<p>First off, I applied and was accepted into Pitt back in September and I am really excited to be going. In the spirit of the election, I put down political science as my intended major. While politics interest me, I now want to work with computers, as these also interest me. I emailed admissions and they told me that since computer science was located in the school of arts and sciences that I just had to tell my adviser next year of my new interests and all would be well. </p>
<p>But this brings up another truth, I really am undecided on what I would like to major in and even more on what I want to do with my life. I have done well in all classes ranging from AP Government to Calculus to AP US History, but I can't narrow it down to a single topic that I like. </p>
<p>So my ultimate question is, how do I decide this while going to college and graduating in four years?</p>
<p>Well since political science and computer science are both in the school of arts & sciences, it shouldn’t be a major problem. Maybe you should start off as an undecided major and try to take some common courses between those 2 majors first year and then make a decision during the first year?</p>
<p>Most students are undecided and even those that go in with a declared major often end up changing their major. Your first two years you will be taking a lot of your “required courses” to fulfill a degree with the school of arts & sciences. You have A LOT of choices for classes to fulfill requirements so I would carefully review what classes fulfill your core requirements to take classes that interest you and help you narrow your choices.</p>
<p>My D is a freshman and also undecided. One of the things that swayed her to attend Pitt is the advising program - you are required to meet with your advisor one on one a few times a semester. You can also do an internship as early as your freshman year - this may be a great way to explore working in field that may be of interest to you. Also, you can also take tests that will tell you based upon your interests, etc. what fields you should explore. </p>