James Shaw

I appreciate the response and I know that "choosing a major" wasn't exactly the correct terminology. I have since actually narrowed it down (because even though social media and marketing are interesting to me, I could never work for a corporation or what have you and environmental conservation is a passion of mine, but I definitely don't have the educational background to pursue a degree in that field). I am currently really considering School Counseling because I know that I can make a career out of that (and I enjoy working with children as I have for the past 8 years), and then after I have established a career maybe I can go on to pursue more education. I would still love to hear from people though - especially if anyone has found themselves in the same boat. I had such a hard time choosing an undergraduate course of study as well - sociology was just so broad that it encompassed a lot of what I wanted to study which was good - but I definitely don't wish to continue on into a research field or law. Thank you again!

Maybe I haven't done enough research - however, I recently received my BA in Sociology and I loved studying it while in Undergrad - but I just cannot see the benefit of a masters degree in sociology because my bachelors barely serves a purpose for me. What kind of careers are people looking to have after receiving their masters? I know people who want to do research, but after writing a thesis for undergrad - it doesn't seem to be the path for me. I'm just curious because I would love to continue studying it if I knew I wouldn't be "throwing away more money".

I would definitely do research on the programs and what their base of study is before you apply, but definitely sounds like sociology is for you. I did my undergrad in sociology and part of learning unfortunately is dealing with things you may not always want to learn - but as long as you're open minded you'll be set.

Sorry if this has been asked before, I was unable to find anything when I did a search. How did everyone choose their major for grad school? Now I know this may sound like a kind of "duh" question, but I am seriously lost and have been all throughout my college career. I graduated with my BA in Sociology with a minor in Political Science back in December 2014. I don't really think a masters in Sociology is for me because it seems near pointless to me to do that to myself. However I am a bit lost as to what I want to do (which isn't anything new as I switched my major many times during undergrad - english, theater, human services, social work, journalism, education, outdoor education....changed my minor a few times too (education, psychology...)) I am kind of drawn right now to the idea of counseling and am thinking about looking into both Addictions Counseling and School Counseling programs. That's kind of the direction I have been going in since high school (school counseling mainly) but I am also interested in looking into Social Media/Marketing programs and Environmental Science/Law programs because both interest me, especially the latter of the two because I am a major advocate against climate change (at least in my own mind). So here's my dilemma and I'm interested to hear your answers and any advice you may have for me. I really miss school and would love to be able to start applying to programs as soon as I could. Thank you!