{"id":6985,"date":"2022-02-28T09:48:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T14:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=6985"},"modified":"2025-08-23T17:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:35:51","slug":"why-is-switching-majors-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2022\/02\/28\/why-is-switching-majors-common\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Switching Majors Common?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0From a young age, children often hear that before going to college they should pick a career that they would want to pursue. But people tend to change their interests as they grow. So then why would people stick to a single career or major, when it was something they picked a year ago? Why would students stick with a major that they are no longer passionate about? Becca Howlett is a second year college student who changed her major her sophomore year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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As a young college freshman, people tend to have trouble making up there minds. As college students we should be able to know that we can change things that aren’t the right fit for us.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Becca was able to answer the hard questions that every student thinks about. Why did you really switch your major? Becca said, \u201cI found myself seeing my first major\u2019s topics as a chore. So instead I switched to a topic I still had a passion for and I knew I was good at.\u201d This response is something that many students also feel. Not only does Becca state the problem, but she also shows a well-rounded reasoning for switching majors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Another reason that students switch majors is finding a career that they are actually passionate about. Becca was able to find a whole-hearted reason behind her major. Becca said, \u201cMy main goal is to be a teacher, whether it be at a high school or college level.\u201d Becca also explained that she chose this new major and career because of her own freshman math teacher. Her math teacher inspired her to give people time to understand the problem and learn at their own pace. That is the type of teacher Becca aspires to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Becca is still a young college student, so she decided to change her major. What about people who did not switch? David Howlett had always known what he wanted to be when he grew up and what he wanted to go to college for. David said, \u201cI chose my major because I knew what I wanted to do.\u201d He never switched his major in college. But years after graduating, he admitted something. David said, \u201cAfter I grew up, the career I actually went into could have used a different college major.\u201d He realized that if he had changed his major when he was still in college, he could have actually used his degree for the job he has now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ultimately, people are always changing their minds about what they want to do with their lives. At the time, David knew what he wanted to do in the future. But as he grew up, he soon realized that his younger self did not anticipate what career he would be doing in the future. Although David has a different degree, he is now able to use his past experiences in his career. David said, \u201c I had classes that I took that have prepared me for the career I have now.\u201d David also said, \u201cThe degree wasn\u2019t a total wash. I am still able to use the things I learned for my career now.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Looking back, David says he would do things differently and pick a different major in college. He said, \u201c If I would have known the path I am on now, I really would have gone more along the lines of social work.\u201d David knew that if he had switched his major in the past, it would have made it easier for him in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0So, people should not be scared to switch their major. Ask the hard questions before making the decision: \u201cDo I really want this as a career?\u201d Or \u201cWill this really help me in the future?\u201d People should remember that they are not alone in their thinking. Many people think about switching their major.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0From a young age, children often hear that before going to college they should pick a career that they would want to pursue. But people tend to change their interests as they grow. So then why would people stick to a single career or major, when it was something they picked a year ago? Why […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7381],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8200,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6985\/revisions\/8200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}