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CHOOSING YOUR MAJOR
If you don't know what you like it's hard to pick a major. Explore your options before you make this important decision.
 

Job Web –This site guides you step by step on choosing your major.

Quint Careers -Helps you choose a college major by charting your ideal path. It offers helpful tips and recommendations.

The College Board -Great article on declaring your major on 's website.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook -A directory published by the federal government where you can find every single occupation in this country along with a description of the educational requirements, what the job entails, the average salary and growth projection.

University of Washington -A helpful and dynamic website that provides you with everything you need to know about choosing a major and a minor.


BOOKS

 

10 Best College Majors For Your Personality, by Laurence Shatkin (JIST Works, February 2008)
   

90-Minute College Major Matcher: Choose Your Best Major for a Great Career (Help in a Hurry), by Laurence Shatkin (JIST Works, September 2006)
   

A Treatise on Choosing Your Major, by Reino W. Tanttila (Herman-Lewis, LLC, 2003)
   

College Majors That Work: A Step-by-Step Guide to Choosing and Using Your College Major (Colleges That Work), by Michael P. Viollt (Octameron, October 2004)
   

How to Choose a College Major, revised and updated edition, by Linda Landis Andrews (McGraw Hill Companies, 2006)
   

How to Succeed in College! Choosing a Major, Transferring, and Completing your Degree in Four Years or Less, by Mark Mach (ScarecrowEducation, September 14, 2004)
   

Teen's Guide to College and Career Success: Your High School Roadmap for College and Career Success, by Peterson's; 10 edition (March 11, 2008)
   

What Color Is Your Parachute? For Teens, 2nd Edition: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future (What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens), by Carol Christen & Richard N. Bolles (Ten Speed Press; 2 edition, April 6, 2010)
   


 

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