WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH MY LIFE?

Okay, this problem is really common between us as a high-schooler because we have to choose the next path in education (I mean... college). SO, NOW GUYS!

I'm going to tell you the tips about how to choose your major college! 

*self-applause*

YEAAAAAAY

I told you, guys. (This is my opinion, tee-hee) the major you choose will neither predict nor guarantee your future. Many graduates find jobs that have nothing to do with what they studied in college. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the average twenty-something switches jobs once every three years and the average person changes career fields two or three times in their lifetime. Have no fear that choosing a college major will lock you into a specific career for the rest of your life.

If you intend to earn a professional degree (like an MD) after college, you will probably need certain courses under your belt. But many future doctors major in non–science related fields. 

You may choose to base your decision on any of these factors:

• Dream Job.

  Some students choose a major because it will prepare them for a specific career path or advanced study. Maybe you already know that you want to be a nurse, a day trader, a physical therapist, or a web developer. Before you declare, take a class or two in the relevant discipline, check out the syllabus for an advanced seminar, and talk to students in the department of your choice—make sure that you can and will do the coursework required for the career of your dreams.

• Big Bucks.

  Future earning potential is worth considering—college is a big investment, and while college can pay you backin many ways beyond salary, this can be a major factor for students who are paying their own way or taking out loans. According to PayScale.com, the majors that lead to the highest salaries include just about any type of engineering, actuarial mathematics, computer science, physics, statistics, government, and economics. Keep your quality of life in mind, too—that six figure salary may not be worth it if you're not happy at the office.

• Passion Project.

  Some students choose a major simply because they love the subject matter. If you love what you're studying, you're more likely to fully engage with your classes and college experience, and that can mean better grades and great relationships with others in your field. If your calling is philosophy, don't write it off just because you're not sure about graduate school, or what the job market holds for philosophers. Many liberal arts majors provide students with critical thinking skills and writing abilities that are highly valued by employers.

• Free Spirit.

  If you truly have no idea what you want to study, that's okay—many schools don't require students to declare a major until sophomore year. That gives you four semesters to play the field. Make the most of any required general education courses—choose ones that interest you. Talk to professors, advisors, department heads, and other students. Find an internship off campus. Exploring your interests will help you find your best fit major—and maybe even your ideal career.

Even I share my opinion and tips about how to choose major college for you, FOR YOUR INFORMATION. 

I don't have any idea about my major college too.....................

But I think, the first thing is you have to know yourself better. I mean, you can have a quality time with your inner-self, you can ask yourself what's a good point about me, and like "can I turn that good point into something or a job I can do in the future?" Because.. if you do your good point in yourself or your hobby, you don't feel like you're working under pressure somehow, because you're doing something YOU REALLY LIKE OR SOMETHING YOU REALLY FIT IN. So, don't waste any time guys. We don't have much time left, because somehow choosing a perfect major college for you is a little step to organize your future. I mean for the sake of yourself, and of course you DON'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT YOUR PARENTS, RIGHT? 

The real goal is when your parents tell their friends and relatives they have such an amazing child like you, child that they can lean on, a child that can give them unlimited money,  and a child they can be proud of. 

And now, as always. I always put video in every post because maybe it may seems easier for you to understand than have to read the whole article so what am I doing with the explanation before seriously.  

Here is 5 easy tips of how to choose a perfect major college for you (visualized) :) 

B.U.L.L.Y

I'm not going to explain what is bully, the reasons why people bully the others, and yaaaa anything in between. I'm just going to share my experiences, about bully.

FIRST CASE.

I was bullied in kindergarten, because I have somekind of not-really-normal-teeth, and then my friends started to call me "monster" or "cepot" but I was really innocent back then so I didn't mind what they said about me UNLESS THEY TOOK MY MEAL. But, being bullied about physical wasn't so bad and hurt that time. Maybe because I was trying to just accept myself the way I am, and thankfully my parents always told me that I'm beautiful, and they told me to stay just the way I am. People can find the unique side of me, somehow. 

SECOND CASE

I was bullied in Junior High School, together with my 4-best-friends. We're being bullied because somehow the other girls felt jealous about us. I didn't know what they really felt that time. But I told you, guys. Being bullied verbally is way more hurt that it may seems. Because you know when you feel pain in your body, maybe your body can fix that pain but when you have pain in your heart about what people say about you, it took some times to heal your heart RIGHT IN THE FEELING GUUUUYS!!!!

Okay, get back to the topic. But they didn't talk about my appearance as mush as they talked about how annoying I was that time. Somehow, I just want to slap their face if I remember that time. But thankfully, those painful words didn't disturb my study, so I can slap them with my achievements :) when people said "the best revenge for someone is success" and somehow I already feel it and IT FELT SO GOOD, GUYS. I TOLD YA. 

Nothing feels good about being bullied. I had painful experience since I was 5 years old. And the effect for me as a high-schooler is I try really hard to become friends with almost everybody. And somehow I feel insecure about myself and words I just say to them like "did I do something wrong?" so yaaaa you can call it as paranoid. And when people don't really close to me sometimes I'm wondering what's wrong with me, That's why I try so hard to adapt with other people even if I have to hurt myself. It's better to hurt myself than to have the same experience.

Okay, so those are my experiences about bully. My tips is, don't ever get involved in case of bullying! 

Okay, so I'm going to share one of sWooZie videos, about bullying. Unfortunately, he had the same experience like me, he was bullied. He shared his experiences in a funny way, so this video isn't boring at all, because it has a lot of animations and effects too! WORTH IT. 

Why students cheat?!

 Of course, as a part of a school, cheating isn't something unusual. I mean.. sometimes cheating also can be an alternative way (if you really need it, but it's way more better to not cheating because somehow you still have your pride, right?)

It's not only about exams. NO, IT'S NOT. Even in some assignments too. Yaa, that's how reality works around us, as a student.
There are a lot of significant reasons why students cheat. And some reasons are reasons I can relate to, so I know how it feels like.

Okay, so these are the reasons why students cheat:

1. Performance concerns

   • Need to excel at any cost

2. External pressures

   • Academic
     • Semester workload too heavy
     • Others’ cheating puts me at disadvantage
     • Professor/text did not adequately explain material
     • Too many tests on one day
   • Nonacademic
     • Pressure from parents
     • Job leaves no time for study
     • Illness prevents adequate preparation
     • GPA for athletic qualification
     • Financial aid depends on GPA
     • Good grades needed for job or graduate school

3. Unfair professors

   • Overly harsh grading
   • Unfair tests designed to fail students
   • Unreasonable workload in course

4. Lack of effort

   • Did not attend class
   • Did not study, do reading, etc.

5. Adherence to other loyalties

   • Helping a friend
   • Loyalty to a group (fraternity)

6. All’s fair in love and academia

7. Opportunity

   • Unexpected opportunity arose
   • Instructor left room during exam
   • Instructor wasn’t watching carefully
   • Other students didn’t cover their paper

8. Campus ethos

   • Others do it
   • No one ever really gets punished/caught

For further information, here is a video from Steven Crawford about "why students cheat?". Check this out, guys!

And now is another video from sWooZie (actually he is my favorite youtuber). Oh ya and it's not a long-explanation-video like before, but it's more like he told us about his experiences about cheating in High School. He's been cheating since middle school (his videos about cheating are worth to watch because those videos are funny, yet simple, but somehow we can take the precious lessons from another person's experience). His videos about Cheating in High School consist of 3 volumes. So I'm going to post all of the videos about Cheating in High School from sWooZie! 

The first volume:

The second volume:

And finally the third volume:

Oh ya btw, if you ask me if I had ever cheating in tests or assignments. Yes I had. But it was really urgent. Which means I won't do it UNLESS I really need it, hehehehehe.
Because everytime when I think I'm going to cheat, somehow I remember my parents and of course my pride. I mean.. YEAH I'M GOING TO HAVE A BIG GRADE, YOLOOOOO but hey where am I going to put and save "my face" anyway? And if my parents know I'm cheating OH MY GOD I can't even imagine how disappointed they are.

So, my tips is DO NOT EVER CHEAT (unless you really need it lol, and you're not the only one who do it) haha just kidding, but somehow you're the one who is going to choose anyway. But it's better for you to take some efforts and not begging for the instant way, because you don't know what's coming next to you. It might be harder, so get ready, guys! :)