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Choosing a Major

Author : Mia Pleasant

One of the many things that several college bound students seem
to worry over, is declaring a major. Many people may tell that
you should have one chosen by the time you start your first
year. Unless you're absolutely 100% sure of your career path,
you don't need to worry about making that decision just yet.
Keep your options open. The actual deadline for choosing a major
is the end of your sophomore year. That gives you two years,
which is plenty of time. In those first two years of your
scholastic journey, you should be exploring possibilities and
considering your options. Take general education courses, like
History, Literature, Psychology 101, Sociology 101, intro
classes, etc., and figure out which one grabs you. It might not
be right away. You might pick a major at the last minute.

Take me for example. I didn't declare my major until the end of
my sophomore year. I thought I would never figure out what I
wanted to do or what I was good at. I had originally come to
school wanting to be a political science major. Then halfway
through, I decided that politics was something that I didn't
want to be a part of (for various reasons). Next, I wanted to be
a psychology major. I loved the class so much that I decided to
declare. Eventually I got bored with psychology and switched to
history. I love history and I'm completely fascinated with it. I
soon lost interest with being a history major and became an
English major. I figured since I love to read and write that
this would be perfect. That ended up being a little too much
reading and writing for my taste. Plus, I had to take classes
like 'Eighteenth Century British Literature', which I ended up
sleeping in. So I remained undeclared until the Spring Semester
of my sophomore year. That semester, I signed up for a video
production class. I excelled in the class. I finally found
something I loved and something I was good at. I declared
Broadcast Journalism as my major and am currently working
towards my degree in that field.

It takes time. Don't get overwhelmed. Don't get discouraged.
Test the waters, try everything, and eventually, you'll find
your niche.


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