College, Major, help needed badly?

Question

I am always switching majors and unsure where I want to go. Is there any programs where I can participate in to decided on my major?

i liked P. E. i am in the TEACH Academy. Teaching little kids is fun. My like why be a teacher. I just switch back and forth between education and physical therapy. I keep trying to look in my heart as u said and keep coming up undecided.

Answer 1

While no one can tell you what your major itself should be, many Career Centers at universities have tests to determine career aptitude and achievement, and those may lead you to an appropriate choice. These are generally free to students.

A few things to consider when choosing a major:

1) Unless you plan to go into something like accounting or electrical engineering, many employers don't care too much what your major was, as long as you graduated. For the most part, history majors are as employable as management majors.

2) If you are thinking of professional programs after graduation (law school, MBA, medical school, dental school), you will need to show a challenging program and good grades, but they don't require a particular major.

3) Think about taking a major in which you can stand out. Unless you are an exceptionally strong student, if you choose to be a psychology major or a communications major, you will probably be taking big classes, doing very little outside the classroom, and not getting to know your professors very well. If you choose something more unusual, your professors may just be pleased that you chose their field, and may give you opportunities to work with them on research, participate in conferences, and all kinds of other possibilities. It is those extra things which make for an interesting education, not just a series of "fun" classes.

4) Go for a major with an organized group of students and a cohesive faculty; the people who graduate from those programs always feel that they got more out of them. If the faculty are visibly feuding, it distracts from your learning. If you have a strong peer group, it tends to foster competition and brings up the level of scholarship, not to mention that you can develop good life-long friendships.

5) Find something which interests you but is not so easy that you are not challenged. Ask those who know you well - teachers and students - what they think may work for you.

6) I find that when students switch around a lot, it is often because they have many interests that they are trying to pursue all at once. I would rather deal with a student like this any day than one who has no interests at all, but it is hard for them to make up their minds. Know that you can do some of these things sequentially. For example, I remember one such student a few years ago. His parents asked me to talk to him because it had taken him years to get through community college, and they were afraid he would do the same in university. We figured out a major and a minor he could still fit in, and off-loaded a third interest as something he could pursue in graduate school. He finished in two years and is doing extremely well now.

Answer 2

A lot of the colleges and universities will have a program. You should have an advisor -- go to them and check it out.

I chose to get into engineering when I first went because it paid well and math was a challenge. It wasn't the right thing to do.

What were your favorite classes in school? Find the courses that include more of these classes and figure it out that way.

Answer 3

There are many programs out there to help you determine a major, but they cost money. Before spending anything, look into your heart.

I know that may sound cheesy, but all too often, people choose their majors based on expectations of income. What you should do is determine what you love, what you are passionate about. Then, try and determine what field you should go in to in order to do that which you love.

There is nothing worse than having a job you hate, even if the money is good.

Answer 4

The first two answers are good ones. I'd add that you might try talking to a professor or two whose courses you took and liked.