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http://forum.collegetimes.us/tags/field College Forum to discuss admissions, financial aid, SAT prep, Greek organizations, campus clubs, politics, etc. en-US Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:41:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.3 q http://forum.collegetimes.us/search.php http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/how-to-choose-a-college-major#post-1238 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:53:45 +0000 Anonymous 1238@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>Choosing a major at an online college is not unlike choosing a major at a traditional college. Whether you are looking online or in the ivy tower, the elements that guide your decision are similar.</p> <p>[b]Job or major? What comes first?[/b]</p> <p>Consider two basic approaches. The “job” vision with a major tailored to it; or the “major” vision with the job to follow. The path you choose depends on how career-driven you are at the time you start college.</p> <p>For the career-driven approach, look at the Bureau of Labor Statistics or the Department of Labor for national job information or for the region in which you’d work after graduation. Does your major lend itself to opportunities in hot job fields, or does it narrow your options? How important is having these options for you?</p> <p>As a high-school graduate or early college student, take advantage of internships to “test-drive” jobs that correlate to specific majors. In this way you will know the jobs/fields you like, and the job knowledge can help refine a choice for a major.<br /> What do you love?</p> <p>What subjects have you always liked and/or done very well in? These would be logical choices for majors. Determine what subjects are most interesting to you before you nail down a major. The most important aspect is that you are interested. Without a love of your major, achieving excellence within it is highly difficult.</p> <p>[b]Who can help you?[/b]</p> <p>Ask your academic advisor for help ... a person who has knowledge and credentials can give you a better idea of what majors consist of and how they may be aligned with your interests. Talk to a career counselor for guidance on what skills certain careers demand and how well you might fit the role for particular jobs that correspond to your major.<br /> How you can help yourself</p> <p>[b]Special Tactics:[/b]</p> <p> * Scout the degree program. Department course lists: do they look interesting to you?<br /> * Conduct teacher interviews: how accomplished are the professors with whom you’ll be learning? How personable are they in the classroom?<br /> * Conduct student interviews: talk to other majors, current students and recent graduates. What are the strengths/weaknesses of the program as they see it.<br /> * If you’re unsure of a major at the outset, examine textbooks and syllabi from various majors and sit in on a couple of classes.<br /> * Check with the alumni relations department or major department for a list of jobs held by school graduates in a particular major. This gives you a nice feel for your post-graduation possibilities.<br /> * Become an undergraduate research assistant to explore a potential field of interest in depth.<br /> * Look at academic journals or go to academic conferences for the fields that interest you. Find a spark of desire from reading compelling articles or encountering the latest research and buzz from graduate students at a conference.<br /> * Be open to changing your major if your interests/attitudes change. Also, consider a minor or double major if you have equally strong passions for more than one field.</p> <p>Finally, don’t stress about it. The critical thinking skills, exposure to various ways of learning, and chances to synthesize and demonstrate knowledge are more important than the actual major. Most people end up changing not only their jobs, but also their careers over the course of their professional lives.</p> <p>This post was contributed by Rasmussen [url=http://www.rasmussen.edu]online college[/url]. </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/weirdest-sports-at-your-college#post-910 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:41:46 +0000 Anonymous 910@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>KAOS sounds awesome, and I&#39;ve heard of that game before.I think some of the rules were that if you didn&#39;t kill your assigned target within the week then you yourself became the target,but not entirely sure.</p> <p>Are people used to seeing others shoot people with water guns,or is a relatively new introduction to the campus? </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/weirdest-sports-at-your-college#post-895 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:11:26 +0000 Anonymous 895@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>Poker. Yes. Poker. There&#39;s a club that meets to play poker. No money involved, of course.</p> <p>Sorry, guys. Poker may take skill, but just because they show it on ESPN 45, doesn&#39;t make it a sport. </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/weirdest-sports-at-your-college#post-642 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:14:44 +0000 Anonymous 642@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>It&#39;s weird and interesting to watch if you can catch them at it. </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/weirdest-sports-at-your-college#post-608 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:59:20 +0000 Anonymous 608@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>JJ&#39;s listed sports seemed normal. I for one do play ultimate Frisbee. But foam sword fighting clubs... I want in! </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/weirdest-sports-at-your-college#post-607 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:53:45 +0000 Anonymous 607@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>U of Canterbury has a group called &quot;KAOS&quot; (Killing As Organized Sport), where club members walk around with any form of foam weapon, and any sort of water based weapon, and &quot;assasinate&quot; targets set at the beginning of the week. It sounded interesting, until you find out that everyone else hates you, and that your books are in fact NOT waterproof. </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/weirdest-sports-at-your-college#post-571 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:18:02 +0000 Anonymous 571@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>UC Irvine has a club called &quot;Sword&quot;. From what I&#39;ve seen, members carry around Final Fantasy 7-sized weapons with their business ends made of foam and have at each other. It&#39;s weird and interesting to watch if you can catch them at it. They only meet at night on campus though, so it&#39;s hard to catch them in the act. </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/weirdest-sports-at-your-college#post-570 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:36:11 +0000 Anonymous 570@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>Seems like on the West Coast, ultimate frisbee and rugby are the quickest growing college sports clubs... and I&#39;ve heard on the East Coast that field hockey and lacrosse have gotten big, but not sure how accurate that is lol. </p>