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I don't know what to study at university :(
I don't have any skills or interests that are obvious that I would like to develop. I have spoken to the guidance councillor at a local college who told me I needed to know what I wanted to do before she could tell me how to achieve it. Not much help really. There is a psychologist that can do a heap of tests and stuff to determine my aptitudes but she costs about $400 and it is way too much money for me at this time. Aptitude tests don't really hep me either and those tests deigned to tell people what carriers best suit them always come back with strange results that are always different. Any advice on how to determine where my strengths are would be helpful, thanks.
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I'm going to Uni this year, and I would suggest if you don't have an interests to go for a course that leads to a job. Put it this way, many history graduates struggle to get a job. Do something with real world work experience-like a degree in HR (office work). If you do this then you'll get a job because they'll always need admin.
I live in England, so maybe this is true for America aswell,but I'm telling you YOU WONT GET INTO UNI IF YOU HAVE NO INTERESTS/HOBBIES. No offense, but Uni's want interesting people. I think you need to get a hobby. Try something like dance/sports/writing/Guides until you find something you love,and that could give you career goals aswell.
Top tip would be to do something you like but also make sure it leads to a job-after all that is the point of going to Uni.
If you really cant choose, don't waste students/leturers time when you don't want to be there. You don't HAVE to go to uni. Why not get a job and work your way up :)
Whichever you choose,good luck :)
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I have the exact same problem but the best advice I was given is to take different classes at a local community college.
I mean you won't know what you like until you try it right?
A lot of students pick something right away, not that there is anything wrong with that but a lot end up changing their major later.
I've taken some tests like that and they didn't help me because I still wasn't sure.
My dad was seeing this therapist with my mom and he did wonders with her. Then the therapist starting working with my brother with drugs and such. My dad mentioned me to him saying that I had no idea what I wanted to do.
The therapist said that I didn't need to go to him since I'm still young and most young people aren't sure what they want to do for the rest of their life.
So, it's nice to know what areas interest you but it's best to try it out.
So if you take some classes, maybe psychology, languages, cake decorating, anything really, maybe that will help you figure out what you really like.
It's better to try these out now, because even though you're spending money, at least your not wasting your time. Instead of jumping into it, and wasting both money AND time.
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I remember taking the free tests at colleges to see where I might have an interest, I did not score high in anything there...so they couldnt help me and I ended up not doing college. Now in my 50's I can see looking back that I had in interest in gardening but the college tests then did not address that and I had no idea I could probably earn a living as a Master gardener. I also have great interest in Spiritual things and natural health and energy healing. Most general college do not offer courses for that either. So think about what you have interest in. You may need to go to a specialized school for the particular subject, not regular college.
If you still have not discovered anything you have an interest in, then college must wait until you discover the interest. Only way to do that is to expose yourself to many different things..like volunteering time at a vetrinary hospital and being around animals, take guided tour on finding edible plants in nature for foraging, take a sewing class. You may decide you have in interest only after spending time doing something. With my examples, you could work with rehabilitating wild animals, or become a vet, Write books about identifying plants, or learn to become an herbologist, or become a tailor who makes alterations or you create and sell comforters or design your own clothing line. You won't know unless you just go experience life for a bit first and see what interests pop up.
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