What should I major in？
With information explosion, nowadays
no one can be an expert in as many aspects as Leonardo da Vinci did in the past.
What we need to do is digging into one direction and trying to be the master. That
is why we choose majors. However, according to surveys done in the last few
decades, large amounts of people chose a career that was little connected to
what they studied before; some even have a totally different job. This may
attribute to the intense job-hunting market, but I insist that they may choose
wrong majors during college education. But what should I major in?
Apparently, I need to find something
that I am interested in and have a talent for it. For arts such as music,
painting and photography, I want to enjoy them; nevertheless, I am not good at
these. When I was a child, I spent most of the weekends learning drawings,
playing instruments etc. But I failed to do well in all these subjects. I cannot
select a course on which I spend most of the time bust receive least improvement
if I chose that as my major, or I will suffer rather than enjoy.
Usually people consider future
careers when choosing a major, just as businessmen, lawyers, doctors,
historians or even politicians. But with considerate evaluation on myself, I
think these majors do not fit me. I prefer logical thoughts rather than
memorizing many strange words that confuse me all the time. In mathematics, we
use several formulae to solve different problems, but in history or politics
sometimes we use books of theories and still problems remain unsolved. Perhaps,
I prefer questions with definite answers instead of uncertainties.
Characteristic is a must issue we
need to consider when choosing a major. In my point of view on myself, I should
do jobs with less social connection as businessmen have. Comparing with boisterous
bars or KTVs, I enjoy quiet places more. A monthly party for me is enough and
go hiking with a few friends is better than drinking alcohol with a houseful of
active people. What is more, I do not resist trying new objects. In fact, I cannot
repeat events for a long time. So majors such as accountings and actuary will
never be my choice.
Having taken plenty of issues into
account and getting rid of most majors, I am now sure that science and engineering
is my main direction. Logical thoughts and calculations are always my strengths
since my primary school. Exploring unknown world together with solving hard
problems are also my interests. On the other hand, computer is fascinating to
me. With computers, human make such great developments that has changed the
world a lot. Having said this most careers are relied on computers. How can a
metal box with a screen makes such a difference? With great passion and a
strong thirst of knowledge, I think that is probably what I should major in.
However, I cannot limit my horizon
just in this. Maybe I do not learn to appreciate others subjects until I get to
know them deeper. That means to try different things. A famous example is
KAI-FU LEE, who studied in Columbia University. He used to be a student in
college of law, but he finally left as a computer science graduate because he
found out his interest and talent on computer programming by accident when
helping others. This reminds us that we never know something if we do not try
them.
What should I major in? Perhaps I
will choose computer science as a major considering the interests and features.
Unless I am enthralled with other fields, I will stick in my way.
