confused about future career

Liberal arts is where you learn a little bit about everything, however I would not recomend taking it longer then two years. Its more like a stepping stone to figure out what you want to do. Take career test kind of a fun way to figure out what job matches your personallity. Two years in libral arts is a way to find yourself, but any longer then that then it shows that you have no dedication which employers frown upon.

Do not major in: Art, Music, Film, Philosophy, History, Religion or Dance, those subjects have no applicable value to real jobs. They are very easy degrees but tell employers that you spent most of your time only studying interesting or easy subjects. A degree is just a way for an employer to see that you can learn.

I object to tseirpeht’s depiction of Art, Music, Film, Dance, and particularly Philosophy, History, and Religion as “easy degrees”, and more so to the fact that they hold “no applicable value to real jobs”. While it may be true that you don’t necessarily become a philosopher with a philosophy degree in the same way you become a chemist with a chemistry degree, these sorts of degrees really hold merit. Successfully completing a philosophy, history, or religion degree means that you are able to express yourself in an articulate manner, understand abstract and complex ideas, approach new ideas with an open mind, and think critically. These “soft skills”, as they call them, are very useful for a myriad of jobs including management and business careers, and any other place where you interact with different people or different situations. And should you choose to enter a science program (biology, physics, psychology, chemistry, etc.), you will still need critical thinking and communication skills to perform and advance in your professional career.

As someone who has been there (I hold 2 degrees - one in Philosophy and Religious Studies, and one in Computing Science), I can tell you that you can change your mind (I started out in Biology, and realized that if I had to spend 8 hours a day in a lab, I’d be miserable). You have the opportunity to take a lot of different courses to fill your core requirements (classes everyone has to take regardless of program), and I would encourage you to take a myriad of different classes, and try courses you may not immediately consider. Had I not done that, I never would have discovered how enjoyable and intellectually stimulating philosophy is for me.

I should also mention that I am manager at a software company. The soft skills I learned while studying philosophy helped me greatly to rise through the ranks ahead of my peers, simply because I was better able to communicate, delegate, and appreciate differing points of view.

Just be honest with yourself. If you are really miserable in certain classes (say, computing science) don’t fool yourself into thinking that when you’re getting paid to do it, you’ll somehow enjoy it more. Unless you’re really motivated by money.

what exactly is liberal arts? thanks for answering though!