How to Select a College Major

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Laura Turner, and today I'm going to talk to you about how to select your college major. I would like to tell you that if you select something that you love and that you're passionate about, everything's going to be fine and you're going to get a great job with your degree, but of course this is not completely true. However, when you're going to college, your primary reason for going to college is to educate yourself, which means to make yourself a better person both intellectually, spiritually, mentally, all of these things. So, whenever you choose your major, I would say yes, do choose something that you enjoy, because really if you are just in it to get a degree that will get you a high paying job and you're not really passionate about this and you want to be an Engineering Major just because you know that's going to make you into a high earning person, that may be the wrong reason to study it because you're going to get overwhelmed over time because a degree takes, it's four years out of your life that you're going to be studying this thing. There has to be something beyond money, and beyond the job that's going to keep you interested. So I would suggest picking something that you love as well as, hopefully, it will be something that will get you a job. Also, my other point is, pick something that your school is well known for, something in your school, the major in your school that actually has really great professors to teach you. If you have a great English Department, if you have a great History Department, and you're passionate about those things, study with professors who are great and they can help turn a little bit of interest in a subject matter into a lifelong love of it. So good luck with choosing your major wisely."