A Guideline On How To Pick A Major In College

 

How To Pick A Major In College

Declaring a major is one of the hardest tasks in college. What should you do when you have not declared a major and have no idea on what you want to study.

Look at a major list - You need to understand what is available to you. Check out your college's website and see what they offer. If you already have an idea of what school, you want to be in, the better. If not, just start at the top and get to reading.

Assess what is important to you - Going to college is just a stepping-stone in the process of becoming an independent, working person. For this reason, you need to decide what is important to you: do you have a passion you want to follow in life despite how difficult the going may get, do you want a guaranteed job, and do you want to make a lot of money even if you are not completely in love with your occupation? Once you figure out your priorities, you can move on to the next step.

Find out what is available to you - There are various types of jobs that you may not even know existed. Once you identify what major’s interest you take a look at professions that will utilize those skills. A simple Google search can aid in this as well as a visit to the career center.

Research – you have to research on what happens to people who had a major you are interested in. You need to make sure that you do not arbitrarily choose a major and hope that it will lead you to what you identified as being important to you.

Seek for advice – seek professional advice once you carry out your research on a few majors that you are interested in. Some topics of discussion should be what the requirements for this major are, will you still be able to graduate on time, what resources are offered to students in that department, etc. In addition, if you did not know any people to talk to when you were researching potential majors your adviser may be able to put you in contact with someone.

Commit - If you have done your due diligence and fully thought about where you want to go in your professional life, then commit. Make an informed decision, embrace it, and do well.