I just woke up and there's absolutely no one in my room. Yesterday night, I just learned from Lina that I need baking soda in my refrigerator so my food will not go bad so quickly. Wow, so much household advice to take in before I start living independently. I stayed up till 5 yesterday night I was too scared to sleep in my room alone. Sometimes I wonder when will I ever own a house by myself, and sleep by myself. Anyway, a topic that I want to touch on is college major.
Nowadays, most students choose their major in accordance to how much money they will make with that major. So we see students going into the engineering field, medical field, or biosci research field. And when I ask most of the students who are cramming with high-level math and chemistry classes, none of them like what they are taking in college. For me, I see college as a learning opportunity. Therefore, I go for classes that will teach me something new and interesting. But then all around me, I see students bombarding their ideas of this major will not make money, this major will make millions, I cannot help but be reeled into the fickle reality of life. Sometimes I would find myself struggling to find the right major that will land me a job with good wage. Everything is about money. There are a few individuals that I've met who have majored in something that they are interested in and not because it will give them a good job in the future. It is truly inspiring, but when I look back at myself I have to be honest. Truly honest with myself that I don't really have the knack for anything. Whether it comes to designing, math, science, or English, I do not best out of anything. It is pretty discouraging. To be more optimistic to myself, I take it that I love to learn. And eventually I will find something that I excel at. But how much time do I have left to learn and how much money can cover this expensive tuition that I'm paying for four years. It is Limited. And reality tells me that I have to continue walking or running, because time does not stop. The big, independent, adult world is waiting for me and I need to be prepare for it. It's truly overwhelming when I think about it. But I try not to.
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1 comment:
anh you have written wats been on my mind. i no exactly wat ur saying. in the real world, evry1 is just in this big competition where every1 is trying to major in hard fields, get good grades in their classes for that major n in the end, land that money making job. i too feel the same pressure. engineering n med field, the ideal path to take is only to get a job that makes more money, but we dun really wanna pursue that field. n the probably w/ time is so aggravating, 4 yrs n our 1st yr is almost coming to a close in a matter of months. im still trapped...
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