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Hi. I'm graduating High School soon, I don't really know what to study in uni cause i don't have a career path.

List a few career path's that you do/want to do or should do.

Thanks

August 6, 2013

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yesno1

[quote=ishottedsnow2]@yesno1: Yeah, I get that. Thinking of maybe doing Business/Commerce. While having making some money on the sharemarket.[/quote]

good for you!. Another advice is gather the features you like of different jobs and then look for the job that fit everything or almost everything.

For ex: you might like the ability of interacting with people like doctors. You might like crafting things like a dentists. You might like desgin things like an Arch-something (forgot the spelling of that thing but I guess you got it).

Looking for major/profession is pain in the ass, but once you find what you like, you will feel strong and excited about life. It took me 6 months of heavy thinking to realize who I was and what I wanted to do.

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ishottedsnow2

@yesno1: Yeah, I get that. Thinking of maybe doing Business/Commerce. While having making some money on the sharemarket.

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Omegathorion

Either go undecided, or take a year off and think about it.

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yesno1

I'm going to advice you to not major in something stupid such as Music, dance, photography .. etc. Do not get me wrong. I respect those fileds, but the real world have no place for those things. If you love to sing, make it a hobby and try to spread your music through iTunes, youtube and other stuff, but do not major in Music. Major in something that you [i]like to do[/i] and makes good $$.

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spineshankd

History is a good start since it is a multi-disciplinary liberal art, however DON'T blindly go into school. Get a job and scout around, read books and then once you are sure of yourself go hardcore into school. Honestly there is a lot one can do with a History Major (in terms of transferring into Master programs) but it is better to double major these days.

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ishottedsnow2

@dryrain: Considered that, but never though too much about it. I'll look into it now.

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ishottedsnow2

@fun2killu: Honestly, I sorta like business/law (wouldn't like being a lawyer though), did psychology a few years ago, that was quite interesting. I don't know if there are different career choices when doing it though. tbh, a high earning job with a few job opportunities.

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Msjazz

Engineering is death at university, but it's worth it since you can get paid 6 digit per year if you land a good job.

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Ecliptic

[quote=superlold]just dont do psychology
anything but psychology[/quote]
Anything but art.

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Zoneflare4

Medical radiography

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Ecliptic

[quote=LeonZan]No rush, but the sooner you decide the better.
I personally think real estate is a great career choice if you're well spoken and confident.[/quote]
Until the housing market collapses......

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n0Balls

I want to be a phone sex operator

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ZOMGitjon

philosophy, _____ studies, communication, etc

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fun2killu

well what do you like?

you can go undecided in college and take a few classes which you find interesting. Then decide from there.

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