ARTICLE SUMMARY

It is important to pursue an area of study that interests you. College is a great place to discover. Allow yourself to explore different fields and you will stumble upon something very interesting for yourself.

As you enter college, you can take plenty of general courses that will be prerequisites for upper level courses that you’ll take later on so it is not damaging to you if you explore areas of study and see what really peaks your interest.

Now, you might already know which area of studies you need to focus in on in order to reach a future goal (such as business, engineering, pre-med, pre-law, psychology, etc.) but don’t let the areas of study that you have to do deter you away from courses that you really want to do.

For instance, I pursued a bachelor’s of science degree but I always wanted to take communications courses as a side interest (especially communications courses that had to do with book publishing, magazine publishing, etc). Unfortunately, I could never find the space or time to fit all the extra courses into my schedule that I wanted to take mostly because I had taken so many different courses in my first year and I didn’t have any more options left in my allotted space for electives. During my first year, I took far too long in my quest to nail down an area of study. Consequently, I had taken far too many courses that I didn’t really end up needing to get the degree I was after. Long story short, I should have chosen an area of study sooner than later (always a good idea) and I should have used my electives in the areas of study I was genuine interested in. Had I done this, my college experience would have been much more desirable.

As it turns out, the tugs of interest that captured me in the college days weren’t simply idle fascinations. Publishing was and is a huge passion of mine and today my career is rooted in none other than the publishing industry. Case in point: if you want to enjoy your coursework, mix it up and pick courses that you enjoy in addition to the courses that have to take due to requirements.

By awarding yourself the freedom to explore different areas of study, you will stumble upon an field of interest in your life that could very possibly result in an ideal career choice for you.