Choosing a Major

When you get to college, one of the first questions you'll hear is "What is your major? What are you studying?" As you get prepared for college, or wherever Year 13will find you, it is important to be thinking about what interests you have and what paths may interest you. Think about what Daniel Pink says in this clip. Do you believe that it is important, like he says, to choose the paths you are passionate in? How can you find out what your own strengths and interests are?

Exploring Careers- A few resources

The internet is an invaluable tool in exploring careers, and just basically finding out what options are out there. Below are two sites to help you is this exploration. This one you are most likely familiar with from your time at the high school:

http://azcis.intocareers.org/

This site has great resources for discovering your interests and exploring careers:
http://www.educationplanner.org/education_planner/discovering.asp?sponsor=2859

And this site has a wealth of information. Take the quizzes, watch the video profiles, and find out about careers you may not have even known existed:

http://www.dreamit-doit.com/

Arizona version: http://dreamitdoitaz.org/

Happy exploring!