Hmm...

[Underground_Network]

I realize I have no idea what I want to do with my life. Part of me says military (which will absolutely piss off my dad beyond all pissedoffedness), another part of me says writer (though I'm too lazy to ever finish any of my works, at least at this point in my life), and another part of me says something in either law or law enforcement; but then again I could end up doing something else entirely.

And at my school I literally participate in NO extracurricular activities and I'm in ZERO clubs. My GPA may be well over 4.0, but still, I don't know what to do besides do well in school. I don't really care for any of the clubs at my school (there are a few that are somewhat interesting, but at this point of the school year its a bit ridiculous [and prohibited in some cases] to join those clubs) and there aren't many extracurricular activities that interest me. I've kind of gone from somewhat lazy to the ultimate procrastinator (though 90% of the time I finish my work and get it in on time), and I'm just a bit too lazy and too uninterested ("unmotivated") to join any clubs or do anything outside of school.

I mean, I'm getting a summer job (as a counselor), and sooner than later I'll probably get a job during the school year, and sooner than later I'll also probably pitch in some volunteer hours somewhere, but besides those things I have no idea what I want to do (and even in terms of those things I have no idea SPECIFICALLY what I want to do).

I think I'm going to end up going into my senior year with little to no idea of what I want to do or where I want to go to college, or whether any colleges will be interested in me (I mean, I guess grades alone [+ SAT scores, etc.] do attraction attention, but still), and that I'll just end up more uncaring or even worse, more depressed than I currently am.

I realize I'm just a sophomore, but I'm not too far away from graduating, and I think I've got to start thinking about what I want to do in the future, or at least get a general idea for what I'd be interested in doing in the future. :/

Anyone else like this, or anyone have thoughts on this? I mean, I know I've been told by several people (my mom and dad included) that I'm only a sophomore and I really don't need to worry, but my "smarter" friends are joining clubs and participating in extracurricular activities and seem to have several career paths in mind (or in some cases have it narrowed down to one or two), while I seem to have little clue as to what I actually want to do... :/

[byee]

Adam, as long as you're not involving yourself in those activites that might expose you to other things, you'll be in that ambigious zone you now find yourself in.

There are a million reasons not to join in those activites that might give you a broader experience of life. But, as you;re seeing, there's a rel draw back here. without that experience you'll have to make some very important decisions very soon without the knowledge that experience provides.

'Force' yourself. Find some extracurriculars to give you some experience.

[Avalikia]

The trick to finding out what you want to do is to find out what you like, what you're good at, and what you could make a career out of. The first two are essential; if you aren't open to trying anything that you could like or be good at, you'll never discover what you want to do with your life. And it's not enough for you to discover just a few of your interests and talents, because that limits you to just a few options and often time the most obvious option isn't the most realistic.

For example, I've always been very interested in animals and I'm good at science, so most people would say I should be a vet. However, I can't stand the sight of blood, I've discovered that being around sad animals depresses me, and it's a very competative field to get into and I'm not a very competative person. I also find anything at the cellular level boring so that eliminates being almost any sort of biologist, I found out animal breeding doesn't usually pay very well at all, and any job where you clean up after animals is either too competative or disgusting and low pay. But I'm really good at basic psychology, I have a real talent for reading animal behavior, and I'm very passionate about helping animals and people make eachother happy. So eventually I looked into becoming a dog trainer and found that I was interested, had the talent for it, and if I pursue it I'm very likely to get there. But the point is that if I hadn't tried and researched every other animal-related job out there I never would have realized how perfect it is for me, I'd still be confused, and I'd probably be on my way to a job I don't like. Since you don't seem to have the definate direction that animals were for me, it stands to reason that you should be trying even more things than I did.