TIPS FOR PICKING YOUR MAJOR
1. Obtain the list of what is offered at your school
2. List what interests you 2-5 options
3. Obtain the list of courses that are offered per major
4. Highlight the courses within each major that interest you *read the course descriptions* go through them one by one to see what sounds interesting & make notes
5. Contact and/or introduce yourself to 2 professors, career development staff, program adviser/guidance counselor & students within the major you are interested in. Ask them for a phone conference or face to face meeting. Ask them for feedback about their discipline. A. What they like about it? B. What they don’t? C. Why do they teach this discipline?/ Or why did you pick this major? D. Where have their students’ gone or professional fields they have chosen with this major? E. What are some of the challenges with this major?
6. Go to the library and/or research online career options for people majoring in what you have selected as your choices?
http://www.k-state.edu/acic/majorin/
http://careerservices.rutgers.edu/CareerHandouts.shtml
http://www.sru.edu/pages/534.asp http://www.rileyguide.com/careers.html
7. Take an assessment (Jung Typology) *think about the results & talk to someone you think may be able to share further insight like a career counselor, parent, teacher)
8. Once you’ve narrowed down your search based on these things, contact the Career Office or your Guide Counselor or Admissions Counselor for more information
9. Go back to Academic Services or Career Development to share your information and be determined to make a decision.
10. Finally, know that no-matter what you choose that if you choose another career path in the end that is okay. For example: my boss in Finance was an English Major, an Accountant I met started in Marketing. It’s not the end all be all – so just step out on faith, but absolutely include your research, interviewing, and gut and go for it!
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