I have no career plans! :(?

[Alexis]

Im 15 and a freshman in high school and i have no clue what i want to do. Nothing interests me. Ive tried finding my strenghts in subjects and things but i have none. Im not good at math, english, or science so careers like that are out of the question. I have 3 A's 2 b's and a C in science so I would be able to get into a decent college if i tried harder. We have to take a career survey thing next week and theres nothing that interests me. Ive been worrying about this since I was 11.

This is just another problem im having in life and this sucks. Im expected to go to college when i graduate too so I just lie when i tell people what i want to major in. Ive taken so many career and job quizzes and tests its hard to find any new ones.

Idk what to do. I dont even have hobbies. A little advice is needed.

[Myhoo]

So what. The future is a fairy tale. Do whats right for you right now!

[Judy Wu]

don't worry! i was like that freshman year... and NOW i have an interest in accounting! take classes at a community college and you'll find something you like

[Sarita]

dont worry you can make your plan.

[Sharda University]

you can go for MBA

[April]

Everyone's different! You don't have to have your whole life planned out right now. It's better to be cautious, and figure out what you want to do then go waste money and time on something you hate!

You'll figure it out. Keep exploring new things, experience more things. It'll come!

Good luck!

[jannsody]

Please be aware that a lot of students in high school (or even beginning college) are uncertain of which course of study that they'll choose. You'd mentioned getting 3 A's and 2 B's which is terrific! It seems as though you enjoy some of the classes at least a little bit

Here is a quotation to think about re: a career path:

"What would I do for years and years to come and not have to get paid?"

The previous quote was by Farrah Gray, young male multimillionaire and author of "Reallionaire". It's along the same thought process as "find your passion and try to make a living out of that zeal."

This website has more general info re: various careers: http://www.bls.gov/ooh and can type into search for whichever career that piques one's interest.

How about volunteering and "giving back" (to the community) to some non-profit organizations. This website may have some local volunteer opportunities: http://www.volunteermatch.org/

Please try not to panic, do some more searches, and make good, *healthy* choices in life, too

[Jules]

I am sure you can get a lot of advice on this subject from a bunch of people, but I will try to give you a few suggestions too.

I started to get interested in things when I started to learn about people who were interested in certain subject. In k-12 my classes never mentioned the inventors, scientists, philosophers etc. they just mention the material but not how the facts were discovered. After I watched documentaries about the beginnings of computer science and famous computer scientists, I then became interested in computer science myself.

For me to get more interested in science, I loved learning about the scientists who made the discoveries first. To do that by yourself, you can just watch documentaries on youtube, check out books from a library, read articles and for sure read the wikipedia pages.
Here is a cool scientist, Nikola Testla
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_q...a%20&sm=12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla

A lot of the time you have to go beyond what is taught to you in school and seek out additional information to make what you are learning in school meaningful to you. Always ask yourself, "why is this important?" and then google it to find out why what you are learning is important.

I started to listen to the news when I was in college, i listened to the easy stuff first and then I moved onto the more complex news after that. and if i never understood what they were talking about on the news, I just googled it and made myself understand. This was very important to me because once you start putting in information into your head, you learn more about the world, and subsequently learn what you are interested in.

I encourage you to join clubs at your school, since you have no interests, put the names of the clubs into a bowl and just pick two to join and commit to the clubs for at least a year. Joining clubs is a great way to learn something new and it can be a great opportunity to build your social skills and problem solving skills.

Have you ever read Chicken soup for the high school students soul? I thing you may like it. I have the college version, you may like that too. Those books give you insight into why other people like the things they like and in return can inspire you to find out what you are interested in.

If you stay curious and drive yourself to seek out answers, then you should eventually find a few things that you are interested in.

You should also keep an open mind. I never thought I would intern at a campaign office or have a social media internship, but I did. I never thought I would be interested in those things, but I am now.

Once you become more interested in subjects, then you will have a better idea of what career you want. That link to a list of careers that another answerer provided is a good link, you should really look at that.

[Chris]

I wouldn't beat yourself over this, I'm almost a sophomore in college and I'm still a little confused about what to do. What I wish I could have done if I went back to your age (now I'm making myself sound old...) is to start as soon as you can to just start asking people you know what they do as a job, why they chose that, and how they got there. Seriously, just start asking everyone you know. In a couple years when you go to college, you'll know a great deal about all types of different jobs and how to get them. When you actually attend classes at college and your still not sure, take a bunch of introduction classes to gain more understanding. And last, pick a major you might be interested in and go for it. Getting a degree in a certain major will open so many career opportunities and you just might land in the right spot. And don't believe that once you have a job you have to put up with it until you die, most people make several career changes during their life. Hope that helps! You're not alone.