idea of getting into magazine is that there might not be a job opening. One thing that I have to say is that this is something to consider, however, if it is a dream and goal of yours to write for a living in an atmosphere that you love and enjoy, you shouldn't have a problem working hard to get there. Wouldn't you rather end up in a fantastic job that you love after working hard to get there than being stuck in a job that you hate for the rest of your life because you didn't take the chance when you had it? I hope I was of some help to you. If you want to talk more, you can PM me.

[Levy2k6]

wow everybody is writting long posts and i hope noone screws this up. i really enjoy high school too.. i wished we got 2-3 more years were we can just hang out here and not worry bout grades. I really don't know what i want to do neither, i'm taking a cisco course so i might get a CCNA certification when im out of HS. i really don't know what i want to do. i might go to Texas Tech or State and major in computer something.. computer engineering sounds fun too.. I really don't know where to go, im not poor or rich so ima need a scholarship to go anywhere I want, i just took my SATS and i didnt do so well so ahh.. im also in top 30% or 209 out of 700something.. but yeah.. it happens.. i hope the rest of the year doesnt go by so fast so i can find what i want to do.

[Im So Vain]

You remind me of myself in a way. I am also a senior, and still exploring colleges and majors. Which is a very tough thing to do, because of all the choices out there. But it sounds like to me that you want to be a fashion editor maybe. I dunno. Thats what I think. but there are many college search engines out there that help to match you with a major. They also tell you the careers that come from that particular major. Try collegeboard.com I've been thinking about Fashion Merchandising or Marketing as a major, because I am obsessed with fashion. And it is the only thing that I can really see myself enjoying. I would like to own a clothing boutique and/or be a fashion consultant someday. Most of my friends want to be nurses.

[TYPiKALFEMME]

thanks guys you helped me alot..but yeah i want to be sort of a magazine editor/designer of the layouts for the magazines/and write articles NOT for fashion b.c im not the fashionably type of person. I just want to write articles on like rape,people, teens,stories, make up stories (make believe) esp. for teens. I dont want to be the type that writes about you should wear gold this yr..no, i wanna just write.

[Im So Vain]

^Oh okay then have you thought about journalism, and if you like designing. Then maybe you should consider advertising. Some schools let you double major. A reminder; if you didnt know may universities/colleges have early action/early decision deadlines around this time.

[misoshiru]

being a senior myself, i know what i'm majoring in and what i want to do after college. but personally, it's not that big of deal if you apply undecided, or not know your career decision until the 2nd year of college or something. i think that just as long as by the time you graduate, you've gone down the path of doing something you like to do.

[simx]

If you really have no idea, take the ASVAB