Melrose High School Algebra 2
Day 7
What will
I study?
At this point in our project you have taken a personality test, evaluated your skills and interests, identified a top college option, thought through some alternative routes as well, and thought through how to pay for it. By now you should have a sense of direction for your future! Today we'll focus it down one step further by exploring one simple question: what will you study?
Pick at least two majors that most interest you and write a paragraph for each one. Answer questions like:
Consider some of the helpful websites below!
Lifehacker
Fortune Career Quiz
College Board Website
Princeton Review Short Guide
Marquette's Major Quiz
Doug's Guides
Did you find any helpful websites? Insightful videos? Important points to consider? Send them my way, and maybe they'll make it onto the page!
Pick at least two majors that most interest you and write a paragraph for each one. Answer questions like:
- How is this program a good fit for your personality, skills and interests? Is it something you are or could become passionate about?
- What are some potential careers that you could pursue with this degree?
- What is the starting salary for those careers? What is the median salary for those careers?
- What are the job requirements to get the entry position in that career? For example, if you say you want to manage a business, you obviously can't start with that position. It takes years of work to get to that point. So what requirements are there to get your first job out of college?
Consider some of the helpful websites below!
Lifehacker
Fortune Career Quiz
College Board Website
Princeton Review Short Guide
Marquette's Major Quiz
Doug's Guides
Did you find any helpful websites? Insightful videos? Important points to consider? Send them my way, and maybe they'll make it onto the page!