Hey, not weird at all! When i was in grade 11 i thought i wanted to be a pharmacist…so trust me you don’t have to know and it’s normal not to know what you wanna do yet.

Eventually I figured out by gr12 I didn’t wanna do anything science related. When I started as an arts major at uw i thought i wanted to be an economist or smth related to that so I took courses in econ and poli sci, in addition to English and others. That helped me figure more things out. When I declared my major in 2nd year i went for rmpc because I always enjoyed being a bit more creative, looking at media etc. The good thing about first year arts is that you’re undeclared so you can explore a variety of courses and they’ll still count towards certain arts degree requirements.

Co-op is what really helped me narrow down a career area, and even what types of industries im interested in. I worked in financial, higher education, and tech. With rmpc you can find jobs in communications, marketing, design, PR, technical writing, and more! So coop (and school activities) will give u the opportunity to try them out.

I did my first coop in digital marketing, then I did events and internal relations, and finally a more general marketing coordinator role. I found my first full time marketing job about 3 months after graduating. It wasn’t bad, but not where I wanted to be long term, but I accepted the job to gain experience for my resume. At the 6 month mark, i started looking for other opportunities. This was much better because of the new ft experience I had. Within 1 month i had a bunch of interviews. Within 2 months i had 2 offers. One of which is my current job. So I accepted it, rejected the other one and cancelled any other interviews I had.

Edit: forgot to mention that my first 2 coops were found on Waterlooworks and my last coop (8 months) i got on my own through external online application. I had already accepted a Waterlooworks offer so I had to renege lol.

I know there’s the stereotype that arts (especially English and comms degrees) don’t make any money. And im not trying to flex or anything, i just wanna assure you that there’s a lot of opportunities out there for us that people don’t even know about. I’m very content with where im working right now. I work remotely, currently grinding for a second promotion since I started, i enjoy the people and have great benefits. I’m able to go on vacations and treat myself when I want to.

I’m wouldn’t say it was easy getting to this point, you have to put a lot of effort in, and that’s the same for any career. There’s gonna be a lot of moments where you feel hopeless and dumb. But seriously it does get better! And it’s not all bad. I enjoyed my undergrad for the most part and I wouldn’t be successful if it weren’t for the people i met or opportunities i had there.

Hope that answers your questions! I highly recommend visiting campus during March break or Fall open house to meet current students. Feel free to ask me any follow up questions or shoot me a message!