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In your future career, will you be a Helper, Innovator, Creator, Analyzer, Thinker, Solver or Pioneer? Answer this quiz (feel free to take it multiple times) and the career experts at West Virginia University will help you match your "Purpose" to a career pathway (and possible future jobs). Hello, paycheck.

Can We Guess Your Future Purpose?

How would you launch your epic search for the right major/career?

Are you basically everyone's therapist?

You work at a zoo. Would you rather be ...

Are you a creative soul?

In the library, we'd find you ...

Would you lead a debate team?

Do you just want to tear things apart (and invent cool new things) forever?

You work on the set of a movie. What's your job?

Pick a business to run.

What would you do in your free time?

Who are you on the pirate ship of life?

You have the drive to solve problems both big and small. And you're one of those rare types with both hands-on and creative skills. If you love the challenge of a good puzzle and being the go-to problem solver in your group, your path may lead to a degree in [business and communications](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/business-and-communications), [STEM](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/science-technology-engineering-and-math-stem) fields like civil or natural gas engineering, [agriculture and natural sciences](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/agriculture-and-natural-sciences), [education](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/education), [law](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/law-and-public-policy) or even [healthcare](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/healthcare). **Check out all the major and career [pathways](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways) at WVU.**

Solver

You love to dive into the issues and find your own answers. Luckily, WVU is in the highest tier of research universities. Here, you can research everything from gravitational waves to cancer to forensics to the human psyche. Consider majors in [behavioral and social sciences](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/behavioral-and-social-sciences), [STEM](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/science-technology-engineering-and-math-stem) fields like forensic and investigative science or explore [world cultures and languages](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/world-cultures-and-languages). **Check out all the major and career [pathways](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways) at WVU.**

Thinker

Innovators can do almost anything at WVU, from building robots to launching businesses to inventing the next world-changing app. Consider one of our [business and communication](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/business-and-communications) majors if you're the entrepreneurial sort. Consider dual degrees or major/minor combinations that match your goals (like business and [agriculture](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/agriculture-and-natural-sciences) or business and [visual and performing arts](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/visual-and-performing-arts)). Or, if you're one of the lucky few with both the drive and the academic skills, consider a [STEM](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/science-technology-engineering-and-math-stem) field that will allow you to dream big, like physics or aerospace engineering. **Check out all the major and career [pathways](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways) at WVU.**

Innovator

You are a student of the human (or plant or animal) condition. You are a healer, a teacher, a world-defender. At WVU, you can find your calling from day one (literally – you can start [volunteering](https://service.wvu.edu/) and getting involved in [student orgs](https://studentorgs.wvu.edu/) on your first day). Consider [healthcare](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/healthcare) fields like nursing, exercise physiology or pre-med; [agriculture and natural sciences](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/agriculture-and-natural-sciences) degrees that will allow you to nurture living things or even [behavioral and social sciences](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/behavioral-and-social-sciences). **Check out all the major and career [pathways](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways) at WVU.**

Helper

So, you want to blaze your own trail? We dig that. At WVU, you can tailor a path to fit your needs. Don't worry if you're undecided when you get to campus. We have a whole [office](https://careerservices.wvu.edu/) dedicated to helping you match your skills and passions to a major (or majors). At WVU, you will find a purpose. You'll also earn real work experience through internships and research opportunities, so you can hit the ground sprinting when you graduate. **Check out all the major and career [pathways](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways) at WVU.**

Pioneer

If pouring over numbers, assessing probabilities or over-analyzing absolutely everything your friends say are some of your favorite things, data-driven fields in [STEM](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/science-technology-engineering-and-math-stem) and [business and communications](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/business-and-communications) might be for you. If you lean more toward analyzing human beings, [healthcare](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/healthcare), [law and public policy](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/law-and-public-policy) or even [creative yet analytical fields in liberal arts and humanities](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/liberal-arts-and-humanities) (like political science, history, journalism or new media) might be your home. **Check out all the major and career [pathways](https://.wvu.edu/academics/pathways) at WVU.**

Analyzer

[Graphic designers, fashion lovers, theatre buffs, painters, musicians](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/visual-and-performing-arts), [storytellers](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/liberal-arts-and-humanities), [communicators](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways/business-and-communications) – your desire to express yourself could one day inspire the masses. Luckily, WVU has majors for every shade of creative soul, even aspiring puppeteers (that's right – we have a major in puppetry). We also have an art museum, media innovation center, plenty of galleries and studios and professional theaters where your work can take center stage. **Check all the major and career [pathways](https://admissions.wvu.edu/academics/pathways) at WVU.**

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