Which major would be best for me?
I am a jr. in high school and I plan to go to college. I have no idea where to apply or what to major in. I enjoy math and working with numbers, problem solving, etc. and I also love sports. I would like to stay somewhat involved in the sports world if possible. I was thinking about going into engineering, accounting, or maybe business-sports management, but I really don't know what to do. Any help would be appreciated. #engineering #accounting #sports management
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Charles Anderson
Charles’s Answer
Below is my feedback on your question:
Although I am not aware of Cappex that Sharon mentioned, I would suggest looking into that, since it sounds like a good website to get started.
You should also try to determine if you want to stay local (close to home) or be further away. Most students want to "get away" from their family after 18 years in the house. However I would also think about that, if you were to go to school in Texas or California, are you okay with only coming home 1-3 times a year for a short visit?
Now for your Major: your three ideas are different in each way. So one possible option is to look into a Community (Junior) College. That way you can get your prerequisites (yes you have to take Math, foreign language, etc again in college) out of the way and possibly take some classes in engineering, accounting and/or sport management to see what you may like. Ask the college administrator/counselor for all the classes you need to take in order to graduate with a degree in Engineering, Accounting, and Sport Management. Reach out to your high school counselor and/or local businesses to see if they have a Job Shadow Program or mini-Internship in those three areas to see what you may enjoy more.
As for sports in college: there is a website that my daughter and her club uses (College Fit Finder). You don't have to be part of a club, you can get your own profile membership for about $30/month. This site lets you enter in academic info (GPA, Class Rank, SAT/ACT scores, etc) as well as athletic info (goals, saves, runs, points, etc.). You then can see what colleges are "a good fit" (based on their programming) for you based on your academic/athletic info but can look at all colleges. It shows the acceptance rate as well as tuition amount, along with whether they are DI or NAIA. You can filter your search based on a Sport (soccer, baseball), State (AL), Region (Southeast) and Major (your three choices). Another option that goes along with what I mentioned regarding Jr. College there are Jr. Colleges (JC) that offer competitive sports and one of my friends used to coach soccer there and offered scholarships (at the JC) to play soccer there and study - which make it more cost effective in the early stages.
Remember, you can always Major in one field (ie: Finance), Minor in another (ie: Business), as well as intern in another field (ie: Marketing). When interning you can let them know that you would like a career, for this example, in Business Sport Mgmt and are studying on the Finance/Business side and would like to have marketing background too.
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Scott Himes
Scott’s Answer
No one can really tell you which major is best for you. You should take time to reflect on the things you enjoy and things which make you happy when doing them. Your major should never be about what someone else tells you it should be.
When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a Veternarian. When I graduated high school, I was going to college as a Deaf Education Major. By the time I graduated college, I was moving on with a degree in Sports Management. The thing is, no one told me what I had to do. Which meant when I moved on to my professional career, it was something I wanted to do and found joy doing.
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