Picking a Major

Picking a Major

Senior year can be scary. It doesn’t matter if it is the senior year of high school, or the senior year of college (like me)- both hold so much expectedness! Senior year of high school, it’s all about applying to colleges and same goes for senior year of college- you’re applying to graduate school, or even jobs!

If you’re a senior in high school, though, you’re probably knee deep in applying to colleges, which can be scary and overwhelming. I know that when I was in your spot three years ago, I was nervous about how the application process worked and most importantly what I was even going to spend the next four years studying. The scariest part of the application process wasn’t sending in personal statements and essays, but it was writing on that one line what it was that I wanted to study for the next four years. When I was a senior in high school, I had a general idea of what interested me, and what I could possible do- but it wasn’t until I arrived at Loyola that I was able to see all the different options I had, and choose the best one for me.

If you’re feeling any of the ways that I was, I’m here to tell you that it’s okay to not know. It’s okay to not know if you want to go into the Pre-Med field, the business world, the communications field– whatever it is…  it’s okay. Of course, there is nothing wrong with knowing exactly what you want to do, but more than anything I want to let you know that having an “Undecided major” is not a bad thing.

During your first year of college, one of your main academic objects is to figure out what most interests you. During this time you might realize your deep passion for something you may have never imagined, or maybe that something that you thought you would enjoy, doesn’t really interest you. This is exactly why the first year of college is so special. This is the time where you get the opportunity to figure out what you are interested in and what truly “speaks to you”!

At Loyola, you get the wonderful opportunity to take classes in various subjects through the CORE, and this is the best way to get a little taste of everything! For me, I was able to find a wonderful minor that I truly enjoy, and even specify my major to exactly what I would love to do for the rest of my life– through the classes I took my first year at Loyola!

I hope that if you were anxious about picking a major or track of study, this post helped ease your anxiety!

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