2008 Woodie Awards
Issue Date: 9/29/08
How to Pick A Major
By Maggie Avants
With college comes an often tough decision: deciding on a major. While some students may make the decision as early as high school, others change majors several times during the course of their college years.
Psychology major Tamara Harrison decided on her major while taking an advance placement psychology class in high school.
"It was the content of the class, it was the teacher," she said. "I hope not to change it."
"Right now it is health, but if I had to guess I will probably change it," freshman Taylor Wolfe said at the recent Career Fair.
For students struggling with choosing a major, help may be as close as a visit to Palomar College's Career Center.
"We have various assessments that students can take that will tell them about their interests, values, skills and personality," said Lisa Romain director of Palomar College and Career Center. "Then it will take their information and match them with various careers. From there they can pick from majors that they can pursue that will lead them on the path to that particular career."
To aid in the process, the Career Center throws a bi-annual Career Fair, such as the one held Sept. 17 at the San Marcos Campus. Employers and universities were there to provide information to students who are still deciding on a major or need help on transferring.
"It's a wonderful event," Romain said. "It's an opportunity for Palomar students and the community to speak to potential employers and learn how to really market themselves during a time when jobs are really in a curve."
For those like Jovanna Velloni, who is still undecided, the Career Fair was a way to network with organizations that may have community service opportunities. "I am taking a social psychology class, and I have to do a community service project," she said. "I thought this would be a good place to look."
Velloni said she is still undecided, but is wavering between marketing or literature and writing studies. "I am going to do what I'm happy with," Velloni said. "I want to get up every day and do something I love."
Psychology major Tamara Harrison decided on her major while taking an advance placement psychology class in high school.
"It was the content of the class, it was the teacher," she said. "I hope not to change it."
"Right now it is health, but if I had to guess I will probably change it," freshman Taylor Wolfe said at the recent Career Fair.
For students struggling with choosing a major, help may be as close as a visit to Palomar College's Career Center.
"We have various assessments that students can take that will tell them about their interests, values, skills and personality," said Lisa Romain director of Palomar College and Career Center. "Then it will take their information and match them with various careers. From there they can pick from majors that they can pursue that will lead them on the path to that particular career."
To aid in the process, the Career Center throws a bi-annual Career Fair, such as the one held Sept. 17 at the San Marcos Campus. Employers and universities were there to provide information to students who are still deciding on a major or need help on transferring.
"It's a wonderful event," Romain said. "It's an opportunity for Palomar students and the community to speak to potential employers and learn how to really market themselves during a time when jobs are really in a curve."
For those like Jovanna Velloni, who is still undecided, the Career Fair was a way to network with organizations that may have community service opportunities. "I am taking a social psychology class, and I have to do a community service project," she said. "I thought this would be a good place to look."
Velloni said she is still undecided, but is wavering between marketing or literature and writing studies. "I am going to do what I'm happy with," Velloni said. "I want to get up every day and do something I love."
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