I'm graduating in 1 more semester and still don't know what I want to do? Please help me!

Question

All throughout highschool everyone in my family would ask me what I wanted to do and I never had an answer. I ended up going to a business school and hating it there, so i transfered to another school and took up criminal justice. I thought I'd like it, but now I'm starting to feel that it limits you to being a local cop or federal job that will place me in Washington DC. I got an internship with the police dept for 2 years and still dont know if thats what I want to do. Half the people i meet tell me its a great job, the other half say to avoid it at all costs and I just dont know who to believe anymore.

I dont want to make a wrong move and join the police dept if I will not like it. I also doubt myself and think I will make a bad cop because I'm kind of a shy guy and people try to take advantage of me now!

I feel like I dont have passion for any of the things I've studied so far. I like to write sci-fi book and people have told me they have come out great, but I dont know how I can build a career around that, especially since i have only 1 more semester to go.

What advice can you give me?

Basically I'm a college senior and I dont know If I would like a career in my field or not and now I'm scared that it's too late to switch, and I dont even know if I should change it or not!

Answer 1

I feel for you, I had the same pressure when I was in school and decided to hold off and explore around for awhile, get my general classes finished and when I find what I wanna do I will go for it. I just don't wanna pick something that sounds cool, get a degree and be shackled to it the rest of my life. If I were you, I would. go for journalism or something if your good at writing.

Answer 2

Ok good news and bad, the bad is that you can't change, you only have one semester left, just get it done.  The good news is that you will have a college degree.  That is an accomplishment all in its own.  In todays job market, its really hard to even get your foot in the door without a degree.  Most employers don't care what the degree is in, as long as you have a degree.  Don't believe me, look up monster.com and look at all the job listings that require a degree.  The ones that don't are getting few and far between.  So if you decide that being a cop or going for the FBI or one of those agencies isn't for you, then you can figure something else out as you do have a degree under your belt.  Think of it as the key to getting the interview.

Now I understand where you are at, how do we decide what we are going to do for the rest of our lives??????  For some, its easy, it wasn't for me.  In hindsight, I wish I was able to go into the military and give that a shot, I wanted to fly and by the time I had served my committment I would have been in for 12 years.  By then might as well do the 8 more and get the retirement.  But the thought of deciding what to do for the next 20 years seemed too much at the time and I passed.

I agree with what the other person suggested.  Take a little time off after school, travel, go somewhere tropical, backpack through Europe, try to find what really inspires you, might give you more to write about.  When you get back, then you can worry about life.

One of my favorite quotes is; a journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step.

In otherwords, right, wrong, or indifferent, you are going to have to start your journey, but guess what, you can always change your route along the way.

Good luck..

-Thomas

Answer 3

Since you are asking complete strangers for advice on YOUR LIFE..

Go sky diving

Answer 4

dont change man, you have come to far, just suck it up it cant be that bad, working in criminal justice is awesome you have nothing to lose

Answer 5

You know I would consider taking the internship for two years. It will build good character and a strong resume that many others will never have. Employers look at a job like that with favor because it shows that you can operate under stress and that you have the discipline to operate in a para military envirionment.

Also, consider taking night gig and getting an advanced degree in a subject you would be interested in. Like E-Lit.

Night jobs at the jail or even on patrol at the airport are often slower paced and will allow you time to study while on duty. Consider distance learning to get your masters degree. I have noticed that many top colleges are now offering degrees via distance learning. I just read an article about it here >

http://www.distance-learning-insider.inf...

But the best thing is that you will be earning some decent money and also advancing your job skills, and building a solid resume all at the same time.

just my 2 cents...

Answer 6

the police depatment is awsome thats what i want to do

Answer 7

Someone has said. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Her you are, with  wasted mind, time, money, choice,

opportunity, and space, others have tried for.

All the freedoms your parents before you, had fought

and died for, you are letting go to waste.

You have become a student potato, with no real degree.

Who, still lives at home. Time to get off the toilet. <}:-{(