Go with something you are interested in, not something that pays well. You won't be happy in life if you're not happy with your job.

While it's important to have a focus in college, it's also important to have fun. Take a few classes just because you find them interesting. Who knows- you might end up finding your niche. Even if you don't, it will help make college more bearable. Also get involved!! Time really does fly when you're having fun.

Find out what jobs are available for your major. Interview people in that area. Figure out if that job would require you to move and if you would be willing to do so. You can even try job shadowing someone for a day or two to see if you'd really be interested.

I know it sounds lame... but it's always helped me to make a list of the pros and cons of certain things and then rate them to decide how important they are to me. (Or in the case of the cons- how much that would pain me.) Then I add them up and see if it's a good option for me.

The bottom line is, be flexible. It's okay to change majors mid-way through, as long as you are happy with the choice.

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