POST 2 : WHY DID I CHOOSE MY MAJOR?

 

This week's topic is     Why did I choose my major?

Say what you study and why you study it. Include this information:

·         What was your dream job as a child?

·         What other study options did you have?

·         What made you decide on this major?

·         How has your experience at the university been until now?

You may upload a picture

Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts.

Word Count: 130 words

Read my sample post and have a look at some expressions you can use:

“I want to be the owner of a candy shop or an icecream parlour!” This is what I would answer if someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. Another dream job I used to have as a child was to be the owner of a stationery-book shop, so I could have all kind of pencils, pens, sketchbooks, water colours, books and toys galore and for free.

Years later, when I was in high school our counsellor gave us a test to see what our interests were, so as to help us choose a career, and she was shocked when she saw the results of my test which showed that I was interested in all job areas in an even way.  However, since, on the one hand I regularly played the teacher helping my classmates understand the different subject matters and as, on the other hand I was good at languages and enjoyed singing songs in English I decided to study to be an English teacher.

Things were not very easy at the beginning at the university because most of my classmates came from bilingual high schools and it was them who the teachers considered good students, but with the passing of time I started to excel in things which required logic, such as understanding and applying concepts, comparing and analysing sentences, making synthesis, etc.

If I could choose a different career now I think I would make a good architect because I am very artistic, creative and good at maths. I’m sure the world lost a good architect, ha, ha.

-The first real dream job I had was to be a ...

-As a child I wanted to be a ...

-When I was a child I dreamed of being...

-I had different carrer options in mind...

-My top career options were...

-The things I wanted to study were...

-I thought of studying something related to...

-My first/second option was to study...

-I was torn between ...... and ......... (Estaba dividido entre... y ..... )

-Finally I decided to study... because I wanted to.../because of.../ for ......reasons

-What triggered my decision to study ... was ...

-....convinced me of studying...

-So far things have been...

-My experience has been positive/negative so far because...

-The most difficult part has been..

-The hardest thing has been...

-What I enjoy the most is...

-I really love ...

I would like to have a job where I can...

I would like to find a job with ...

I would like to get a job that pays well/ fulfills my.../