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Choosing a Major: What To Study In College

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Maybe you're so sure of what you want from life that you've already plotted your college schedule for the next four years. But if you're like most college students, choosing a major now seems premature, uncertain or simply too daunting. Don't sweat the decision. Get smarter about it now so you make the best decisions later on.
Created by Author Cynthia Hone

Subject: K-12 Education

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Think Before You Choose (You've Got PLENTY of Time!)

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You might feel pressured (by yourself, your parents, your guidance counselor) to pick a major now, but rest assured...you've got plenty of time to choose once you get to college (and to change courses if you choose wrong).

College Board: Choosing Your College Major

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/majors_careers/468.html

CollegeView.com: Choosing a Major in College

http://www.collegeview.com/articles/CV/careers/selecting_major.html

Univeristy of Missouri: Myths about Choosing a College Major

http://www.umsl.edu/choosingamajor/myths.htm
Did you know that 50% of the college-grad population ends up working in field OTHER than their college major?

QuintCareer: Choosing a College Major: Chart Your Ideal Path

http://www.quintcareers.com/choosing_major.html

Princeton Review: Taking the Mystery Out of Majors

http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/majors/choosemajor.asp

EHow.com: How to Choose a Major in College

http://www.ehow.com/how_1578_choose-major-college.html
Step-by-step advice. It doesn't get much easier than this!

About.Com: How to Choose a Major

http://adulted.about.com/od/highereducation/a/choosemajor.htm

About.com: Choosing a College Major

http://internships.about.com/od/internships101/a/choosingamajor.htm
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If I Major In (Fill in the Blank), What Can I Expect? Test Yourself Now...

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It's all about opportunities...

Princeton Review: Majors Search

http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors/majorSearch.asp
Search majors, or run through the test to find potential areas of study.

Princeton Review: Career Quiz

http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/career_quiz1.asp

QuintCareer: What Can I Do With a Major In...?

http://www.quintcareers.com/majors/

About.com: Personality Quiz

http://internships.about.com/od/internships101/a/choosingamajor.htm
Match your personalty type with a potential major/career.

QuintCareers: Career Assessment Tools & Tests for Students, Job-Seekers

http://www.quintcareers.com/career_assessment.html
Sure, a test is probably the last thing you want to take, but these testing/assessment resources can help you figure out what you have a passion for...and it's all about passion!

About.Com: College Major Quiz

http://homeworktips.about.com/od/preparingforcollege/a/majors.htm
Take a test! Find out!

University of Missouri: What Can I Do With This Major?

http://www.umsl.edu/depts/career/majors/index.html
Download the file or click through to your area of interest.
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Fun Stuff So You Don't Take This Decision TOO Seriously

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Dave Barry on Choosing a College Major

http://philip.greenspun.com/humor/choosing-a-major.text
"Be sure to choose a major that does not involve Known Facts and Right Answers." When the essay starts that way, you know it's gotta be funny.

YouTube.com: "Your Next Major"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vDbI-u9WwUM
Four professors have four different ideas about what Rachel should major in.
YouTube.com: "Your Next Major"

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=vDb I-u9WwUM
Four professors have four different ideas about what Rachel should major in.

YouTube.com: What Major would Prolog Choose?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GGXFbNxdcGY
Weird. But just watch it.
YouTube.com: What Major would Prolog Choose?

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=GGX FbNxdcGY
Weird. But just watch it.
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Amazon.com: Books That Can Help

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Linda Landis Andrews: How to Choose a College Major

http://www.amazon.com/Choose-College-Major-revised-updated/dp/007146784X

Students Helping Students: Fishing for a Major

http://www.amazon.com/Fishing-Major-Declare-Students-Helping/dp/0735203954

Burton Nadler: The Everything College Major Test Book

http://www.amazon.com/Everything-College-Major-Test-Book/dp/1593375913

Laurence Shatkin: The 90-Minute College Major Catcher

http://www.amazon.com/90-Minute-College-Major-Matcher-Choose/dp/159357360X

Randall S. Hansen: Complete Idiot's Guide to Choosing a College Major

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Choosing-College-Lifestyle-Paperback/dp/1592576850
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