Hi, I was hoping someone could give me a piece of advice.
I am 20 years old, graduated from high school in the summer of 2024.
Straight out of high school I enrolled in a Building Engineering program, which quite literally was not my cup of tea (way too much math and physics and honestly couldn’t see myself staring at buildings my whole life).
After a year I changed my major to architecture, which was even worse!
I hated doing models, got almost immediately burnt out because of the long hours spent in front of the computer, the contant project deadlines were a nightmare for me.
Finally, after a couple of months into Architecture I decided to quit, and now I’m wondering what path to pick in September.
My next choice should be my final, and I would like to enter college passionate about what I’m studying.
To give you a bit of context, in high school I was the best student in my year: graduated with max grades, very passionate about almost every subject, very good at public speech and writing.
Teachers always said that I could commit to whichever major I had decided because I had the right attitude for studying.
However, college has not been what I was expecting so far and I am severely demoralized.
In the past months I have been considering numerous degrees but it seems like each one has its perks and flaws and I can’t seem to decide.
I know what kind of life I would like to have: I would like to have a family eventually, to have the possibility to travel around the world (perhaps also for work), I don’t need to be rich but I would also prefer not to worry about money and have the possibility to satisfy some whims for me and my loved ones.
I am from Europe and I would not mind moving to the US or to another country for work.
Can someone help me out? Any advice on how to figure my next steps? The past few months have been terrible, I’d hate to waste my twenties doing something I hate and being stuck in my hometown.
Thank you very much.
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