Top 5 Ways You May Be Feeling About Your Major

You may be totally in love with your major, not completely satisfied, or still looking. See which of these situations describes how you’re feeling… and what to do about it!

1. You don't have a major to begin with

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You can't figure out what you want to declare, and don’t even know how to get started.

2. You have no clue what you want to do with your major

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You’re digging the classes in your major, but the “what are you going to do with that when you graduate?” question gives you hives.

3. You feel like you might need a 2nd major, or a minor, in your life

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Your major is cool and all, but there could be other loves in your life as well. Who knows?

4. You’re just not that into it

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Let’s just say you’re not feeling it… you wish you had that spark that other people seem to have for their major.

5. It's complicated

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You’re hot and cold about your major, and don’t know whether you want to stay or go.

Whatever you’re feeling about your major, we can help!

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The JMU Career & Academic Planning office offers a tool called FOCUS where you can take self-assessment quizzes (and who doesn't love a quiz about themselves?) to see what kind of majors/careers come up. Then you can talk with a real live person, one of the CAP career counselors, about what you find. We want you to LOVE your major… because you two will be spending a lot of time together. Make sure it's the right fit.