Decissions / Decissions

rcintron · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:32 pm Post subject: Decissions / Decissions

Choosing a major can be difficult. I personally had 4. Finally, after taking personal assessment tests and speaking to an advisors, I narrowed down to two subjects and decided to double major. There many ways to go about choosing your major, explore them all.
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rcintron · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:51 pm Post subject: My Plan test

My plan has a personality test. It might be a great place to start.
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jobseeker · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:59 pm Post subject: Personality TEst..

You know I tried one of those as well and they really can pinpoint what your strengths are. Plus, you may not even be aware of all the careers out there so! Sometime actuallyt going to a counselor or something like that is expensive, but helpful. Otherwise there are a lot of books that might be helpful. There is one called What Color Is Your Parachute and its great for assessing your strengths and weaknesses -- and for providing some direction.

kconnections · Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:43 am Post subject:

I have used career assessments to help me when deciding on a major. I also consider my own personal interests, talents and strengths.

jennifer76 · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:42 am Post subject:

I always knew what I wanted to major in in college, which turned out to be lucky since I didn't have an advisor for the first 3/4 of my freshman year. Something about him leaving and them trying to restructure the arrangement. Anyway, I am looking forward to taking some of the assessment tests on here though, just to see where my strengths are. Who knows, I might surprise even myself!

rcintron · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:58 am Post subject:

The advisor role is essential in college. However, they are not the boss of you, so you need to take control of your education.
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chandu · Apprentice Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 42 Location: India

Personally i never went to an advisor or took tests. I just planned that i want to do my Masters in Health care management. So i planned what are the majors i need to take. Now iam ready to persue my Masters in Tulane or LSU.

adamsjason · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 12:43 pm Post subject:

I thought I wanted to be a physicist. Then I hit that horrible stumbling block known as multivariable calculus. I just couldn't do the math. You can't do physics without the math. I had no idea how much damn math is involved.

Picking a major is tough. I think it's important to keep an open mind and really explore what's behind each one. You may find one that you hadn't considered which suits you a lot better than what you think you *should* study.

Don't be afraid of a major that sounds frivolous because you worry about getting a job. Getting a job is all about the skills you actually have. My older brother majored in graphic design and now he's a web developer. My younger brother majored in Fine Art and he's an architect. I majored in comp sci and i'm a computer programmer.
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nangel78 · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:56 am Post subject:

I went through two majors. Now I am in graduate school. It is a tough decision to make. There are many to choose from.

kconnections · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:33 am Post subject:

gena22 · Newbie Joined: 11 Jan 2012 Posts: 1 Location: Philippines

I'll have two majors after next semester.
Definitely could have done it in just a bit over four years, but it took me longer. Confused

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