Major Dilemmas in Choosing a College Baltimore MD

Major Dilemmas in Choosing a College

It's a no-brainer that academic offerings should be a key consideration in choosing a college. However, don't be fooled, as many parents are, into believing that your child must have a major in mind before applying to colleges. The reality is that high school seniors are too often pushed prematurely into picking a direction — and they just aren't always ready at that age to make such a big decision. Many don't have a clue about what they want to do, and even those who do need to have the freedom to change their minds.

The ideal college experience exposes teenagers to new ideas and career options, so it's not too surprising that the number of transfer students climbs every year, as would-be doctors become museum curators or physicists turn to filmmakers.

My way or the highway
One of the most common beliefs among parents is that whatever field their child has in mind is the wrong one. Are you a parent that insists that a philosophy major isn't employable and that only a degree in an area like physical therapy, architecture, or computer science will evolve into a job? Or perhaps things are the other away around, and you hope your business school-minded child will follow in your footsteps and attend a small, prestigious liberal arts college.

Either way, you really don't have anything to fear because college majors have pretty limited ties to career selection and future success — law schools love liberal arts graduates and the...

Author: Amy Ambler

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