Think about it, even if it's only a dream. Spend some time imagining exactly what your life would be like. Don't limit yourself to only those things they have told you are capable of, but consider their advice. After you have considered these options, both the fantastic and the realistic, select a single major at NMSU that you are interested in pursuing. Check through the undergraduate catalog and other sources of information to see what is involved in that major, especially the sequence of courses you'll take and the kinds of writing you'll do in those courses.
Descriptions are available through campus advising centers.
Talk to several people to get a sense of the role writing plays in that major, including some seniors in the major. Summarize this information and present it to your instructor in a memo. Library research Go the current periodicals shelves in the library and look at one professional or trade journal that represents your discipline. Ask a professor or a research librarian for recommendations. Once you've located the journal, look at the three most recent issues.