Wow - this sounds like I wrote this 3 years ago. I am only (nearly) 2 years out of college, but I 100% felt like this towards the end, especially looking towards advisors and getting the same answers. I always found myself interested in business, but at the end of the day, I wanted to help people and do work that mattered. I toyed with the idea of switching my major to non profit management, human resource management, or various counseling areas. I ended up sticking with my program in advertising, because it played to my creative side and strategic thinking side (INTJ), however after working in the industry for 1.5 years, I am ready for something new already that is more rewarding, more than just getting a decent paycheck. I will say it is hard to find all of those things in a major and I wish I would have relaxed a little in college (doesn't everyone say that? ha). I was so concerned about finding the perfect major when in reality - the money part, for most practical programs - really comes down to your work ethic once you are in the field. Of course there are those exceptions but do your research and take personality quizzes of suggested careers - most of the time I could see myself doing many of them.
While in school, I had a few passions that I always was interested in and was scared to switch majors due to financial concerns and others telling me "you can't find jobs in that area". I am not the type of person to take that risk. But, I am now looking at going back to school for those same passions (they don't go away!). In short, I picked a business degree that got me a job out of college, a salary with benefits, I liked it enough to graduate with honors, and now I can move on to something else. It all depends what path you're looking to follow. Best of luck!
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Wow - this sounds like I wrote this 3 years ago. I am only (nearly) 2 years out of college, but I 100% felt like this towards the end, especially looking towards advisors and getting the same answers. I always found myself interested in business, but at the end of the day, I wanted to help people and do work that mattered. I toyed with the idea of switching my major to non profit management, human resource management, or various counseling areas. I ended up sticking with my program in advertising, because it played to my creative side and strategic thinking side (INTJ), however after working in the industry for 1.5 years, I am ready for something new already that is more rewarding, more than just getting a decent paycheck. I will say it is hard to find all of those things in a major and I wish I would have relaxed a little in college (doesn't everyone say that? ha). I was so concerned about finding the perfect major when in reality - the money part, for most practical programs - really comes down to your work ethic once you are in the field. Of course there are those exceptions but do your research and take personality quizzes of suggested careers - most of the time I could see myself doing many of them.
While in school, I had a few passions that I always was interested in and was scared to switch majors due to financial concerns and others telling me "you can't find jobs in that area". I am not the type of person to take that risk. But, I am now looking at going back to school for those same passions (they don't go away!). In short, I picked a business degree that got me a job out of college, a salary with benefits, I liked it enough to graduate with honors, and now I can move on to something else. It all depends what path you're looking to follow. Best of luck!