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uninterested in my major 2016-08-28 00:52:23 Post No. 17504031
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I took several years off of school, took a couple programming classes a year ago and I'm going back for IT right now. Computer classes have all been easy enough for me so far, I have a 4.0 in my major, but for the most part I'm uninterested in it. Besides 4chan and social media on my laptop I don't really use any technology outside of school. All of the other things I'd like to maybe major in (music, history, foreign language) or do (open a restaurant, start a farm) don't seem like very good decisions if I want stability and work-life balance. I'm not naive enough to think that you have to do what you're passionate about and have a fulfilling career, I don't care if I have a boring job, but I don't know how well I'm going to do later on in my schooling and career when I have no interest in IT and everyone else in my classes seems very passionate about it. I'll probably end up sticking with my major but I'm not sure if that's what I should be doing or not, don't want to waste my time and money.
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>>17504031
I was kind of in the same shoes as you OP. Had really got grades doing Computer Science at a solid university, but had no real interest in technology or programming outside of school. I'm currently two months into my first internship and struggling mightily.
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do you want a stable boring shitty life or the potential to chase your dreams?
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>>17504031
I am on the exact same boat. Been struggling for years on my engineering careers. It has its ups and downs.
The way I cope with it is by having the goal to become proficient on other things, hobbies etc, while also continuing here and see where it takes me.
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ever asked yourself why IT doesnt fulfill you?
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>>17504031
Have you tried taking classes in the things you are interested in?
If you feel a lot more passionate about the material in those classes, make the switch, because the statistics you hear about those majors being unstable indicate how many people out there have the passion and skill it takes to beat the others.
If you feel like you would be very competitive and very studious in history to the extent that you would be doing history -related things in your free time, then you'll be able to find a job in it. Fields don't make money. Enterprising people who can make themselves valuable do.
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