To expand from this ground-level response, I am hoping to pursue a music theory degree for two simple reasons: I enjoy it, and I think I am pretty good at it. I suspect that most people if you asked them what college is for and how to find a major, will tell you that it’s a place to discover what you love and make a career out of it. I would not disagree with these people. However, when you look in the mirror and try to figure out what to do with your life, I believe the first question should not be “what do I love?” but rather “what am I good at?” More often than not, those two things often end up being the same. In many cases, we probably end up loving something because we’re good at it and vice versa. I think when people overemphasize finding a passion, though; they often become more likely to end up wandering into useless majors. I’ve heard countless stories from friends older than me about how they’ve changed their major three or four times because they fell out of love with that program. That is wasted money and wasted time! Just as you wouldn’t purchase equity from a business without any solid business plan, I understand how
To expand from this ground-level response, I am hoping to pursue a music theory degree for two simple reasons: I enjoy it, and I think I am pretty good at it. I suspect that most people if you asked them what college is for and how to find a major, will tell you that it’s a place to discover what you love and make a career out of it. I would not disagree with these people. However, when you look in the mirror and try to figure out what to do with your life, I believe the first question should not be “what do I love?” but rather “what am I good at?” More often than not, those two things often end up being the same. In many cases, we probably end up loving something because we’re good at it and vice versa. I think when people overemphasize finding a passion, though; they often become more likely to end up wandering into useless majors. I’ve heard countless stories from friends older than me about how they’ve changed their major three or four times because they fell out of love with that program. That is wasted money and wasted time! Just as you wouldn’t purchase equity from a business without any solid business plan, I understand how