I am currently a freshman taking up Computer Science. I feel like shifting to another major. Before entering university, students were asked to choose two majors. I chose Psychology as my first choice and Computer Science as my second choice. Unfortunately, I did not reach the cut-off for Psychology, so I was placed in the Computer Science department. (I do not belong to a wealthy family. Hence, I would like to buy a house for myself and my parents in the future.)

I have always wanted to major in Psychology because it has always caught my interest, so I read about it a lot. I like the subject itself. However, I am still not entirely sure whether I want careers in line with it. If I were to pursue this course, I think I will choose my path as a neuropsychologist. They say that the market is flooded with psychology majors, and without a Ph.D. or masters, you are limited in what you can do. I am also not sure if I like the idea of going to school for about ten years.

I am also taking into consideration Computer Science as my major since it is highly in demand. The job market for CS majors is good, and have high salaries. I’ve started coding since 11th grade because we have a computer class. I don’t hate it, but I don’t love it either. During 11th grade, I had a lot of mental breakdowns because I suck at programming. I find coding hard since I cannot come up with my solutions most of the time, but I like the idea of myself programming applications that will help a lot of people in the future. However, I’m worried that I won’t be passionate about programming for the rest of my life because I get unmotivated when the program has a lot of errors.

I don’t plan on having a double major because I would like to focus on one major. I am having a hard time thinking about this because, in the future, I need money but, it seems like I don’t have the skills to become a Computer scientist. On the other hand, I like studying Psychology, but the salary is not as high as well as the opportunity of having a job is low compared to Computer Science majors.

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