<p>If you guys have read any of my last threads, you'd know I've been struggling with school due to laziness (sighs). I'm currently a Sophomore and I have no specific major that I have decided on. Am I late into the game? I feel like I'm gonna have to spend 5-6 years to attain a bachelors, instead of the regular 4 years, and that sucks. :(</p>
<p>Another important question: I had no idea, but after 2 years of taking gen eds and whatnot, do people usually apply to a specific program in their school? If they don't get accepted, then what do they do? </p>
<p>For those that started college as undecided, how did you go about finding a major that fits you?</p>
<p>Unless the program is a specific program that you need to get accepted to (engineers, premed, pharmacy, nursing–you get the gist) then I’m pretty sure to get a major you just need to fill out a paper saying what your current major is and what major you’re switching into, and get it signed by your advisor and bam, you’re in. May be off on a bit of the details and it also may differ from place to place, but pretty sure it’s that simple.</p>
<p>Just double check the requirements on your school’s website. For example, the major I’m in requires a minimum of 3.2 GPA to get into/stay in. But as long as its not a specialized program pretty sure it’s as simple as filling out a paper, signing it, and then you’re in.</p>
<p>Ok, time to look for a major that doesn’t require me to be accepted into some sort of program cus my GPA is legit- crap. ;_;</p>
<p>Hopefully I’ll be able to get a degree (in w/e) within the next two years, find a stable job that pays like 40k a year out of college and attend college as I’m working. Where to start… D:</p>
<p>I saw a couple of your other threads and if you do decide to go the business route, you should probably be fine. As long as you stick to a “business-y” major (because I’m not sure, based solely on what you’ve mentioned, how getting into a business school would go) but to just major in finance/economics/business management you shuld be able to get in, and as long as you spent the last two years getting your gen eds done, you could probably get out of there in 2 years with a degree.</p>
<p>you’re ok. If I were you, I’d just pick a major that sounds the most interesting to you AND that you can stand for 2 years. Then just stick with it no matter what</p>
<p>A lot of schools require students to declare a major by the end of their sophomore year…that’s the rule I always heard. </p>
<p>Not really sure, because at my school, the vast majority of people come in with a major decided as a freshman already…somewhere I think I read the stat is 80% of people already have a major freshman year at my school (and some do change, yeah…). I meet very few freshmen who don’t have a major chosen.</p>
<p>Pick something you’re interested in and that you’ll want to study and not be lazy. Don’t pick something you hate only because it makes good money, because if you hate it, you probably won’t want to do your homework. Depends how many classes your major has when you do choose one, and also however many gen ed classes you have left…check your university’s requirements, you may get done in 4 years, maybe not though. </p>
<p>Generally, yes, you just fill out a form saying what your major is going to be, maybe have to have your advisor sign it (we have to), unless it’s in the list of majors that a previous post mentioned that might have some special requirements (some majors you can’t just switch to because you want to…either because there’s too many people and they need to wait for spots to open up, or because there’s special requirements- like for music majors have to audition, can’t just sign up and major in it, unless it’s a really unselective music program which isn’t good…anyways, yeah).</p>