I feel lost and trapped in my major. What should I do?

I am currently a junior in college majoring in professional journalism.

As I continue through my classes, it's becoming clearer and clearer to me that I don't want to work in news. It's too fast-paced and stressful for me. Also, everyone takes themselves too seriously and the whole school feels cliquey.

I started college in the graphic design department and I left after the first semester because I wanted to explore other majors.

After dabbling in sociology and child psychology, I landed in journalism. My thought process was that I love learning and storytelling, and I thought the major was broad enough that I'd be able to do a lot of things after graduation. But I don't feel that way anymore.

I have one year left, so maybe things will become clearer in that time, but for now, I feel completely lost. Does anyone have any advice about what I should do?

My interests include: - visual art (painting and drawing) - comedy (stand up, tv shows) - cooking - storytelling - working with children - editing (writing, video, audio)

I fantasize about working for a show like Last Week Tonight or shows on comedy central, but I don't even know what this would look like.

I just want to find something in life that makes me happy.

Posted Apr 19, 2019, 5:50 PM UTC

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