weighty decisions

[grimble crumble]

I guess this thread is more of a vent than anything else.

Im currently 2 weeks away from registering for my last semester at a local JC and then will be transferign to a university to finish my undergrad... and im feeling the weight of the decisions aproaching me like no other

theres several questions bearing down on me at this moment. one of them is which csu to transfer to. I know I want to have a real "college experience" with a real "college atmoshophere" a commuter school is the last thing I want to find myself in. I want to experience those great dorm nights. I want to be exposed to a new city with new ideas with people who arnt just parking going to class and then going home for dinner with mom and dad or nights with old highschool chums.

I want to be by a decent sized city with at least 75,000 people in it so I can have the oppertunity of fun nights playing my music in shitty venues or hitting the bars up with my college pals.

it doesnt seem like theres any california state universities that fit this profile.

aside from that, dont get me started on picking a major. I really need to pick one within the next 2 weeks and honestly am having so much trouble doing so. I want to make a comfertable living but I dont want to be stuck in a miserable job. i tossed architecture around for a while, but ultimately I hear most architects arnt too happy with their current jobs considering the rigorous demands of they went through in college. Ive also tossed around economics and comm studiesm but ugh I dont know, im so stuck.

 

[Jerry Atrick]

At the college I went to, all freshmen were required to live in the dorms and it sucked....drinking wasn't allowed, you can't smoke weed, it's hard to get laid when you have a roommate, etc. It's ok to live in a bigger college town with a hoppin' night life, but I wouldn't want to live in the dorms.

As far as choosing a major, the advice I was given was to find a major I enjoy doing something I'm good at and NOT to worry about what kind of job I'd get when I graduated. You're in college to get your education, not to get a job. Up to that point in my college career I had changed majors 3 times, but once I was given that advice, I found a major I enjoyed doing something I was good at and ran with it. I'm starting grad school this fall, so the job thing still hasn't panned out. I just keep my eyes focused on the future and know that eventually a good job will find me.

Good luck %)

 

[grimble crumble]

well im in college to get and education => to get a job, so i htink it makes sence to factor that part in. I mean If I really chose a major for my interests I would most likely end up in a shitty job paying off my school debts. Im most gifted in music and english courses by far. the problem is that those two majors lead to verrrrry limited job prospects

I was thinking of combining the two to try and become some sort of journalist for music related magazines (everything from band stuff to classical stuff to just instruments) but it just seems really unlikely that this could happen. Ive tried talking to the counselors at my JC about this kind of stuff but their not too helpful

 

[Jerry Atrick]

I was thinking of combining the two to try and become some sort of journalist for music related magazines (everything from band stuff to classical stuff to just instruments) but it just seems really unlikely that this could happen.

This sounds like a viable option that you could pursue. You may not get the music/journalist job right out of college, but you might be able to get a regular journalism job, build your resume for a few years, then take a shot at some music mags with some on-the-job experience under your belt. I'd be willing to bet that most music journalists didn't get their jobs right out of college either, that they prolly had other jobs before they were able to land their "dream" job.

Nothing good comes easy and just because you have a degree doesn't mean you'll get your dream job immediately after graduating.

 

[NeedlessBeing]

It's time you take some college visits, and make a list of all things you want in a college. When it comes to picking a major..what do you love? And how can you turn your love...of say helping others...into a job? Spend some time thinking about these things, I hope you find what you're looking for.