<p>Sure we can state what our intended majors are, but why did you CHOOSE your major? What special attraction did the particular subject have to you?</p>
<p>I'll go first: History and probable English major.</p>
<p>History: Interest developed in high school through indepedent projects and has definitely blossomed since. Since I was required to work on my own, there were no set guidelines as to how I should judge the information - we had to answer general questions with specific answers. This started a curiousity about several events in American History and how they are connected which has produced greater curiousity about specific events. My community college's US History Survey is quite easy and I found myself writing more research papers than the three required. My current paper is about Journalism, Technology, and the Civil War - if interested PM me (yea right).</p>
<p>English: Looking at the requirements for an English major, I am more interested in what is called Rhetorical and Applied Writing than the General English major that requires many literature courses. I haven't yet decided on whether or I want to major or minor in English, but I feel that it would be a good aid for argumentative history papers.</p>
<p>I'm a chemistry major. Chem isn't my best subject, but I really love the lab component of chem courses. I loved my chem teacher, he was a great teacher and a mentor from my sophomore through my senior years. I've realized that I really like the applied part of chem more than I like the conceptual part which is why I want to do grad work in chem.</p>
<p>Now, while I'm not actually in college yet, I would like to major in Econ and minor in English.</p>
<p>Econ: I took my HS's AP Econ class senior year, and it was the first class where everything rather instantly made sense to me. When I heard the teacher lecturing (amazing lecturer btw) inside my head it wasn't the usual repeat of what the teacher is saying, it was like I already knew it and was just being refreshed if that makesany sense. While my fellow class mates dreaded the tests, I bizzarley looked forward to them and honestly thought they were fun. I found myself full of questions about things not covered in class and when I asked the teacher about my thoughts his eyes lit up and told me that that's what I would be learning about if I took college econ classes, and so, I'm looking forward to learning as much as I cann about Economics. It sounds truley weird But I am just so excited about the subject. </p>
<p>Along with that I would like to then go to Law School, and most everyone I've spoken to agrees that Econ is a good undergrad degree to then go into law school.</p>
<p>English: Specifically Creative writing of the short story branch. I took Fiction Writing as one of my english classes in HS and I loved it. it was the first time I ever realy enjoyed writing papers, and ddn't have to constantly revise them. I could basically write something once, and while the first draft of anything isn't usually good, it was something I wouldn't be embarrased to read aloud. It just makes me happy. I did my senior project writing short stories, and though I dind't like the process I chose for myself, I still enjoyed the actual writing part. </p>
<p>I think it will be hard enough to keep my motivated and challenged, while being two topics I really love doing.</p>
<p>I'm aiming for a PhD in business (either finance or management/strategy) so I looked through my school's course offerings to see how many "business-y" courses I could find in the liberal arts curriculum. I've devised a course schedule that basically amounts to a finance/management degree under the guise of an econ/sociology double major. :)</p>
<p>Electrical Engineering: I only decided the Electrical part just a few weeks ago, as I realized that I spend more than half my life poking around with anything electrical. I knew that I wanted to be an engineer since science and math are big interests of mine and I HATE writing and any other "language" related areas. I was miserable in my foreign language classes in HS.</p>
<p>I might also add that in my family, everyone either becomes an engineer or a doctor. Well, my dad broke that; he became a lawyer, but I'd rather be an engineer. :D</p>
<p>I wanted to make a lot of money. Money and power are really attractive to me, versus say personal happiness. I am also fascinated by large scale change, and the economy is pretty much the engine of the world, and I also am fascinated by even smallscale personal finance structure. I find it interesting, maybe not as interesting as some history lessons or books, but it has the practical appeal--I would really like to have my own financial house in order when it comes time for that.</p>
<p>majoring in art (drawing concentration) with a minor in Spanish.</p>
<p>art: it's the one area where I think I have interest and actual talent. I want to learn more about it and better myself. it's not about getting a degree in four years, it's about the education itself.</p>
<p>Spanish: I didn't want to forget what I learned, and it is a useful thing to know out west.</p>
<p>yeahhhh I'm not going to end up rich and powerful but I think I can live with that.</p>
<p>Majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Philosophy.</p>
<p>Ever since I was in middle school I toyed around with computers and played lots of video games. Even toyed around with the calculators and made little programs with them. Eventually got sucked into the world of computer programming and web development and don't see myself leaving it for a long time. I made several little websites throughout high school and would skip school to go to the library to work my website more. Then later on I took more computer courses in high school including AutoCAD drawing courses. Almost considered architecture instead but wanted to do Computer Science more. So now I'm in my 3rd year and still absolutely love Computer Science.</p>
<p>I decided on my minor very recently. Went through every field in the list and crossed out what I didn't even have interest in. I was left with History, Philosophy, and a few other ones. I eventually chose Philosophy as it's my kind of field. I love debates/discussions about deeper subjects like metaphysics, ethics, and so on.</p>
<p>I began my college career as an English major at a community college. I've always loved anything having to do with reading or writing and it seemed a perfect fit. I enjoyed my first seven courses in the subject (even freshman English. It brought to light a few errors I was making that my previous teachers had failed to clue me in on.) Then I took a course in Western Civilization to fulfill the last requirement for a second associates degree in history (social science, really) and the teacher was fantastic. It was the most difficult class I'd taken in college so far with the exception of math but I was hooked. I'd also realized that to major in English when I transferred I'd have to take basically all English classes for the next two years (it'd take longer if I majored in English education like I'd originally planned) but if I changed my major to history I would have room for one or two electives. The funny thing is, since I switched I haven't looked back. My history classes (three this last semester) have all been great. I love the interdisciplinary nature of the subject, that it makes me feel more informed about the world around me, that it's improved my ability to evaluate and make arguments, and that it's just plain fun. After all, history is made up of stories and who doesn't like a good story?</p>
<p>Actually, there're a lot of reasons. I used to want to be a philosophy major, and that desire to understand the world at a very fundamental level survived once I realized that I liked science. The sort of questions that are raised in philosophy tend to be closest to questions dealt with by physics and neurology (and associated technical approaches to the subjects, like AI), which (coincidence?) happen to be my favorite of the sciences. Picking between physics and neuro as a major was very difficult, and I might still switch around between them all over the place, but I find doing physics problems and reading about physics research to be more <em>fun</em>, maybe 'cause it's harder. There's more mathematical depth to the subject, so there's more abstraction to get lost in (not lost in the sense that I don't understand it -- lost in the sense that I'm just absorbed in working something out). Physics is the sort of thing that I can read about and just start laughing because I'm enjoying it so much. Reading about something is a far cry from actually <em>doing</em> it, of course, so I'll just have to see how that goes in college... and neuro is still obviously a contender, so I'm still up in the air, but for now I'm giving physics a shot.</p>
<p>I chose those two majors (or will declare them later this year) because I have a passion for those two subjects. Both interest me to such a large degree that I actively seek information on my own time; this makes taking the classes in those majors more enjoyable than another concentration. It just so happens that these two majors also provide a great foundation for a future in law.</p>