Finding Fit Based on MAJOR

WAIT. Before moving on with these steps, make sure you already know your intended major. To help, check out our Handout and Exercises listed in our "Determine Direction" Page. If you haven't yet, go there and do that work first!

Please checkout our HANDOUT titled "College Search Document," where you can record all the relevant information regarding the schools you are thinking about applying to.

If you know what you want to declare as your major, it may be a very strategic choice to use your major as your lens for researching and building your college list.

Here, your task is to research which college is BEST SUITED for your INTENDED MAJOR.

Use Naviance!

Check out the Naviance College Search Tools. When you use any of the Search Tools (there's a few!), you can limit your search based on possible majors.

Use These Search Engines!

Check out these websites to help you narrow down your choice.

After that, please check out our Handout: "Discovering Schools Based On Major

Gunning for an Impacted Major?

Read our page on Impacted Majors and learn more about what these majors are and how to best craft your profile if you want to declare an Impacted Major

Alternative Colleges for Impacted Majors

Researching colleges for impacted majors? Consider these alternatives with higher admission rates: Find out more here: https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/

Future Coder/Engineer?
- Instead of MIT, consider Harvey Mudd, RPI, or Stevenson Institute of Technology
Future CEO?
- Instead of UPenn, consider Babson, Northeastern, or Fordham
Future Doctor or Researcher?
- Instead of Johns Hopkins, consider Case Western, Emory, or Washington University
Future Lawyer/Politician?
- Instead of Columbia, consider College of William & Mary, American University, or George Washington University

Want to try a different approach to find colleges?

Finished Researching Colleges? Next Steps: