What’s your college major?
May 15th, 2008 by Treena ShapiroWhat would you do if you picked the wrong major?
Would you go back to school?
Would you just live with your lot?
College has been on my mind a lot lately, with some of my graduate school credits near expiration under the 10-year rule.
With two kids and a full time job, I’ll probably just let them go until I have the time to actually have the time to dedicate to my studies.
In other words, there was no reason for me to take a quiz to help me identify my college major. I already indulged my love of reading and writing and majored in English. Anyway, I’m not one of the high school students the quiz is aimed at.
However, it ended up in my email box and with nothing better to do, I took it.
I seem to have followed the right path:
You are the Artistic Personality Type! Artistic people like to live by their own rules–or no rules at all. They are creative and enjoy working with words or with color. They may be good at drawing, writing, playing music, or telling stories.
Artistic people are intuitive and often know what others are up to. They don’t have dozens of friends, but they have a few very close friends. They don’t like to work in very strict environments. Instead, they prefer to hear about new ideas and try out new things.
Possible degree programs: Art, Music, Writing, Literature, Drama, History, Interior Decorating, Fashion Design, Public Relations, Philosophy, Journalism, Graphic Design.
– About.com
At this point in life, would it matter if I’d discovered that my interests don’t match up with my career and (eventual)) educational aspirations?
May 15th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Well, I took it. Cool quiz.
It all seems like me. I’m actually really interested in landscaping and would love to be a froest ranger. Alas, I majored in Am. and Ethnic Studies, nothing to do with the real world. At least my job allows me to get outside for work and view different types of landscapes and architecture.
May 15th, 2008 at 9:03 am
funny thing…i did actually consider teaching, nursing, accounting, computers, and finance!! and ironically my current job involves real estate!! but if i could afford it i’d rather be a stay at home mommy…i wonder how i can answer the questions to get that response?? my undergrad was in public administration and i got my MBA, hmmm…very interesting. but now i’m thinking of considering teaching, but maybe not the traditional type…i dunno…i don’t wanna grow up…i wish i really could stay a toys r us kid! lol!!
May 15th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Hmmm, same as JuSaMee, a Conventional Personality Type….However, I don’t fit the career/college major choices. I am and would gravitate to the artistic, but perhaps not the Artistic Personality Type. Personality may be conventional but interest and passion is artistic…all hemajang.
May 15th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Yay for math! Ugh to history! I didn’t even take Hist classes; I took Rel 150 and Geog 102.
One more year of math classes to go…
May 15th, 2008 at 10:31 am
You are a Conventional Personality Type! (NOT!)
Okay, so I majored in Criminal Justice and am in that feild, and absolutely love it! I never could see myself teaching, as I personally would want to smack the little punks half the time, and numbers aren’t my bag, so business and accounting are out too.
This just doesn’t fit me.
May 15th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Yikes. Heh. Well, Tree, for me . . . I graduate in English because the field was just so enthralling for me, even from small kid time. That’s why I tell young uns (if asked) to study/major in a field they truly enjoy (not to say that you didn’t, Tree, of course). Me, I like to read literary studies and criticism (classic, post-mod’ weirdness and all; they ALL matter) in my spare time . . . and I’m a long ways off from getting my degree.
I resented those who tried to major in Business or Engineering and relegated themselves into English lit’; “Phonies,” I would call them. But, then I found out later it worked both ways — with folks dead-set on majoring in English then found the sciences or Business, etc., more appealing.
Study something that you’ll know you’ll still be interested long after graduation. I mean, you wanna be known for something that you love. Heck, I got people from different departments where I work, people I’ve never HEARD of asking me for grammatical and writing advice.
May 15th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Yikes. My last paragraph got cut-off somehow (see how long English majors write? Heh).
I took the quiz and, yay, ended up as “Artistic” type. Funny, though, heh, because I’m wondering how much weigh the “enthralled with English lit’” and “in pioneer days you’d be a: writer” answer helped formulate my result.
I wouldn’t have cared if I ended up as a “you should’ve been an Engineer” or “you should’ve been a teacher” conclusions. Inherently, we all know our what crossroads our skills and likes meet; study what you can sustain and love.
May 15th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
took the quiz and am the same as Moogoo.. I’m in the construction industry, tho my major was foreign trade…
May 15th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
I ended up with:
You are a Social Personality Type!
Social people make great teachers! They are great with people because they are open and friendly, and they care about others. They are cooperative, which makes them good in many programs and careers.
They may always be in the center of activity and they are likely to have lots of friends. They are interested in social issues, and they are likely to become politically active. They may use social skills to influence others.
Possible degree programs: Teaching, Ministry, Coaching, Counseling, Nursing, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, History, Journalism, Psychology.
I had no interest in any of those programs except teaching - I actually started college as an education major, intent on being a teacher since I was six years old. However, along the way, I realized that children and their parents had changed a lot since I was in grade school. Yikes! I changed my major to art… which I loved but it didn’t pay a whole lot! So, now I’m an analyst (which I also enjoy)… go figure!?