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user-inactivated  ·  3189 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I dont know what to do with my life

First off, your English is phenomenal.

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Second, you've got some good shards of wisdom here, I'll do what I can take another perspective. While not knowing too much about the job market in Canada, as I can see with the education system: go to college, major in anything that you find interesting (or easy), get the piece of paper telling the world you have a bachelor's, and you're golden. Now,

    major in anything that you find interesting (or easy)
, for this, reference all these other posts on here. My point being, finding what you to do life will come to you based on how much and/or what you put into your college experience.

I'm a Digital Media major which, in reality, is just a graphic arts major with a fancy title. I have a similar experience at the moment. Hell, the class I'm sitting in right now typing this in (it's OK, we're reviewing on material I know), I'm sitting next to 2 amazing artists and coders that draw daily awesome doodles. Yet, through this track, I've learned Photoshop from nothing, parts of Premeire, Dreamweaver, and learning a new code language.

In essence, if you have a good track, you'll learn to be as great as your peers in time. The point that'll differentiate you from the rest (like your friends) in the work force is the your 'Passion Quotient,' per se, as mk and coffeesp00ns put it in so many words. On a highly relevant subject by johnnyFive:

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Now, back on track to my main point, in the big picture, your college degree itself doesn't necessarily correlate with what you will do post-college. Just ask around, I'm sure you'll find loads of evidence. That said, go to college, get the paper, get going.

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But, finally, the biggest take-away I wish to give you from this comment is something that you can do right now to figure out more of your dilemma. Join a club. Or two! Or three! This is where

    My point being, finding what you to do life will come to you based on how much and/or what you put into your college experience.
comes into play. College is an amazing place for finding out what's out there in the "real world". I'm reading
    i just love arts, i love animation, i love how arts encourage me to even study more and i love making DIY things, and designing.
so to tie this all back together, I would highly, highly suggest looking at any related clubs to join. Design clubs? Art clubs? Art History? Hell, anime club? Any club. In fact, I'd go further and write don't limit yourself to just arts clubs. Interested in psychology? Try it! This doesn't mean looking for a long-term place. Maybe just finding a club every two weeks to check in on that you're interested in. These are what I believe will drive you forward.

The networks and friends you'll make from clubs, societies and classes have the potential to shape the beginning of your professional career. Finding any of those three that you're interested in will help shape your perception of "Hm, what do I like?" Additionally, going to a club and saying "Hm. I really don't like this." will be just as valuable in narrowing your search for what to do with your life.

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I really hope any of this makes sense to you. I feel as though I'm going out the other side of this phase myself; I'm starting to realize just how big a deal an offer to volunteer for a Mental Health Association event is. And, remember back up in paragraph 3 what my current situation is: not anywhere related to Mental Health, but it's been an interest of mine for quite a few years. Thus, I did club shopping and came across a mental health club I enjoyed. The volunteer opportunity came from a friend in the club who was looking for people to help out at their workplace.

I forgot the rest of what I was going to type, so I'll sum it up there. I wish you the best in finding out what drives you to soar. I'd be very interested to see what comes of this all in the time to come. :)

Ah. I almost forgot. Welcome to Hubski. :D