[happy_doughnut]

Thanks guys. I appreciate the, erm, eye-openers.

Anyway, don't get me wrong. If I were to do what my parents wanted, I'd end up being either a lawyer or an architect (both professions, which btw, I think very cool, but not suitable for my personality.). Psychology has always been something that interests me mainly because of the helping-others aspect. Same goes for psychiatry, although this is far more a medical school type thing. I have always loved to write. Not necessarily poems or stories, but just writing about whatever. And in this I beat you, MAD: I have written 47 notebooks worth of whateverness, starting from the age of 7. :O



My problem is that I don't know which to choose, and my question is... how do you know? And I agree 100% on the teacher thing: this is probably one of the rasons why I have never liked school. My prof just sucked... and by contrast, I had a math teacher last fall (and I really really don't like math much) and I LOVED it. She was amazing and made the subject amazing.

I think that there was something else though: I guess I just wasn't aware of all the biological factors included in psychology. I knew there are certain branches, such as the Behaviorist's theories that go hand in hand with biology, but I didn't expect this to be so for just about all others. I was suprised to be listen to Freudian theories and still be talking about the hipothalamus, cerebelum, and cerebral cortex's! Hmm. This kinda disappointed me...

Originally Posted by merylsilverburg

Hmm...in the community college I'm going to right now, they always ask what you plan on majoring in...when you choose your classes for next year or whatever, they always ask "So, what are you majoring in?" and so on. So, maybe it's different over there MAD...or maybe the policy has changed. Who knows? *shrugs*

I suppose it does vary. When I first registered, I registered undecided because that's exactly what I was (and still am x_X). On Thursday, though, I had a counselor meeting and she asked me to heed her warning of my undeclared state. She told me that universities don't look at the general education classes as much as they look at the classes (and grades) you took relating to your frield of study. Basically, by applying undeclared, you diminish your chance to be in by more than 50%. See why I must pick something ASAP?

Again, I agree. You can only improve by continuing to do what you have interest in or think you're fairly good at (to be all cliche: practice makes perfect). And doughnut, I've told you that you can write very well, but I guess what I say doesn't matter or your self-doubt overwhelms you too much. Even though I still think I suck beyond all belief in drawing anime/manga, I still continue to practice because...dammit, I want to actually be able to draw something and finally, finally say to myself "I like it!" because whenever I look at my drawings, I think "You suck, you suck, you suck!" but I keep persisting because I want to improve. But that day will never come unless I keep on practicing. And surprisingly, even though I feel like I don't improve, but I do.

In that regard, I think we are the same. I write something everyday. Journal jottings and meanderings to beginnin stories I never do finish... but I am constantly writing. When I compare today's writing excerpts to last years, I do see a change, but still. Like you, I can't help but think I'm not good enough.

And also, at first I didn't know what to do with an English major, aside from being a teacher, and I don't want to do that for sure. It's just that writing magazines and books seems to me, aside from farfetched, so unstable.

I don't know. I am still confused. They just laid the bomb on me so unexpectedly. "Pick a major!" I was like... wha? O_O;;

I once had this plan: To major in psychology and minor in english. This way, I am available for therapeudic services, and can write books or whatever pertaining to psychology or not on the side. But then... I don't know if this combination is even a good one. I would ask my counselor, but gee, those 15 minute sessions are a wee bit too short. =__=;

I think I'm just going to be a chef.