That girl on RU-vid second semester of senior year should be like an internship or something with like supplemental work or something to test out a career
Right, we should be more like England to be fair. Around the age of 16 I believe the kids go to 'college' (more or less high school) but they truly go in with trying to find a career path for the students to specialize in. I'm American and don't know much about the process but that they try to prepare the students for a future career path to follow.
As a senior in high school/rising college freshman, this makes me feel so much more justified about declaring my major, which is something I was having serious anxiety about because a) the major I declared is not something that I can make a lot of money with and b) I am super passionate about what I’m going to school for. So thank you💛💕
this! I changed my major from nursing (on the track to be a nurse practitioner) and changed to business Administration. So many people in my family have questioned my decision too, but I just love the business side of things and also I have shadow a nurse and know it takes a special someone to handle body fluids and that isn’t me! I love this video thank you!!
i feel like i was pretty confident and like able to talk to people and i feel like the pandemic as broken down every confidence i had or yk at least put me out of practice. i really hope i overcome my social anxiety and talk to more people.
I can relate to this so much... I went out of state for a year and now i’m transferring back in state and changed my major to English because that’s what i’m truly passionate about, your advice is so true
The thing with parties is that before college i really thought i would hate parties bc in hs i never went to them, im not a partier at all, and i dont drink or anything. But i actually find the parties to be fun. Its something to do, its a way for me to hang with friends, and i guess i like being around other people🤷♀️😂
I'm an up coming freshman at a college eku, and i had no idea what i was going to do. I've been interested in psychology since I started taking classes and I believe i'm going to stick with it because I want to see how our brain works under certain stress and circumstance and the way we can heal mental from them. Thanks for making college videos.
I'm starting my senior year in the fall too. This video was so helpful. Even tho I wanna go to grad school, I still have those same anxieties, but I'm optimistic that it's all gonna work out.
Coming from a kid, who is about to go into his senior year, trying to find a school that balances both running and academics while having no idea on what to exactly do for a major. (Been thinking about exercise science). This helped a lot, thank you.
hi i’m super late but omgggg I relate to so much of your college journey. I have social anxiety too and thought i’d meet friends right way so easily and whew nopeeee, same with the roommate situation. and i’m transferring as well. thank you girlie i’m considering making a youtube channel to help other people transfer like you are with me🥺
So I always wanted to be a teacher, untill I discover theirs salary. Now I'm in the hole and don't know what to do in my life. I like languages and business ( but I'm not certain in it, because I have no one to ask how it looks like ), psychology too
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@@zoeerickson8513 I applied and got into Columbia College Chicago which has a great film program, but I’m deciding to go to a school closer to home to major in media arts. Good luck! ☺️
People need to hear this. So well spoken and great for people to understand different college perspectives. I know so many of my friends transferred and we’re WAY happier in their new school.
the replies to this argument are so so important, more people need to recognize this. there’s absolutely nothing wrong with choosing a career based on financial stability. of course it might not be ideal, but sometimes it’s necessary. passion in a career is a privilege
I don't think this is a topic that undergrads should address yet. I felt the same way when I was 18, "Money doesn't matter, I'm going to do what I love." Let me just tell you all that it sucks. $30k salary is NOT as much money as I thought it was when I was 18. I actually don't even get that much after taxes, student loan payments, and everything else that comes out of my check before I even see it. I never realized how much bills cost? Like it's $80/month just to have an internet connection? And at the end of the day, doing what I THOUGHT I loved every day for some company is just draining. I am very restricted creatively because I'm working for someone else. I'm not very happy anymore. I had interest in other majors or topics that I didn't pursue and I regret not picking one that would've made me more money. It was a very expensive mistake to learn and I feel like I can't go back to college now because I'm already so far in debt from the first time.
Moral of the story: you may end up hating what you love and if you're going to hate your job anyway, it may as well be one that pays decent wages. That way you can afford to enjoy your time off and go on vacations, rather than being too poor to do anything but sit at home and sulk. Not to say you shouldn't follow your passions, but go ahead and go to school for nursing instead of art so if your painting career fails miserably, you have this really useful degree to fall back on and not an art degree. 🤷♀️
hengineer woah. I guess it is a privileged thing to say. But trust me, I come from a home where neither “mommy and daddy work.” But I understood it as: “money doesn’t make you happy/ buy happiness.” Of course people need money. Everyone needs money to get their basic human needs met. Yes, achieving and getting a high paying job must seem great unless you end up unhappy. It’s all devils advocate because you want to be happy but salary might not be in your favor. Or the salary is there but be super unhappy. But thank you for expressing your view on it, because it does sound like a privileged thing to say.
“Don’t pick a major just because it makes money.” Ooofff I went though this! I knew I wanted to psychology cause I saw myself being a councelor and that of my aunt’s experience as a psychologist. However I had family try to take me out of it and that I need to pick a major that gets me a job and money...even if it didn’t make me happy or have passion for it. I choose nursing (I know I want to be in healthcare) and well that didn’t work out great for me (mental breakdown stress and anxiety) and got the heck out and put my foot down and made sure I got back to psychology. I know that I need to get my master’s to be certified and I’m ok with that plus I’m exploring other fields as backups or to see if there are other professions that also interest me since I’ve graduated last year.
So many ppl do psychology so it’s over saturated. My brother got his masters and it took him half a year to even try and find a place to work at, and once he did he was mistreated and ignored bc so many other ppl were willing to work for less. It’s very very hard to get a job, which is why ppl don’t recommend it but good luck!!
@Araceli From Wii sports club Hey I think it depends of the type of field in psychology and it def when networking and getting experience! Plus you gotta keep a positive attitude (I try to keep this in mind that God has a plan for me and I will get there as long as I also put the work in) even in these current trying times. I believe there will be a demand and need of psychologist in the future given the currently global situation we are in. metal health is very important as much as physical health!
Same, I’m honestly terrified and have no clue what I’m doing, I haven’t even taken my SAT’s bc of Covid and a lot of schools aren’t requiring the SAT’s this year bc of the situation so I don’t know if I should still take them in the fall like is it going to help my college applications in anyway?
Best advise as college sophomore take AP classes and get a cool internship or volunteer wherever you have fun. Whatever you enjoy you can make into a career even if it’s small shadowing of what you think you’d like it helps SOOO much!! I did that (love marine bio & edu) and so did many friends that shadowed different doctors etc
then PLEASE go to community college!!!!!! dont be like me spending 10k+ in private college just bc it is prestigious. i dropped out in first year!!!! plz if u didnt make up ur mind choose community college and explore different paths there! it isnt too late to transfer. im going to UMD as a transfer student, too!!
I’m applying to med school at 29 because I let other people tell me I wasn’t good enough or smart enough and “I’m a real one”. Tons of things in this video ring true!
That’s awesome, I just graduated college a few months ago as a pre-med, I’m taking a gap year for research. I’ll be applying to medical school next year!
That's really admirable!! I'm 23 and I'm also interested in medicine but I cant do this because it's too much money and I've already wasted alot on other degree. So I would say GO FOR IT!! YOU'RE LUCKY!!
this video came at the perfect time! just finished my senior year of high school and i’ve been overwhelmed about feeling unprepared for college and this helped so much :) also, your makeup looks great! can you do an updated makeup routine?
I've just finished my first year of uni and she couldn't be more right about what you expect versus what is the reality. I thought it would be easy to make friends, but i also struggle with social anxiety and that didnt exactly happened. I feel exactly like you Hannah, everyday i dont want to go to classes and i havnt "made" good friends. I like my major, but not my uni:( No other uni does have this major, idk if i should continue in this major if i havnt made many friends and dont like my uni...
I spent my First year of uni trying to make friends but it just did not click with andybody. In my second year i kinda gave up hope and thought i will do just Uni and work then. I randomly met people in a lab with whom i geht along really well. I don’t mean to give advise just want to show that it is still possible to make friends later on in university.
That’s true! I met my best friend in second year mid semester, and I was just hanging with a group of people that I didn’t actually like that much, it was gradual and you just have to be patient and open, for example she is veeery different from me but also not that much, maybe you don’t expect it just because they look different, like a girly girl who actually loves rock or something lol
@@chelseaxoxo784 don't feel bad, some things just can't be helped. And hey, at least now we have funny stories to tell about how terrible they were, right?
Exactly!! I’m a senior and I transferred the summer between freshman and sophomore years, I have never regretted that decision! I wish transferring was talked about more but I know colleges don’t talk about it because they want to keep your money at their institution. It’s a vicious cycle!
@@tacobella6474 My biggest regret is not transferring when I had the chance. I was so scared of graduation "late" or not getting into my major at another school. My anxiety talked me out of it and i regret it so much! it really needs to be talked about more
I loved this video. When you watch RU-vidrs that talk about college it's normally high achievers that go to ivy league schools. There's nothing wrong with that, but it isn't everyone's reality. This felt so much more relatable and down to earth.
4:44 i’m a junior is high school right now (almost a senior) and i needed to hear this bc i’m stressing about my future and what i’m gonna major in, so THANK YOU Hannah!🥰✨💓
omg same! i have a college list and a major i think is interesting so far, but all the colleges i want to go to are so far away and i feel like i’m gonna end up riding a roller coaster of me changing my mind in college....so yeah omg thanks hannah for being such a great example and giving such good advice!! ♥️
I can relate to this so much. I just made a whole existential rant on my channel because the second quarantine hit, I had a lot of time to think about all of my life choices. This is such a good perspective, I feel like at 17 (when I was choosing my university degree) I did not have the hindsight to really know what I wanted to do. And it's crazy that young people are under such intense pressure where money and literally their future is on the line. Anyway, incredible video! :)
@@chi2om Great question! So I actually ended up going into Media Production. I found it to be a great compromise where you could use your creativity but also learn a lot of practical skills. At the time though, I remember thinking about many different paths (law, english, teaching, etc) and I could have very easily ended up in one of those...where I think now I'd be unhappy. I still don't know if I chose right, and it's honestly really hard to say. But yeah :) My degree ended up being pretty fulfilling but I still wonder what my life would look like if I did something else.
Pleaseee make a part 2! I’m transferring next semester for similar reasons as you and this video resonated with me so much (going into my 2nd year). Thanks for all the advice and hope you are staying well 💖💕
I almost let my ex-best friend convince me to change my major to one of the pre-med majors and go on to medical school because being a doctor pays well. I apply for nursing school next month and I'm planning on continuing to my DNP-BC and I've never been happier or more excited in my llife.
don't think you have to leave home and your parents to get the "true college experience" because honestly the "true" college experience does not exist. if staying home and commuting/doing online school/whatever it may be makes you happiest, do it!!
I have a younger sister that is 4 and I couldn't imagine going too far away from her. (I'm a junior in college btw) so I went to a school that happened to be my dream school that was jus 2 hours away. It's not a bad drive and makes it easy to take weekend trips and such. You still have time to figure out all the details and such but having an apartment with friends was/has been a great experience for me and home is only a drive away! I'm a homebody and family is very important to me so that is how I balanced it💛💛
I know everyone’s saying “don’t do it for the money” And this is true to *some point*. At the end you if you want to be happy you need a way of earning money. Once you find a stable job THEN you can look into things that actually make you happy. Don’t always concentrate on what make you happy. Unless the thing that makes you happy also make you money. Then you hit the jackpot! But just research and find options that you will learn to love. But idk that’s just me.
I went to a state school because They gave me a lot of money and I love it ! Sometimes don’t do it for the money but other times maybe you should because you never know 🤷🏽♀️
Oshali Rajapakse I think it’s more having a plan on what to do with your degree in my opinion. If you love art for example, then find out what an art degree can get you job wise or find out other mini subjects (I have no idea what their called since I don’t live in America, I want to say minors but I’m not sure?) which could give you more opportunities to give you a good job before applying for college. I think the reason why people may become unemployed after college or uni is because they don’t know what to do with their degree, if some people have a plan before going in I think more people could get a job easier. However, I do agree with you if the person wanted to do a degree in something like drama which is a very hard career to get in. I do also think that having a job through college is something that is good and it makes my life a lot easier as well.
I think that is more directed towards people who love something but end up going towards something completely different because of money. Like someone who wants to be a teacher but because people kept telling them they won’t make money, they go into the medical field or something
I personally feel like these two things go hand in hand. You get gratification from your job if you’re making substantial income which adds to your enjoyment. I feel like you’re less likely to enjoy something if you feel like you’re not receiving adequate reward or something to show for your hard work.
i just finished my freshman year of college and i related to the friend making thing SO HARD. i had huge expectations but i was so socially anxious, i had the hardest time reaching out to ppl. also i avoiding going out at alllll costs bc i dont drink/smoke and im nervous that no one will be sober lol.
I feel you, it seems so hard to make friends in college without drugs or alcohol involved and it really sucks for those of us who don't like that stuff
Me too! I'm going to college now and partying is really not my thing. I don't drink nor do drugs neither. I'm also quite shy lol. I'm afraid of feeling lonely in a big city so far from home..
Fast Forward To Hannah’s Future Video: What I Wish I Knew Before I Graduated College Girl We’re Watching All Videos Even When They’re Not About College Because “We’re Real Ones” 💕
Same I don’t even notice if it’s a college vid because I love her personality so much Usually I only watch certain RU-vidrs if they post college vlogs but not Hannah ☺️
I relate SO HARD on the 'making friends' part, took me three years to realize that sometimes its better to be alone, that I have to choose who I wanna be friends with, and that friends are not something I need to 'not be weird', yup.
Hannah, this might be random. But after listening to you, i finally have a ball to quit my job. And i did it. To begin with this job is nowhere near my dream job. I'm working there because i though that i i don't have a choice. I am not happy with the job. Very unhappy and uninspired. My mental health goes down hill. I've bared with it for almost a year now because i'm afraid that i could not find other jobs and my life would be completely destroyed. like you said "if you feel like it isn't for you, you don't have to continue. There are so many different paths to build a career" I decided to continue working on my passion. I want to live a happy life. what i'm trying to say is.. Thank you. really,
The application thing was so true! I was gonna write about my extracurriculars but my recommendation letters already only talked about that, so I talked about how my sexuality has shaped me and my life and then I got in to every single school I applied to even with lower sat scores !!!
I'm finishing my first college year in July and all I can say is LISTEN TO EVERYTHING SHE SAYS! This choice is one of the most important choices you have to make in your life, follow YOUR dreams and listen to what your heart wants to say to you, it's YOUR future! Please don't let anyone tell you what you should do with your life, nobody can know what makes you really happy and what's meant for you, better than you🖤
i can relate SO HARD. i wanted to do nursing so bad, but literally my high school advisor told me that i wasn't smart enough to get into the nursing program in my hometown and that nursing was so much worse than PA or med school so i should apply to my state school and do PA or MD for the money and status. so i did that, AND I WAS MISERABLE. went home every weekend, missed my family so much, hated my classes, everything was terrible. so i decided to try and transfer into the original nursing program that i "wasn't good enough to get into" and i got in. now im living in an apartment with my boyfriend 10 minutes away from my parents and commuting to an amazing nursing program and I LOVE IT and im so unbelievably happy. moral of the story: LISTEN TO HANNAH, if you are passionate about something GO FOR IT, don't listen to what other people say only you know what you are capable of, and if you think you can do it then YOU CAN DO IT. you got this :)
Starting university this fall, and although I've sort of tricked my mind into believing that I want to be a certain thing, I still have no idea what I'm really passionate about. And especially because school this quarter is going to be online, the anxiety over not having friends is really hitting hard right now. Really got some good advice from this. Thanks for this video.
I can’t believe she said she has social anxiety and has a hard time making friends If I went to her school I’d be like Hannah! Please hang out with me! 😂 Please make a part 2 I’m a real one 🤙
Omg same, i was literally so unprepared. This would have helped so much (: especially not being sure about your major. But yes, don’t do it for the money, live your life! 💕💕
The talk about friends was so real right when I got to school I was like expecting to make so many friends and I really didn’t and it sucked I felt so lonely and my roommate and I weren’t so close either
I’m about to finish my junior year of college too but in Mexico and sadly colleges and universities here are WAY different than they are in the states, I mean college for us is just like attending high school, almost everyone stays in their hometown and the “living in campus” thing does not exist, also credits are managed differently here cause we do have the credit here, but our “classplan” is put by the school and we have to take the classes we were told we were gonna have at the beginning of the career, also we are not that passionate about our school sports cause the sports teams barely exist. There are a lot of differences but the biggest one I think is the money you pay for college, here’s very very cheap compared to USA. I just wanted to let y’all know a few differences I found but I still love it and I still watch every college related video of yours💕 Greetings from Juarez,Mexico border with El Paso, TX I’m a real one ❤️❤️❤️
Mayra Rivera this is also true for a major part of Latin America lol the only ones doing school sports are Americans I guess, we focus on just studying
@@javierafigueroamoraga8316 I think my Asian countries are the same. My country is Korea and we have univ. sport teams such as basketball/soccer/badminton/tennis, etc but students rather focus on studying😅
the thing about social anxiety and not making friends and wanting to be home , I just feel that it was like you were talking about my college experience , finally someone I can relate to
People really try to influence your major and it’s annoying and unnecessary. I don’t know why people feel the need to pick your major for you but it’s dumb. Stick to your gut and don’t listen to toxic opinions.
“I’m a real one” literally everything you just said is me. I wanted to do nursing but didn’t have the ap score needed so now I’m doing biotechnology which I’m not really a fan of but I can use to get back into medicine which is where I want to be. Thank you for this video it really helped me🥰
I was in a similar situation, I went to college thinking I was going to love my school, my course and make a TON of friends.. but that definitely didn’t happen mostly because I also have social anxiety but in the end I ended up hating the course I was in and ended up dropping out 😅 college just wasn’t for me and that’s okay! 💖
I'm a high school senior having a full blown mental breakdown about wtf I want to with my life and watching this made me feel so much better. Thank you
“I’m a real one” who would LOVE a part 2! Thank you for your great advice! Your advice really helped me make the decision to follow my passions in college! 💕
i found your channel when i was going through it during my first semester of college...i think we have very similar college experiences and it has been very comforting to hear about yours. i also thought i would be friends w my roommates and that friends would come to me despite my shyness and social anxiety !!
I graduated a few months ago (marketing degree btw) and I agree with everything you said. In the end, your major doesn't matter that much if you are openminded and willing to learn. Just get the degree and from there you can shape your path the way you want. I had interviews for engineering jobs and offers of fully paid courses with my marketing degree just because I said in the application that I am willing to learn new skills.
“Life is not about the money you make” AMEN 🙌 I am paying a lot of money to go to school for a career that won’t pay much. BUT my school is great for that career, and I know I’m going to love my job regardless of the salary. THANK YOU THANK YOU for making that point. That’s something I definitely needs to hear in high school, and I know so many people need to hear it too.
first!!! i’m going to college in a little over a year and i’m so excited but nervous. thank you for all the advice han💗 you’re like my internet big sis haha:) ps- i’m a small youtuber
I'm a 15 years old student, a senior high- basically I'm still in high school- grade 11 student this year and I told you I had a hard time about choosing what strand I will take. At first I decided to take the strand Home economics because I want to have a job after I graduated senior high school BUT I changed my mind after seeing the subjects-yes, because I hate cooking- that's why I changed strand but I had a hard time AGAIN because I was pressured because I just want to tell you, all of my friends already know what strand they will take because they already know what they want in the future while me, still undecided. I Don't know what's my dream, because literally I don't know what I want in the future, don't know what I'm passionate about because when I was in junior high I didn't participate to any club activities-I didn't explore things- f*ck me for being shy all the time. And just a week ago I asked my friend for an advice and It kinda help me to know what I lovee (yes lovee) I Love history and sometimes I dream to be a historian because I saw a historian in the tv and I was just like "WOW! That is so cool, he knows what happens in a particular time, the dates etc." And that made me decide what to take- HUMMS- but I'm nervous because being a humms student means you have to be confident because being shy in that strand will not gonna take you anywhere. So yeah wish me luck this year HAHAHAHA
I’m a senior and omg I’m so stressed not knowing what to do If I want to go to cc or a university! 😩 I was also very shy throughout my whole high school didn’t join anything and never participated ughh I wish I could Go back in time and do those things .
I'm the one who pushed aside all those doubts just to make my parents happy (how lame I know) and now I'm here struggling to finish college because I cannot stand it anymore. Thank you for this video and YES, I WOULD LIKE A PART 2 please :)
I'm finishing up my sophomore year of college and I'm also stressing about the future😭 Also, funnily enough, I only applied to one college (and got in!). My back up plan was to go to community college and then transfer
Girl we would have been BFFs in college, we have exactly the same preferences in sleep schedules/going out and wanting to be around mature people! I'm starting college at LMU in two weeks and hope to find a friend like you :) Great video, everything you said really resonated with me, especially about major and not letting anyone influence your passion
WOW, everything you're saying is how I've been feeling my whole freshman year. This was so relatable, thank you so much for posting this, it made me feel so much less alone.
i also want to add-if it just happens to be that you're attending a community college instead of a 4-year university, that's great! when i was a senior in high school, i used to get teased a lot for committing to a community college for certain reasons, and i saw that all of my friends were going to those universities, and i sorta grew to look down on cc's ironically; but in the end, it's just college. you're (most likely) getting the same education, and they're both a step in future success :)
