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College Major Reflection

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My reflection over “The Economic Guide to Picking a College Major” by Ben Casselman is overall good. It made me open my eyes about my life and what I'm going to do for my career. Also made me realize that getting a degree doesn’t automatically guarantee me a good paying job. I learned to go for something that you know you can graduate doing; however, if you like to have a challenge go for something high paying. The most popular jobs are usually the lowest paying jobs. I thought most people go to college chasing the money, but if they did they would be going for petroleum engineering. Never really heard of this career, but it pays great
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