I’m lost at what to do in college

College Questions

I’m currently a senior in high school and we’re entering college application season and I genuinely have no idea what I wanna major in or what I wanna do for a future career. I don’t have any real passions and every major I’ve considered just doesn’t feel right. So far, Ive considered forensics, political science, and aerospace engineering. (I know all of these are very different dont attack me lol) forensics interested me cause it just seemed really cool to help solve crimes and whatnot but idk if thats something I can truly see myself doing. I considered political science since I really enjoyed taking AP government in high school and was interested to learn more, I’m just not sure what I’d like to do career wise since I don’t think I’d wanna be an elected official or anything. Finally, I’ve considered engineering (specifically aerospace since it interests me) simply because I’ve been good at math my whole life and if I ever change my mind I can always change the engineering discipline as my major yk. The only issue is I have not taken physics and it is too late to sign up for a physics class. Am I going to survive in college without it? or will colleges even want me for engineering if i havent taken physics? lol

Additionally, I have no idea what to write my common app essay about. As I said, I don’t really have passions or any big life events that really changed my perspective.

I’ve taken countless career quizzes, and every time the results still don’t feel right. I’m genuinely at a loss and I also don’t want to enter college with an undecided major since I’m practically entering as a sophomore with all my AP and CCP credits. Please help! any advice or suggestions are appreciated. Also, if you’ve done any of these majors please tell me your experience!

Posted Aug 21, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC

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