Choosing a college major is one of the most important decisions in a person’s life. The effect choosing a college major has on one’s life is much like a small ripple in the middle of a vast ocean. In the students senior year it is a simple seemingly inconsequential click of a button on an online application. But by the time this once meek ripple reaches the shore of the students’ life it has already transformed into a great tidal wave that has influenced their life every step of the way.
This decision may seem simple enough, but before the student knows it this decision launches them with huge force into a journey they never could have planned for. This decision propels their lives in a whole new direction, it influences who they meet in college, what they do there, and how they spend their time. The major they choose will also influence their lives far beyond their college careers, it will influence what jobs they earn, where they will work; it even influence how people will look at them and their social standing. Now that we have come to comprehend the gravity that this ripple has, we must ask ourselves what influences which way the wave will go, there must be some method behind this seemingly mad throw in the dark. Because after all, are students really sure of what they’re majoring in? Do they truly believe that without a shadow of a doubt that they, themselves have independently made this decision, or are there other forces at play here? The purpose of this pilot