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college confusion!
im a freshman in college so i've only been here about 4 weeks. and i have some major questions.
1. at the moment im a biology major because i want to be a radiology technician so pre-med requires either a bio or chem major... i hate both of those, so i'm pretty miserable. how exactly do you go about changing majors? like could i just walk up in there one day and be like i want a different major and have to get all my classes changed all of a sudden?
2. i'm not sure what exactly i want to do. i'm in between physical therapy [specializing in athletics], radiology, or forensic investigation. soo.. like what the heck i dont even know what to do? how do i talk to an advisor when each "college" has its own advisor and they're geared towards taking classes in a particular subject. like how do i get this shit figured out and learn what i want to do so i dont screw around for a year taking classes i dont need.
3. we're already being told to make appointments with our advisors about registering for classes next semester, but again, everything from #2 comes up. and next semester would just be the same classes i have now pretty much [biology, chem, english, & calculus] but just the 2nd part of them.
4. i know for radiology there are a lot of tech schools that have 2 year programs where you can graduate with an associates degree to be a technician. so let's say i do 4 years at this university that i'm at now, get a bachelor's degree in.. something?... and then decide to be a radiology technician. will i still have to do the 2 year associate's degree even though i have a bachelor's degree already?
i'm sooooo confused as to how this works, and i'm really feeling the pressure to get it straightened out. i know that PLENTY of people come to college in between career paths, or have NO idea what they want to do and i'm not alone, but it seems like everyone i meet knows exactly what they want and are doing so well in their classes because it IS what they want. ahhh. help!?
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Just relax. Your advisor is there for a reason, and he or she can help you answer all of these questions. I can tell you that you have absolutely nothing to worry about, so you can calm down a little bit.
If you want to change majors, tell your advisor. You really don't have to do that until your second sememster or even your second year. There is no point in doing it now. I am in a similiar situation. I also just started school, and when I was signing up for college and my classes, we had to choose a major. I chose General Studies. Basically that just means you are taking your core classes until you decide what it is you want to do. I plan on changing my major to Education next semester.
It's okay to not know what you want to do because regardless you have certain classes you have to take, such as; biology, English, math, history, et cetera. Depending on what you want to do, you continue with certain classes. For example, since you want to be a biology major, you would continue taking biology classes until you graduate and I would stop after two semesters because that's all the science I need. So really you have nothing to worry about this semester. You would still have to take all those classes regardless of what you want to do, so you aren't wasting any time. Colleges usually suggest to know what you want to major in by your second year. By then you will know if you like biology, and if that's what you want to major in.
You can get an associate's degree for Radiology, but you will make more money and have a better chance at getting a job if you have a bachelor's. If you had a bachelor's degree in let's say, English, and you decided to be a radiology technician, what you would probably do is take all the classes that you would normally have to take to be a technician that you didn't already take while getting your bachelor's. Then you would have a bachelor's in English, and an associate's in Radiology.
Don't feel pressured. Just talk to your advisor and ask everything you asked in your question. They are there to help you, so let them do their job! :)
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