<p>I'm a senior this year and I have no idea what I want to major in. I hear that you don't have to pick a major until the end of your freshman year, is this true? How does college system works?? Can anyone give me some suggestion?</p>
<p>This depends quite a lot on what school you go to and what you might want to study. Most liberal arts programs don’t require a major declaration until sophomore year. On the other hand, many universities offer highly competitive programs or majors which accept few if any transfers even from other programs within the same school, so for these you do need to commit very early.</p>
<p>Griffen got it. Some schools basically require you to pick something early, others just require you to declare something by the end of sophomore year.</p>
<p>If your school lets you come in undeclared, do so. I always found it incredibly stupid to expect a 17/18-year old to know what the hell they want to study for four years.</p>
<p>some schools do. but you can always change it. i would try to change it earleir than later. i mean during your senior year u can change it, youll just be there for a little while more. getting some of your required classes out of the way might help you find what you want</p>
<p>Depends on the college on when you must declare a major and how easily you can change major.</p>
<p>Even if you do not have to choose a major early, some majors have longer sequences of prerequisites that you need to start taking early, if you are considering those majors.</p>
<p>A lot of people say you don’t need to choose until your last couple years but those people are mostly talking about social sciences/humanities/etc.</p>
<p>If you come out of high school with only basic algebra and decide to major in electrical engineering with 3 semesters to go then good luck.</p>
<p>I think it’s best to take tougher classes ASSUMING you might decide to go into some really high-unit/strict sequence major. If you decide you want to do it then you’re prepared and if you decide you don’t then hey, no loss.</p>