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Consider these points if you are you having trouble deciding on or committing to a major:

"I like so many things! I can鈥檛 make up my mind what to choose! If I pick one, I鈥檒l be turning away from all these other things I want to do."

If this is your problem, ask yourself these questions:

• Do I have trouble making other decisions in general?
• Do I tend to fear committing to things because I could be wrong and then wouldn't know what to do?
• Do I enjoy learning new things, but get bored if I have to delve too deeply into any one thing?
• Do I tend to score evenly on interest tests because I really am interested in almost all those things?
• Am I able to explore my broad variety of interest in ways outside of a major or career?

"I鈥檝e picked my major. I鈥檒l be great at it, everyone says so! I鈥檓 getting great grades and my professors are noticing my hard work and talent. So, why am I unhappy? Why do I feel like this is not what I really want to be doing? This isn鈥檛 supposed to be happening!"

If this sounds like you, ask yourself these questions:

• Am I afraid that all these people are seeing something in me that isn鈥檛 there and I鈥檒l end up failing them, and myself?
• Am I afraid that I can succeed at this major and career path, and that could mean changes I might not be ready for?
• Is there another major and possible career path that really interests me more, but isn鈥檛 what others are expecting me to do?

"I don鈥檛 really see anything I鈥檇 really like to do! I鈥檓 having trouble deciding on a major because nothing really excites or interests me."

If this sounds like you, ask yourself these questions:

• Do I tend to have trouble feeling really excited or interested in other things in my life; do things generally feel "blah"?
• Have I really explored all my options or have I been looking in only certain 鈥渆xpected鈥� or 鈥減opular鈥� places for the right major/career path?
• If I can鈥檛 quite find the career path, I know I will love, am I willing to search for the career path that I would enjoy?

"I actually know what I love doing. There鈥檚 just one problem. It is a completely impractical thing to want to do and my family isn鈥檛 going to support me if I pursue that fantasy!"

If this sounds like you, ask yourself these questions:

• Have I convinced myself that I will never earn a living doing what I love?
• How do I know for sure that I won鈥檛 get the support I want?
• Am I willing to take some low risk steps towards pursuing my fantasy?

*This information was adapted from Barbara Sher and Barbara Smith's book I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It.

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