Comments on: Friday College Town Hall

By: Cheryl Johnson

Cheryl Johnson — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:40:32 +0000

It is the rare human who knows their heart and passion at 18…or even 21! For most of us, it takes a few elcetives to determine what stirs us…and what does not. Being open minded is a good thing. Being fickle and wishy-washy is not. Go in to every class with the idea that this may or may not be your future…you will figure it out fairly soon. But forget those blow off classes like backpacking or wheel throwing…they waste your money without providing direction.

By: Jeanna

Jeanna — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:27:24 +0000

It can definitely hurt you financially! Even if you only take your general classes while your figuring it out, it’s a risk. What if you never finish your degree? Money seriously wasted. I guess, you can do what you want if your the one putting out the cash, but most people just get loans, and it’s SO pointless to start your adult life with all that debt. There must be other ways to “find our passion” that we aren’t considering.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:32:59 +0000

It’s good to keep an open mind because you want to have a career that you love, but if you change majors a lot there are consequences. Evertime you change majors you have to take additional classes, and at some colleges, once you complete so many hours, you start to get charged out of state tuition. I suggest researching any and all careers that you might be interested in before deciding on one.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:23:41 +0000

There is nothing wrong being opened minded and jumping around in different majors or remaining undecided. When you go into college you are not exactly sure what you want to major in even if you do choose a major it might not be something they want to get into or find out that they don’t have what it takes to major in whatever. If you can’t change majors and are stuck with the one you choose then you won’t be able to excel in your career or enjoy it because this wasn’t want you wanted to do.

By: Holley

Holley — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:25:31 +0000

Staying open minded is a good thing. You could find something that’s perfect for you that you’d never even considered. However, once you’ve pursued one major long enough it hurts to change it. The new requirements for the new major may be totally untouched by you at this point and result in you spending more time and money on it. Unless you’re serious about your major, what’s to stop you from changing to a new one again?

By: Cricket Garancosky

Cricket Garancosky — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:20:04 +0000

I have changed my major 3 times and I am still graduating in 3.5 years. I believe being undecided is fine, thats what general education classes are for! They are good at helping you determine what you do and do not like.

By: Ann Wickham

Ann Wickham — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:43:10 +0000

Well yes, it is good to keep an open mind because you don’t want to get into a career that you hate. However, it gives you a disadvantage because you would be older and not knowing the system of that career as well as every one thinks you should. Now what needs to be done is to have a system for being in high school or maybe even middle school where a group of students can go and see what a day in the job they’re thinking about is like.

By: Marilyn Johnson

Marilyn Johnson — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:42:46 +0000

There is absolutely nothing wrong with being undecided or changing majors while attending school. There are many of the majors that overlap and sometimes it’s confusing to determine exactly what is a “good fit” and what is “just a curiosity” My own situation is a perfect example. I am an adult learner/non-traditional student starting my freshman year next month. I love doing research and often find myself conducting a search on totally obscure topics.And I am a very avid reader. As a result of these interests, my major is Information Systems/Library Paraprofessional, however, I have been intrigued by history both American and European since high school. I have also been extremely active in researching my family genealogy for several years. All of these interests overlap and could easily lead me to re-evaluate my major once I’ve started classes.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:41:42 +0000

Keeping an open mind in college could definitely be a great thing! Some people go to college, even with a specific major in mind that will take them into their desired career, only to find through their studies that whatever they were planning on really wasn’t for them. By keeping an open mind, these people are able to find what they truly want to and truly can do, rather than staying stuck in a major and a future career that they might hate. On the other hand, switching majors can be painful, depending on how much major coursework you have done already. It is perhaps a good idea to only change majors if you’re really serious about it, not just to explore different areas. Sometimes it’s necessary. In all, it’s better to change your major than to keep a closed mind and be stuck with a hated career for the rest of your life!

By: Ryan H

Ryan H — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:36:39 +0000

I think it’s incredibly important to be open minded. I came into college as a Psychology major, but I jumped around a lot since before coming back to Psychology. I spent a semester as a math major, and another as a graphic design major. I got to spend some time exploring other areas I was interested in. I’m glad I did because I would have hated to go the rest of my life wondering what it would have been like to have explored something else.