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I have no idea wHat I wanna be when im grown up and im almost grown up
So im a junior in hs. 16/f and I Have no idea what i wanna do when i grow up. I don't know what I want to major in in college that I'll enjoy, actually get a job in and make a decent amount of money. Ive had ideas over the years..mostly just between two jobs. A psychologist and a writer. But of course those are the most difficult jobs to get real money in or to even get a job in at all and being a psychologist is stressful and overbearing and writing is hard and trying to write stories 24/7 is extremely difficult for me. Also i dont want my writing to be about the money. So yeah I Have no idea whatsoever. I always hoped that things will work out and ill stumble on the right path..and writing is something ive always wanted to persue. Its a passion and its never gone away and i dont know i always thought itd work out in the end with that..and i believe it will, but i doubt in time for when i have to start working and make money. Im not rich either so its not like i have money to do what i want or have any connections. Idk. Are there any job suggestions that are good and pays well? Any advice about this? Thanks!
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Firstly, you need to do something that you enjoy doing. I used to think I needed to find a job that paid greatly, but the things I was interested in didn't pay as well as I'd hoped. You need to make sure you love what you do.
Secondly, most kids your age have no idea what they want to be. I sure didn't. I still don't and I'm 19. Most of the people I knew who had their mind set on something, ended up changing their mind later. Then I also know some people who went to school and ended up changing their majors. Then of course a lot of the kids who graduate from college aren't even working in the field they studied in.
So you don't need to know 100% what you want to do right now. As long as you have an idea you're fine.
Since I graduated last year, I went to college hoping I'd figure out what I wanted to do. I am still very confused so my dad told me to take some classes at the community college that interest me. If I love it, then I go for it. If I'm still not sure, keep taking different classes.
So look more into things you might like. Keep writing, keep looking into other things as well. Psychology is a very common major people take. And it does have a lot of variety of jobs other than being a psychologist so you can look into that as well.
Keep an open mind and keep trying new things.
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Before I answer your question there are one or two points I would like to make.
1. Money is not the criteria on which to base your future employment. You can train to be a doctor, lawyer or another high paying professional and be miserable.
I have a good friend that for years I knew only as a very successful building contractor. It wasn't until one night I went into his office at home that I saw his Diploma showing he was a JD. Jurist Doctor or Lawyer. His parents forced him to go to law school. He hated the practice of law and struck out on his to build houses. Eventually becoming very successful at it.
Moral of this story is money doesn't buy happiness. You need to find something you enjoy that you can earn a decent living at. While earning that living you can if you wish then work at your version of the next best great novel. Some of the best authors took years to write their first book. This is one of those times where it is possible to have your cake and eat it too if you work at it properly.
My quick take on something you might enjoy doing, which would give you time to pursue your writing as well as fits with what you have written would be teaching. Teaching can be very rewarding and in the right school districts the pay for teachers is quite good. You have summers off to allow for other interests as well as winter and spring breaks.
With a degree in teaching doors in the corporate world are opened as trainers for a variety of different and interesting products and applications. Some corporate trainers also see a large part of the world as travel is a large part of the position.
I do like what the previous advisor wrote about the testing she took. This test should be available to you through your high school guidance office. Either you or your parents should be able to request this testing in conference with the guidance office and school administrators. It is a good test; I took it in High School many decades ago. It is quite accurate and I've done very well in one of the areas it pointed out as an area I would excel in.
This is not a test you can study for. You cannot fool the test or cheat it. You answer the questions honestly. If I remember correctly it is a multiple choice type test. Read the question then look at the answers. Choose the answer that first comes to mind that is most correct for you.
Lastly do not feel bad about the way you feel at the moment. At your age it is perfectly normal to be confused or to lack a true direction in life. One of the purposes of the first two years of college is to allow you more time to choose a direction and is why you do not have to declare a major until your junior year of college.
My advice is to talk with mom and dad and to ask them to speak to the school officials about taking that test. It is a tool that can help you find a direction which you can accept or reject; your option.
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I was like you, had no idea what I wanted to do, so I went straight to work after high school and got married early. The husband was finishing community college and took me there to take some tests to see what interests I rate highest in based on how I answered the zillions of questions. The lady looked over my answers and based on what I answered, 3 basic areas of jobs, like service related jobs, and all the job that fall under that were one. I rated an equal percent in all 3 catagories. Nothing stood out as my having a greater interest in to clue me in as to what major catagory to start looking for a major in. So I gave up at that point. It wasn't until I was a mom raising children that I began to develope particular interests, which if I'd had them while younger, I would have gone after, such as my love of gardening, becoming a botanist or interest in herbal remedies and other natural health and healing techniques, I might have gone to a naturopathic college. Sometimes we don't know what we want to pursue until later in life and that is okay. Half the kids who follow a certain major will change their mind halfway through or never find a job in the field they have a degree in. My ex has two degrees and never got a job in either of them. With the economy as it is now, its not a good time to be getting into debt with college loans. If it was any better, I'd be going to school now for the naturopathic college since all my kids are grown. But I'm not.
Take some time for yourself, find a job start working and earning money, and while you are still young, do as some do and travel around the world. In your travels, you may experience some things that help point you in a direction for a life path you want to take and hopefully the economy will be better by then.
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