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I Picked the Wrong Degree

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I picked the wrong major in college. After graduating with that wrong degree, I began to wonder if I was stuck with the career I had in education. Everything to do with picking a college major can be a lot of pressure, and pursuing something we invested so much time into doesn't make things easier.
In this vlog, I talk about how I'm trying to navigate a new career path despite not having a degree in that space.

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@Rennypusher 2 года назад

im 3 years out of college still trying to find a job. Wanted to change my major but the thought of paying more money and starting over sucked. Graduated with a degree I didn't care for and now I feel stuck. life sucks.

@adacathy3018 Год назад

Same

@nathanbautista7620 7 месяцев назад

Same

@AhmedABD0077 4 месяца назад

same

@user-dm6rn4kz3x 3 месяца назад

I can feel you

@OliviaRatFit 2 месяца назад

I have the opportunity to re start but I’m too scared because it’s technically less paying degree

@sab1184 2 месяца назад

Ever since I was 9 years old, I knew I wanted to be a writer for a magazine or a blog. But in my senior year of high school, I was torn between majoring in Communication or Education - which I thought was more practical and noble. Eventually I chose the latter even if deep down, my heart was in the arts & media. So I shifted and changed my major to Communication after a semester. After graduation, I was a freelance content & SEO writer for a white hat link building agency. And I LOVED it. But after 3 years I felt stagnant. I tried working for the corporate world but I hated it even tho I was earning more, so I went back to freelance writing. Now, I don't know what the fuck should I do next because I hate writing. Should I teach English abroad? Start a business? Work at a bank? Life is so complicated 😭😅

@Vortexnicholas Год назад

High school and society doesn’t prepare students for the financial loan repercussions of post university which is why some get into it come out with so much debt after university . The system needs to change .

@monanoorchaalida6169 Год назад

Oooo

@prikitiwgan7860 2 года назад

Thanks for your video. I'm now in very desperate situation, I picked the wrong major. Sometimes, I blamed my campus, but sometimes my parent but in the end of the day, I blamed myself. It's so tiring and heavy, so I went to pschyriatrist and she diagnosed me with major depression with psychotic. I cried a lot, every night. Can't sleep every day but also I get so heavy to wake up from my sleep. I don't know what should I do right now

@KykashiSensei 2 года назад

Hi there! It sounds like you're going through a lot. I believe it was a commendable thing for you to reach out for help when you did. It's completely understandable to feel pressure after investing so much time and effort into a degree. Everyone's situation is unique and so, I don't want to pretend like I know exactly what you should do. It's been a year since this video came out and since then, I was fortunate to find work completely out of the education field. There are some things that helped me get to where I am now. I advise you to consider please these suggestions with caution to suit your current situation because I was still financially dependent on my parents at the time I changed careers and not everyone is in those same conditions. With that said, I hope one or some of these suggestions offer you peace of mind: 1. Mental health is a difficult subject. I sincerely wish you the best as you recover and find peace. Even before I suggest anything about pivoting to a new field--I believe that taking care of yourself is priority #1--so pat yourself on the back for getting help! Like I said, please continue to seek as you need it. The world is much better with you in it! 2. Since this video came out, many more experienced working professionals have told me that they're working in fields that are unrelated to their major in college. So, for them the major they chose was not their final destination--it's likely that yours doesn't have to be either! 3. Navigating the career change was much easier when I had some ideas about what kind of career I wanted to have outside of my major. I think taking some time reflect about the sort of work you want to do, or at least what kind of work you're interested in will help guide you to where you want to go from here. 4. While you may have selected the wrong major, it's possible that what you studied is related to work you might find fulfilling elsewhere. Even if it's not directly, some skills you learned in your current degree can transfer, this can be a start. 5. Whether #4 is true for you or not, pivoting careers is a game where research, open-mindedness, and persaverance will serve you well. RU-vid, online job boards, and freelance work opportunities were all valuable resources for me as I developed skills. On the road you will be met with many 'No's'--but you only need one 'Yes' to launch you in a new direction. I hope this was helpful. Best of luck to you

@prikitiwgan7860 Год назад

@@KykashiSensei Sorry for my late reply, Kyle. It's so nice to see your comment 😁 Would you pray for me to get through this degree completely and study seriously and happily? Right now, I'm in better situation (praise to God), I'm even stop taking any pills. I can sleep at night, and can get up in the morning easily. Thank you so much, Kyle.

@lucianoradice5257 Год назад

I am going through the same.

@mumiaali4821 Год назад

@@prikitiwgan7860what's your major?

@jaredkarp19 3 года назад

Great video! Everyone around our age needs to give it a watch. As we get older, our interests change, we shouldn't fault ourselves over it.

@KykashiSensei 3 года назад

hey Jared! your words a lot and i'm glad that the vlog resonated with your :) thank you for checking it out too! i agree that interests and goals can definitely change, especially as we get to know ourselves better! wishing you all the best man!

@avdelossantos 3 года назад

Life is full of wrong decisions. That's what life is all about. As you've heard a thousand times-- we make mistakes, we learn from them and we move forward. that makes life exciting. All the best to you and your great family. P.S. there is nothing wrong with living with your parents. I am sure they love being with you. And nice video. more-- more -- more.

@KykashiSensei 3 года назад

thank you for watching sir! i really appreciate your kind and wise words! all the best to your family as well!

@tomis5484 Год назад

As someone who impulsively picked a minor and double major I thought I liked at 17 (I'm a November baby) I spent a lot of time occasionally regretting it. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who's going through this (still in uni right now)

@maddie6321 23 часа назад

I'm also a nov baby who just impulsively picked something... I regret it alot and it's only been 2 weeks

@platonymous Год назад

I think the best thing you can do is graduate debt free. Even if your major doesnt work out you are at least starting at zero rather than be in the negatives.

@sweettweets07 3 года назад

I agree with everything you said. Being already an English teacher for 6 years still puts me into asking myself if I really want to be where I am. I have ventured into some things that I like other than what my degree says. I was also able to discover that I can do more than what my degree has to offer. ❤️

@KykashiSensei 3 года назад

thank you for commenting! Wow 6 years is quite an achievement! I'm glad that you liked the video and I'm also glad that you've ventured beyond your degree! i think there's definitely a lot out there for all of us :)

@sweettweets07 3 года назад

@@KykashiSensei Yes there is. The only thing we need to do is to not limit ourselves. 😊

@Soviless99 2 года назад

i was told to do chemistry by my dad and was too scared to stand up for myself. i dragged my feet for 8 years trying to finish a 4 year degree… my 2013-204 year i suffered a terrible injury breaking my arm and shoulder and still suffer from chronic pain from it. my performance in school went way down hill as a result… since that year i had another year 2015-2016 where i got a lot of credits done going full time for both semesters. then 2017-2018 i went to another school at my fathers behest to get a teaching degree.. i ended up driving 5 hours to that school moving by myself and at orientation they told me i didnt qualify for the teaching program there. i went full time for that year and havent even had the interest to check my grades at all going to that school… i finished in 2018 doing a summer class and a fall class anatomy and physiology 1 and 2 and did very well at my community college, same school where my career started. ive done nothing with my chemistry degree and ended up working for my dad doing home improvements which i do like to do even though almost every person i worked with was an asshole in one way or another. right now i am gearing up to do a home renovation with my dad and hopefully turning it for a nice profit.

@KykashiSensei 2 года назад

hey thanks so much for commenting! very happy to hear that you're into something now that you do like =) I wish you the best going forward and major props for successfully navigating a education and career change!

@Soviless99 2 года назад

@@KykashiSensei thank you!

@thispersonrighthere9024 Год назад

chemistry sucks because you have to do a doctorate to earn money, and the competiton is fierce. also, chemistry doesn't have much math or physics, so it's hard to switch careers if you want to work outside of chemistry (unless you want to be a doctor or pharmacist). it's easy for a math or physics major to go into data science or banking, or go to grad school for economics or finance. it's not the same for chemistry majors.

@simmy.8 2 года назад

I am changing my major after one year into it that means my whole year got wasted and all the money too but i think its better for me can’t compromise on mental health!!! “in the end we only regret the chances we didn’t take”

@friedlemon5172 2 года назад

If it makes you feel better, I'm want to change my major in my 3rd year, so I'll be wasting 3 years Good luck btw, I hope you're more content now!

@dreyadreya972 Год назад

Started an English degree in 2018, 5 years later and I'm stuck with two semesters which I can't bring myself to finish. No idea what course I want to study either and I'll be turning 25 next year. This life😂😂😂

@thispersonrighthere9024 Год назад

finish those two semesters, so you can at least say you have a degree.

@revivalist355 2 месяца назад

@@thispersonrighthere9024sorry to ask , but how does that help?

@sys9208 Месяц назад

Useless degree@@thispersonrighthere9024

@vidyas4432 Год назад

Hey Kyle, I'm really glad I found your video because I'm an English Literature major myself, and I realised that it wasn't the degree I wanted only 2 months after I graduated. Recently I was feeling a little lost because I decided to jump to an entirely unrelated field after I graduated. Your video made me feel a little less lonely here. Thank you and good luck to you :)

@KykashiSensei Год назад

sorry for the late response here! thank you for watching! I'm so glad it was helpful and I wish you the best of luck going forward!

@julialomotey Год назад

Hello I am currently an English major. What field did you jump into after you graduated?

@vidyas4432 Месяц назад

@@julialomotey Hey Julia, it cost me 4-6 months of existential crisis and studying for me to learn new skills like coding, marketing and business strategy. After that I was down for any little work experience I could get and wasn't picky. It took me a loot of patience to get here but now I'm a Business Analyst with 2 years of work experience. Good luck to you!

@sebastianpacana3377 9 дней назад

Last year I chose IT because it is all about computers and coding but after 1 year my mom scolded me for failing it’s major subjects and the tragedy is ongoing to this very day. Fear of not being able to graduate, I was thinking about shifting courses by selecting those which are the ones that are suitable for me and I wanted to pursue something more interesting. At first, I thought my current course could be simple and easy but now I learned the truth that it is relatively complicated and it triggers severe headaches. My anger issues are worsening right now and I have been stressed out ever since and I barely got any sleep I will be extending my life in college hoping to pick the right decision. God, Damn! Why did I choose that course in the first place when I knew that it won’t be fit for my career path!?

@vincentkingsdale8334 2 месяца назад

You dont have 18 years to figure out what you want to do. On average, you start to figure out what you like in middle school. That gives you about 6 years to figure out what you want to do. Then you have about 40 working years to grind out saving enough money for retirement if you are lucky.....lucky enough to avoid cancer or some debilitating disease that cuts your life shorter than expected. As a healthcare professional, I have seen death too often, and life only goes by faster as you get older.

@arbitrarylib Год назад

You didn't pick the wrong major. If the world wanted artists instead of scientists, all of the STEM students would be starving scientists and the artists would be making bank. Don't look at it like that. You made the right decision for you at the time and you gained VALUABLE work experience in your field, and your even starting to write content as a Content Writer. You are doing really good so far!

@KykashiSensei Год назад

This means a lot :) thank you again for watching!

@mathematikhov 4 месяца назад

Heyy I’m probably 6months into my a levels now and I didn’t do the right choice I don’t understand what was going on in my brain I just didn’t understand anything so I chose math business and art but I really don’t want to go in that direction I am naturally really good at science like chemistry and physics and stuff but somehow I didn’t choose it and now I don’t know if I can do it at university I feel really stupid and embarrassed of my dumb decision do you think there is something I can do to get into science again? :((

@priyankak9462 Год назад

Iam completely stuck..choosed a wrong major which is unsuitable for me.. I realised this lately... Only worrying daily.. nothing changed in my life ... Only years passed away.. Then,what I did is..studied another major in which iam quite interested.. Now, completed my UG degree in one major and PG degree in English literature... Also did my B.Ed ...in UG degree.. If I go to schools for teaching job they see my UG and b.ed degree,asking me to work towards it but iam interested in English language teaching job... This is what my present situation.. Iam totally confused and irritated for my self... I don't know what to do further, sitting idle and worrying only..

@Megan-lr2hx Год назад

Thanks for making this video. It is so relevant to me as I had experienced this myself back when I started college. I went from being a Science major to a Business major and even had a hard time deciding within the major so I ended getting a Business Administration major which didn’t get me anywhere.

@harrisonbailey3649 7 месяцев назад

Why didn't it get you anywhere?

@feets.enthusiast 2 месяца назад

i picked law major and I'm almost end my first year. thought that i could just get through it and survive. the subjects are so hard and I don't think that i could make it for the next three years. I'm burned out, helpless.

@Peoplehater789 Год назад

I studied civil engineering and I deeply regret it.

@mathematicaleconomist4943 Год назад

Interesting. Coveted degree! Care to elaborate a bit?

@Peoplehater789 Год назад

@@mathematicaleconomist4943 here in the UK, everybody thinks the architect does everything.

@mathematicaleconomist4943 Год назад

@@Peoplehater789 Interesting. The architect is definitely more creative/artistic. So, I guess you don't care to be on the worker bee end of building?

@Peoplehater789 Год назад

@@mathematicaleconomist4943 the thing is this is how stupid and ignorant the UK is. Nobody knows what a civil engineer is. Everybody thinks the architect does everything.

@mathematicaleconomist4943 Год назад

@@Peoplehater789 OH. OK. That's what it is! I agree the civil engineering end of it is so very important. You have the physics knowledge to know which architectural ideas are possible and which are not possible.

@manuu44-q5z 4 месяца назад

I have chosen the wrong degree program(it's almost 2 years now) but I can't change it now due to financial issues. I'm stuck what should I do anyone please help me.

@miraculouslady632 Месяц назад

Can't nobody help you other than you... Looks like you have 3 choices. 1) Change your major/program anyway and get a fresh start. 2) Continue on with the program you are currently in anyway and hope for the best. 3) Drop out and find a job and go back to school once you are financially capable. Good luck.

@renzoborleo2401 3 года назад

Really inspired by your message! I think you are making something right out of the "wrong" degree you picked. Thanks for sharing and encouraging us not to be limited by our past decisions, bro! 🥰

@KykashiSensei 3 года назад

hey Renzo :) so glad that you liked the video! and yes! we can definitely learn from and transcend our past decisions to become better :) wishing you the best Renzo!

@lenslol 3 года назад

Hey Kyle! Love the blog man. It's crazy how relatable your past 3 videos have been, maybe cause we're born on the same day? Hahaha. I think you've got a good outlook and some sound guidance. Proud of you dude, keep it up. Please do put out more content!

@KykashiSensei 3 года назад

hey man! i'm glad to hear you're enjoying the content and that it's resonating with you. and yes haha my theory is that it's likely because we have the same birthday 😂😂 all the best to you man! thanks so much for commenting :)

@escanomusico9801 3 года назад

Quality content man, people our age should watch this. Badass Jazzmaster btw 🤘

@KykashiSensei 3 года назад

thanks so much man! haha yeah i've been enjoying the JM a lot :) hope you're doing well!!

@SmYt-y6o 10 дней назад

At least you finished your degree. What about people who’s still stuck in college and doesn’t know what major/career to pursue?

@stevekyle2477 3 месяца назад

Bro you are not the only one I also ended up taking up the course I wanted even though I never achieved my grades in high school

@pinay_and_languages 2 года назад

Thank you for this.

@KykashiSensei 2 года назад

you're welcome! thank you for watching :)

@TheRealStevenT 3 месяца назад

I'm from Manila, and an English major too. Been stuck since 2018. I really need to branch into the online field. And I'm tired.

@arbitrarylib Год назад

Thank you! This was very insightful. Can I include your video on a project I'm doing for a video compilation?

@KykashiSensei Год назад

hi there! thanks for watching and reaching out. Sure! you can use the video in your compilation!

@ashfiashahreen4716 7 месяцев назад

Today was my 1st cls of 2nd semester in BBA..I never imagined to take business as my major...due to lack of money I was forced to take it..I dont want to go to the cls. I dont want study..I cannt chng it now. I just want to finish it somehow..I dont want to do any job in this field..I am clueless about everything..I just cry in my cls.

@friedlemon5172 2 года назад

Great video! And it's perfect I came across it, because I'm thinking of pursuing a degree in english. So, could you maybe tell me a bit more about how your degree was, what more can you do with it, besides teaching, and why do you think it was a wrong choice for you? Namely, I'm in the 3rd year pharmacy school right now and I really want out. Btw, english is not my native language, in case that's relevant

@KykashiSensei 2 года назад

Hey there Fried Lemon! Really sorry it took so long to get back to you. I really appreciate you watching the video and leaving a comment here =) The degree I earned was for teaching English as a second language to high school students. In my program I learned things like linguistics, educational theory, and literature. A lot of my classmates who didn't become teachers decided to pursue degrees or careers in law, psychology. writing, editing, or school administration. I found that especially in the writing or communications fields like content or freelance writing--English education was helpful in finding work. I definitely still believe that the teaching profession is an honorable and worthwhile career. For me though, I decided to pivot careers because: 1. While I have the utmost respect for the passionate people who continue today in the education field and I loved the work I did--I wanted a different financial situation for the future. I decided to pursue that outside of education. 2. I have many other interests outside of English, writing, and literature. I wanted to see if I could find a profession that encompassed more of those other interests of mine. 3. After teaching several years in Japan and the Philippines, I couldn't quite see myself doing the same thing in the US as a long-term career. I understand it would've been different but at that point, I believed I wanted something else. I hope these answer your questions. Again, really sorry it took so long to get back to you--thanks again for checking out the vlog and I wish you all the best on your decision!