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pop-punklouis · 4 years

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Hey hope! I was hoping you could lend some advice. How did you know what you wanted to do with your life? I have to decide on a major soon, and I’m just at a complete loss. I’m worried whatever I choose I’ll end up hating in the real world, and I would’ve wasted 4 years on a degree I won’t want anything to do with. I have vague interests that come and go, but nothing has ever stuck out to me. Thank you, and congratulations btw!!! Sending you lots of love

hey babe!

that’s a very complex question, as I still don’t believe I know what i want to do with my life. just a few weeks ago i was mourning over my degree believing that i wasted 4 years on a degree that i wasn’t going to use or was worth having. so, going into this i want to reiterate to you that i’m teetering on that path of lost myself even if i do have a keener since of the direction i want to take environment wise.

anyways! it took a long time for me to figure out my major. i always assumed i would graduate high school -> go to a 4 year college -> graduate with a bachelors in journalism -> work at a newspaper. that most definitely.... wasn’t the case, and my college experience ended up with me taking a gap year, going to community college for one year, going to a liberal arts school for a semester, and then finishing up with Arizona State University. my career path and decisions have always been a bit chaotic and out-of-depth, but i met someone who meant a lot to me back when i, too, was having to choose a major. they were a great friend (a mirror reflection more like) and we brought out the best of each other and bounced our interests off one another. during that time, we both realized how much we loved the media and pop culture. this propelled us to researching and figuring out there was a major titled “media studies” that you could attain, and that was the fire that lit my match to get my bachelors in that. i didn’t know what i wanted to do with media (and still don’t) but i do know pop culture is a massive passion of mine, and i would love to be immersed in it more than anything else.

i also played around with different internships and hobbies regarding music and entertainment during those years really figuring out what i did/didn’t like. that’s where i began writing for music publications. is that what i want to continue to do for the rest of my life? most definitely not even though i do love it. but, it gave me direction and opportunities i wouldn’t have otherwise.

so, i guess in saying all of that.... i think the best option is to figure out what you love and are passionate about most (that you feel like you won’t burn out of after a while). what kind of environment do you envision being around? people? content? those are super important. but also, it’s imperative that you trust your own timeline and work at your own pace. everyone’s journey is different, and having direction at our ages is a myth tbh. travel the path but don’t think there’s a strict end point because there isn’t. if you’re anything like me— i can see myself doing a myriad of things and being happy doing them so there is a massive field for that. also, never doubt that there are plenty of jobs and avenues you can take without a degree or where you have a degree yet it doesn’t necessarily apply. don’t close yourself off to all possibilities that plop down in your lap.

try and self-reflect as best as possible. write down what you believe to be your strengths and your weaknesses. research the shit out of majors and potential of that degree past college. and i need to take my own advice here, but don’t worry if you’re lost or uninspired where you are now. life has a weird way of coming full circle and breathing warmth into us when we least expect it. i hope that breath orbits around you soon.

being unsure, misdirected, uninspired doesn’t mean anything unless you allow it to. it’s completely normal and a big part of transitioning into a stronger and more attuned version of yourself. i wish you all the best babe 🖤

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