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http://forum.collegetimes.us/tags/major College Forum to discuss admissions, financial aid, SAT prep, Greek organizations, campus clubs, politics, etc. en-US Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:42:36 +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/what-are-you-majoring-in/page/2#post-916 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:40:43 +0000 Anonymous 916@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>English and Cantonese. </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in/page/2#post-869 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:37:25 +0000 Anonymous 869@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>What languages do you speak? </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in/page/2#post-868 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:34:47 +0000 Anonymous 868@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>@Tinct: It DOES sound like fun to be fair, there will always be cramming, so why not for something you enjoy.<br /> I can speak two languages, but I do want to learn another. Always good fun. </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in/page/2#post-690 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:53:59 +0000 Anonymous 690@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>@Karamel318 I&#39;m dwelling mostly on pop and R&amp;B..</p> <p>Yes, I&#39;ve been in Japan..thanks to a month-long scholarship! </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in/page/2#post-636 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:06:34 +0000 Anonymous 636@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>I&#39;m no longer a student but i did study in Arts. :) </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in/page/2#post-507 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:24:08 +0000 Anonymous 507@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>@Devenox: Haha, thanks.</p> <p>@Jonno: They definitely encompass my two greatest passions. It&#39;s just a scary amount of work to cram in your 4th year of college, but a good excuse to stay for a 5th year ;) </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in/page/2#post-504 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:15:11 +0000 Anonymous 504@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>They will understand it, but that&#39;s about it! :D<br /> Travaillez et vous ferez sucide! Haha :P </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in/page/2#post-502 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:52:20 +0000 Anonymous 502@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>Non, je ne peux pas parler seulement un petit peu, and very poorly at that! I am nowhere fluent, and even that first sentence is probably riddled with mistakes:) </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-500 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:50:19 +0000 Anonymous 500@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>Well, Belgium has two langues, the north speaks French, the west speaks Dutch, really small area does speak German. Our neighbours are France, Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. So once again these languages. I don&#39;t like french, it&#39;s cool once you can speak it fluently, but it sucks to learn, believe me. :D I like to learn English and German though!</p> <p>@guitar<br /> Both classic and electric guitar. </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-497 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:42:50 +0000 Anonymous 497@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>@Devenox: Vraiment? That makes sense,though.You have much more use of it than I would.Do you find yourself proficient in all of them or does it come easy since you&#39;ve been studying so long?</p> <p>Acoustic or electric? </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-495 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:41:32 +0000 Anonymous 495@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>I&#39;m playing guitar. :P But you didn&#39;t asked the question to me. Anyway in Belgium you have to learn 4 languages: Dutch, English, French and German (only two last years of high school) </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-372 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:33:45 +0000 Anonymous 372@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>What type of music do you play? Have you ever been to Japan?</p> <p>Even French was hard for me, so I don&#39;t understand how you can study Japanese and come away proficient(assuming you are,of course) :D </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-368 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:27:35 +0000 Anonymous 368@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>I&#39;m majoring in Japanese Language and Studies (Japanology). I actually don&#39;t like it so much but as time went by, I&#39;m starting to have interest on it. But music will still be first! :) </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-366 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:12:49 +0000 Anonymous 366@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>He has written lots of articles now, so he is on track to be the new journalist of the century! haha :D </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-363 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:13:51 +0000 Anonymous 363@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>Wow Tinct, thinking of doing a bit of journalism? With those courses, you are pretty much set. </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-353 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:08:56 +0000 Anonymous 353@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>Everyone can be wrong when choosing, but do you think you&#39;re on the right track now? </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-349 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:58:09 +0000 Anonymous 349@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>Came in on a Studio Art major. Soon realized I couldn&#39;t draw worth a damn compared to other people in my class (I had cartoon figures going, they had real-life portraits) so I switched to English. Soon picked up a Creative Writing emphasis, and then went after the Middle East Studies Certificate. Now I&#39;m adding Poli Sci as a second major, God help me. </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-348 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:53:55 +0000 Anonymous 348@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>Recently we use the system bachelor/master. Before it was regentaat/licenciaat (dutch), but it changed few years ago. I guess it was always been bachelor/master in America? </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-322 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:15:56 +0000 Anonymous 322@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>Ah, a misunderstanding on my part then. That is also how it works here, you choose a field to specialize in, and much like bogdan, I have gone into marketing. </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-259 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:51:55 +0000 Anonymous 259@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>I&#39;m pretty sure Bogdan just means that he&#39;s doing a BBA as his degree which means his major is chosen, but he has the opportunity to specialize in a certain field (where marketing comes in). Most business programs are like this. </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-256 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:42:10 +0000 Anonymous 256@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>Yeah Bogdan, marketing is looking pretty cool at the moment. Only first year though, so it&#39;s rather basic. Why is your major decided for you? </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-253 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:54:57 +0000 Anonymous 253@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>@asanchez<br /> What are you doing precisely? I also work with computers but maybe in a whole different way then you. Is it computer programming you do? (Then it&#39;s something really different :P) </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-232 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:18:34 +0000 Anonymous 232@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>I&#39;m in a funny program where my major is decided for me. Technically, I&#39;m majoring in Business Administration. However, I get to select what I have a concentration in- the decision is due by the end of the year.</p> <p>At the moment, I&#39;m leaning towards marketing. I really enjoy spending time online/social media and think that most businesses are realizing that the Internet is the way of future. I think helping businesses use the Internet as a tool to communicate and interact with customers would be a very rewarding career. </p> http://forum.collegetimes.us/topic/what-are-you-majoring-in#post-231 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:20:32 +0000 Anonymous 231@http://forum.collegetimes.us/ <p>I am majoring in Computer Engineering, and so far I&#39;m loving it! </p>