Top 5 Ways to Find a Major (Post #8)

Recently, I had my semester advising appointment with my adviser. This is always a hectic time for two reasons; I never know what classes I want to take and I always wonder if I should be in a different major. Don't get me wrong, I love journalism. But just the thought of exploring another option or a different future career is always in the back of everyone's mind.

So what should you do if this happens to you? What if you aren't sure in the first place what you want to do? Today I want to give you a few tips in solving this mystery. 

1. Find a Majors/Minor Adviser

Most campuses have career advisers who help students figure out what they ultimately want to do with their lives. Take advantage of this! If you have no plans for the future, talk to these guys first. They will give you the best tips to finding out what you want to do. 

2. Find your Hobby

What do you like to do? How can you make that a job? Doing what you love to do (even like to do) can boost you in the right direction of finding a career. 

3. Find your Place on Campus

What are you involved in? Sometimes the best options in life are the ones right in front of us. Join a few clubs or activities. These don't have to be things you will do for the rest of college or even the rest of the school year. Just trying it out can trigger a future plan!

4. Find the Dough

We are all in college to find jobs that we love, but also jobs that pay well. How does money effect your life? If it is important to you, you may want to think of careers that can support your financial needs. 

5. Find your Friends

The people that you are around the most know you the best. Talk to them about what they are doing with their futures and ask what they think about yours. The honesty of that person may trigger either a spark for a career, or a petition against it all. 

I know first hand that finding your future in college is hard and it is bound to change at least once, whether it be the emphasis or the major in its entirely. But if you aim for a job that you enjoy and that you will make a living from, you'll ultimately find what you are meant to do.