Indecisive Major

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Hello!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend. I have a question has anyone had trouble sticking with one major? I have my associates in social work and I realized it was not for me. Psychology for the past year has been really boring so I finally found my niche in Graphic and Media Arts. But it took me over 5 years to figure this out.... I felt like I been going nuts before. So, I would be graduating in a year with my bachelor's in psychology but I am unhappy so I am going to start all over with a bachelor's degree in graphic and media arts. Have any of you ever done that?

I have and my best friend did as well. I have an associate's degree in something I don't use, and a full extra bachelor's degree in something I don't use. I started over in sociology in the late 2000s and now here I am finishing a Master's in it and starting the doctoral program next Fall.

My best friend did what you're talking about-switched majors many times. But the last thing she did really clicked for her.

For me and my friend, we have ended up using the knowledge we gained from our abandoned interests many times. It's made us better at what we do now. It'll be the same for you- even more so. Any kind of social science and psychology is very useful in graphics and media. You'll have a better idea of what appeals to other people and why.

Just a warning

A degree in graphic and media arts is very unlikely to land you an actual job.
Do a job search online and see how many employers are looking for that

Why does somebody always try to discourage people from their major of choice by talking about unemployability? Since when was the main point of a university degree to get a job? University is about learning and growing as a person. Whether it's history or graphic and media arts, or music composition, if that's what you want to do, go for it! At least your peers will also be interested in the subject matter. You will also develop valuable skills along the way. Chances are you will not go into a career directly out of your Bachelor's degree, but that's okay. Maybe you will get a job that's related to the knowledge and experience you've gained in your degree of choice.

Degrees are expensive, if you are interested in the subject just buy some books or pay a private tutor, you'll save tens of thousands of dollars.

I have completed two degrees, and worked on two others, before coming upon one that I think is actually a good fit. For me, I really needed a good fit, otherwise managing and surviving the work environment was too stressful. So I have taken a very long time/path, it sucks, but here I am. So....compared to me, you are golden

I understand people will warn about employability - here's the thing, there are pros and cons to many professions, sometimes salary, sometimes work environment, sometimes rarer opportunities, sometimes schedules. At the end of the day, I found it impossible to work in a field that I did not truly find interesting, I just *wouldn't*, I would keep quitting and feeling like I was dying on the job, feeling really terrible about having to go in to work, etc. So I think true interest is really important - and even if it doesn't exactly work out, it can serve as a stepping stone in the right direction, you may even incorporate it later into a different type of job/career. I wish I had followed my interests from the start - instead, I spent all of those years trying to do what was "practical" based on what I had researched, and that practicality just couldn't overcome the fact that I was ill-suited and bored by those jobs.

So I say, good for you! Better late than never, and so many people change careers, so changing majors is much better imho.