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Psychology is always interesting. But to me, understanding how people are screwed doesn't give much an opportunity for me to screw around with people. Moreover, it dissects and analyzes people in a more dispositional than situational perspective. I would prefer it as a side-study, and also, a journey of slow self-discovered knowledge.
Sociology is something which grew to be of interest partially because of Chinese A2. Alike psychology, it incorporates the understanding of the human behavior, but with a more macro, situational, societal perspective. After NUS open house, I'm quite sure that I would take sociology as my major, cos of my love of understanding the workings, movements, and trends of people.
Business is the more practical solution to a degree. If someone were to not be sure of anything, business is the push-button. An all-rounded education. Contrary to popular perception, you don't have to take business only when you want to start business. It educates a lot on the corporate world, equipping you with a wide range of skills the corporate environment demands. However, it's not much of my philosophy of "screwing around with people and having fun", nor does it strongly enforce my philosophy of looking at dealings as games and stuff. But nonetheless, I will consider. I may take a minor in business, or 2 majors: sociology and business (is that allowed?).
I would not like to do anything which I don't love. I had already made a mistake by taking a subject combo in IB which I do not really like. Should not have taken math HL, nor should I have taken Chem HL. Should have dumped in a history instead. I would not want to continue this mistake in uni. There are relatives and friends who ask me why I want to take sociology and not consider science-based, or economics-based majors. They have a point in the immense potential of these 2 areas, but it's not something I have a dying passion in. I have practically zero drive in science, and a good drive in econs, but I would love most to discover the inner workings of society and people (ie. a chance to screw around). As for my practical reasoning, I would say that social sciences increase your knowledge of societies, cultures, and people, making you an all-rounded, well-informed, sensitive, aware, empathetic individual. It thus opens up many career opportunities. And for the business side, I felt a need to take some of it because I need to understand the way people behave in the corporate world (though both spheres are much bonded together).
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