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maggie
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Lincoln, Nebraska
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what major best fits me?
i am 17 maybe interested in csi or education #education
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Alecia Cobb
Retired school administrator
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Little Elm, Texas
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Alecia’s Answer
When I was a teenager, I always hated when people asked me what I wanted to be when grew up, or what's major in college before I even applied to college. I started college thinking that I wanted to be a pre-Med major. This was until I realized that there would be blood and more math involved. Even though I did well in my high school math classes, I didn't want to spend the next four years taking more math. So my second semester in college, I switched to political science. This major afforded me the opportunity to do two things that I loved - reading and politics. This foray into my personal history is to let you know that you have time to explore and look at your options. A General Studies major with an emphasis on biology, chemistry, education, and similar areas may be an option you want to look into.
Also, visit the campus Career Advisory Center. In the advisory center you can take career inventory surveys and work with a career adviser. Spend time researching careers you are most interested in.
I wish you the best in your search.
Also, visit the campus Career Advisory Center. In the advisory center you can take career inventory surveys and work with a career adviser. Spend time researching careers you are most interested in.
I wish you the best in your search.
Lauren Salaterski
School Counselor
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Matawan, New Jersey
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Lauren’s Answer
Hi Maggie,
Figuring out what career you’d like to have takes time. I began college as an Undeclared major because I wasn’t ready to commit, and it worked out perfectly because it gave me the opportunity to learn more about myself before making such a big decision. It was during my sophomore year while taking Psych 101 - a required course for all students - that I realized how fascinated I was by how the brain works and why people behave the way they do. I would never have known that if I hadn’t taken that course. A few months later I officially changed my major to Psychology.
One of the biggest mistakes you can make is choosing a major out of desperation because you can’t actually decide. There is no rush, no matter what anyone tells you! It will come to you when the time is right.
One thing you can do right now to get to know yourself a bit better is take the MBTI - the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. It’s a personality test that, when taken the right way, can help you understand yourself in detail, and gives you suggestions for career paths based on your type. The official, full version can only be administered by professionals, but here is a link to an abbreviated (but still very detailed and accurate) version online - https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
Make sure when you answer the questions that you account for any mental health blocks that could be altering your answers and not reflecting who you truly are. For example, when I was younger I struggled with severe social anxiety, and I realized that I was answering the questions based on my fears and not on who I truly was without anxiety. Try to give answers that reflect your true personality, not your fears.
Best of luck to you Maggie - Keep us posted!
Lauren
Figuring out what career you’d like to have takes time. I began college as an Undeclared major because I wasn’t ready to commit, and it worked out perfectly because it gave me the opportunity to learn more about myself before making such a big decision. It was during my sophomore year while taking Psych 101 - a required course for all students - that I realized how fascinated I was by how the brain works and why people behave the way they do. I would never have known that if I hadn’t taken that course. A few months later I officially changed my major to Psychology.
One of the biggest mistakes you can make is choosing a major out of desperation because you can’t actually decide. There is no rush, no matter what anyone tells you! It will come to you when the time is right.
One thing you can do right now to get to know yourself a bit better is take the MBTI - the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. It’s a personality test that, when taken the right way, can help you understand yourself in detail, and gives you suggestions for career paths based on your type. The official, full version can only be administered by professionals, but here is a link to an abbreviated (but still very detailed and accurate) version online - https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
Make sure when you answer the questions that you account for any mental health blocks that could be altering your answers and not reflecting who you truly are. For example, when I was younger I struggled with severe social anxiety, and I realized that I was answering the questions based on my fears and not on who I truly was without anxiety. Try to give answers that reflect your true personality, not your fears.
Best of luck to you Maggie - Keep us posted!
Lauren
Karima Merchant
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Karima’s Answer
Agree with above answer, I would also start thinking about what you want to do after college and figure out which major will get you to that goal. Research the career that people who study sci and education go on to do and see if you can see yourself doing one over the other.
Gluck!
Gluck!
Lisa Ajuria
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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Lisa’s Answer
You could always major in education and minor in a particular sector of CSI interests. You could imagine yourself being a professor of Criminal Justice.
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