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Picking a college major is one of the most difficult and stressful decisions a lot of college students have to make. I know many people who switched their college majors a few times before finally settling of their career path. If you are currently undecided, decided but thinking of switching or in the process of figuring out what you want to be when you grow up, then this is the best video for you. I switched my major from Chemistry to Accounting the second semester of my sophomore year.
Here are a few tips to consider if you are in that situations. Using this matrix
1. Take some time off and clear your head of stress, pressure and uncertainty.
I was in that position when i realized i needed to switch majors in college because my original plan of chemistry to Pharmacy School was not going the way i wanted it. I was getting so much pressure from family and even friends who couldn't understand why I needed to change my major. Especially being African or coming from an immigrant background, most of the time uncles and aunties know your future better than yourself and they are constantly pressuring you into majoring in certain areas that THEY are comfortable with. Get away from all that noise.
Silence your phone for a hours
Take a trip away from any unnecessary pressure
Go to the park and reflect.
2. Make a list of things that excites you.
Passions, favorite subjects, interests, careers. If you enjoy dancing, singing, adding, talking, posing for pictures, taking pictures, math, biology etc. Making an inventory of things that your like will help streamline your jammed mind and get you to thinking of possible career options.
3. Match your interests to a career.
Identify different careers that matches to the list you have made this way it will be easier for you to match it to a potential major. Some passions might not necessarily have a direct career match and that is when research and creativity comes into play. I have come to realize that a lot careers are created based on a solution or skill exhibited in the right company at the right time . For example, in Corporate America, i have seen a lot of roles or positions created because an individual posses a unique skill that the company can not afford to let go. So you will find people with titles such as chief knowledge officer, head of social media presence, chief influencer, etc. You will find that some of these people are doctors, lawyers, biologists, chemists etc whose path has changed as a result time and chance. So do not be discouraged if a passion doesn't match to a career, trust me it will definitely be useful in the future.
4. Interview people in those careers
Find people within your community who are currently working in those careers.
Leverage your network of friends and acquaintances, go to the career center at your school, use google. It doesn't matter the number of potential careers you have listed out, interview these professionals, ask them relevant questions, this way you can start crossing out some of these careers based on the information you receive.
5. Decide how much time you want to spend in school
Some majors require a a couple of months of schooling, others years and others more years. Now bare in mind that you study a non conventional major, such as criminal justice, psychology, sociology, HDFS, you will more than likely need masters or even PHD to start making good money.
6. Declare your Major, commit to it and WORK HARD!!
NO MAJOR IS EASY. IT DOES NOT EXIST. If you want to graduate and get a good job with a good company, then you need to work hard and smart. You need to commit to studying, put in extra hours, going to office hours, working with others in your classes and ASKING FOR HELP when you need it. Do not wait until you fail a class before raising your hand for help.
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