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Originally Posted by Mikahcho  Hmmmm, seeing as I never took art as an A-level, that'll be a difficult feat hehe ^_^""
Well, I don't think I should be going down that path, and going back to art two years after I've not touched even a paint brush...........I'd get there and be overwhelmed y all those better than me D:
Well, I've decided to go down either one of these routes.....I think my parents would be alot less angry about these than art, they'd kick me out if I told them I was going to take art ^_^
I think I'll stick to these ones, thanks (: |
Good choice. You sound like you have a level head on your shoulders.
Here's the thing: you don't NEED a college education to develop your artistic ability, so going to school to study art would be a waste of money anyway, because an art degree isn't going to provide you with much security in the way of "back up" plan.
There's a delicate balance when it comes to choosing a career that involves what you truly WANT to do, what you can be happy doing, and what will support your lifestyle.
You have to take all of that into account and realize that sometimes your biggest passion may not be the best choice as a pursuit in college. Sometimes, it's smarter to develop your greatest passion on your own, while you work on one of your "lesser" passions (i.e. something else you enjoy doing) in school because the degree is more useful to you when you graduate.
Does that make sense? Let me give you an example from my own life (remember, I'm the guy who is an Engineer who HATES what I'm doing right now. But I'm going to pretend like I am back in college being forced to choose a major)
Ok, so I'm looking for a course of study. What is my number one passion? Well, my number one passion is writing. I've been writing ever since I could pick up a pencil, and it's always been a dream of mine to one day be a published author.
But is that a smart choice for me to study in college? Not really. Why? Because you don't NEED a degree in writing to make it as a writer. So why would I waste my time in college getting a degree in some writing field (which isn't an extremely useful or broad degree anyway), when I can choose to develop my writing on my own? So, I would choose to do just that--develop my writing on my own and maybe even take a class or two in writing as a primer for developing my writing skills.
But I'm not going to devote my entire college career to writing because, well, throwing all my eggs in one basket is risky (and a bit foolish).
So, I'm going to pursue my number one passion in my own time and my own way, and I know that I"ll be successful because I am determined to make it work (not "make a living" but "make it work").
But you know what? Writing isn't my ONLY passion (I would be a pretty one-dimensional person if that was true, no?) so what else do I like to do?
Well, I've also been good with children for my entire life. They've always looked up to me and I've always had a blast being a "leader" of sorts to them.
I love to cook. The human mind fascinates me. I love to laugh and I love movies. I like the outdoors, hunting and fishing. And music is like the "frosting" of my life.
So how does that help me? Well, I just discovered two PERFECT careers to choose in college: Education and Psychology, both of which are very solid degrees that can be very useful to me in the real world. Even better if I can bring the two together and become a child psychologist! So, I would select that as my major: psychology with an emphasis on children. But I would leave my options open and take courses dealing with adults too.
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So, do you see what I did there with my example? First of all, I made a list of all the things that I enjoyed to do. I recognized what my number one passion was, but decided that to go to college for THAT would be a waste of time because you don't need a degree in writing to be successful.
So, I went to the next best thing that would ALSO provide me with a security net. Something else that I could be very happy doing with my life that would put food on the table if I ever needed to fall back on it. But I also left my options open even further and didn't limit myself to just one thing.
Do you see what I"m saying now? The hinge of all that is knowing who you are and what you like to do. If you know those things, you can begin to think about what you'd like to do and can get a direction that will not only make you happy, but is also solid.