How to Decide on a Major for College.

I've declared my major in college two different times now, but for some people it's four or five times. What subject should you study, or more importantly what do you WANT to study and where do you want to go with that?

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Patience

1. Don't rush and pick a major because your uncle, coach or best friend told you that you were really good at it. Don't rush and pick a major because your parents told you to pick it. Chances are you might be unhappy with it and end up switching your major further down the road and graduating late. Or worse, you'll be unhappy with the major you graduated with and work at a job that you don't feel is right for you.
2. Make a list of a few things you would like to do in your life.
   For example: write a book, be a photographer, coach softball, live in Seattle, go to Russia.
3. Now list what you're good at.
   For example: doing essay homework, taking family pictures, cooking, using a computer.
4. On top of doing what you want, being successful is important. So, what you do is study a subject that both interests you and you're good at. This is how you will thrive and achieve the most. If you're really good at cooking, but you really don't enjoy it at all, then that wouldn't really give you room to thrive and put your abilities to their best.
   If you like to write and you get good grades on your writing homework, maybe go into Journalism or English, that way you can excel both in advancing your abilities and also having fun with it.
5. Well okay, so you've got it down to just a few possibilities, but you're too unsure about which one to pursue the most. What to do?
   
   Take a variety of courses during your first year at college, which should count toward your general education credit. This will help you compare your possibilities and further explore which works best for you.
6. If you are absolutely torn between several areas to pursue, there's also the Liberal Studies option. This is a little different from other degrees.
   
   A Liberal Studies Degree, or also known as General Studies Degree, is a degree where the student chooses multiple areas to pursue and does not have one single focus. The student may take courses in photography, writing, science, history or whatever they feel will better them.
   Some people see this as an unspecific degree that doesn't fit into any job description, but that is quickly changing as a lot of employers are seeking well-rounded people with a good knowledge on many subjects. In fact, most graduates get jobs outside of their Major.

Tips & Warnings

• If you're not sure about which major you want, don't take a whole lot of classes in one major, because late you might choose to not do that one, and then have to start all over in another major's beginning classes. Take the courses that will work for both majors first (required courses such as foreign language, English composition, science, diversity classes).