Choosing your college major
If you feel stressed out about choosing a major before entering your post secondary education, you are not alone. Higher education is one of the most important decisions that many students who choose to continue their education deal with. When pursuing your education, it is important to set some life goals this can determine what major might be right for you.
Here are five tips you to help you make your decision.
- Find your interests — Ask yourself what you enjoy doing and what you are passionate about. Make a short list of interests, hobbies or causes you would like to explore further with higher education.
- Find your strengths — What are you good at? Where do you excel in school or life in general? Look back at your best grades or your most successful extracurricular activities and ask yourself if you would like to revisit these areas with a post secondary degree.
- Job priorities — Continuing education often opens people up to jobs they may never knew existed. Would your ideal job allow you to travel or help others? Would it have to have a high social status? Would it allow you time to grow a family? This will help you create a job profile.
- Find this job — Take all of this information to a career counselor at your school. Together, the two of you can find a job that matches your interest, skills and priorities to choose a major.
- Reality check — Once you have found the ideal job or jobs you can focus on what education requirements you will need. Ask yourself if it is doable; if your dream job requires a post secondary education and you cannot commit to further schooling after your bachelor’s program, you should rethink this path.