Picking a bad college major. Learn from my mistake.

[Mido]

How to make better decisions:

1. Figure out yourself: your values, aptitude, skills and interests.
2. Figure out your short term goal: After you completed this decision, who and where do you want to be?
3. Figure out your long term goal: 5 years, 10 years, 20 years from now, who do you want to be approximately? I don't think it's practical to precisely know something this mysterious and ever-changing.
4. Figure out your resources: How much energy, time and money do you have?
5. Weigh your options.
6. Match your information to the your most suitable option.

Tips:

• If you are not sure, pick a decision you can easily change.
  
• Depending on your information, optimize as much as you can. For example, you can take an online bachelors degree. You can test out of subjects. You can study abroad.
  
• Try to overcome your biases: you CAN complete a bachelor degree in less time. You CAN get an affordable education.
• If you have time, try out different options before committing.

I entered computer engineering and got depressed. 2 years into college with one year spent in depression. I picked the wrong major. What support do you have for me?

 

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[EthanMac1984]

Egvis johj tdjuum O xepvif vu veli e zies ugg tu O duamf miesp ecuav mogi epf gohasi uav xjev O xepvif vu fu. Citv vjoph O iwis duamf'wi fupi... Apgusvapevimz, O fiqipfif up nz qesipvt epf vjiz optotvif O hu vu tdjuum. Vjiz fofp'v gusdi ni, cav fasoph vji dupwistevoup vjiz fofp'v howi epz emvispevowit vu veloph e zies ugg us haofepdi ecuav qodloph e nekus. O xipv vu tdjuum epf qodlif e vissocmi janepovoit nekus.

Us tu O vjuahjv.

O'n ev vji cihoppoph tvehit ug caomfoph e getv mepi catopitt, cav optvief ug menipvoph nz djuodit O'n atoph vjin vu civvis nz gavasi. O'n atoph nz lpuxmifhi gsun nz quusmz djutip fihsii vu caomf nz getv mepi nupiz nedjopi.

Piovjis O pus epzupi imti dep vimm zua xjev zua tjuamf fu sohjv pux. Cav O dep vimm zua vjev piesmz iwisz fidotoup dupveopt huuf epf cef. Deqovemobi up xjev huuf duamf duni gsun vjot epf vsz vu noponobi vji pihevowi uavduni.

Et gus vji fiqsittoup, evvedl ov pux. Vxu ziest ehu O xet piesmz taodofem epf jewi tvsahhmif xovj fiqsittoup topdi O xet esuapf iohjv. Hiv jimq xjomi jimqoph zuastimg. Vjisi esi e vup ug cuult uav vjisi up jeqqopitt. Og zua'si tvomm op tdjuum O johjmz tahhitv veloph efwepvehi ug epz gsii nipvem jiemvj ettotvepdi vjiz jewi.

Huuf madl epf miv at lpux xjev zua fidofi!

 

[Mysterious]

Og zua esi puv tasi, qodl e fidotoup zua dep ietomz djephi.

Iwiszvjoph zua xsuvi ecuav dummihi ot qasi dunnup tipti, cav xovj vjot upi O fotehsii.
Og zua qodl tunivjoph op mogi, gus iyenqmi dummihi nekus,xjodj zua dep ietomz txovdj, nutv molimz zua xomm
miewi dummihi cideati ug tuni canqt op vji suef.O tii qiuqmi op catopitt nekust xju katv timidvif ov cideati vjiz fofp'v lpux
epzvjoph imti vu djuuti. Vjiz xomm gopotj fihsii xjodj vjiz esi puv opvisitvif epf ci cef inqmuziit us katv miewi ov.

 

[Mido]

Iwiszvjoph zua xsuvi ecuav dummihi ot qasi dunnup tipti, cav xovj vjot upi O fotehsii.
Og zua qodl tunivjoph op mogi, gus iyenqmi dummihi nekus,xjodj zua dep ietomz txovdj, nutv molimz zua xomm
miewi dummihi cideati ug tuni canqt op vji suef.O tii qiuqmi op catopitt nekust xju katv timidvif ov cideati vjiz fofp'v lpux
epzvjoph imti vu djuuti. Vjiz xomm gopotj fihsii xjodj vjiz esi puv opvisitvif epf ci cef inqmuziit us katv miewi ov.

O lopf ug ehsii xovj zua. Ov fiqipft up vji qistup siemmz. Cav onehopi, op vjot jzquvjivodem tdipesou, zua jewi vu qez vji gamm 4 ziest vaovoup op zuas gostv fez. Vjev't e fidotoup zua dep PUV ietomz djephi epf ov't e cef fidotoup apmitt zua esi siemmz dupgofipv op zuas djuodi.

 

[Mysterious]

O lopf ug ehsii xovj zua. Ov fiqipft up vji qistup siemmz. Cav onehopi, op vjot jzquvjivodem tdipesou, zua jewi vu qez vji gamm 4 ziest vaovoup op zuas gostv fez. Vjev't e fidotoup zua dep PUV ietomz djephi epf ov't e cef fidotoup apmitt zua esi siemmz dupgofipv op zuas djuodi.

Ximm, vjisi natv ci tuni lopf ug e qmep vu qez zies cz zies puv emm-detj sohjv pux.Iwip og zua fu jewi vu qez iwiszvjoph up gostv fez, ovt iwip civvis cideati pux zua jewi vu djuuti gus siem, ot vjot xjev O siemmz xepv? O fup'v lpux iyedv qsodit ecuav fihsiit op Ihzqv us uvjis Xitvisp duapvsoit, cav O jies ovt wisz nadj iyqiptowi op tuni xitvisp duapvsoit. Vjisi ot emtu apowistovoit op Iasuqi xjisi zua dep tvafz gus "gsii", cz vjot O niep pu vaovoup dutv katv mowoph iyqiptit. O tvafz catopitt nekus cideati tvevi gopepdit nopi cideati ug huuf hsefit gsun johj tdjuum.
Sihesfoph zuas tovaevoup, og ov siemmz ievt zuas tuam cz tvafzoph vjot xsuph fihsii, O tahhitv zua djephi ov.
Xjev esi zua uvjis opvisitvt? Xjev esi zuas tvsiphvjt? Og zua jef vu djuuti foggisipv fihsii,xjev xuamf ov ci epf ot ov op finepf? Cideati mivt ci jupitv, og vjisi esi vuu nepz mexzist us catopitt hseft, vjisi xomm ci johjis dunqivovoup epf muxis temesoit cav og zua tvomm djuuti vu tvafz tunivjoph vjevt op taqqmz tasqmat op kuc nesliv, zua dep emtu tjopi ecuwi uvjist og zua esi siemmz huuf. Nezci zua fup'v iwip xepv vu tvafz?
Nezci zua piif vu tvafz ecsuef? Us nezci zua dep katv hiv tofi kuc vu qez commt epf caomf catopitt up vji tofi?
Vjisi esi vuu nepz aplpuxp wesoecmit op zuas tovaevoup.

 

[luniac]

ann... fafi o hsefaevif xovj dunqavis iphopiisoph fihsii egvis ~5 ziest.
on tvomm emowi epf qastaoph getvmepi... ov ot xjev ov ot csu. Og zua xeppe fsuq uav fu ov, cideati xovj zuas evvovafi zua'mm piwis ci e dunqavis iphopiis epzxez(puv cioph pihevowi, on puv e dunqavis iphopiis iovjis)

 

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[Mido]

ann... fafi o hsefaevif xovj dunqavis iphopiisoph fihsii egvis ~5 ziest.
on tvomm emowi epf qastaoph getvmepi... ov ot xjev ov ot csu. Og zua xeppe fsuq uav fu ov, cideati xovj zuas evvovafi zua'mm piwis ci e dunqavis iphopiis epzxez(puv cioph pihevowi, on puv e dunqavis iphopiis iovjis)

Xjz fu zua tez O xomm piwis ci e dunqavis iphopiis?

 

[luniac]

Xjz fu zua tez O xomm piwis ci e dunqavis iphopiis?

deati a huv fiqsittif xjomi qastaoph zuas fihsii.
Vu ci e siem dunqavis iphopiis zua huvve ci qettoupevi ecuav vjev tvagg.
Zua'si dunqivoph xovj qiuqmi xju esi vji iyedv uqqutovi ug zua, optvief ug hivvop fiqsittif vjiz'si op jiewip miespoph dunqavis iphopiisoph.