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"When I was younger, I hated when people asked, &amp;quot;What do you want to be when you grow up?&amp;quot; I had no idea. At various points in my life, I&amp;#039;ve wanted to be: a pediatrician, novelist, fashion designer, plastic surgeon, hair stylist, hotel owner, celebrity publicist, wedding planner, real estate agent, TV scriptwriter, movie director, and a psychiatrist, just to name a few.  During my sophomore year of high school, I took a journalism class on a whim and realized that I could actually make a career out of my magazine obsession. Finally, I had a plan: I&amp;#039;d go to college in NYC and major in journalism. But then I discovered that my dream school, NYU, requires all journalism students take on a second major! I felt like I was back to square one. It took me 15 years to come up with one major - how was I supposed to come up with another one in a matter of months? My parents always told me to major in whatever interests me and figure out what to do with it later. So when I had to pick a second major, I thought hard about my interests and favorite subjects. But when I got to college, I still had no idea what to do about that second major. I tried a few different things\u2014politics, sociology, psychology\u2014until realizing that I&amp;#039;d really like to learn more about world history. I always zoned out in history class when I was younger because I thought it was so boring. But later on, I realized it was pretty fascinating and really regretted not paying attention in those classes. At the beginning of my junior year, I declared history as my second major. My advice? Don&amp;#039;t fret if you&amp;#039;re heading off to college soon without a clue about what you want to study. Sign up for a few classes that look interesting and keep an open mind! You&amp;#039;ll never know if you like something unless you try it. So tell me, do you already know what you&amp;#039;ll choose as your major? Or are you as clueless as I was? And I have to ask: What do you want to be when you grow up? xoxo Kristen CG! Editorial Intern "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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