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And all this happened in 4 years?Originally posted by Qrratugai View PostLOL! hahahhahahaha!!! omg... k, I REALLY wanna answer this.
Let's see ...
I started off as a biology major, totally planning to become a doctor (childhood dream.! No, wait, dream since birth! Consider it Desi influence
). Studied bio for like 2.5 years, studied other things on the way, decided I wanted other things instead, fell in love with English, so changed to English. Did English for a semester or so, discovered I wasn't satisfied with it (the kinds of classes offered at my school didn't satisfy my urge), so changed to philosophy. My goal at this point was to become a lawyer :D
But then I noticed that the school had only a few exciting classes in philosophy, and I wasn't satisfied. :?
SO!! I decided to go for Women's Studies ... but the university didn't have a Women's Studies major and I could only minor in it. So I chose Journalism as my other major.
In the meantime, I changed universities :D There, I decided I was gonna settle for Journalism and Women's Studies ('cause here, too, no Women's Studies major), and, c'mon now, I HAD to save the worllllld, yeah?
In the meantime, also, I re-considered my dream of medicine and made sure to finish my pre-med courses and take extra sciences -- just in case. 'Cause all this time, my parents were very disappointed that I wasn't intelligent enough to become a doctor. (Yara kho! :oops: These Easterners!) Once these sciences were done, I decided I was crazy for having re-considered, so I ran back to my selected major(s) -- Women's Studies and Journalism.
THENNNN ... I had long talks with different professors and advisers in Journalism and discovered that I don't *have* to major in Journalism or study Journalism in order to become a journalism or to go into the media.
So I had the same dilemma again: couldn't settle on a major! Decided I wanted MORE :shock:
In the meantime, I ran to these Pashtun friends, telling them I don't know what to major in and I'm supposed to be graduating soon! :| And, so, some suggested anthropology, some economics, some journalism, and so on ... they were like all of these will be of help to Pukhtuns in the long run.
But, nope, they didn't meet Qrratugai's desires :S So I took all these random classes to see which ones fit my interests and personality.
So, I took classes on the Quran, Hadith, Middle East, South Asia, etc. There, I met these brilliant Islamic Studies professors and was like, "OMG OMG OMG! Where have I BEEN! This is EXACTLY what I want!"
And so ...
My major now? Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies + Islamic Studies! :D And, omg, the BEST thing is that it deals with Afghanistan and Pukhtuns, toooooooo. And so I get to write all these fascinating papers and read all these lovely books in my "spare" time and talk for hours and hours about what I read and write, and the feeling is ammmmazing, guys!
So I SO got what I wanted in the end, a major in which at least four of my passions are combined: Pukhtun, Women, Islam, and history. :mrgreen:
It's the BBBBEST thing I could do for myself. I am planning to go for a PhD in Islamic Studies right after I graduate :D We need more women in Islamic Studies anyway, so it all works out for the world too, not just me
Oh, and this doesn't mean I've stopped taking classes in the other fields. I'm still in women's studies/gender-related courses, English/writing, philosophy, and journalism, but my official major is the Islamic Studies one :D
(P.S. Yes, all of this took place under 4 years, lol, but I'll be graduating in Spring 2011, ka khairee... well, that's the plan.)
k ... what else did y'all expect from Qrratugai in response to the simple question of "What is your major?" lol
P.P.S. My parents are still not pleased, and my poor mother thinks that I must be being taught by Salman Rushdie :P And I've to remind her almost every other week that Salman Rushdie is NOT a scholar on Islam, and only renown scholars of Islam who have a PhD in Islamic Studies and Arabic are allowed to teach in our department. Still, according to her, Muslims shouldn't pursue Islamic Studies in the west.
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Doing my Ph.D. in Basketry Engineering.Islam will prevail, a promise made by the Creator of this universe:
[61:8] They desire to extinguish the light of Allah with the breath of their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light, even if the disbelievers hate it.
[61:9] He it is Who has sent His Messenger with the guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all religions, even if those who associate partners with God hate it.
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Woww mashaAllah to Qrratugai and Momin ...
*sigh*
for those of you who are undecided ..PLEASE choose what you love and not what other people say ... PlEASE!Comment
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I am one of them on a halt for the past six yearsOriginally posted by Iqra View Post
Just can't decide what to go for, suck in math and Physics, don't find other interesting enough.
Khair, Allah ba ya khair kee , that's how i convince myself, at least for nowComment
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Sociology is okay but teaching...hmmmOriginally posted by naziaComment
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It does require patience though which i fall short upon=)Originally posted by SabrinaComment
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I think if you find something really interesting...you can try hard and get good at it....Originally posted by Millatpal Noorzai View PostI am one of them on a halt for the past six years
Just can't decide what to go for, suck in math and Physics, don't find other interesting enough.
Khair, Allah ba ya khair kee , that's how i convince myself, at least for now
I might be wrong... I dunno.Comment
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I hope I get into teaching InshaAllah..just going to require discipline :|Comment
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^ lol ... ummmm.. yeah that's where I am stuck. I prefer children or college students...so depending on that I've got to decide... or I can do both InshaAllah.Comment
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I think Cultural Anthropology is a fascinating major, or you can even minor in it.
Psychology is good. Radiology is also good (its high in demand everywhere with a good salary).Comment
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what why? what are your interests? what have been thinking about looking into?Originally posted by handsomepashtunComment
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WroraOriginally posted by Millatpal Noorzai View PostI am one of them on a halt for the past six years
Just can't decide what to go for, suck in math and Physics, don't find other interesting enough.
Khair, Allah ba ya khair kee , that's how i convince myself, at least for now
Better to decide about doing something instead of just " ALLAH BA KHAIR KEE".
Yaw khaza khwand yaw pir la laral.werta ye wael che zamung bal bach na kegee.tasu rata dua okray.pir werta wael che za kho ab drta dua okrum kho taso khu hum lag okhwazay ra okwazay. lol.Comment
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nice to know that some one here shares an interest with me....u are a 2 D artist... do u know 3D Max Studio?....or the walk-through which are made using this software?Comment
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