Career questions tagged college-major
During their college education, students must declare a major or a focus area of study. Choosing a college major can be difficult if you are unsure about what you are passionate in. It is common for students to change their majors more than once throughout the... Read more Show less
Which job opportunities does have a person who studies to be an english philologist?
Hello, I'm on my last year of high school and I need to choose which major I want to study next year at university. I have been thinking about studying linguistics, but sometimes it looks like the only thing you can do with that degree is to become a teacher, and I do not want to work at a school. Which other jobs could I get with an English degree other than teaching?
Valencia
How can I best decide what to major in?
I attend an Early College HS on NCCU's campus (J.D. Clement) and I have to decide a major when I'm a junior. Thankfully, I'll be saving a lot of money for college, since I'll graduate high school with an diploma and Associate's Degree (and my college classes are free). I've been looking into Central's programs and concentrations, mainly Theatre, performance concentration, and Music, Vocal performance Concentration. I honestly want to double major in Music and Theatre, and minor in English. But I'm scared that they will both end up being 'useless degrees' I'm also considering double majoring in Theatre and English (writing concentration), and minoring in Music instead, which I suppose would be more practical, but I'm still not sure about that either. PS: Thank you to everyone that answered my previous question. You have no idea how much better I feel! Hopefully this doesn't feel like I didn't listen to your advice!
Durham
How do I stand out as a high schooler who intends on majoring in Political Science?
I've seen people from other schools end up at top schools, but I feel that my extracurriculars don't really suit the field. I have a few leadership experiences and some are more marketing or public relations.
San FranciscoAm I off to a good start for College Applications?
I'm 15, I published my own novel last August at 14 (2024). I'm in 9th Grade, and I have a 4.2 GPA (I'm at an early college high school), and I'm wondering if I'm off to a decent start for college applications. I'm in Girl Scouts, not a student athlete, and the only club I'm in is music club at school (I performed a solo in our Christmas performance). I'm not really trying to worry about it, but I'd like to get an idea of where I stand so far. I want to be a musician, actress, and an author, so I want to be sure I get into a college that fits me.
DurhamWhat universities offer a nursing major?
What universities offer a nursing major? What universities in California offer the option to take a nursing major? How many types of nurses do they offer?
San Jose
What major(s) should I consider?
I’m a junior in high school looking to pick out a college major, but I’m not sure what to decide. I already know what I want to be- Physician Assistant. Some interests or things I’ve liked is how the human body works/ functions, pregnancy and babies, anatomy, or aiding the injured and helping them recover. Sometimes I gain an adrenaline rush from watching emergencies like on TV. What major should I choose based on my interests?
San Miguel
how do you know what you really want to do and how could you get there ?
11th grader at Phillip Sala burton Highschool, my career goal is to take dancing more serious.
United States
How to decide the best after highschool plan (marketing career)?
Hii! So, I've been wanting to pursue a career in marketing (more specifically international marketing as I would love to travel in my career). I'm currently a junior in high school, and I'm taking a few AP classes to help me when I go to college, but that's my problem. I've always wanted to go to college but now I'm having second thoughts. I currently have a 3.2 GPA, which I've been told isn't good enough to go out of state. While I have all my math credits, I can't get my Algebra 2 credits (as I didn't pass my sophomore year, and I didn't get the credits in the makeup class), and I'm worried that this is bad for college. I'm not sure if I should potentially pursue something different, but I am very open to a bit of advice. Thank you!!
Spokane Valley
What should I major in to become a investment banker?
I love all things math and really want to work with money
Rising Sun
What colleges would you recommend for potential film major and dance? Preferably located in California?
Currently learning ballet and wants to study film, a 11th grader in San Francisco.
San Francisco
Why should I take the SAT or ACT even if I don’t want to go to a private or ivy league college?
I want to go to a UC college but question if i should still take the SAT or ACT.
San Francisco
How do i get college scouts to watch me play football ?
I really want to get recongnition and how to get recruited to go to college and maybe get a chance to play D1 and maybe for a really good college program.I want to get a scholarship for sports like track, Football.I want to get scouts to come to my game and watch me play so i can show them what i can do at the next level at college.
San Francisco
How to find something I enjoy doing?
I don't know what I want to major in.
San FranciscoHow can I find the right major for college??
Im not sure what I'm interested in and don't know what I want to major in
San FranciscoHow was your major helpful for your career?
Hi, I am currently interested in Data Science, though not many UC offer as a major so I was thinking of majoring in Economics.
San Francisco
What UC's and private colleges provided the best courses for a business major?
specifically in California!
San FranciscoWhat do I need to do for prepare my major/career?
Want to do economic and political science major
San FranciscoIf I want to change my major in college, what requirements and qualifications I usually need?
For the choice of major I may have a period to explore my interested in practice before I find out what direction I really want to study. What should I prepare for if this happens?
San Francisco
What is the best college for digital art path?
Digital art in general or recommend me some paths and colleges for it
San FranciscoWhat college would you recommand for someone who wants to be a immigration lawyer?
Im a high school student thinking about colleges and i have no idea which colleges would be good to become a immigration lawyer, as well as what majors would be good?
AlexandriaWhat major should I pursue if I want to become a pharmaceutical physician?
I am a rising senior who wants to become a pharmaceutical physician and go into research, but I am undecided which major I want to go into.
HudsonvilleHow do I decide what Major or career path I want to follow?
I'm currently a sophomore in high school and I have to start thinking about college since Junior year is coming up. Throughout high school my original plan was to pursue accounting and major in finance because I always thought that accounting would ensure me a stable job; however, I'm having my doubts and now I'm considering science. I love science and would love to pursue it as a career but I was always unsure because of how science degrees are known for being notoriously hard. Additionally, I'm not sure what jobs I can get with a science degree that isn't within the medical field. (I don't want to be in medical) I'm currently feeling overwhelmed and unsure because I also don't know what my strengths and weaknesses are.
HoustonWhat should I major in if I wanna work as a disney imagineer?
Im currently a sophmore in highschool and I know I wanna do something working within the disney imagineering world. But I don't know what I should major in, I know I don't wanna do the manual labour part, but I do know I wanna come up with ideas for the different parks. I do know that when im deciding on different colleges im also looking to see if they offer the Disney college program.
Haughton
What jobs do I qualify for with a Bachelors of Science in Computational Mathematics and a general understanding of programming?
I graduated college 6 months ago with a 2.99 GPA and a degree in Computational Mathematics. My problem is, I have 5 years of experience as a non-clinical medical clerk , no internships for tech, but my degree is literally in tech and mathematics. I studied Algorithms, Optimization, Software Construction, Introduction to AI , and of course other courses but I 1. cannot find a job in the field 2. I am not even sure anymore what I would be interested in doing. I'm curious on what others may have chosen to do in my position and what I may be missing in all of this?
United States
Should I choose Bioinformatics and what schoool to choose?
I read some articles that it is plausible to take bioinformatics even when a student didn't take biology classes (like me) BUT has a strong computer science background. As someone who wants to contribute to medical research, should I do it? I also see that Computational Biology / Bioinformatics curriculum is heavier on algorithm side. And what school should I choose? I am from Indonesia and looking for scholarship to study abroad.
BengkuluWhat can i do to be on the right path for law school if i want to be a prosectuter or something in the criminal law field?
Hello i am in middle school and i am wondering what i can do to be on the right path for law school when i grow up. I really want to major in criminal justice so i am wondering what classes i can do or extra curriculars and why? How would they be able to help me achieve my goal and how can they help me on resumes to apply for college? Thank you!
Union City
How can I find a career path that I will enjoy Something that will make me feel fulfilled in life??
I am a sophomore in high school, and I need to figure out what to do with my life.
United States
What should I be doing if I don't know what I want to do in the future?
I'm feeling pressure about my future, whether directly from my parents or indirectly from my friends and myself. There is a feeling that I'll get left behind and I'll stay stuck mentally and professionally. I know what I need to do. Everyone around me at least has some semblance of a plan for the future like a career and is actively working towards it, and while I though I was the same a few years back, I feel overwhelmed with these decisions and I feel like my life will be over if I don't make them. I don't entirely know what type of answers I'm looking for. I feel as if I don' have control of my own destiny even though I should. I'm thankful for the life I've been given and to have the privilege to be able to choices for my future and decide my path, but I guess I've gotten to used to being told what to do to succeed that I can't make my own choices. Should I take the SAT if my plan is the go to one the UCs. What should I do during the summer? Volunteer, work(did this last summer, or community college Physics(free). What should I be doing in order to prep for college apps(I haven't really done anything including talking to my counselor)? Should I continue rotc into my 4th year? Its a free A and I get to do interesting things but I don't know if I'll help me anymore then it has. I'm in the second semester of my junior year in high school. Doing AP chem, AP lang, AP stats, AP comp sci and a few honors and in my 3rd year of ROTC. I wouldn't say I'm exceling in any of these classes and expect a few Bs. I did get all As the past semester and every year prior though so thats pretty cool. I guess I lost the reason I continued to care for all this to begin with. For now I'll just cruise along like I've always have. I've never been too serious with anything to begin with so maybe thats why I'm in this position.
San Jose
What AP or regular courses should I take in my senior year of high school if I plan to major in psychiatry in college?
courses could be online too.
Deming
What are my chances on getting into NYU Tandon/Engineering and Duke University?
I currently have a 3.8 weighted GPA. I have at the least 100 community service hours but maybe closer to 200. I would plan on majoring in mechanical engineering so I have many STEM extracurriculars. I have leadership positions and I'm active in my community. I'm a junior so I don't have to write my essay just yet but I think the idea I have for it is pretty good. By my senior year I will have 10-12 APs and 5-7 honors. I'll have 4 years plus AP Spanish credit and 2 years of Chinese. I have research hours and awards in competitions. Not sure if this matters but I plan on double minoring in Japanese and game design/development. I'm also not sure if NYU and Duke requires a portfolio if so it might be a little late but I could work on some thing summer.
Florence