Best ways to choose a major 12 Articles

by Andrew Spriggs

Here's a novel idea and fun game that's sure to bring hours of fun: take out a catalog of all the college majors offered at the schools you are interested in (or the school you attend). Write every major in the catalog on ...read more

by M Brasel

Once upon a time, I believed that I knew exactly what I was going to do; in school and in life. I was going to be an Architect, design fantastic buildings, earn accolades and a boat-load of cash doing something that I trul...read more

by Ginan Jobarah

Who the heck ever decided that I should know what I want to do with my life as soon as I get a degree? I'm 1 year away from a Bachelor's degree and I'm terrified. I also don't feel like I've gotten a particularly well-roun...read more

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by Dawn Suiter

Choosing a college major is certainly a daunting task-after all, the course of study that you choose will determine not just the next few years, but your course in life. Take it from someone who switched majors a few time...read more

by Matthew Warren

As a young person on 19 nearing 20, I have survived my first year of college. I say 'survive' not merely as a jest, but because it is the truth. College is not for everyone. You should count yourself lucky if you get it. I...read more

by Leigh Goessl

You've met with admissions, poured through the catalogs and saw how many different options there were in choosing a major. Like many new students, you probably felt a bit overwhelmed by the different educational opportunit...read more

by Todd Pheifer

Choosing a college major can be a difficult decision. As a society we probably put more pressure on college students than we should when it comes to picking an academic major. Whenever we encounter a student bound for co...read more

by Christopher Davis

Given that college is most often used in order to select a person's career, this should be taken into consideration when selecting your major. This, however, should not be the only factor that determines your college path....read more

by Evan Carden

The simplest answer is, choose what interests you. The way I see it, we go into college with a plan, an idea of what interests us and when we get there, we discover that the plan is impractical and our ideas are limite...read more

by Loran Wilburn

Figure out what you are good at, and do that! Or "figure out what you aren't good at and don't do it," as my father would say. Well that still leaves a lot of possibilities! First of all, in order for this to be significan...read more

by Claire Johnston

I don't mean to sound pompous, but in my own opinion, I am THE authority on choosing University courses. It took a while but I have learned from the many many mistakes I made in my own decision. After three different cours...read more

by Elizabeth Barton

Choices, choices. When it comes to making certain choices, some have more of an impact on our futures than others. For example, choosing which bus we will take to school tomorrow doesn't affect much, just as long as we g...read more