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Attention College Students: Signs Your College Major is Wrong
By Meaghan Montrose
The purpose of college is to gain an education to pursue a career. The problem: how do you know you have chosen the correct career to pursue? In truth, you don’t at first. Leaving high school as a 17 or 18-year-old and heading off to college involves many new experiences and adjustments. And during this time you are expected to make a decision about the rest of your life!
Declaring a major is a big task and should not be taken lightly. On the other hand, keep in mind that your decision is not set in stone. It is unfair to assume you know exactly what you want to do before you even have experience. Deciding on a major when you first enter college will help you gain a sense of direction that you can tweak as you continue your education. Perhaps you will start off as a pharmacy major because you are interested in chemistry but find out that you would much rather become a chemistry teacher.
The GoCollege.com blog has put together a post of Warning Signs You Chose the Wrong Major. The first sign discussed in the blog is that you find the classes you are taking boring. Clearly if you don’t enjoy the classes you are taking you won’t enjoy using that information for the rest of your life! The answer: change your major!
Check out the complete post for the other warning signs.
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I didn’t change my major in college and it took a lot of time and effort later on to make the switch. I encourage all students to change their major if it doesn’t seem to be working.