i was going to set you straight on journalism and how much money you'll make (or rather, how little), but jaymahjah beat me to it. dont choose a career based on money, its not worth it, and frankly its a waste of a life. if you love writing and you're interested in journalism, go for it. not everyone who majors in journalism becomes a reporter, you wont know what else is out there until you actually get into it. having said that, if you would like to write for a newspaper or magazine, you'd better really want to. it's a rediculously competitive field, and you have to be willing to work extremely hard. if you're still not sure, dont be afraid to take a year off to figure it out, but dont just spend the year doing nothing. try to get a job doing something you're interested in, do volunteer work, travel, just do something other than staying at home doing the same things you've been doing your whole life, you wont learn anything new doing that.
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What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do -- especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.
William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways
Your toughest competitor lives in your head. Some days his name is fear, or pain, or gravity. Stomp his ass.
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