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Advantages Of Choosing A Career

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Although many colleges do not require you to choose a major until the end of your sophomore year, there are many advantages that come with deciding your major early in the process. It is often argued that choosing careers should not have to take place until the end of sophomore year, but the advantages of choosing your career early outweigh the disadvantages. You get to focus on school rather than worrying about deciding what you want to do, make sure you are taking the right classes, and you can change your career earlier in the process if you decide you do not enjoy the career you originally wanted to pursue. If the career you originally chose doesn’t feel like the right opportunity for you, there will be more time to try out other careers that may be of your interest. Changes in student’s careers happen often, and an early choice in careers helps with the stress that may be associated in looking for a new career. Studies show that about 75% of college students end up changing their career at least once before their graduation. (Freedman) This being a valid statistic, I believe it would be best to narrow down some possibilities for majors early in the process. If you decide your career as a freshman and after one semester choose to switch to a different career, there is no harm done because you still have seven semesters left to pursue a different one. “But leave yourself plenty of space and time to change your mind about specific career paths.” (Chicago Public

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