Great thread. I can guarantee there are literally
thousands of students in a similar position atm. My initial thoughts to answer the questions at the end of your post:
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Have any of you been in a place of not knowing what to choose?
Yes, and I don't think that's ever really stopped, to be honest. Through high school, I sort of figured it'd come to me by the end of Year 12, and I'd be really clear on what I wanted to do. I had friends who were really set on Law, or an apprenticeship, or Med, or Education, or working, or whatever it was they wanted to do. And I was just there like "... okay..."
I eventually felt pretty confident that I wanted to study Industrial Design, but in one sense (in hindsight), I think I might have just talked myself into it to feel as though I was confident, even though I wasn't. By the end of the year, I was sort of panicking. The only open days etc. I'd gone to had been for design, but I was starting to doubt it pretty heavily due to a few reasons. I ended up panicking and changing my preferences the night before they were due. And then I changed them again after ATARs were released.
I ended up studying Arts largely because it was so broad, and I figured I'd be able to find something enjoyable. I was right - I found Linguistics, about which I became very passionate - but at no point was I like, "okay, sweet - 100% want to do Arts - life sorted!" I think a lot of people would be in this boat. I then studied Honours partly to procrastinate from making a different decision.
Working full-time, I still don't really know what I want to pursue. You're certainly not alone in that respect, and I think sometimes you just have to let things fall into place, and back your gut.
How did you end up choosing what to do?
Process of elimination, basically.
"Do you want to study next year?" Yes.
"Do you want to study Engineering?" No.
"Do you want to study Science?" No.
"Do you want to study Education?" Maybe.
And so on, until I fell on Arts. It was, in some sense, the least objectionable hahaha. But I still definitely wanted to study and go to uni, so it seemed a good option. If I had my time again, I'd probably do a double degree instead of straight Arts.
I think it's helpful speaking to as many recent graduates as you can, though. See what they did, see how they find it, see what they'd change. Your decision is ultimately yours, of course, and you should take anything anybody says with a grain of salt, but it's all useful information.
Are you happy with what you chose?
Yep. I loved Arts in the end.
Do you have any regrets?
Not with doing Arts, but as above, I might have done a double degree. It only would have been one more year for a full extra degree.
Regarding your specific situation, it's definitely a tough one. I guess I'll ask you a question: you say you think you'd find them equally interesting, but if you go through those options and
think about them, what do you think would give you the most satisfaction as a career?